Ep137: Rosana’s Birth Story - How Education Led To An Empowering Vaginal Birth After Cesarean

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

This is a birth story about a successful VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean). After the birth of Rosi’s son resulted in a C-section, she wanted to try for a vaginal birth with her daughter. Her first birth was rewarding but not the experience she had hoped for. After an induction at 41 weeks she spent 30 hours in labor and ultimately delivered via c-section. She didn’t feel as connected to the birth experience as she wanted, and felt this affected bonding with her son.

For the birth of her daughter, she wanted to try for a VBAC. This time Rosi educated herself, weighed her options and made really informed decisions. She let her doctors know her wishes: that she wanted to wait 42 weeks before induction, that she wanted an unmedicated birth, and that she wanted to try for a VBAC. She was able to deliver vaginally and managed pain without medication. Though it isn’t possible to control every aspect of your birth, childbirth education can help you better communicate with medical staff and get the support you need. There's a lot anyone can learn from this episode.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

-What made Rosi’s first birth a traumatic experience

-Why she decided to educate herself before her second birth

-How childbirth education helped her to advocate for her birth wishes

-Whether her doctors were supportive of her wishes for a VBAC

-Why she chose an unmedicated birth and how she dealt with pain

-What made Rosi question whether or not she made the right choice in getting a VBAC

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0:00.0	This is a great birth story of a successful V-back that's vaginal birth after Cicerian.
0:12.4	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board-certified
0:20.0	OBGYN who's been in practice for nearly 15 years.
0:23.7	I've had the privilege of helping over 1,000 babies into this world, and I'm here to help you be calm, confident, and empowered to have a beautiful pregnancy in birth.
0:35.5	Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not
0:39.5	a substitute for medical advice. Check out the full disclaimer at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com
0:44.9	forward slash disclaimer. Now let's get to it.
0:51.7	Pregnancy can be overwhelming, but your inbox doesn't have to be. The Birth with Power
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1:05.4	use. No pressure, no preachy advice, just a breath of fresh air in your inbox every Thursday.
1:14.1	Come join me at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash email.
1:19.8	Hello, hello. Welcome to another episode of the podcast.
1:24.1	This is episode number 137. Thank you so much for spending a bit of your time with me today.
1:30.8	In today's episode, we have a birth story from Rosie. Rosie is a pediatric speech language pathologist
1:37.9	from Durango, Colorado. She loves to be active and enjoys traveling. That is in non-COVID
1:43.8	times. Anyway, her hobbies are
1:46.3	mountain biking, skiing, rafting, ultimate frisbee, and chasing around her two beautiful children.
1:55.1	Rosie was induced at 41 weeks with her first baby, and after 30 hours of labor, she ended up having a
2:02.6	cesarean birth.
2:04.2	With her second pregnancy, she was adamant about waiting until 42 weeks before agreeing
2:10.3	to be induced, and she scheduled an induction for 42 weeks in one day.
2:14.9	She ultimately went into labor the night before her induction, went to the hospital around 4 a.m. and had her baby girl by 10 a.m. with no pain medication. There is a lot to learn from Rosie's birth story. She's going to share why her first birth was a bit traumatic for her.
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