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Dulcinea
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Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
If she believes you won't be able to deliver a big baby?
At 36 weeks, my baby is weight in at 5 lbs. 15 oz. and the doctor is giving me the option of having a c-section. She thinks the baby will be too big for me 'cus I'm only 4'11. :P
Has anyone else been giving the choice 'cus of the baby's possible size?
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
Yes! My doc said that c-sections are very common now and that if a patient requests one then they'll give it!
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| Posted 11/24/08 9:37 PM |
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
My DS was measuring 9-6 at our 38 week sono and I am 5 foot 2...OB was concerned about me delivering him and at that point I was reccomended a c-section which I got ( DS ended up being 9-12  ) ...I didnt think they would make a call like that at 36 weeks though, but maybe like you said, being your on the smaller side....
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
At 36w my baby measured 8lbs 5oz. My doc at that point said it was 50/50 whether or not I'd be able to deliver him on my own. We scheduled a c-section for 40 weeks if he didn't try to make an appearance on his own before then because my doc didn't want me to go even a day passed my due date.
I started making progress in terms of dilation and effacement, but stalled at 38w. I had my scheduled c-section last week at 40w and my doc doesn't think there is any chance I would have had him on my own (9lbs 10oz). He was still super high in my belly and there wasn't enough room in my pelvis for him to come down.
However, my doc feels it has more to do with baby's position and ability to move down in the birth canal than size of the mom. My friend also had a baby last week and is extremely petite and tiny and delivered her 9lb 4oz baby boy vaginally. I have a much bigger frame and my baby wasn't having it - so I think it definitely depends on a lot of factors.
That being said, every doctor is different and feels very differently about delivery options - there are some that would have recommended an induction for me instead of c/s and some who probably would have wanted me to have the c/s earlier or wait to see if he was ever coming on his own. I would trust your OB's advice and make the best choice for you and baby! 
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
That isn't that big for 36 weeks actually. Especially since growth sonos are accurate +1/-1 lb
One of my best friends had 9lb babies vaginally and she is 4'11"
Your height and stature has very little to do with how your labor will go.
Personally, unless your DC was measuring very large, I would try to labor, you will be surprised at what your body can handle.
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Dulcinea
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
It could be body type too... the doctor said my belly looked HUGE for someone my size and is abit concerned how much bigger I will get.
I honestly won't mind an induction or c-section since it'll be 1 week before the due date anyway. Anything to get this baby out earlier!
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
Yes I had a scheduled C-section due to DS's size. He was born on his EDD at 9lb 14oz and 22.5 inches long.
We didnt schedule a section until 2 days before because we were hoping I would progress on my own. But 2 days before my EDD I had no dialation, baby was up high and not dropping, I was having NO contractions, not even BH and they didnt want me to wait too long as the baby was just going to get bigger and their policy is if they think its a 10 pounder is a c-section. They thought DS was 9lb 4oz by sono 2 days before.
Let me know if you have any questions I might be able to help with.
ETA: My SIL is my size and delivered a 9lb 13oz DD vaginally with her first.
My Dr wouldnt induce me unless I made progress on my own. We talked otu all my options and she left the final decision up to me, but she said induction was not an option becuase its just generally nto as sucessful in woman who dont start to progress (dialiation, contractaions effacement etc anything really) on their own.
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
There is no way of telling if the baby is too big without giving labor a chance. Your pelvis stretches and the baby's head compresses. If after trying labor for a while, the baby is, in fact too big, then a section can still be used. I am very confused about doctors using innacurate growth sono's to decide that a baby is too big without giving your body a chance to do what it was built to do. JMHO
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
Posted by sfp0701
There is no way of telling if the baby is too big without giving labor a chance. Your pelvis stretches and the baby's head compresses. If after trying labor for a while, the baby is, in fact too big, then a section can still be used. I am very confused about doctors using innacurate growth sono's to decide that a baby is too big without giving your body a chance to do what it was built to do. JMHO
TOTALLY agree with this.
women's bodies were MADE to give birth.
there is little to no evidence in the medical literature supporting this practice. just because you're a small person doesn't mean you can't give birth naturally to a larger baby. also, growth sonos have a LARGE margin of error.
i personally would never sign up for major abdominal surgery based on my size and a growth sono. i would give my body a chance to deliver naturally, and if it didn't work out THEN i would consent to the section. jmo.
