The day before Kellen was due we went to our normal prenatal check up. Our OBGYN was talking to us about what to look out for in regards to the risks of VBAC (vaginal birth after c-section). He told us a story about his wife, who's uterus almost ruptured with their 3rd child. She was planning on just having a scheduled c-section and had a lot of pain at her old incision site. She ignored the pain and when she got into the OR they found her uterus wall to be only a few cells thick. Yikes!
Well of course this frightened me a little bit. He just wanted me to know what to look out for. I had previously been having pain at my old incision site that I had brought up to him awhile back, but hadnt had any in a few weeks. He told me to walk a lot and drink plenty of water to try and get labor started. So thats what I did. Doctors orders right? That leaves us to where Kent started off the story a month ago. You can find that story here.
I have no doubt that God had His hand in all of this. If my OBGYN hadnt told me what to look out for and the story of his wife, I would have ignored the pain like his wife had. I am very grateful that we have a healthy baby boy and that this situation was caught and controled like it was. Yes that day was quite exhausting and well that hasnt really stopped, but it was well worth it.
The staff at the hospital were so good to us! Everything went very smoothly!
I often think about what would have happened had we not moved and got a new OBGYN. I never felt as comfortable with any of the doctors back in Cincy as I do with mine here. Would I have even told them about the pain I was feeling, or just discounted it as "normal" after a c-section? What would have happened had my doctor not told me the story about his wife? Things could have turned out much differently. As I look back to all of the details that surrounded the birth of Kellen, I can see God's protective hand throughout it all. I am forever grateful to have this bundle in my arms!
Going into the c-section, I had such a peace. I wasn't nervous at all! I trusted the hands that were going to take care of me and knew God was looking out for us! I was able to have my OBGYN perform the c-section, he was on call that night anyway. If it had been the next week, who knows what would have happened because my doctor would have been out of the office.
I am humbled by the thought of how much God cares about me. I am just one person out of billions on this earth, yet he had his hand in our circumstances. What could have been a disaster, turned out to be beautiful! Praise God!!
-Andrea
I have no doubt that God had His hand in all of this. If my OBGYN hadnt told me what to look out for and the story of his wife, I would have ignored the pain like his wife had. I am very grateful that we have a healthy baby boy and that this situation was caught and controled like it was. Yes that day was quite exhausting and well that hasnt really stopped, but it was well worth it.
The staff at the hospital were so good to us! Everything went very smoothly!
I often think about what would have happened had we not moved and got a new OBGYN. I never felt as comfortable with any of the doctors back in Cincy as I do with mine here. Would I have even told them about the pain I was feeling, or just discounted it as "normal" after a c-section? What would have happened had my doctor not told me the story about his wife? Things could have turned out much differently. As I look back to all of the details that surrounded the birth of Kellen, I can see God's protective hand throughout it all. I am forever grateful to have this bundle in my arms!
Going into the c-section, I had such a peace. I wasn't nervous at all! I trusted the hands that were going to take care of me and knew God was looking out for us! I was able to have my OBGYN perform the c-section, he was on call that night anyway. If it had been the next week, who knows what would have happened because my doctor would have been out of the office.
I am humbled by the thought of how much God cares about me. I am just one person out of billions on this earth, yet he had his hand in our circumstances. What could have been a disaster, turned out to be beautiful! Praise God!!
-Andrea
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