After going to the much anticipated doctor's appointment today, I discovered with an ultrasound that Baby Spiers #2 is indeed head down. He is in great position!! I was so excited and emotional over this news that I almost cried. I had somehow convinced myself that he was not head down because Alivia was breech. Actually statistics are low in this area, only 3% to 4% of babies are actually breech as the weight of the head allows the baby to turn. God designed a good plan and babies usually know what to do!! I was just apprehensive that it could happen to me again because of what a chiropractor had said to me. He told me that he thought I was to have a breech baby because of the way my body/back are. That comment has put fear in my head and now I need to release any negative thoughts pertaining labor and delivery. I know that this baby is in good position, and I need to have positive thoughts pertaining this future labor and birth. I am so thankful to God for allowing this baby to be head down. I know it doesn't officially determine that I will have a vaginal birth, but it is a great start. I still continually pray that I have a chance to have a VBAC. .
The other factor to having a VBAC is dependent on my scar tissue. My scar needs to be thick and strong enough to withstand a vaginal birth. There are risks to a VBAC, but I think the positives out weight the potential risks. Overall, it is considered safer to do a VBAC but many people are uniformed or doctors/insurance companies don't allow for it because the of the risks (uterine scar breakdown or uterine rupture happens in 0.5% to 1% of women, along with other risks) are too costly. So far, my scar is thick and strong enough to undergo a vaginal labor and delivery! By the way, it is amazing that ultrasound technitions can tell these things in an ultrasound... Amazing!
VBACs are successful 60% to 80% of the time, and I truly hope I fall into that category.
Baby boy is 5 pounds, 11 ounces right now. I think he could be bigger than Alivia! We shall see...
Statictis from ICAN- a great resource: http://www.ican-online.org/
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