Comments for VBAC Facts http://vbacfacts.com Not another cesarean. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:48:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 Comment on American Women Speak About VBAC by Sophie R http://vbacfacts.com/2010/03/09/american-women-speak-about-vbac/comment-page-1/#comment-6737 Sophie R Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:48:40 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/?p=1017#comment-6737 Having a VBAC was one of the best decisions I've ever made, after being bullied into an induced (baby was 'late') first labor that ended up in a C-section. I was not going to be bullied twice, and I had to fight to obtain this VBAC. I experienced the strangest things: even the healthcare professionals who would admit it was safer than a repeat C-section would still try to discourage me from trying it! I finally found the best health care team to support my decision, who let baby #2 be 'late', and the VBAC was everything I imagined and better, giving birth the way nature intended, feeling connected to my baby the whole time. At the end of the day, what matters most to me is still that it's safer for everyone. If only hospitals and healthcare professionals would just stop fearing such a natural, healthy process, and treat womae as the strong, capable beings that they are, things would change. Having a VBAC was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made, after being bullied into an induced (baby was ‘late’) first labor that ended up in a C-section. I was not going to be bullied twice, and I had to fight to obtain this VBAC. I experienced the strangest things: even the healthcare professionals who would admit it was safer than a repeat C-section would still try to discourage me from trying it! I finally found the best health care team to support my decision, who let baby #2 be ‘late’, and the VBAC was everything I imagined and better,
giving birth the way nature intended, feeling connected to my baby the whole time. At the end of the day, what matters most to me is still that it’s safer for everyone. If only hospitals and healthcare professionals would just stop fearing such a natural, healthy process, and treat womae as the strong, capable beings that they are, things would change.

]]> Comment on American Women Speak About VBAC by Carrie Ballek http://vbacfacts.com/2010/03/09/american-women-speak-about-vbac/comment-page-1/#comment-6734 Carrie Ballek Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:56:14 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/?p=1017#comment-6734 Hey Jen, you should keep adding to this document as you get replies on this and your eventual article on the NIH conference. Can you add something to your Leave a Reply for the state and a space for What VBAC means to you? I see this document growing, and maybe ending up in something even bigger than an NIH conference someday. Congressional hearing? Supreme Court? Here's my brief Why VBAC is Important to Me: Carrie B., Pennsylvania "My daughter was pulled from my body during my unnecessary cesarean delivery, and I pushed my son out of my body during my HBAC (homebirth after cesarean), I had a very transformative and spiritual experience. The place I had to go during transition turned me inside out and I can't go back to the person I had been before. My VBAC fundamentally changed who I am. It matters to me how my babies come out of my body. Birth matters." Hey Jen,
you should keep adding to this document as you get replies on this and your eventual article on the NIH conference. Can you add something to your Leave a Reply for the state and a space for What VBAC means to you? I see this document growing, and maybe ending up in something even bigger than an NIH conference someday. Congressional hearing? Supreme Court?

Here’s my brief Why VBAC is Important to Me:

Carrie B., Pennsylvania
“My daughter was pulled from my body during my unnecessary cesarean delivery, and I pushed my son out of my body during my HBAC (homebirth after cesarean), I had a very transformative and spiritual experience. The place I had to go during transition turned me inside out and I can’t go back to the person I had been before. My VBAC fundamentally changed who I am. It matters to me how my babies come out of my body. Birth matters.”

