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Reply to "Frequency and Butt Burn in Pregnancy (oh and Vaginal Delivery Q)"

Form the posts above, it seems it mostly the Ob's that think vaginal delivery shouldn't be a problem.

I would take my surgeon's advice over an Ob when it comes to j-pouches. You really need to consult your surgeons on this one. I do not think a regular Ob would have a clear idea of the stakes involved with a damaged j-pouch, and how hard it is to get a new one. They have no idea about the additional surgeries- at least two- required to repair the pouch, months of living with an ileostomy, months of recovery from surgeries, all the suffering and lost time that could have been enjoyed with a newborn instead. They probably never even met a person with a j-pouch before. 

 I know many people who had multiple children with c-section, but they did not have j-pouches. Does having a c-section with a j-pouch prevent having multiple children? I think you should ask this question to your surgeon. If they say that it would indeed prevent you from having many children, then maybe taking the risk of vaginal birth would worth it. But if they say that it would not, then why take a huge risk of going back to an ileostomy when a c-section is a safe option?

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