The Crafty Work At Home Momma

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Women gives birth vaginally in her car after three cesareans (VBA3C) I love this! I meet women all the time whose confidence in their bodies has been dashed by the “failure to progress” diagnosis they received in past labors. This woman had three cesareans, all with that same diagnosis, because, as she says, she got to the hospital to early. And look what happens when she is permitted to labor in the peace, privacy, and safety of her own home – she gives birth vaginally!! Baby born on I-43 during the morning rush By Erica Perez and Sharif Durhams of the Journal Sentinel Posted: July 27, 2009 The baby’s name was supposed to be Cecilia Violet Marie Schulte. But "supposed to be" doesn’t work for a child born in the front passenger seat of a 1998 Toyota Corolla driving through rush hour on I-43. Her mother, Annmarie Schulte, delivered the baby herself at 7:28 a.m. Monday, moments after she reached down and felt the little ...

My C-Section Births: For my first pregnancy, I basically trusted the medical doctors in all my prenatal care and never imagined that I would end up with a c-section. Late one night I heard a "pop" and felt a gush of liquid only to realize that it wasnn't my water breaking, but blood. I was admitted into the hospital and induced with pitocin. Because I didn't know any better about the risks involved, I surrendered all my trust and felt that I was in good hands. I asked for an epidural right away. I was checked and found to be 6 centimeters and later told that they made a mistake and I was only a 4. They also felt that I wasn't progressing and my baby was in distress, so they decided a c-section was best. It took them well over an hour to prepare the OR. If it was so important to get my baby out, why such a long time to prepare the room? After I was cut and my son was born, they found a 15% tear in my placenta... the cause of my bleeding. Still plenty of oxygen goin...

I had my last appointment with the residents on Friday, July 31st in which they scheduled c-section at 41 weeks (August 5th, 2009). I naturally panicked and tried a lot of natural induction techniques that day. Something worked... Pressure waves (contractions) started at 1 am Saturday. They were pretty intense but spaced apart every 10 minutes. My doula Becky, arrived at 7:30 am. I had my headphones on listening to my hypnobabies tracks while I sat on a birthing ball and leaned against the bed. We had some breakfast... eggs and toast. Then my husband went to take a nap...lucky him. Becky and I started a walk around the block at 2pm to try to get things moving. The pressure waves were still spaced 10 min apart and within minutes of starting our walk, the pressure waves were coming every 3-4 minutes. I had to lean on her or the fence. We walked around the block about 5 times. I asked her how far along I might be and she sid she believed I was still in early labor. When I heard that, I ...

Scroll Down To The Section Labeled As "40 Weeks Pregnant" & "My Birthing Time" For the Meat & Potatoes of my VBAC How Olivia Came Into This World: We decided to have another baby soon after moving into our first home. I became pregnant right away and I started doing TONS of research on having a VBAC. I came across videos of women having VBACS and Homebirths after cesareans and knew that it was possible after all. I also came across I-CAN and found so many resources. Little did I know, I would be facing tons of resistance. The search was very overwhelming. I cried so much the first month thinking I would have to either give up or travel out of state to have my baby. After countless interviews and consults with different hospitals, I found UIC to be the only hospital willing to let me try. I was with the midwives the entire time and knew going in it that I would have to transfer over to the doctors after 35 weeks because I had more than one cesar...