]]> Comment on American Women Speak About VBAC by Laura Lind http://vbacfacts.com/2010/03/09/american-women-speak-about-vbac/comment-page-1/#comment-6728 Laura Lind Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:14:14 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/?p=1017#comment-6728 A VBAC is so important because our health and the health of our babies are comprimised with cesareans. It is sad that a woman who wants an abortion has more rights than I do and I am trying to protect my baby by giving my baby the best start in life. My VBA2C has been a life changing experience after having had 2 cesareans. My fight for VBAC is not over because I now have to leave my own state to have a baby or take the risk of staying home alone despite just having had a sucessful VBA2C. Idaho state legislation has passed a bill that prevents me from having a midwife after 2 cesareans and no hospital will let me have a VBAC. So unethical. A VBAC is so important because our health and the health of our babies are comprimised with cesareans. It is sad that a woman who wants an abortion has more rights than I do and I am trying to protect my baby by giving my baby the best start in life. My VBA2C has been a life changing experience after having had 2 cesareans. My fight for VBAC is not over because I now have to leave my own state to have a baby or take the risk of staying home alone despite just having had a sucessful VBA2C. Idaho state legislation has passed a bill that prevents me from having a midwife after 2 cesareans and no hospital will let me have a VBAC. So unethical.

]]> Comment on American Women Speak About VBAC by silverlight http://vbacfacts.com/2010/03/09/american-women-speak-about-vbac/comment-page-1/#comment-6725 silverlight Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:07:05 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/?p=1017#comment-6725 As a mother of 7 children, VBAC is an important family issue. I can not be effective as a mother if I am laid up for weeks with a surgical recovery. It is one thing, to submit to *necessary* surgery. Unnecessary surgery benefits neither my baby, nor my family. Megan B., Texas As a mother of 7 children, VBAC is an important family issue. I can not be effective as a mother if I am laid up for weeks with a surgical recovery. It is one thing, to submit to *necessary* surgery. Unnecessary surgery benefits neither my baby, nor my family.

Megan B., Texas

]]> Comment on American Women Speak About VBAC by ThoughtfulBirth http://vbacfacts.com/2010/03/09/american-women-speak-about-vbac/comment-page-1/#comment-6721 ThoughtfulBirth Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:48:25 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/?p=1017#comment-6721 In response to Naomi in Hawaii: No kidding. In a sane world, the more harmful path results in more likelihood of litigation! In response to Naomi in Hawaii: No kidding. In a sane world, the more harmful path results in more likelihood of litigation!

]]> Comment on American Women Speak About VBAC by Song http://vbacfacts.com/2010/03/09/american-women-speak-about-vbac/comment-page-1/#comment-6720 Song Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:03:16 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/?p=1017#comment-6720 To experience the power and the transformation of self by pushing a baby out of one's body, rather than having it cut out like an abscess, should be the inalienable right of every woman. And it is even more important for women who have been broken, disappointed, and disillusioned by an unwanted C-Section to at least have the right to make an educated choice should she be brave enough to conceive again. My VBAC was the very hardest and the absolute greatest experience of my life. It is outrageous to think that had I been living in a different part of the country, someone else would have had the right to tell me how to deliver my baby! Someone else could have cheated me from ever discovering this stronger, wiser, and more confident woman that emerged from my home-birth. Shame to those who take away a woman's choice for his or her own convenience or peace of mind. To experience the power and the transformation of self by pushing a baby out of one’s body, rather than having it cut out like an abscess, should be the inalienable right of every woman. And it is even more important for women who have been broken, disappointed, and disillusioned by an unwanted C-Section to at least have the right to make an educated choice should she be brave enough to conceive again.

My VBAC was the very hardest and the absolute greatest experience of my life. It is outrageous to think that had I been living in a different part of the country, someone else would have had the right to tell me how to deliver my baby! Someone else could have cheated me from ever discovering this stronger, wiser, and more confident woman that emerged from my home-birth.

Shame to those who take away a woman’s choice for his or her own convenience or peace of mind.

]]> Comment on American Women Speak About VBAC by Dr. L http://vbacfacts.com/2010/03/09/american-women-speak-about-vbac/comment-page-1/#comment-6719 Dr. L Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:51:10 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/?p=1017#comment-6719 Great work, love the comments. Great work, love the comments.

