C section, shaving, elective.

[herhonesty]

Sorry, not the greatest of questions. Going in for second elective but can't remember anything about shaving.... Funny about what your memory blanks out. How far down do I go? How iam actually going to do it this time rounds another question, I am enormous this time round!

Surely they'll do that for you, if it's necessary?

Well I'm going back 8 years but they asked me to shave about an inch for my elective, had to get dh to help tho!

Then when I got on the operating table, they shaved some more anyway!

I think I shaved myself. Christ knows how I managed though

Can you ask someone close to help you?

I'm sure they would but would rather do it myself

Ask where any dressings might go: clear that area.

Do you have a DH/DP who could help? It's bound to be a bit you can't see, and you don't want irritated skin

Nobody shaved me for my elective a month ago.

I went for a bikini wax before I had the twins, shaving makes me itch.
It was one less thing to worry about.
The beautician said she gets loads of pregnant ladies in.

They'll go through your old scar so you only need to shave around that.

Routine shaving is no longer recommended and if it does need to be done it should be done as close to the time of the operation as possible to minimise the risk of infection: let them shave you if it's necessary.

It's only the top inch or so they take off (they did me in case I needed an EMCS when I had DS, but they had an electric razor rather than a bic!) - so really, it's barely anything they take off.

I'd wait until the day itself if you really are determined to do it yourself, so there's NO time for any regrowth otherwise you'll end up being shorn a second time anyway.

I was asked to shave for my ELCS 8 weeks ago. I'd see what your hospital says in that case.

Ask about this at your pre op appointment. At my elcs they shaved me with an electric shaver- just an inch or so at the top. Tbh I barely noticed at the time (already numbed) and was happy to not have hair around my scar afterwards!

Just had ELCS and they shaved with electric shaver on the ward that morning.Tried waxing the first time..hmmm..slightly painful...

Tbh they told me to shave at my booking in appt but I was thinking about how I would actually get to it rather than how far down!

i would def wax as low as you can go, my silly waxer didnt do it low enough. and i was shaved anyway. she was also determined to do it as low as she thought it should go rather than how low it should go. she hadnt done it before. anyway - the waxed part was great, you dont want any re growth in your scar.