What was the reason for your emergency caesarean

**naiwen** · 12-06-2008 11:19

Hello bubhub

Nosy Naiwen here

Just wondering how many hubbers have had an emergency CS and why

Mine was due to HELLP syndrome and the complications it created with DS, IUGR, FDS etc

**3BoysBlue** · 12-06-2008 11:24

Yes twice
DS1 was PE, IUGR Footling Breech and Distress and i had a spinal
DS2 was Distress and Placental Abruption under a GA as they needed him out FAST

ETA i had gone into Pre-term Labor with both of them DS1 2 days before he was born and DS2 24hrs before he was born and also had PPROM with DS2

**La Que Sabe** · 12-06-2008 11:39

hey!!
we had a 30 hour labour at home, was planning a home birth, but my midwife checked me and m cervix wouldn't dialate past 9cm, so we went to hospital, another 12 hours later still not dialating, so had a c/s. =[

**naiwen** · 12-06-2008 11:42

Hey Evelynn was that due to failure to progress? I am afraid I am rather ignorant about labour having never had one!

**Shanaynay** · 12-06-2008 11:46

Yep naiwen that's what would be called failure to progress.

I ticked other as it was apparently a result of malpresentation, CPD and failure to progress.
Though how you can fully dilate then be labelled as having failed to progress I'll never understand

**Frazzled** · 12-06-2008 11:46

I have said fetal distress and multiple birth complications. I was induced and laboured for 24 hours. DS's heart rate began to drop rapidly. He was born blue with the cord around his neck three times and he was spine to spine with me (is that posterior?). I also went into distress, got a fever and began hallucinating. I did not progress past 7 cms which I reached at about 18 hours.

**naiwen** · 12-06-2008 11:47

Phineas was bub facing the wrong way?

**naiwen** · 12-06-2008 11:49

Frazzled my bubs cord was around his neck 3 times as well, I was thinking twins or triplets for multiple birth but your way works too!

Hope the next bub comes out more easily.

**Frazzled** · 12-06-2008 11:54

Originally Posted by naiwen

Frazzled my bubs cord was around his neck 3 times as well, I was thinking twins or triplets for multiple birth but your way works too!

Hope the next bub comes out more easily.

Sorry N! I interpreted that differently! Not thinking straight today!

Yes - I hope so too - am hoping for a VBAC this time.

**Shanaynay** · 12-06-2008 12:02

Originally Posted by naiwen

Phineas was bub facing the wrong way?

posterior with face presentation. Can't really say if that's what caused me having a c/s, but apparently it prevented them from using other methods like ventouse to get her out.