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
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Posted by sfp0701
There is no way of telling if the baby is too big without giving labor a chance. Your pelvis stretches and the baby's head compresses. If after trying labor for a while, the baby is, in fact too big, then a section can still be used. I am very confused about doctors using innacurate growth sono's to decide that a baby is too big without giving your body a chance to do what it was built to do. JMHO
TOTALLY agree with this.
women's bodies were MADE to give birth.
there is little to no evidence in the medical literature supporting this practice. just because you're a small person doesn't mean you can't give birth naturally to a larger baby. also, growth sonos have a LARGE margin of error.
i personally would never sign up for major abdominal surgery based on my size and a growth sono. i would give my body a chance to deliver naturally, and if it didn't work out THEN i would consent to the section. jmo.
Agree with both of you!! Its a HUGE misconception that shorter women can't birth big babies. My midwife practice just had one woman 4'9" birth a beautiful 10lb 6 oz healthy baby boy a few weeks ago naturally in her home. TOtal labor and delivery 6 hours for her first!!! FAST too!!!
WOmen need to trust that their bodies know what they are doing and not focus so much on growth sonos whcih can be way off and generic measurements.
There are rare instances in which a womans pelvis may not open at all or enough to deliver such a big baby in which a section would then be waranted but why not give your body a chance to do what it was designed VERY WELL to do and avoid a MAJOR surgery that carries FAR MORE risks that trying to deliver a baby vaginally.....
JMO
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
Posted by sfp0701
There is no way of telling if the baby is too big without giving labor a chance. Your pelvis stretches and the baby's head compresses. If after trying labor for a while, the baby is, in fact too big, then a section can still be used. I am very confused about doctors using innacurate growth sono's to decide that a baby is too big without giving your body a chance to do what it was built to do. JMHO
ITA...my son at the growth sono was measured at "maybe" 8 lbs...the OB at the time said there was no way he was more then that...i pushed FOR FOUR HOURS...they kept telling me i was being alil lazy and that i should be able to get this baby out...
when he came out, he was TEN ONE! and 22 1/4 inches...he was HUGE...i tore, and had a very long labor, but those growth sonos are so inaccurate and i wish they solely go by the womans actual birth experiences, let her try it out vaginally, and if they see shes having a hard time...maybe theres a reason!!
I dont know, but i wouldnt opt for a c section based on the babys size..i would consider induction to help the baby come out sooner and stop growing if size was a conern, but small sized women deliver larger babies every day..i woud give it a try before you rush into anything!! I know we can all do this!!
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
yes, that is exactly why i had a scheduled c-section
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| Posted 11/25/08 8:43 AM |
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
Posted by alexlynn7
Posted by sfp0701
There is no way of telling if the baby is too big without giving labor a chance. Your pelvis stretches and the baby's head compresses. If after trying labor for a while, the baby is, in fact too big, then a section can still be used. I am very confused about doctors using innacurate growth sono's to decide that a baby is too big without giving your body a chance to do what it was built to do. JMHO
TOTALLY agree with this.
women's bodies were MADE to give birth.
there is little to no evidence in the medical literature supporting this practice. just because you're a small person doesn't mean you can't give birth naturally to a larger baby. also, growth sonos have a LARGE margin of error.
i personally would never sign up for major abdominal surgery based on my size and a growth sono. i would give my body a chance to deliver naturally, and if it didn't work out THEN i would consent to the section. jmo.
based on my own experience and those of others i know... i would much rather prefer having a c-section that trying to deliver a large baby on my own. going into labor and pushing for hours only to end up with a c-section anyway was something i was very concerned about, since from what others have told me, the recovery is much more difficult.
at 38.5 weeks, i had a growth sono and DS was measuring 8 lbs 12 oz. he ended up being only 7 lbs 10 oz but with a very large head circumference, which might have meant he would have failed to descend anyway.
i had an amazing experience and a very fast, very easy recovery, and i truly believe i did the right thing for me, with the information i was being given at the time.
it's a totally personal decision, but i personally don't see anything wrong with a scheduled c-section.
