Re: Scan Update from Jenni

August 1, 2001

Jenni, I hope that you are feeling better about your meeting with the

consultant. It sounds though from your message that you are very strong,

confident and assertive, so fingers crossed that you will get the birth that

you want. I am going to see a consultant in about four weeks time,

hopefully to discuss a VBAC. I hope that I can be as assertive as you! At

my last antenatal appointment my midwife was not at all reassuring, in fact

at one point she reversed the the statistical risk of me having another CS

and tole me I had a 70% chance of a repeat CS.When I asked about uterine

rupture she said absolutely nothing to reassure me, just said you are an

intelligent woman I am not going to tell you there are no risks. When

actually statistically the risks are quite small. I actually felt quite

depressed after that visit.

I was also very interested in what you said about a independent midwife.

How have you gone about finding one, and could you give me some idea of the

cost? I hope that you don't mind me asking. Where I live, I don't have any

choice but to have a hospital midwife who I won't have met before. I think

it would increase my confidence to have someone I knew and respected with

me. (Which would count out my community midwife, who wouldn't attend a

hospital birth anyway, but I'm sure would sap any confidence I had!) Good

luck, Kate

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