pelvic bone structure??

**petal80** · 08-11-2005 15:11

Hi all

New mum / new member

had an emergency ceaser after long drawn out labor
this was due to the bone structure in my pelvis - flat pubic bone or something like that.... apparently this is something that is unable to be picked up until you are in labor (and in my case fully dialed and up to the pushing stage)

Ive been told I'll never be able to have a natural birth - which doesnt phase me out too much as I went thru 36hours of labor - 4 spent pushing - so i figure that Ive done enough labor to last a life time. I think that I was only a little shocked cause Im not a small woman - curvey size 16.... I always conciderd myself to have 'good child baring hips'

just wanted to know if anyone else has the same 'condition' ??

BB

**dee dee** · 08-11-2005 15:33

Hi,

I don't have the same condition, so I can't offer any support on that front sorry. But I do know that physical size(eg 16,18) isn't an indication that childbirth will be easy. My OB actually sent me for a pelvic x ray several weeks before my dd was due just to make sure that my pelvis could accommodate her.

**petal80** · 08-11-2005 15:47

its funny about the asumptions that we make in life,
I just always thought that I could have a natural birth,
I find it interesting that you were sent for an x-ray - was your baby not engaged? or just a fluke that your OB sent you there?
As Roxy was fully engaged

**cath** · 08-11-2005 15:50

Hi there,
I had my son Patrick 11 days ago and like you am a curvy size 16 and thought I would have no dramas with natural childbirth - has been the one consoling thought about having these hips. However after being induced for 17 hours ( 5 hours full on contractions) I only dilated 1 cm and Paddy's head would not engage. I was told by my Ob. after ending up having a caesarean, as it realistically didn't look like I was ever going to give birth naturally to my boofy headed boy, that my pelvis was not big enough from front to back -not side to side so had nothing to do with my hip size.
You poor thing with you 36 hour labour -4 hours of pushing is a bloody long time. You must have been exhausted. At least our babies are out and safe and I personally have no qualms about my decision to have the caesarean and am highly likely to have to do it again (didn't think about my husbands round head and broad shoulders when conceiving - likely to always have decent size babies -Paddy was 9lb,1.5oz). Hope all is going well with you.

Cath

**JanetF** · 08-11-2005 16:04

You might like to read this.
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/pelvis.asp

I'm not saying it's impossible but I'm saying it's pretty unlikely that you have a defective pelvis. You would also benefit from the Pink Kit which teaches you how to understand the shape of your individual pelvis and work with it to maximise your birthing potential. You can buy it in Australia and many birth support groups are also happy to lend it out.
http://www.birthingbetter.com/

**dee dee** · 08-11-2005 16:20

Petal80,

My OB sent me because he said he liked to explore all avenues. After much discussion I decided to have the x rays done. Pelvis was fine, but after 41+ weeks of pregnancy dd was not engaged and my cervic was still not ready.

**petal80** · 08-11-2005 16:40

cath

glad to hear you went thru the same thing - well not glad but you know what I mean

Roxy was 9lb 11oz -

Yes I was so exhusted at the end of my labor (which is another reason for the ceasar) but I kept pushing myself along thru it. I went on thurday 8pm night and was induced with the gel - contractions started at 1am Friday morning - long story short - it took forever for me to dialate, they broke my waters (ouch) and used the drip etc etc - got down to saturdy morning was fully diatalted - started to push ... but after almost 4hours the midwife my OB and I decided that it wasnt working - they explained the problem with my pubic bone to me and roxy had also shifted position a bit too + I was exhusted - so ceasar it was.

and once they say your having a c-section its pretty quick from there .. as you would know

**Mamaduke** · 08-11-2005 23:29

Janetf,
You are dangerous.
According to you, no one has any excuse for having a c/s and everyone should try vbacs and natural births regardless of what specialists have said.
You need to be careful about what you preach and the messages you are conveying to people.
You can't just assume that because you prefer it (a natural birth), then that is what's best for others.
I wonder if you were legally bound to your opinions and advice (as doctors and specialists are), if you would be so forthcoming and adamant.
Carly
mama to...
Jesse 4
Lucas 16mths
- my two beautiful c/s boys!!!!

**Kaileysmum** · 09-11-2005 11:28

HI

Id just like to say Petal80 my story is exactly like yours, except I never had any induction drugs, mine was all myself. I had my bub 4.5 weeks ago, she was a beautiful 8lb2oz. I was in labour fo 36 hrs, I pushed for 3.5 hrs and she didnt move at all, she was stuck at station -1

. So I ended up with a em C/S. They have told me that my pelvis is a funny shape and I shouldn't try labour again. In my case they said to me that my OB should have picked up that there was something wrong as I hadnt engaged at all (first bub) and I was 9 days over due, so I shouldnt have had to go through that horrible long labour. Also I had a bad time in my C/S as I lost over a litre of blood and my uterus stopped contracting as it went into trama(sp?)/shock from such a long labour and they had to manipulate it by hand, clean it out and seal off all the blood vessles themselves. The whole C/S took 1.5hrs they usually take 20mins total. What Im saying is that I won't ever a VBAC, because I know that my body can't do it. Im a size 16 I have what you'd look at as big hips, I think some women just can't have babys naturally, thats probably why so many women died from child birth 100's of years ago, because their bodys couldn't do it.

Well that's just my view, everyone is has the right to their own view on things, and to make their own decisions based on how they feel not on how other people feel.

DD: Kailey 9/10/05

**madvoice** · 10-11-2005 21:30

Originally Posted by carlyb

Janetf,
You are dangerous.
According to you, no one has any excuse for having a c/s and everyone should try vbacs and natural births regardless of what specialists have said.
You need to be careful about what you preach and the messages you are conveying to people.
You can't just assume that because you prefer it (a natural birth), then that is what's best for others.
I wonder if you were legally bound to your opinions and advice (as doctors and specialists are), if you would be so forthcoming and adamant.
Carly
mama to...
Jesse 4
Lucas 16mths
- my two beautiful c/s boys!!!!

Hear Hear. These blatant IN YOUR FACE so called 'facts' are starting to drive me insane. I'm sure there are others that feel the same. I was rather well informed about my decision and I too had a small pelvic opening and I'm a 'curvy' 16. Bub also had a 37.5cm head. So maybe JanetF you should learn to relax and accept that some people have different ideas from your own.