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What are the chances of an early ELCS at 36 weeks owing to gestational diabetes?

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NooNooHead1981 · 25/04/2018 14:03

My c-section is scheduled for 7th June at 38 weeks with the pre-op on 31st May.

At my last appointment, my consultants (yes, I now have two!) said there may be the remote possibility of an earlier c-section date for 36 weeks if my blood glucose levels weren't kept in check enough (I'm not on medication as I can't tolerate it), but so far with my diet-controlled diabetes, all my levels seem ok. I was a bit concerned this morning as my fasting levels went up to 6.0 but this is a one-off as far as I can tell, athough the fasting levels have been just above the maximum of 5.3 averaging around 5.6-5.7.

I'm due for another assessment, scan and diabetic clinic appointment a week today, so it will be interesting to see what they say then and what the scan shows. Hmm

I'm actually getting to the stage where I am freaking out a bit at having to keep my glucose in check for the next few weeks but am worrying more about having an earlier c-section as it's not something I was planning on obviously...

How likely is it that they would do an earlier operation? And if they do, this would mean it would only be over a month away... [goes away to panic a bit..]

I can't wait to meet my baby but am getting worried about both mine and baby's health in the lead-up to the c-section...

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