The Life and Times of Victor Jouvert

If I didn't hold her in total awe then now she holds god like status. I will surely use the phrase "you have no idea what your mom has done for you (substitute and exemplary phrase of choice)" to our children when they inevitably but surely misbehave and/or disrespect us.

Monika's tenacity and determination that I've become oh so familiar with were key to making this vbac a success. From the beginning the odds were against us and at every stage we were met with doubt and words of slight discouragement and even at points people making faces and shaking their heads as if to question why in the world of scheduled c-sections would anyone want to do that. Don't get me wrong they really applaud and encourage the idea of attempting a vbac but somehow they "warn" you repeatedly about the dangers. Hospitals just want to cut down on any risks! They could equal unsuccessful births, surgeries. They'd just as well have every baby cut out. Nice and easy no risk.

The residing Obyg at the hospital was quick to give us a shruggingly 40% chance of success as well as a release form listing all the possible horrors that could occur attempting a vbac birth. For those that haven't googled that yet its and acronym for vaginal birth after cesarean. Noah our first son was breech and after atempting an inversion was delivered via cesarian delivery aka c-section.

So to make long story shorter in the end Monika's reading up on this, the class we took, the prewritten and submitted birth plan and the countless discussions that we had about various scenarios plus Monika's tremendous will and endurance triumphed.