I have been midwife at home to several women who have had 3rd degree tears with previous births... All of them have had intact perineums, one with a 4.4 kg baby! :)
Vicki -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of judit Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 4:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: my story > Hallo, > > I was recommended to tell you this story by my midwife friend, to get > to know so more opinions on the subject. > > I am a believer in "natural" birthing so I had my first baby at home > because I didn't trust the hospital to respect my wishes. I had a > wonderful midwife and a wonderful baby. I did end up in hospital > because of a 3rd degree tear but I wouldn't have wanted it any other > way if I had to do it all over again. Well that time has come. I am > now 33 weeks pregnant. This time we had to resort to the hospital. I > wrote my birthplan and they requested a meeting. It was me against > four of them, the manager of the ward, a midwife, the obstetrician and > someone from administration. > They said they respected my wishes against any interventions until an > emergency occurs so I thought everything would be allright. Than at > the end the obstetrician stated a ceasarian would be a better option > in my case, if I could go home and consider this scenario. I told him > straight away I wouldn't change my mind. He said my pelvis > is probably to small because my first baby was only 3.3kg so I > shouln't have torn so badly, and that the scar tissue is likely to > tear again and might not heal up as well, leaving me farthing through > my fanny for the rest of my life. > So all of a sudden my wish for a natural birth changed into a > recommended x-ray at 36 weeks, if the baby is not to heavy I can have > a vaginal birth on my back with an episiotomy the size of my first > tear only in a different direction. I do not like my options very much > as you can imagine so can anyone tell me if I can trust my > obstetricians judgement. Is this normal procedure in a case like mine > or shall I have a homebirth again after > all? > > Thanks for taking your time to read my story. > > a worried mum > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