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
honesty that isn't too big for 36 weeks. I know my baby is measuring big and they are doing another growth sono at 37 weeks and then, based off that, we'll determine a c-section or not. They will not do the sked c-section until I'm 39/40 weeks though.
Why would they pull the baby out early if they didn't have too????
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headoverheels
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
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Why would they pull the baby out early if they didn't have too????
this i totally agree with. i had a scheduled c-section 4 days before my due date, the only reason i didn't have it on my due date was b/c my OB practice won't allow it - and my due date was a monday, so the latest they would do it was the friday before.
the longer you can hold the baby in there, the better, even though i know it is uncomfortable.
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
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Posted by sfp0701
There is no way of telling if the baby is too big without giving labor a chance. Your pelvis stretches and the baby's head compresses. If after trying labor for a while, the baby is, in fact too big, then a section can still be used. I am very confused about doctors using innacurate growth sono's to decide that a baby is too big without giving your body a chance to do what it was built to do. JMHO
TOTALLY agree with this.
women's bodies were MADE to give birth.
there is little to no evidence in the medical literature supporting this practice. just because you're a small person doesn't mean you can't give birth naturally to a larger baby. also, growth sonos have a LARGE margin of error.
i personally would never sign up for major abdominal surgery based on my size and a growth sono. i would give my body a chance to deliver naturally, and if it didn't work out THEN i would consent to the section. jmo.
based on my own experience and those of others i know... i would much rather prefer having a c-section that trying to deliver a large baby on my own. going into labor and pushing for hours only to end up with a c-section anyway was something i was very concerned about, since from what others have told me, the recovery is much more difficult.
at 38.5 weeks, i had a growth sono and DS was measuring 8 lbs 12 oz. he ended up being only 7 lbs 10 oz but with a very large head circumference, which might have meant he would have failed to descend anyway.
i had an amazing experience and a very fast, very easy recovery, and i truly believe i did the right thing for me, with the information i was being given at the time.
it's a totally personal decision, but i personally don't see anything wrong with a scheduled c-section.
thing is - you don't know that you would have pushed for hours and then ended up with a c-section. there is just as much of a chance that you would have had a fine, normal labor.
the weight you were given at the growth sono was over a pound off. 7lbs, 10oz is a totally normal sized baby. sure, there was a chance that his head wouldn't have gotten through - but there's no way to know.
having said this... i agree, it's a personal decision. your baby, your body, your decision!
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Posted by sfp0701
There is no way of telling if the baby is too big without giving labor a chance. Your pelvis stretches and the baby's head compresses. If after trying labor for a while, the baby is, in fact too big, then a section can still be used. I am very confused about doctors using innacurate growth sono's to decide that a baby is too big without giving your body a chance to do what it was built to do. JMHO
TOTALLY agree with this.
women's bodies were MADE to give birth.
there is little to no evidence in the medical literature supporting this practice. just because you're a small person doesn't mean you can't give birth naturally to a larger baby. also, growth sonos have a LARGE margin of error.
i personally would never sign up for major abdominal surgery based on my size and a growth sono. i would give my body a chance to deliver naturally, and if it didn't work out THEN i would consent to the section. jmo.
based on my own experience and those of others i know... i would much rather prefer having a c-section that trying to deliver a large baby on my own. going into labor and pushing for hours only to end up with a c-section anyway was something i was very concerned about, since from what others have told me, the recovery is much more difficult.
at 38.5 weeks, i had a growth sono and DS was measuring 8 lbs 12 oz. he ended up being only 7 lbs 10 oz but with a very large head circumference, which might have meant he would have failed to descend anyway.
i had an amazing experience and a very fast, very easy recovery, and i truly believe i did the right thing for me, with the information i was being given at the time.
it's a totally personal decision, but i personally don't see anything wrong with a scheduled c-section.
