I know what you mean. My baby girl is measuring 3 wks more than what they say I am. I am going to try to have natural. It won’t hurt to try. But it is completely up to you.

Not sure how large you are, but I’ve had 3 children, the first one was 9 lbs, the last two were 10lbs. The first delivered vaginally perfectly, 2nd was emergency csection. 3rd was a VBAC because it was 9 years after the last csection, and it was no problem. I am 5’6″ medium build, my weight has fluctuated between 119 and 130. Ultrasounds are not exact. I’ve been told I had small babies, when in fact all 3 of mine were large. And I’ve had friends that were told their babies were 8 1/2, they induced early and the baby came out at 6 lbs. So who knows?

well, I am super small (5’7 110) and I had a 9lb baby, the ultra sound at 38 weeks said he was 7.5, so they said it would be fine and I had one of the longest pushing stages ever (almost 3 hours) and we both almost died. So, I’m doing a c-section with my next. NO way can I do that again. Good luck! Also, I coudln’t hold him right right away, like 2 minutes later, because they had to make sure my plumpy boy was okay and he was so healthy, but it was so hard and scary. I am sure you can do a c-section and see him right after.

I’m going through the exact same thing. My baby is suppose to be 9 to 9 in half pounds and they say my pelvic bones are wide enough to deliver her an shes just to big. I had the chose to try natural birth or a c section, i choose a c section after reading my options i decided it was the best. You could be in labor for 30 something hours then the Doctor could decide you need to do an emergency c section and the labor can bring lots of stress on the baby. In the end its not all about you, its about whats best for your baby. So even no it takes forever to heal and your body doesn’t respond to drugs well, getting a c section your guarantying everything with YOUR BABY will be ok, and it wont be stressed. Hope this helps and good luck!

You need to keep in mind that even the best doctors can be off by as much as two pounds, when trying to determine the baby’s weight/size during an ultrasound. I would wait until next week’s u/s to see if they stick with their original estimate or change it. I had my first by emergency c-section (she was 8 lbs 12 oz), but it was because they gave me the epidural too early. My second and third were natural, and were just under 8 pounds.

For my c-section, they just “turned up” the epidural so I wouldn’t feel anything below the waist. I would talk to the doctor about your concerns with narcotics, and see what options he/she offers you.

Wow, thats a hard one! I didn’t think I’d ever suggest anyone ever have a C section, but……
My mother in law had three very large (10# and over) babies, with no ill effects……..I, on the other hand, had a baby just under 7#, and had a horrid time, she was turned and it was a very difficult delivery, plus there was no water to break…….so after 24 hrs of labour, and a difficult delivery that left me sitting on a tube for 4-5 months…….if I could have done it over, I would opt for the C section, cuz healing from that could not have been worse……and I was so exhausted from my delivery, I couldn’t hold the baby right away anyway, I was so tired, I was afraid I’d drop her.
So……my advice is to listen to your doctor, he might have a good idea what you can expect, based on his examinations…. That’s your best hope for “knowing in advance”…….
My doctor never warned me that I’d have such a hard time……good thing we already had two adopted children, or she’d have been an only child!!

I would go and try to deliver vaginally. You can always go for the c-section later on. I had to deliver my daughter via c-section. I was in labor for 12 hours (thankfully I had an epidural) but I never really dilated even though my labor was strong and steady. My daughter has a large head and I am pretty small in the hips.

Now I am 8 weeks pregnant and because of my prior c-section my doctor will not consider VBAC. And she says that all the doctors in my area will not consider VBAC. If I wanted to try VBAC i would have to go with an intern from a teaching hospital. So clearly I guess I will reluctantly have another c-section. So many doctors will not let you try for vaginally deliver after a c-section because if there is big problem (rare but it does happen). The doctors have only 15 minutes to get the baby out during a VBAC.

C-section are much tougher than labor. The recovery is very difficult. I saw my baby very quickly after delivery but honestly I was in no mood to see her. The stress of the c-section was a bit too much for me to deal with.

It is really up to you and your husband and doctor though. I would try for a vaginally delivery with the knowledge that a c-section might have to occur.