Successful VBAC with Boulder Nurse Midwives??

Hi T.,

I am in the same boat, 27 weeks (due May 7) along and hoping for a VBAC. My doctor is supportive, but last appointment he made me worry a little. We had a follow up ultrasound because at 20 weeks the baby was not cooperating. The ultrasound showed that my baby was in the 95% for its gestational age...so they are worried about me having a large baby. Everything I have read suggest that large babies are not reasons to rule out VBAC. My biggest comfort is that the hospital I plan to deliver at has a low over all C-Section rate, and last time around the nurses were super helpful and supportive of my birth plan. I hope you get the responses you are looking for, and more importantly have the birth you desire. Best of Luck!

I drove 50 miles (one way) down to Highlands Ranch in order to have my Dr and a hopsital that supported VBAC's. It was a great expereince and my baby was 8 lbs 14 oz- u/s guess was 7 lbs 7 oz 3 days before she was born......u/s are normally so off.

I don't know anything about this topic or your current docs, BUT I will say if you have doubts at all switch right away. It is never too late to find a new doc.
TRUST that mommy instinct and at least go to your friends doc and get a second opinion or at least get a feel for him/her and go from there.
If you have any notion that they aren't 100% behind you, then you are probably right and you won't be able to do anything about it when you realize it on delivery day!
Good Luck!

Boulder Nurse Midwives and Boulder Community Hospital have a 90% successful VBAC rate and they are extremely supportive of women who want to have VBAC

Do you have a doula? If you work with a doula I'm sure she can guide you and give you suggestions/names of providers who have done VBACs and support them. You may know this already but Becoming Mothers in Boulder and Longmont United Hospital in Longmont both hold "Meet the Doulas" events. Good luck! You'll succeed.

My OB was Dr. Kimberly Roos at Good Sam in Lafayette. I would give her a call. I was farther along when I switched to her and it was the best decision I made!

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I realize that this was posted a while ago and surely the OP has had her baby by now, but for anyone else who comes across this thread or has a similar question I wanted to post my experience. I had a wonderful med-free VBAC in August 09 with BNM and felt 100% supported by them through my pregnancy and labor. In fact, I switched TO them because I had similar concerns about my OB. I completely understand how unsupported us vbac mommas feel by the medical community as a whole, but I really felt that the BNM were ultra supportive and would absolutely reccomend them to anyone in the area who is hoping to vbac. I hope in the end the OP had a wonderful birth experience!

Hi T.- I don't know anything about vbac but I say if you arent feeling supported switch! i switched doctors at 6 months and am really glad i did