Friday, 13 December 2013

74% chance of a sucessful VBAC



Well yesterday I saw my consultant, still waiting to hear from my VBAC consultant though.
Any way because I hadn't heard from them yet, she briefly went through the pros and cons of both VBAC and C-section. I told her I would prefer the C-section. She said that's fine if after seeing the VBAC consultant and nearer the end of my pregnancy I still want another section then they'll sort that out for me. She said that if I did go VBAC I'd have a 74% chance of a successful VBAC. If I was going to go for that then I wanted my chances to be higher then that.
I know 74% is still pretty good, but I was hoping for at least 85% 90%.

Anyway my blood pressure was once again low. I was then asked about my eating habits and have been told to try and eat 5 to 6 small meals a day and of course drink more. She said that she wouldn't be surprised if I got dizzy spells. To which I said I do. My bump is still measuring a week behind.

Today my health visitor came over to drop some books off for my little one. She also mentioned that she had spoken to my doctor and that he said to try and 5 to 6 small meals a day, and that if I still have a problem with gaining weight or can't manage the 5 to 6 small meals then they are going to refer me to a dietarian.

I don't want to see a dietarian, I'm worried that it would make me worse. I know that it shouldn't but I know it would mean having to keep a food dairy, and doing that might make me think am I eating to much? am I not eating enough?

I still haven't gained any more weight, so I am still at 9lbs weight gain. I am going to see how it is when I see my midwife on 16th January and then speak to her about it then.

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