vaginal birth after bpi

[admin]

m&mom

even if you were making jello at the same time?

couldn't resist!!!

[m&mmom]

Guest,
Especially if making jello at the same time.

Thanks for that, I needed the laugh.

Cindy

[mom_2x_2002]

I am pregnant right now. Not going to the same ob that delivered Hannah. I have a new one who is fully aware of my condition. I am so pleased with him. He is aware of Hannah and her BPI. He said he will monitor my weight and diet. Also I have several more ultrasounds in my future. I have had 3 already. I am 27 wks along. I opt to have a vaginal delivery. If there is any complications at any point in the delivery he will do a c-section. He is not going to use any means of inducing me or foresept(spelled wrong) or vacuum extraction. I am scared of the whole delivery. Who wouldn't be after having a child with a birth injury. I would just go with your gut feeling.

I am going to take the advice of some of the ones who have posted to see if my doctor does the alternative postions for delivery.

Nicki

[admin]

Huh? Pardon my ignorance, but how could an epidural possibly be linked to the likelihood of shoulder dystocia? One involves knocking out the pain, and the other is a physical occurrence largely based on pelvic size and factors like that.
Please cite expert or article where you got that, if you can.

[m&mmom]

Here's some info I know about it:
the epidural slows down the mom's natural sensation to push.
When this happens the baby can descend in an abnormal position, causing a dystocia.

I'm really starting to feel that all of the modern day advances they do during delivery these days are really making things worse than they should be.

I remember reading this on many sites a while back, I don't recall the sites off hand, maybe the original poster will. I'm almost positive it's on the list of risk factors for sd.

Cindy

[admin]

Having an epidural also increases your likelihood of needing assisted delivery using forceps or vacuum, which can significantly increase the likelihood of bpi's.

[admin]

Here's the thing that freaks me out, I delivered my BPI baby's head just fine. The head was out, and nothing else would BUDGE. My baby had really broad shoulders. I am TERRIFIED to have another vaginal delivery because with my BPI baby, we had no clue there was anything wrong until it was too late to do a c-section. I simply would not be able to take the chance. I have hypertension with pregnancy too, my blood pressure would be through the roof. I would certainly without a doubt choose a c-section. It CANNOT be worse to recover from than what happened to my body the last time I had a baby (my BPI baby was my 3rd). I have had three babies vaginally, so I know what to expect and I will NEVER have another one the same way.

[maggie]

I new a mother who opted for this and had another child with a brachial plexus injury. Why risk it. Isnt what we are trying to fight for is more c sections in risky situations if i would have known the risks before mine i certainly would have been more concerned about the health of my child then the so called "joy" society has us brainwashed into believing about vag births.