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I haven't experienced this and hopefully I will not have too when i decide to get pregnant with my second child which i hope to deliver VBAC. You should not be forced into having major surgery. You've had one VBAC, you should definitely have another as long as its safe for you. A little inconvenience like going to another hospital can make a huge difference. A v____al delivery helps a baby clear his/her lungs easier, also major surgery can have fatal consequences. I 've read somewhere about women who have died from complications(like blood clots) from c-sec months later but they dont cla__sify it as a c-sec death because it happened months after. Do your research and everything will be fine. Im sure everything seems overwhelming right now, but things will work out.

Hi there. Wow such big decisions. Its hard I know. I have had 3 sections and am debating to try for another child or not. I had my 1st because of severe preeclampsia like yourself, seizures etc. Then I decided to have another section because of my first experience and I thought it would be safer than labouring if i had preeclampsia again. So we booked the c-section when i was still healthy. I ended up i n the same mess of preeclampsia again and was glad I had the c-section. but then I desired to have a third which I never thought I would and thats when the doubt and regret came in because of having 2 my dr recomended That i have a 3rd section so i did never dreaming i would like a 4th, so now because I have had 3 they say a 4th is a must. My 3rd pregnancy was great with no problems at all. So c-sections for me are causing some stress as far as wanting a fourth child. So what I am saying is weigh the pros and cons carefully. VBAC would be my 1st choice looking back. I have fully recovereed and feel great, so I didn't have any lasting complications from them, but remember they are surgery and thats a big deal as all surgery comes with risks, like blood clots etc. I know of a family where the mother died on her second day after her section due to a blood clot. Good luck in your choice.

I as well had a c-section for my first but it wasn't because of preeclampsia. My daughter was breach. I really really want to have my 2nd naturally. I go for an ultrasound on May 1st so I will be praying that the baby is not breech. They tried to turn my 1st baby with no sucess. i think it would be sooooooo nice not to be so sore for so long as you normally are. I made it clear to my doctor that I wanted to have a VBAC this time. He asked me why I had a section the first time and once I explained he said that there was no reason for me to not to. Now if the baby co-operates we are all set. So nice to talk to someone who actually has had a VBAC I am involved in another forum and no one seems to know what a VBAC is.

Hi. I have 4 children ages 15, 13, 6 and 4. My first 2 pregnancies were great with no complications and easy v____al deliveries with no complications either. Then came my 3rd child. All was going well and after 10 days "overdue" my doctor decided to induce my labor. (with some hesitation on my part) Let me add that the dr that delivered my first 2 children had now retired and i had a different dr for my 2nd 2 children. Well I was induced, labored and after about an hour of pushing and the babie's heartbeat starting to drop the dr decided to do a c-section. I became very depressed because this was so unexpected and because my other pregnancies and deliveries had gone so smoothly. We had planned on having 4 children but after this, I decided I did not want to go through this again. Well I changed my mind and became pregnant with my 4th child. The dr immediately told my that I was to have another c-section and I cried like a baby:( My entire pregnancy was filled with stress and worry. I spoke to my friend who is a delivery nurse and she rea__sured me that I should be able to do a VBAC since I'd had to normal v____al deliveries. My dr kept pushing me to have the c-section because of the risk of uterine rupture but I went with the VBAC. I went into labor and labored thru the night and then it started to happen again. My babie's heartbeat began to drop. My friend was with me from the moment i got to the hospital and she knew how i felt about the c-section, but we both agreed that it would be best for the baby if i had the c-section so they called my doctor. During all the chaos that goes on after this call is made, I started to feel the need to pee. My friend inserted a catheter and emptied my bladder and I suddenly had the urge to push. I told her this and she checked my and I was completely dilated(she checked just before the call was made to my dr and I was 6cm and about 10 minutes later all this started to happen) My babie's hb started to drop again and was staying down so she dropped my bed back so my feet were elevated and my head was lower. She let me push and my baby was born just a couple of pushes later. By the time the dr got we had had a baby. My mother and grandmother had stepped out of the room when they started preparing me for the c-section and peeked in when she heard then nurses laughing and the baby crying. I must add that my mother and grandmother are very faithful women and did nothing else but pray the whole time I was in labor. My grandmother even stood in front of the door while in the hall way and told my mother that I was not going anywhere. And she was right. My mother told me this after all the chaos was over. You have a big decision to make, I hope you make the right one. Trust in your GOD and I know you will make the right choice. I put myself in the Lords hands and things went pretty well for me. Good luck. Vickie

My advice would be to agree to book the c-section, but schedule it for 2 weeks after your due date. If you show up at the hospital already in labor, they can't refuse to deliver your baby. Problem with my suggestion is, if you show up in labor, they might immediately perform the c-section, rather than allowing labor to continue, esp. if you've already signed conset forms. If all else fails, don't sign the consent forms, because as I said - once you're in labor, the hospital can not refuse service.