Can i be denied a try to vbac

[FernHollow]

I would contact ICAN and see if there are any VBAC friendly providers around you. I know that there are plenty of VBAC friendly providers around me (I've had 2 HBACs)...but it would be extremely difficult to find anyone to go ahead with a VBA2C. I'm not saying it isn't possible, I just know at least in my state that more than 1 c/s makes it much less likely that a doctor will be supportive. I hope you find a supportive caregiver

[Mamatoabunch]

I second checking ICAN.

[ReturnMeHomeAgain]

Originally Posted by Hitchkids Just make sure not to sign an authorization for a section during your prenatal visits and if your doc is scheduling one, insist that it is pushed out farther. And, well, just don't show up the day of your surgery.

I used to work for an OB and you will get charged for this. The insurance won't cover your not showing up so you will be charged for all of the OR fees and your OB's fees involved since they did show up. Also my OB would drop patients that did this. Sounds mean to do but I agree. Why have an OB that doesn't agree with your birth plan and why lie to them making them waste their time going there and prepping for it when they could be spending the time with other patients or their own children? My OB if you don't sign the consent it also rules out an emergency C/S if there is a serious danger going on so he would drop the patient. You might want to check if it's the county you are in that is stopping you from getting a VBAC, my friend lives in Lake Elsinore, CA and the county doesn't allow VBACs so she had to travel outside the county to get her VBAC. when she did go into labor she was 2.5hrs from her hospital so she couldn't just drive there and she had to wait it out till it was too late for them to push the c/s at her local hospital.

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[Mrs_B2009]

Definitely keep looking for a VBAC friendly provider. If you find one that your insurance doesn't cover, ask about self pay prices. In some cases, you'd end up paying the same amount out of pocket (unless you have really great insurance that covers it all), or possibly even less, with self pay prices.
Have you considered a home birth? If not, research homebirth midwives that do VBACs as well.

I don't think I'd feel comfortable waiting until I'm practically pushing to head to the hospital, though I don't think they could deny you a VBAC if the baby is crowning when you come in the doors. I've read the same thing that PP mentioned, the doctor is likely to charge you if you don't show up for the c/s!

Good luck!!!

[momomom]

You can't be forced to do anything. I'd try reeeeeally hard to find a doc who was supportive of vbac, but if I couldn't, I'd ask not to be vaginally checked. I'd ask the nurse to come back in 30 minutes... like every time she walked in. I would not use a doc who scheduled a c/s for me like I had no say in the matter.

BUT- I'd only do these things if I felt very confident in my body and my self. I'd really build myslef up mentally to do these things without being contentious. I have a friend who is a LD nurse and once she had a patient who politely and calmly refused... EVERYTHING. They can't FORCE anything on you. This LD nurse says you can TOTALLY remind the nurse and the doc that if they touch you against your will, you will call 911 and report battery- she had a patient say that to the resident on call once!!!

But again, it all depends, imo, on your confidence level. If you have secret doubts, that can be detrimental. If you feel STRONGLY about it, though, I bet you can make your vbac happen, medical emergencies aside of course!!!

[momomom]

Just a note- I have another friend who showed up at an er in labor with her 2nd baby. She had diabetes and her 1st was a c/s.

She did not provide ANY of this info at the er. She just walked in and said they had just moved into town (that was true) and hadn't found a doctor yet. No one gave them crap, no one looked up her old medical records, nada.

She walked out the next day with her baby. Insurance paid as usual. It took guts, but I thought it was pretty brilliant of her. (She had been taking excellent care of herself and baby and getting prenatal care, BTW!)

[mrsmccullen07]

I would try to find a more supportive Ob You could look into theunnecessarean and VBAC information websites .. also contact your local LLL they can normally help alot Since you had 2 natural births your a awesome candidate for a VBAC !!

My first child was a c-section my second was a vaginal birth .. I had to go a hour away to get it but I got it this baby is a planned vbac as long as all is healthy i once again am going a hour away !!

Goodluck another option would be a homebirth ...

[mrsmccullen07]

oh i think the other site is ican or something like that

[silverstar91579]

Thank you all so much for all the infor

[ammcmaho]

look for an ICAN network near you and also a website that I loved from like 2 days PP with my first and to 26 months later when her brother was born was was www.vbacfacts.com