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Shamcey Supsup recounts the struggles she had to go through when she gave birth for the second time.

According to Shamcey, she was torn between giving birth via C-section or via a vaginal birth after a C-section delivery.

Aside from that dilemma, she and her husband Lloyd Lee were also surprised to find out that her obstetrician would be away on her 39th week, her expected date of delivery.

“My choices were to have the CS before she leaves or be referred to another to perform the VBAC.

“In the end, Lloyd and I agreed that we will let mother nature decide and not to set any date,” she said.

On her 38th week, when she was to be introduced to her doctor's reliever, she experienced contractions.

She was, however, advised that she was not yet ready to give birth. In that same evening, the pain got worse and Shamcey requested her husband to rush her to the hospital.

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As promised sharing to you my birthing story. As I have mentioned in my previous post, I was really torn between going for an elective c-section or a VBAC delivery. To be honest, I was leaning on going for the CS because I just wanted to take control of this 2nd birth. My husband totally respects whatever my decision would be but i knew he was still hoping for a normal delivery. Alas by 36 weeks I learned that my OB will be gone on my 39th week which made everything a lot more complicated. My choices were to have the CS before she leaves or be referred to another to perform the VBAC. In the end, lloyd and I agreed that we will let mother nature decide and not to set any date. Exactly on my 38th week, I had a scheduled appointment with my OB who will introduce me to her reliever. On that saturday morning I was having uncomfortable cramping on my lower abdomen so we went to see the doctor earlier. During the check up, I was already 2cm dilated and I was asked to do an NST to check the intensity and duration of my contractions. We were super excited of the possibility of welcoming the baby that evening. Unfortunately during the NST, they recorded only one mild contraction and so I was sent home :( I was disappointed but thought maybe its still too early since I had nyla at over 39 weeks. So I went home, tried to sleep and ignored the cramps that I've been feeling since they seem to just come and go. By dinner time, the cramps became more frequent but it was hard to time the contractions though I informed my OB of what was happening and she told me to observe it again for an hour. By then the cramps became quite painful so I called lloyd to come home immediately. By 8:30pm I was experiencing the worst cramps ever and I begged lloyd to bring me to the hospital. (See next post for continuation)

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Since the doctors weren't really expecting her, they were only able to attend to her after an hour or so.

“By 11:30pm I was fully dilated so the whole team began preparing for the delivery.

“With the positive encouragement from everyone in the delivery room, especially Lloyd who's assuring me and telling me my progress through every push, I heard the doctor say, 'The baby's head is out, one more push for the shoulders.' And I gave 1 big push and then our son was out and placed on my tummy,” she recounted.

“It was pure joy to see him that I did not even notice the delivery of the placenta and the stitching of my tear.

“During that time I realized that sometimes we plan too much, try to control everything in our life but sometimes we just have to let go and let God work his miracles coz His plans are always better than ours,” Shamcey concluded.

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Continuation... At the hospital, they did an IE and found out that I was already 8cm dilated and baby at station -1. I was wheeled into the labor room as I await the arrival of my OB and Anesthesiologist who both were not expecting I was going to give birth that night. That was the longest wait EVER. The contractions were downright painful, I was shouting and crying and begging for a dose of my epidural. I was so glad when I saw my doctors come in at about 10pm and finally got relief once the anesthesia was administered; though I can still feel the contractions but they were manageable. By 11:30pm I was fully dilated so the whole team began preparing for the delivery. With the positive encouragement of everyone in the delivery room especially lloyd who's assuring me and telling me my progress through every push, I heard the doctor say, "the baby's head is out, one more push for the shoulders" and I gave 1 big push and then our son was out and placed on my tummy. It was pure joy to see him that I did not even notice the delivery of the placenta and the stitching of my tear. During that time I realized that sometimes we plan too much, try to control everything in our life but sometimes we just have to let go and let God work his miracles coz His plans are always better than ours.

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