]]> Comment on Is VBAC Dangerous? by Birth is a Journey: Shouldn’t we be able to choose our transportation? « Enjoy Birth Blog http://vbacfacts.com/vbac/comment-page-1/#comment-6696 Birth is a Journey: Shouldn’t we be able to choose our transportation? « Enjoy Birth Blog Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:45:13 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/vbac/#comment-6696 [...] great information on the real risks of VBAC visit the VBACFACTS site. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)PUPPS – horrible pregnancy rashNo TitleSail [...] [...] great information on the real risks of VBAC visit the VBACFACTS site. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)PUPPS – horrible pregnancy rashNo TitleSail [...]

]]> Comment on My CS Birth Story by Rebecca http://vbacfacts.com/csbirth/comment-page-1/#comment-6695 Rebecca Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:51:36 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/csbirth/#comment-6695 Thanks so much for sharing your story. I had a very similiar birth with my son. We were risked out of our midwife run birth center when my son turned breech(frank) in my 39th wk. Tried Webster technique, moxibustion, inverted positions, hypnobirthing for turning the baby, nothing worked(doctor wouldn't do the version since my fluid was low and the cord was around my son's neck). I went into labor the night before my scheduled csection at 40 wks +5. Great hospital and surgeon, baby roomed in with us, etc. Very painful recovery, didn't feel back to normal until wk 16 pp. Difficult start to breastfeeding,but kept at it. We are attachment parents as well, bedshare, extended bf, babywearing. I'm now planning a HBAC for my next birth and am so glad I found your site! Thanks so much for sharing your story. I had a very similiar birth with my son. We were risked out of our midwife run birth center when my son turned breech(frank) in my 39th wk. Tried Webster technique, moxibustion, inverted positions, hypnobirthing for turning the baby, nothing worked(doctor wouldn’t do the version since my fluid was low and the cord was around my son’s neck). I went into labor the night before my scheduled csection at 40 wks +5. Great hospital and surgeon, baby roomed in with us, etc. Very painful recovery, didn’t feel back to normal until wk 16 pp. Difficult start to breastfeeding,but kept at it. We are attachment parents as well, bedshare, extended bf, babywearing. I’m now planning a HBAC for my next birth and am so glad I found your site!

]]> Comment on Quick Facts by NHBS › LIES, DAMN LIES, AND STATISTICS http://vbacfacts.com/quick-facts-vbac-vs-repeat-cesarean/comment-page-1/#comment-6682 NHBS › LIES, DAMN LIES, AND STATISTICS Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:42:59 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/vbac/quick-facts-vbac-vs-repeat-cesarean/#comment-6682 [...] quickies specifically for the numbers listed above: Baby death rate C-sec Mother dreath rate C-sec Uterine rupture risk baby death Downs Syndrome  risk by age Amnio miscarriage risk Uterine rupture [...] [...] quickies specifically for the numbers listed above: Baby death rate C-sec Mother dreath rate C-sec Uterine rupture risk baby death Downs Syndrome  risk by age Amnio miscarriage risk Uterine rupture [...]

]]> Comment on VBAC Class by Emily http://vbacfacts.com/vbac-class/comment-page-1/#comment-6676 Emily Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:35:35 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/vbac-class/#comment-6676 That would be great! I've wanted to do a VBAC class in my area for some time. Most of our area hospitals have an over 50% cesarean rate and none officially allow VBACs. There are 2 providers at a local hospital who will attend VBACs but only if the mom goes into labor before her due date and only if the baby is estimated under a certain weight - ugh! That would be great! I’ve wanted to do a VBAC class in my area for some time. Most of our area hospitals have an over 50% cesarean rate and none officially allow VBACs. There are 2 providers at a local hospital who will attend VBACs but only if the mom goes into labor before her due date and only if the baby is estimated under a certain weight – ugh!

