Comments on: Our Attempted VBAC Update http://vbac.angelahoy.com/2006/02/01/our-attempted-vbac-update/ A diary of one expecting family's struggle over the local medical community's refusal to perform VBACs (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean). Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:26:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jodi http://vbac.angelahoy.com/2006/02/01/our-attempted-vbac-update/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Jodi Thu, 09 Mar 2006 20:20:53 +0000 http://vbac.angelahoy.com/?p=17#comment-30 Dear Angela, I was reading the back issues of your VBAC blog and the doctor's comment about never delivering a 10 lb. baby vaginally. Well my son(my second VBAC) was almost 10 lb. and I had no problems. My daughters were 5lb 11oz and 6lb 5oz. Honestly, he was as easy to deliver as my 6 pounder. No one saw this big baby coming. In fact, the nurse's comment was, "Where were you hiding him?!" And although I'm not a petite woman I'm not what we called "big-boned" either--normally I'm 5' 9" and about 135 lb. I don't think you can judge VBAC possibility on an arbitrary weight that might not even be correct. Do they just make up these 'rules' as they go along? Hope the book is developing fine. Jodi Dear Angela,

I was reading the back issues of your VBAC blog and the doctor’s comment about never delivering a 10 lb. baby vaginally. Well my son(my second VBAC) was almost 10 lb. and I had no problems. My daughters were 5lb
11oz and 6lb 5oz. Honestly, he was as easy to deliver as my 6 pounder. No one saw this big baby coming. In fact, the nurse’s comment was, “Where were you hiding him?!” And although I’m not a petite woman I’m
not what we called “big-boned” either–normally I’m 5′ 9″ and about 135 lb. I don’t think you can judge VBAC possibility on an arbitrary weight that might not even be correct. Do they just make up these ‘rules’ as
they go along? Hope the book is developing fine.

Jodi

]]> By: Kathy http://vbac.angelahoy.com/2006/02/01/our-attempted-vbac-update/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Kathy Thu, 02 Feb 2006 13:22:53 +0000 http://vbac.angelahoy.com/?p=17#comment-19 Hi again, Angela! I was reading the updates on your VBAC crusade, and I was absolutely APPALLED to read that there was actually a case where doctors got a court order to do a C-section against a woman's will! That is such a horrible, sneaky way for doctors (and men) to exercise power over women! It's OUR bodies, and one of us would rather go through pain - or even risk of death - in order to give birth vaginally, IT'S OUR RIGHT to make that decision. Who the h*ll are the courts to make the decision for us? Augh!!!! That just makes me so mad! Anyways, thanks for sharing!!! --Kathy Hi again, Angela! I was reading the updates on your VBAC crusade, and I was absolutely APPALLED to read that there was actually a case where doctors got a court order to do a C-section against a woman’s will! That is such a horrible, sneaky way for doctors (and men) to exercise power over women! It’s OUR bodies, and one of us would rather go through pain – or even risk of death – in order to give birth vaginally, IT’S OUR RIGHT
to make that decision. Who the h*ll are the courts to make the decision for us? Augh!!!! That just makes me so mad! Anyways, thanks for sharing!!! –Kathy

]]> By: elle http://vbac.angelahoy.com/2006/02/01/our-attempted-vbac-update/comment-page-1/#comment-17 elle Thu, 02 Feb 2006 03:24:24 +0000 http://vbac.angelahoy.com/?p=17#comment-17 Thanks for the chuckle about Izzy turning out to be a boy! C-sections affect more than just the birth - this is a website by a (now adult) caesarean-born woman who traced some of her character traits to her method of birth. http://www.eheart.com/cesarean/ I think it should be avoided except in extreme emergency, and should certainly not be used to avoid "inconvenience". That's just ridiculous. Children aren't something you pick up at the supermarket on your way home from work. Thanks for the chuckle about Izzy turning out to be a boy!

C-sections affect more than just the birth – this is a website by a (now adult) caesarean-born woman who traced some of her character traits to her method of birth. http://www.eheart.com/cesarean/

I think it should be avoided except in extreme emergency, and should certainly not be used to avoid “inconvenience”. That’s just ridiculous. Children aren’t something you pick up at the supermarket on your way home from work.

]]> By: Mrs. Wonderful http://vbac.angelahoy.com/2006/02/01/our-attempted-vbac-update/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Mrs. Wonderful Thu, 02 Feb 2006 01:47:51 +0000 http://vbac.angelahoy.com/?p=17#comment-16 Angela, I should have added that my "VBAC" was hospital-done and "uncomplicated." ;-) Angela, I should have added that my “VBAC” was hospital-done and “uncomplicated.” ;-)

]]> By: Mrs. Wonderful http://vbac.angelahoy.com/2006/02/01/our-attempted-vbac-update/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Mrs. Wonderful Thu, 02 Feb 2006 01:46:35 +0000 http://vbac.angelahoy.com/?p=17#comment-15 Hi Angela, long time listener first time caller ... BWAH HA HA! ahem, sorry. Happy to hear about Izzy... Israel is a popular name in this part of the world (Arizona) for a boy. But I had the same experience (VBAC - not a C but uterine surgery) AND certain it was a girl, only to learn at 24 wks it was a boy. I quickly adjusted the name in my head, and it was REAL. The name that came up at that point was just so right. Good luck! and thanks for the wonderful writers' forum. Hi Angela, long time listener first time caller … BWAH HA HA!

ahem, sorry.

Happy to hear about Izzy… Israel is a popular name in this part of the world (Arizona) for a boy. But I had the same experience (VBAC – not a C but uterine surgery) AND certain it was a girl, only to learn at 24 wks it was a boy. I quickly adjusted the name in my head, and it was REAL. The name that came up at that point was just so right.

Good luck! and thanks for the wonderful writers’ forum.

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