Baby 2 - nhs appointments

I had an emergency c-section with baby 1. So im assuming now with baby 2 ill be high risk and consultant led. I know a previous c-section increases your risk of miscarriage so is there anyway to make sure my booking appointment is after my 12 week scan? I dont want to waste time on it for a non-viable pregnancy. Can I just ask for a date thats after my scan?

Im also assuming that im going to be told that I have to be consultant led, cannot labout at all at home and continous monitoring the whole time. I feel like with that there is almost no point in trying for a vbac because thats going to end with my failing again and another emergency c-section.

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Unsure where the risk of miscarriage come from but I’ve never heard of that and wasn’t aware of that either!

The blood tests need to be done before/ at week 10 so yes you need the booking appointment before the scan.

You absolutely can do whatever you want to do. Lots of people have homebirths after c-sections. They can make recommendations but ultimately how you birth is entirely up to you.

Congratulations on your baby. Honestly I’d recommend a birth reflections meeting to understand how your first birth ended up in a c-section or anything you can do this time to avoid that. & btw.. an emergency section isn’t failure. Sometimes it’s just the safest way for baby to enter the world.. my second baby included x

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