C section at 35 weeks advice

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I posted this in childbirth yesterday but no ones answered. I’d really appreciate ANY advice because I’m terrified and have been up all night going through worst case scenarios. My anxiety has been under control for a year now but this has made it sky rocket.

I’m 34 weeks and had a growth scan yesterday . My child’s abdomen hasn’t grown as much as they think it should have. I have to go back next week for another scan and if it’s still not grown as much as it should then I’ve been told to expect a c section next week. They weren’t able to tell me why. Blood is still flowing to the placenta ok. If it didn’t grow much in two weeks why would it grow in a week?
This is a total bolt out of the blue and I’m freaking out a bit. I want expecting a c section at all. At my last few scans they were telling me he was going to be a big baby. Now I could be having a perm baby in a week. Has anyone had a similar experience? Any previous DCs born at 35 weeks or any c section advice? The consultant answered a few questions yesterday but DP wasn’t there when I was told and my mind had just been blown so I’m not sure I took much in x
Sorry for the long post and wussing out x

So sorry you are having a stressful time. Did they give you a rough idea or babies expected weight? I had emcs at 35 weeks and baby was absolutely fine. He was small, lost a lot of weight and needed phototherapy but stayed with me until we were discharged 7 days later.

They just never know how well babies born around 35/36 weeks will do but often they cope very well. Good luck

I had section at 36 weeks, 7.5 lbs no issues except took me a good few weeks to get him off bottles and onto breast, 2nd section at 37 weeks and breast fed straight away. I do not think any hospital would suggest this if not for safety but maybe phone and ask if they were giving you a possible scenario because as pp said weight is what they look at and as ultrasounds can be inaccurate it is quite a jump to offer section before 37 weeks. Write down questions and phone them, see if there are alternatives on offer and any information on what they think is impeding growth. Don't stress, I think a lack of information is what will drive your mind wild xxx

My son was delivered by an emergency caesarean at 34 weeks when my placenta ruptured

Apart from being on the small side (he was 3lb 4oz) there was absolutely nothing wrong with him. He was in special care for 2 weeks before he came home

Never had a single problem with him

Good luck xx

Please don’t worry, the same thing happened to me. Had a scan at 33 weeks, was told that the baby’s abdomen was measuring small and to go back a week later. When we did, everything was fine and she was born at 41+1. They said it could have been that she was lying in a funny position which would have affected the measurements. Wishing you and your little one all the very best x

It's such a scary thing to be told, but the consultants don't take chances, so you can trust them to advise you on the best thing for your baby. Mine was delivered by c-section at 33 weeks because it had stopped growing, but also had no more blood flow to the placenta. He was tiny (2lb8) but did absolutely fine. C-section was needed because of breach and not to stress the baby. At 35 weeks your not far off of a term baby!

I know it's hard to think in the moment but make sure you ask everything you can think of, even those questions you might be scared to ask or don't want the answer to! I feel the hospital often misses out on information that calms mothers down or would help to let you know!

Thanks ladies x
He’s 5.3lbs at the moment which is good for his age but his tum has been trailing off since his 20 week scan. They thought at first that it was just a discrepancy with their measurements or he’d shifted and didn’t seem to worried but after yesterday they’re a little more concerned.
They couldn’t answer the ‘why?’ questions. My biggest worry is that he’s sick but they can’t really know that until he’s here which is understandable but still worrying me sick.
I think the only things they can really answer are about the procedure itself so I’ll ask some more questions today. I have to go back 3x a week for monitoring and steroids for his little lungs x