ventral hernia and pregnancy

hi everyone,
i just have a question for all you loverly ladies. has anyone gotten pregnant with a ventral (incisional) hernia, and if so how'd the pregnacy go?
how big was your hernia?
did it make a difference to how u gave birth?
and any other things i might have forgotten to ask about .
cheers,
tanya

 Hi, I'm just lurking (eek sounds creepy!) But with my youngest I had a Ventral Hernia. I didn't know it at the time I became pregnant and actually for most of the Pregnancy we thought the baby was poking out! (he was breech) But later I did fin out is was a hernia. It looked funny looking down like a growth or something. Not noticeable to anyone else. Although a few people who felt the need to rub my tummy (EEERRRR) felt it and was like OH THERE HE IS! 
It was sore as he got larger (7+ months) But not Painful. It didn't affect labor at all. Although I did end up having it repaired 5 months after delivery. My pregnancy made it larger. Pre pregnancy it was the size of a tennis ball, by the time I had it repaired it was the size of a softball or your fist balled up.
HTH

hi,
yes that did help, thanks for that. glad it worked out for you. and yes they do look freaky dont they,lol.
ciao
Tanya