KHTW
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Hi Ladies,
DD was born in 2015. It was an induced labour with epidural. I was on my back all through the labour. DD's shoulder got stuck and we ended up with forcep delivery and 2 midwifes pushing on my belly to get her out. She was fine, not a scratch on her, weighting juts over 9lbs. I took about 3 months to fully recover down below. Needless to say it was a traumatic experience.
I am now 30 weeks pregnant with my 2nd daughter and I am worried that she may also get stuck. I am consultant led and they have explained that there is still a higher risk but with it being my 2nd the risk is lower than 1st time. I was also given the option of an elective c-section.
We had a scan today and DD is measuring on 50th centile so if you believe this is accurate it is good news and it makes me feel a bit better about vaginal delivery. However I am aslo feeling guilty for taking the risk if I were to choose vaginal delivery. What if she gets stuck and this time there is more complication? What if she gets hurt?
Should I go for a c-section and basically make sure she gets delivered safely and then just suck it up during recovery?
I honestly am scared of both options and have no idea what to do. Having another scan at 35 weeks but I expect she will still be in 50th centile and I will be non the wiser then.
What would you do???? x
DD was born in 2015. It was an induced labour with epidural. I was on my back all through the labour. DD's shoulder got stuck and we ended up with forcep delivery and 2 midwifes pushing on my belly to get her out. She was fine, not a scratch on her, weighting juts over 9lbs. I took about 3 months to fully recover down below. Needless to say it was a traumatic experience.
I am now 30 weeks pregnant with my 2nd daughter and I am worried that she may also get stuck. I am consultant led and they have explained that there is still a higher risk but with it being my 2nd the risk is lower than 1st time. I was also given the option of an elective c-section.
We had a scan today and DD is measuring on 50th centile so if you believe this is accurate it is good news and it makes me feel a bit better about vaginal delivery. However I am aslo feeling guilty for taking the risk if I were to choose vaginal delivery. What if she gets stuck and this time there is more complication? What if she gets hurt?
Should I go for a c-section and basically make sure she gets delivered safely and then just suck it up during recovery?
I honestly am scared of both options and have no idea what to do. Having another scan at 35 weeks but I expect she will still be in 50th centile and I will be non the wiser then.
What would you do???? x