thing is - you don't know that you would have pushed for hours and then ended up with a c-section. there is just as much of a chance that you would have had a fine, normal labor.
the weight you were given at the growth sono was over a pound off. 7lbs, 10oz is a totally normal sized baby. sure, there was a chance that his head wouldn't have gotten through - but there's no way to know.
having said this... i agree, it's a personal decision. your baby, your body, your decision!
oh believe me i was SHOCKED when they told me he was only 7 lbs 10 oz - a whole week and a half after the growth sono!!
i guess i was just more inclined to go for the c-section because i knew several people, including my own mom, for whom the baby never dropped or could not be delivered due to size.
but i do agree with those of you that said a woman's body was meant to deliver babies of all shapes and sizes. i think i was just biased because of what i had heard!
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
You must be due around a holiday. Near Christmas, right?
I've noticed alot of this scheduling c-sections for "too big" babies especially when women are due around holidays. Very convenient for the doctors, major surgery for you. That's not that big for 36 weeks.
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You must be due around a holiday. Near Christmas, right?
I've noticed alot of this scheduling c-sections for "too big" babies especially when women are due around holidays. Very convenient for the doctors, major surgery for you. That's not that big for 36 weeks.
I'm due Dec. 20, so I guess that's close enough to xmas to make it inconvenient for the doctor if I do go into labor. Or god forbid if I ran late and the doctors get called in on xmas day! :)
I had the c-section scheduled for Dec. 12 'cus the baby was breeched at 34 weeks. He's now turned and the doctor gave me the option of having the c-section anyway saying that the baby may be 8 lbs. and make it hard on me to deliver... hm...
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
yup mine!!! Madison was 8ish pounds at my 36 week appt. and they said i was not gonig to be able to del. so they schedul. me!
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My Dr will. My friend was adamant against a c-section and wanted to go naturally. (We have the same Dr.) The Dr allowed her to labor for only a short time before recommending a c-section. She told my friend earlier in her PG (after the GS) that she would most likely not deliver naturally. Her DD could not fit her shoulders through her birth canal & she would have been "stuck."
Her subsequent children have all been c-sections for the same reason...too big!
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Posted by Dulcinea
I had the c-section scheduled for Dec. 12 'cus the baby was breeched at 34 weeks. He's now turned and the doctor gave me the option of having the c-section anyway saying that the baby may be 8 lbs. and make it hard on me to deliver... hm...
He *might* be 8 lbs by then? That is not a big baby at all! Do not schedule the section, try to labor naturally.
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Re: Would Your Doctor Allow A C-Section? ...
I wouldn't do it. I labored and ended up with a c-section, but I feel good that I tried to deliver. It just didn't work out for me. It might work out for you, though. I wouldn't jump into a c-section so fast just because of a growth sono. They seem to be wrong more often than they are right!
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No doctor can ever tell you whether or not you will be able to deliver a baby based upon size or position before birth. My son never dropped -- even when I was in full-blown labor, but he did eventually come out vaginally -- took a while -- 2 hours of pushing, but no tearing.
Some women deliver 10 pound babies with ease, some have trouble with 7 pound babies. You just don't know until you try. Please don't buy into the whole "big baby" scare.
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Posted by Dulcinea
I'm due Dec. 20, so I guess that's close enough to xmas to make it inconvenient for the doctor if I do go into labor. Or god forbid if I ran late and the doctors get called in on xmas day! :)
I had the c-section scheduled for Dec. 12 'cus the baby was breeched at 34 weeks. He's now turned and the doctor gave me the option of having the c-section anyway saying that the baby may be 8 lbs. and make it hard on me to deliver... hm...
This was my DS’s due date and birthday!
Personally if my OB said that DC “might” be 8lbs then I wouldn’t opt for a c-section, in that case I would wait it out and see what my body did. I was told that the baby was 9lbs but my OB felt he was closer to 10 (she was right).
Yes some woman can deliver 10lb babies while others have major complications from a 6 pounder. I didn’t want to find out if I could push out a 10 pounder - and I dont feel like I had any less of a great birth experience because I didnt try to push him out. But you have to do what is right for you.
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