Pregnant with baby 2

I think they generally advise against a vbac if there’s less than a year between pregnancies due to risk of uterine erupture.

I had an emergency c section with my first due to her position and size (over due by 10 days). It was so traumatic that I didn’t have enough baby until 10.5 years later - I had him and his brother VBAC, no problem. My second was spontaneous labor at 40 w + 3 d and my third we decided to induce at 39 weeks (was roughly same size was his brother was).

I would tell them you don’t want another c section if everything is favorable ( position, size, etc) and would like to try for a VBAC. But layout what happened before snd what you want to try to avoid (long labor ending in emergency c section, uterine rupture, etc)

I think given the short time frame between births it’s worth hearing what they say about the risks of VBAC. But it’s also not a completely black and white choice. I ended up with an emergency c section with my daughter after an induction that didn’t work properly with labour of 24 hours and baby getting stressed. This time round I’ve said I would like to have a VBAC, but have booked a c section for 40 (+3) as I don’t want to go over too much and I’m terrified of stillbirth risks. I’ve also said that if I go into spontaneous labour and things are looking like they aren’t working out I would prefer to go straight into c section than spend hours trying to resolve issues naturally if I might end up needing one anyway and the consultant has said that is fine. I was in hospital 5 days before giving birth with my daughter and I really don’t want a repeat!

I was kinda forced on to birth control because I was told it wasn't safe to get pregnant until 18 months

My ob didn’t even give me a choice my kids were 17 month apart. I got pregnant with my first baby was 8/9 months.
He said if it would have been 18 month MAYBE. I would have to sign a bunch of paper work and it’s risky. I would have gotten my scar checked for thickness to try a VBAC

I'm in a similar situation, I'm 9 months postpartum and 10 weeks pregnant. I also had an emergency c section. I don't think I really have much of a choice though, my doctor told me that it's a 90% chance I'll have a c section the only thing would be if as it gets closer it seems I've heard fast and look good for vbac but it doesn't seem likely

Hi Hun, from someone who's just had an emergency c section and had a uterine rupture (previous breech, elective one, 3 years ago. I would go for a elective c section.

I had 2 under 2 (18 months apart) both were elective c sections. Although both ended up being emergency c sections as both come a few days before our elective dates. Still both were absolutely calm experiences and I’d do them all over again. I was told I could do vbac but I looked up my research and opted against it

Update: I had my appointment today and they said that 7/10 women have a successful vbac and I can definitely have a vbac if I want to but if this baby measures big like my 1st then it’ll be more risky so I’m just going to wait to see how big baby is measuring and maybe ask for an elective based on my scan tomorrow

If you don’t want a section, this is the time to go for a VBAC. Those sizing estimates are just estimates and they’re usually wrong - erring on the side of big. I don’t know anyone who was told they were having a big baby and actually did. And big doesn’t mean the baby can’t be delivered vaginally. If I were you I would get a midwife and hire a doula if you really want a VBAC. They’re your best shot at one.