]]> Comment on Reply turned post, “You say this is for the number crunchers but I find that rather laughable” by Bonnie http://vbacfacts.com/2010/01/20/reply-turned-post-you-say-this-is-for-the-number-crunchers-but-i-find-that-rather-laughable/comment-page-1/#comment-6672 Bonnie Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:40:21 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/2010/01/20/reply-turned-post-%e2%80%9cyou-say-this-is-for-the-number-crunchers-but-i-find-that-rather-laughable%e2%80%9d/#comment-6672 I wonder what Angie and her friends as "facts and unbiased information". Does published in a medical journey denote "fact"? What is a fact in birth? And what pray tell meets the definition of 'unbiased'? Got my stick and my 10 foot pole. Not touching that. I wonder what Angie and her friends as “facts and unbiased information”. Does published in a medical journey denote “fact”? What is a fact in birth? And what pray tell meets the definition of ‘unbiased’? Got my stick and my 10 foot pole. Not touching that.

]]> Comment on 10/24 VBAC Class, Free Tickets, 2010 Class Schedule, & Upcoming CA Birth Events by how to have a baby boy http://vbacfacts.com/2009/10/16/1024-vbac-class-free-tickets-2010-class-schedule-upcoming-ca-birth-events/comment-page-1/#comment-6667 how to have a baby boy Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:13:56 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/?p=850#comment-6667 Wonderful Website! I wanted to ask if I would be able quote a portion of your web page and use a handful of things for a school assignment. Please drop me an email if its ok or not. Thanks Wonderful Website! I wanted to ask if I would be able quote a portion of your web page and use a handful of things for a school assignment. Please drop me an email if its ok or not. Thanks

]]> Comment on An OB you like or who makes you comfortable isn’t enough by Diana http://vbacfacts.com/2009/08/26/an-ob-you-like-or-who-makes-you-comfortable-isnt-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-6654 Diana Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:09:30 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/2009/08/26/an-ob-you-like-or-who-makes-you-comfortable-isnt-enough/#comment-6654 Dear Jenn, Your story and letter are both scary familiar to me. I had a repeat c after tol last August and wrote my gyn an angry letter in January. I published my letter on a Dutch blog, since I live in the Netherlands, thats about laboring feeling at liberty. Two weeks ago I send the gyn a second angry letter because in reaction to my first letter I received a phonecall from my home practitioner if I wanted to come in to talk about proffessional help for ptss. Can you believe these people? I just can't stand being treated like a retard by dr's . Best regards, Diana Dear Jenn,

Your story and letter are both scary familiar to me. I had a repeat c after tol last August and wrote my gyn an angry letter in January. I published my letter on a Dutch blog, since I live in the Netherlands, thats about laboring feeling at liberty. Two weeks ago I send the gyn a second angry letter because in reaction to my first letter I received a phonecall from my home practitioner if I wanted to come in to talk about proffessional help for ptss. Can you believe these people? I just can’t stand being treated like a retard by dr’s .
Best regards,
Diana

]]> Comment on VBAC Class by Jen from vbacfacts.com http://vbacfacts.com/vbac-class/comment-page-1/#comment-6644 Jen from vbacfacts.com Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:53:48 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/vbac-class/#comment-6644 Emily, I have thought about that, but it would be to great of a project for me to undertake with my kids being so young. I am in the process of turning the class into a book so that I can still have complete control over content and tone, but people who live outside of Southern California can obtain the information. I am hoping to get a jump start while I fly cross country to attend the NIH VBAC conference in a couple weeks. I would also like to travel more and teach the class in person starting in 2011. I'd love to stay in touch and maybe you can host a class in 2011? Warmly, Jen Emily,

I have thought about that, but it would be to great of a project for me to undertake with my kids being so young. I am in the process of turning the class into a book so that I can still have complete control over content and tone, but people who live outside of Southern California can obtain the information. I am hoping to get a jump start while I fly cross country to attend the NIH VBAC conference in a couple weeks. I would also like to travel more and teach the class in person starting in 2011. I’d love to stay in touch and maybe you can host a class in 2011?

Warmly,

Jen

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