Episode 269 The Most Common Questions of 2023

Meagan finishes out this year of podcasting by answering some of your most common questions! Topics range from the time between births, gentle induction methods, gestational diabetes, “just-in-case” epidurals, home birth, tips for having a successful VBAC, and how to cope if you don’t get your VBAC.  “Women of Strength, I just want to thank you so much for all of your continued support. We love your support and we are so grateful that you are here. I love you. I feel so passionate about helping you as an individual find the best path for you. I want to help you walk through this journey and feel loved, supported, and educated.”  Additional Links Real Food for Gestational Diabetes by Lily Nichols How to VBAC: The Ultimate Prep Course for Parents Full Transcript under Episode Details  Meagan: Hello, hello. Welcome to The VBAC Link. If you have been with us all year, I just want to say thank you and if you are new to joining The VBAC Link, I’d like to say welcome. Welcome to the show. This is the last episode of 2023 and it’s kind of hard to believe honestly. I went through all of our episodes and we have seriously so many incredible episodes. I am so honored for those who have come and shared their expertise and given us their time.  I am so excited today to share this last episode of the year with the most common 2023 questions. We have some pretty common questions, but we have so many others as well. So of course, we have a Review of the Week. I want to dive into that really quickly before I get into those questions.  Review of the Week This is from cristab. It says, “I am a birth and postpartum doula who is always on the search for a birthy podcast to listen to in my car. I was so excited when I found The VBAC Link so I could listen to these amazing stories from women all over the world who have reached their goals through becoming educated thanks to Meagan and Julie. I’ve recently certified with The VBAC Link and as well, I’m so impressed with the thorough delivery in which their knowledge was shared in their training. I’m super excited to move into this next chapter of my career and I’m thrilled to do so with the amazing community and support.”  Thank you so much and thank you for joining our family. Doulas, birth workers, birth photographers, if you love birth and you are wanting to learn more about VBAC and how you can support people out there who are wanting to VBAC, who are wanting to avoid Cesareans, and who are just needing support from the community, we have our VBAC Birth Worker, VBAC Doula birth course where we are going to teach you all of the things about VBAC as well as help you know what us as VBAC moms are up against.  And parents, if you want to dive in and get more educated for your future birth, I highly suggest checking out our course. You can check it out at thevbaclink.com. 2023 VBAC Questions Meagan: Okay, you guys. We have so many questions that we get all of the time. If you haven’t also joined us on Instagram, we do Q&A’s almost weekly. We love answering your questions even if it’s a question that we’ve had before. We’re going to get to it and we’re going to answer it. Here are some of the most common questions that we get.  Number one on the list is how long after my C-section do I have to wait until I get pregnant?  This honestly is a question that I think is personal. Now, there are suggestions out there by providers who are saying anywhere between 18-24 months is what we commonly hear, but we even have some providers who are like, “Yeah, cool. In 15 months, you can go on and have your baby.” There can be an increased risk of uterine rupture with a really small gap or duration. So if you have had a C-section and then three months later, you get pregnant, you may have a provider who is a little bit more skeptical or even six months later, you may have a provider who is a little more skeptical and talking about the risk of uterine ruptu