VBAC - see obgyn or not?

I have seen 2 of the NSH consultants re a VBAC. The first one (just before I was 34wks) was pushing pretty heavily towards a c-sect. I saw another one yesterday after a scan showed baby to be VERY big already and she was lovely and really quite reassuring about it all. She did go over the risks and in my case especially, the risks with trialling a VBAC with a large baby but in my mind it was nice to know because now I'll know the exact reasons why and when they'll want me to opt out and go for a c-sect.

I think it would all depend on why you had a c-sect last time as to what they'd say though.

I've been booked in for another scan and hospital appointment to review at 40wks. After that I think they'll push more heavily to book in a c-sect but I'm glad to have had the chance to ask my questions and I feel a bit more prepared about what's likely to happen. I think it totally depends on who you see though. The last female one I saw was really lovely and not pushy at all.

I was just given appointment times and got whoever but you may be able to ask to see someone specific. If you're pretty set on a VBAC, everything is going fine so far and you've had a good talk with your mw then you may not need it. I was kind of under the impression that it's just something you HAD to do after a previous c-sect.

My big issue is that they will push hospital protocol... which is for me to go to hospital from first regular contractions, be on constant monitoring, no water for pain relief (let alone a water birth)... and DH will buy into it. Its not optimal for a successful VBAC.

I'll speak to the midwife again, if she thinks I should go then I may just schedule it for when DH is on a shift he cant get out of.

Azza if you don't want to see an OB then just don't I saw an OB but I only saw one in particular as the other OB in the area at the time was very keen to see me have a c-section so I told my midwife I did not want to see that particular OB again which was fine.

You don't HAVE to do as they recommend and if you feel it won't be helpful for you to follow the hospital protocols then just don't.

With my VBA2Cs being a home waterbirth it was as far away from hospital protocols as you can get pretty much LOL

Thanks everyone!

My midwife is a home birth midwife and she's comfortable with me using water as pain relief (or for birth). She says they have monitoring equipment that works in water. She's very supportive and not pushy. We live about 3km's from the hospital so even if anything did go pear-shaped we'd be there super quick.

I'm still mulling it over and will let my midwife know in 4 weeks. I think I will end up having the appointment but going without DH.