ELCS Help

[Chillisauceboss]

If you had a planned c section (for any reason I guess, maybe for my question it's irrelevant why?) how many weeks / days prior to your due date were you booked in?

Thanks

I was booked in at consultant appt 36w and gave birth at 39w.

Oh and I was booked in for a big baby. I assume they didn't want him getting any bigger. He came out at 10lb 3

I got my date at 32 weeks for 39+1. My consultant was planning on delivering dc2 herself which might be why it was on the early side.

Got my date at my 36 week consultant appointment, for 39 weeks.

Thanks so much. I had a 5 day labour with the baby not engaging at any stage. I started off labour naturally at 41+3 then I was induced two days later. But at no stage did baby engage at all and drop down so pushing was futile. Baby was a small size so makes me wonder if mynpelvis is shaped to not allow baby out! Either way I'm asking for a c section next birth!!

Booked in at 37+0 for 39+1 when it became clear that DD there was no way DD would survive a natural birth.

@bathorshower I hope DD is ok xx

Booked in at 37+5 for delivery at 38+4 (breech baby that wasn't budging). Check the NICE and RCOG guidelines, I think the recommendation is 39 weeks. I think I was booked in early because DS was footling breech and for scheduling reasons.

I was booked 39.1 (would of been 39 but that was a Sunday) ELCS was due to a semi emergency section 17 months previously for a failed induction due to big baby

I had an appointment with the consultant at 20 weeks. I was booked in for 39+1 (mainly because she only delivered babies one day a week).

Thanks so much for all your responses. Really made me feel more comfortable

DD is absolutely fine, thank you - she was transverse (sideways) and there was a high chance the cord would get compressed during a contraction in labour. But she was otherwise normal and healthy.

Sorry to add I was told to expect the date to be 39+ when I attended around 30 weeks but wasn't given the actual date until around 35 weeks