Love this. Everyone assumes that because you have a c-section, that you’re stuck having c-sections for every following birth. That is not the case. I did it. I did it after 2 c-sections. In the state of Arkansas, providers are very few and far between that are willing to allow a VBAC, especially a VBAmC (vaginal birth after multiple cesareans). But they are out there. Dr. Singleton was an incredible OB, and I knew from our very first appointment, things were going to be magical. And they were. Every single appointment, I was reassured that unless things were an emergency, I wouldn’t be forced into an unnecessary surgery. Even the week before Wesley was born, he told me that if he looked like he would weigh 10 pounds, we were not going to schedule a surgery. Monday, when I arrived at the hospital in full blown labor, my wishes were never questioned. No one mentioned surgery. Not even once. Everything went as perfectly as I could have ever hoped. Every nurse and the doctor that delivered Wesley (Dr. Singleton was not the on call OB) were so amazed by how fast and perfect everything went. Nothing makes you feel more like a bad ass than 1) doing something that a majority of people, including doctors, consider completely impossible, and 2) having the attending doctor to your birth tell you that she’s never seen anything go more perfectly. Mommas, especially mommas that have had a c-section, you are an advocate for yourself and your baby. You have options. Find a provider that works with you and your goals, not against you. Don’t be afraid to say no. Don’t be afraid to switch doctors because your current doctor doesn’t want to work with you. Don’t be afraid to speak up and speak out. #vbacwithoutfear #vba2c #vbacsuccess #birthwithoutfear
