I had my 12 week scan last week, and one of the midwives was talking me through my pregnancy schedule. I'm due in the middle of July, and she told me to make sure that I'd booked a date for "the operation" well before then. I wasn't sure about the process but she told me that if your first birth is a c-section, then your 2nd HAS to be a c-section too. Now, I have no problem with this as I had a pretty good experience with my first c-section, but I wondered how it works in the UK? I'll hopefully be giving birth in England, so will they just take my Japanese doctor's word that I need a c-section, or will they make me try for a natural birth? I'm confuzzled!

Erm that's codswallop!

If there is a medical reason as to why you have to have a c-section then yes. But if your perfectly able to give birth naturally then they won't give you a c-section

TBH most docs are very pro VBAC these days hence the barney i had with an obs and gynae registrar cos i DIDNT want to try naturally

Why was milo sec? If you wanna try naturally and your body will let you most docs and mws will back you up

What exactly is a VBAC? It sounds scary - forgive me if I'm being thick, I've only ever been pregnant in Japan!

I ended up having a c-section with Milo because he was measuring over his dates by about a month, so at 37 weeks he was measuring 42 weeks big, with a huge head (measured by scan, and accurate based on his measurements after his was born) whereas I have a narrow pelvis apparently, and if I went over my due date, he would be "too big" to come out, and there might be complications for him or me. She decided on an induction at 38 weeks before he got too big, but that failed (you may remember the frankly horrific process from my posts ) so I had a c-section that day.

Not sure if that's a medical enough reason, I never got a chance to try naturally, so I'll never know if a natursl birth could have gone well or been a disaster. And who knows if this one will be big or small?

If I say to my English doctor "My Japanese doctor insists on a section" (as she is insisting!) would they just ignore her advice, despite her being my consultant for my 1st pregnancy and half of this one??

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Also, here's a photo of me at 38 weeks - my bump is bigger than me!!

i think maybe speak to your doctor before you come over and ask her to write a letter stating her reasons why you should have one and that due to your medical history it's safer for you to have a C-Section.

It might help but depends on the mood of the doctor on the day

Aww thanks Kelly, that's a great idea! I'll have to keep my fingers crossed that i find a nice sympathetic doctor, or at least one whose open to letting me try naturally then open the sunroof if it's not working

A vbac means vaginal birth after c section mate. Bascially letting you have a crack at it before they crank open the sunroof. Id say go with the letter or when you meet your englaish doc say your japanese doc 'recommended' a section (docs are often offended by the word insist lol) and see what they say, if you wanna try naturally its worth mentioning that too as im sure as long as you arent trying to pop out godzilla again (poor milo lol) you may be ok xxx

Ah I see - that sounds ok then, For some reason I thought it was something to do with having the baby vacuum sucked out of you I do worry about myself sometimes

Nut job...

Oi!! *pulls off glove and flings to floor*I shan't stand for that kind of smirching!

Although..you do have a point..

*picks glove back up and offers it to the crazed hormonal loon*

I mean it with love

oi oi you two!!! lol

yea over here they try n get you to go trhou for a natural birth. i only know this coz of my friend. she is on her 2nd n her 1st was dont by the sun roof. they said when she is at 30 weeks. which i think she is now... they will have a chat to her n see what she feels like doing.

she wanted to have a natural birth as she felt as throu she had failed.. but she dont want to go throu the whole labour trying for it to then reult in a section.

but its up to you hun.. but i would get a letter from the doc there to take along to the doc here kinda thing x

Ive been thinking about this too, i wonder what they will do in my situation if i get preg again.
Hope u get your own way which ever it is

Usually depends on your reason for c section. Ive told em theres no way in hell im having a vbac the devil can ski to work 1st after my experience last time im positively phobic about the idea of trying-makes me feel panicky just contemplating it

I ended up with a section for the same reasons that you did but they wouldn't induce me till I was overdue so the whopper was never going to come out any way but the sunroof! I've been told there is no reason why I can't try for a vbac if I want next time but my doctor has recommended that I have a c-section, so I think basically they will support you with whatever decision you want to make xxx

I had a section with no 1 as he was bum first!! No 2 was a VBAC and hell but I was never really offered the choice of a section with him and no 3 was a section because I had asked for one as no 2 was so horrible! As it was Rhys was another bum first baby so had to be a sunroof jobby anyway! My birth story with him will eventually appear sometime soon once I have come to terms with things in my head!

Think it depends on area what they advise over here!

Xx

Thanks everyone!! I'm sure I will have a great doctor who won't force me to do anything crazy, and if this little one is not a heffalump i'm willing to try a natural birth! Thanks for the reassurance!