So annoyed! Am I over reacting? C section possibly cancelled

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So went for my pre op today for my section which is supposed to be on Monday.

I have gestational diabetes and have been told for the last 4 weeks due to being on insulin I'll be one of the first down.

Get there for my pre op today to be told I'm an afternoon appointment due to complex cases, okay fair enough if people are in more need.

Then they say so get up at 6am have a light breakfast, I said I'll have egg on toast and I was told no try cereal. ( I'm not allowed cereal or doesn't work well with GD) so she says ok well try wheetabix, explained that's the worst cereal to have as causes spikes and crash so she says ok then have egg on toast then nill by mouth all day.

Come to hospital for 11am but there's a chance it will be cancelled due to being an afternoon appointment. So I said ok when will I know and she said by 4.15pm if I'm not down I'll be sent home. So I said if I don't eat from 6am and fast that long what if I have a hypo... Was told don't worry about that well work it out on Monday.

I said the only way to treat it will be to eat so it would get cancelled anyway.

Then she says any signs of labour ring up I explained for 2 days I'm having constant BH which aren't going away bad back pain and I was worrying Incase I was in slow labour.. no checks done just said oh well ring triage if anything else happens

Just feel so fed up under the MH team for anxiety and depression built all my hopes up on my head and anxious about it and now I just feel like it's going to get cancelled anyway so what's the point in even going in. Then partner turns to me on the way out while I'm crying and asks me what the problem is and why am I spoiling it all

Ughhhh just need to rant. So annoyed just feel fobbed off. Dont even feel excited in the slightest. Worried about having a hypo .. worro d about babys sugars if I'm going that long without eating. All this worry and it's probably gonna be cancelled anyway.

More so why have I been told for 4 weeks that I'm definitely going down first thing so I don't have a hypo and now they don't care and it's oh well if u do u do.

Thought they would at least check my stomach and see if it is BH.

So fed up and my partners annoyed me even more. Said it's unfair on me being in my mood when he's doing so much by looking after me and making me dinner and getting me drinks because I'm in pain and I don't understand how difficult it is for him.

Am I being a pshyco

Most of your angst seems to be surrounding ‘what ifs’. Take a deep breath and try to take stock.
I think the concern about giving birth, and possibly hormones, might be amplifying your worries.
They will be able to monitor your blood sugars, deal with the possibility of a hypo and they will look after you and your baby. If someone hadn’t told you that you’d be first down, you likely wouldn’t have half as much worry!
The list might have changed order by the time you get there on Monday anyway, any of the other women could have their babies over the weekend so bump you up the list. I hope, come Monday, things all go smoothly for you. Try to relax over the weekend and look forward to meeting your little one.

Yeah I hope so I didn't think of that. Just my anxiety is so bad I can't help but think that way and just feel like I've been fobbed off and lied and the fact that they clearly don't understand how GD works makes me even more anxious. I don't feel excited at all now for Monday cause I don't feel like I'll be having her. I feel like I'll be spending the day at the hospital and not coming home with the baby. All my family have booked flights over next week to see me and don't even know if she will be here or if she is if I will be out of hospital. Just so disheartened

none of what you’re describing is really that uncommon. If you go into labour just go in - the section will get done u less you’re up for a bash a a vaginal delivery. If you feel hypo while you’re fasting then tell them - they can give you sugary clear fluids orally or IV dextrose. An egg on toast would be fine for breakfast. If the list overruns it overruns - the wouldn’t be planning to postpone cases but if there are more complex cases earlier on the day who knows what may happen….of course one of them may go into labour earlier so you get bumped up the list too…not all the ‘what ifs’ are bad!

Unfortunately that's common with scheduled sections - we almost got bumped on a Friday afternoon till Monday but were taken down at half 4 as last of the day in the end. It's just something you always have to be prepared for as obviously emergencies and more priority cases take precedence.

If you do end up having to wait around then they should be aware of your medical issues and have a plan in place to deal with it then. Just mention it on arrival if you're worried. But yes unfortunately you are never guaranteed the date you are given. Fingers crossed it all goes as planned though!