As soon as I found out I was pregnant with my second son, I knew I wanted a VBAC. Unfortunately, things didn’t pan out that way. My first mistake was that I stayed with my OB/GYN group instead of switching to midwives. I wasn’t even aware that midwives existed until I joined my mom’s group…
Stuck at ten…again Pre Labor I did everything I could do to stack the cards in my favor for a VBAC. I fired 2 different OB groups, joined ICAN Westchester, NY and started seeing a group with 2 OBs and 6 midwives 40 minutes north of me. I found an amazing hospital, Hudson Valley Hospital…
Very excited to bring you the story of Dessiree’s CBAC from Mexico. Dessiree is a member of ICAN of Queretaro, Mexico and her CBAC story was written up on Amormaternal, in an interview conducted by Louma. The direct link to the interview can be found here (reprinted with permission on the ICAN Blog). Directly underneath…
VBAC after CBAC ~ knowing your options Like many women who become pregnant after having had 2 cesareans, I didn’t know I had any alternative but to undergo another cesarean with my third daughter. My first daughter was delivered by cesarean. With my second I had tried for a VBAC but it ended in CBAC,…
Today’s post includes articles written by Chloe Bayfield on the subject of emotionally preparing for another birth after your CBAC and Heidi Thaden-Pierce, writing on the subject of birth plans for a cesarean birth, should you face another CBAC. Emotionally Preparing for Birth after a CBAC by Chloe Bayfield I think that one of the…
