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What gestation was your ELCS booked for?

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sel2223 · 03/02/2025 17:53

I'm told I'll find out the date for my second ELCS tomorrow and just wondering what gestation others were booked for?

My due date is a Friday so don't know if they'll book me in for exactly 39 weeks or if it'll carry over to the next week when I'll be 39+3 or over.

DD1 was booked for 39 weeks but brought forward a week to 38 weeks and I'm terrified of going into spontaneous labour.

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BeansCounter · 03/02/2025 17:55

DD 39+3
DS 39+4

Edited to add: I hadn't even had a braxton hicks by that point with either of them.

TomatoSandwiches · 03/02/2025 17:56

DC1 originally booked for 40 weeks then 39 weeks at my 36 week check up.
DC2 39 weeks
DC3 33 weeks
If you go into labour then you just go in for what's classed as an emergency section but it's not an emergency in the traditional sense.

sel2223 · 03/02/2025 17:56

BeansCounter · 03/02/2025 17:55

DD 39+3
DS 39+4

Edited to add: I hadn't even had a braxton hicks by that point with either of them.

Edited

Thank you. I have a feeling mine will be about that too

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sel2223 · 03/02/2025 17:57

TomatoSandwiches · 03/02/2025 17:56

DC1 originally booked for 40 weeks then 39 weeks at my 36 week check up.
DC2 39 weeks
DC3 33 weeks
If you go into labour then you just go in for what's classed as an emergency section but it's not an emergency in the traditional sense.

Thank you, that's reassuring to know. I keep having dreams about my waters breaking 🙈

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Lunamoon23 · 03/02/2025 20:43

Originally booked for 39+1 moved to 39+3. X

PumpkinScarf · 03/02/2025 20:45

DD 40+1 but was sent home due to emergencies so ended up as 40+2. I was terrified and enormous!
DS 37+5 I wish they’d left him a little longer but there were other issues at play.

Meredusoleil · 03/02/2025 20:45

Dd1 originally booked at 38+4 then moved to 39+5.

Dd2 booked at 39+2.

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