International Cesarean Awareness Network

During my pregnancy in 2006, I was diagnosed with complete placenta previa and despite we waited for it to move away from my cervix, it didn’t.  I ended up having a scheduled c-section at 37 weeks and 3 days.

I have a healthy, beautiful 2 year old now.

We are expecting our second child. I’m 34 weeks and 4 days pregnant as per today. No placenta previa or anything like that.  Everything has been very smooth as a matter of facts.

All along, I was told by my doctor I was a good candidate for a VBAC, and I was very excited about it.

Therefore, I started reading and getting all the info I could to be ready for the birth of my child.

Last Thursday, I asked my doctor regarding the scar in my uterus.  I just thought that if I had a vertical insicion, I wouldn’t even try VBAC.

She called me on Friday and told me that my OB had done a transverse insicion but, a bit higher than normal (my placenta might have been high too) and that she also found a note at the bottom of my chart: NOT A CANDIDATE FOR A VBAC.

That totally devastated me.

I have to mention that the OB who performed my surgery and my actual doctor are two different persons. I haven’t been able to reach my OB because she is in maternity leave until mid November.

My baby is due on October 20th.

My doctor told me she would referr me to an OB, to assess my case.  Nothing so far.

After reading all the info here in ICAN-ONLINE.ORG, I felt I still have an option, that there’s a chance my uterus has healed completely and I can have a TOL.

I found some light…

Last night, we had the Hospital’s PreNatal Tour and I ran into my Doctor. I told her I was feeling uneasy regarding the c-section and that that was not what I wanted or hoped for.

She told me she was very sorry, that she knew but that that was the only way to go, that once that note was on my records, that nobody would go for the VBAC.

I can’t blame her for trying to be safe but it surprises me she was very supportive first and now it’s changed…

I guess my future OB will have the last word right?

Has anybody been through this?

Am I one of those odd cases?

Do you actually think things will change for me?