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Rebecca’s Birth Story: My Large 11 Pounds VBAC Baby

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I love a good birth story, so I am sharing mine today! You can read my twins birth story, my son's VBAC story, and my last daughter's induced VBAC story. In case you're short on time, here is the cliff-notes version of our latest baby's birth story: Doctor stripped membranes on my due date (Wednesday). A friend gave me a foot zone late ...

26 VBAC Success Stories That’ll Empower Your Trial of Labor

When you are debating C-Section vs VBAC, chances are you want to know what to expect before, during, and after your VBAC delivery. You want to know that other people had a successful VBAC without major scary complications. You want to hear positive VBAC success stories to boost your confidence going into your trial of labor after a Cesarean ...

8 Smart Tips You Need to Up Your Odds of Successful VBAC Delivery

Interested in having a successful VBAC delivery? Here are some solid tips on how to prepare for a successful VBAC. Like many women, I never wanted to have a C-Section but ended up with one anyway with my first pregnancy. I had breech twins so my babies were born through my abdomen instead of my vagina. When I became pregnant again, I knew I ...

My Successful Induced VBAC – Emily’s Birth Story

Last week we welcomed our fourth child into the Fagan home via a successful induced VBAC. I hadn't planned on being induced, via the doctor breaking my waters, but neither did I think my daughter would have very low amniotic fluid at her 40 week doctor's appointment. Her birth story is different than my others (read my son's VBAC birth story and my ...

Michael’s Birth Story – My Successful VBAC of a 9.5lb Baby

Our baby is here!! And it was quite the long process, what with going well over my pregnancy due date by 13 days, making it 41 weeks 6 days pregnant, and being in labor for more a day and a half. But, we did it! I had a successful VBAC delivery! Short version: 9:00am Wednesday, March 20 - OB stripped my membranes. 2cm dilated. 10:30am ...

Repeat C-Section vs VBAC: Why I’m Opting for the Latter

Repeat C-Section vs VBAC - It's a very real choice I had to make once I became pregnant again. I had a Cesarean section with my first pregnancy, but this pregnancy I have decided to elect for a Trail of Labor After Cesarean (TOLAC) or Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) instead of opting for a repeat C-section. And there are many reasons ...