If a first time mum has a ventouse delivery, how likely is it that subsequent deliveries will be assisted?

First of all you need to research WHY you needed a ventouse. Did she get stuck behind your coxyox which then made her heart rate fluctuate due to the stress of you pushing on her? DId you know that quite often if a woman pushes on her back it makes it harder to push and exhausts the mother more making her pushing efforts less efficient, it also makes the pelvis much smaller and some babies may get stuck behind the coccyx making it impossible for them to come out in that position but if you where to push in an upright position it makes your pelvis open up much more, making it much easier on you and also your baby. Also waiting for the urge to push and to to just start pushing once they tell you that you are 10cm can make a difference as well, i have seen this happen many times where they just get told they are 10cm and start pushing without even feeling any urge too and they end up pushing for 2 hours or more because their bodies just wheren't ready yet.

So i suggest (if you don't have an epidural that is) to stay active during labour (meaning changing positions and being upright), making sure your baby is in the best position for birth by following Optimal Fetal Positioning to avoid a posterior baby which also makes it even more harder to push your baby out lying on your back, wait for the urge to come before you start pushing AND stay OFF your baby during the pushing phase. If you ever need to rest during labour make sure it is on your side as being on your back can easily turn your baby into a posterior position. I suggest you google some of these things to get more info.

Good Luck, I'm sure everything will go great. Remember that knowledge is power =D

Ventouse Delivery

Hi!! I'm not exactely fitting your question,I had a ventouse delivery for my 3rd baby,and the birth of my 4th (11months later) was the best experience of my life,or at the very least the most intense.It was,fast,natural,straight forward,just textbook delivery.

I wouldn't think that an assisted delivery calls for the sam every time.

Best of luck with your current pregnancy!

You are much less likely to need another ventouse and your labour will probably be shorter than the first time. Don't go in to the hospital too soon. Let labour get well established at home where you are relaxed.

It's doubtful that you would experience the exact same symptoms of your first pregnancy. One vacuum assisted delivery doesn't mean all of them will have to be assisted.

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Consider giving birth upright so that gravity helps instead of having to push a baby up hill out of you (such as giving birth laying flat on your back) Even if you are in a hospital request a squat bar, squatting also allows your pelvic outlet to increase that crucial 1/2 - 1 inch. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www....

Consider perineum massage also.

Also when in labor - walk as much as possible, stretch and just n general keep moving - do not let the contractions paralyze you. You will feel more pain if you do let them paralyze you.

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I can only answer for my mum, I'm not sure on the likelihoods of needing subsequent assisted deliveries after your first assisted labour. My mum has the four of us.

I was her first, and born through forceps (I was in distress). She then had my brother 14 months later, he was born unassisted within about 10 minutes pushing, my two sisters were the same. My mum just had the knack of pushing I think, lol.