09/30/2021
💥VBAC (vaginal birth after a cesarean)
There is no way to 100% guarantee a VBAC because, unfortunately, there are no guarantees for labor and childbirth.
👉🏼BUT by being an active participant in your own birth journey, and making INFORMED decisions, you lower your chances of having a repeat cesarean.
🤰🏽While your health is obviously important, many other factors can determine the outcome of the birth of your baby. For example :
🩺Who you choose as your care provider, if a midwife will be present, where you choose to give birth or how long past your due date will they allow you to go, etc.
All of these choices make a difference.
🤝The goal is to find a provider and a facility that will view vaginal birth as a normal process and with whom you can form a great relationship and build a team with your partner, and maybe a doula.
🙌🏻Because YES, doulas can definitely help!
Most partners don’t know what to expect during labor, and won’t know how to advocate for you if things go wrong.
A doula does just that; she is trained to help you labor and make informed decisions.
Also, women who birth with a doula are significantly less likely to have a c-section, and have more satisfying birth experiences.
Keep scrolling for more tips ⤵️
⚪️Consider joining a mother's support group (listening to success stories helps tremendously).
⚪️Take a childbirth class OUTSIDE the hospital (so you are given a different perspective).
⚪️Do your research - this includes reviewing studies and articles, podcasts, videos, reading books (see in the comments below for some recommendations), talking to medical professionals.
👍All in all, the more you understand and know about VBACs, the better prepared you will be. Just remember that you can do this!
❤️And after all of the preparation and research you’ve done, even if it doesn’t happen exactly the way you wanted, don’t beat yourself up. It’s okay. Whatever happens, you did all you could. You carried, labored, and birthed life. That is a miracle, you are AMAZING!
