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Elective c section

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jadey1991 · 01/08/2023 16:07

Hi all,
Currently 21 weeks pregnant with 4th baby.
Previous births have been vaginally but my last delivery in 2021 ended up with me having a 3rd degree tear and baby having shoulder dystopia.

However, with this pregnancy I'm planning on having a c section. My only worry is that they book you in before 39 weeks and with all my pregnancies they all all been around 38 weeks.

I don't want to go into labour naturally as I'm scared of giving birth naturally again.

Do you think they will do a c section at 38 weeks?

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Turtlegurl888 · 01/08/2023 16:12

They do elective c sections for gestational diabetes from 38 weeks so I don't see why not! Have you spoken to your consultant about it?

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jadey1991 · 01/08/2023 16:17

Thansk for responding.. I see the consultant on 4th sep. I'm just worried they will say no to me having c section at 38 weeks. Like I said all my children have come around 38 weeks + a day or 2.
I don't have GD but they class this pregnancy as high risk due to my previous birth.

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Pastapoodles · 01/08/2023 16:32

So they will probably book you in for 39 weeks regardless. However if you go into labour before that they will treat it as an emergency c section. You just need to go to the hospital at the first sign of a contraction. Not ideal.
There's the possibility that they might listen to you though so fingers crossed

Hiddenvoice · 01/08/2023 16:42

They will most likely book you in at 39 weeks unless they have a medical reason to bring it forward. When I had mine booked I was told that if I went into labour early then I would phone triage straight away and explain I was due a c section and they would try do an emergency section.

ughoh · 01/08/2023 16:52

I had mine at 38 weeks. It's worth asking them.

MissAtomicBomb1 · 01/08/2023 16:58

I had mine booked in for 38 weeks as I went into labour with my previous pregnancy at 37 weeks.
This was 7 yrs ago though. You may have to have steroids injected a few days apart to minimise the baby's risk of any breathing problems.

Coffeaddict · 01/08/2023 17:01

Not without a medical reason. They used to do them from 38 weeks but there is some evidence of increased need for NICU so now they go for 39.

Having said that I was told if I went into labour before my booked section at 39 weeks they would perform an emergency one immediately. Talk to your midwife / consultant about your fears and I'm sure they will put your mind at rest

ouse · 01/08/2023 17:03

Pastapoodles · 01/08/2023 16:32

So they will probably book you in for 39 weeks regardless. However if you go into labour before that they will treat it as an emergency c section. You just need to go to the hospital at the first sign of a contraction. Not ideal.
There's the possibility that they might listen to you though so fingers crossed

Agreed. I started contractions at 38+6 and baby was born at 39 weeks on the dot, a few days ahead of my scheduled CS. We discussed what I wanted to do and when I said I still wanted to have the CS that was agreed and I was booked in.

ughoh · 01/08/2023 17:05

Mine was last year btw and I had to have steroids.

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jadey1991 · 01/08/2023 17:38

Thanks all for your reply. I will defo discuss my concerns with them and see what the results will be. ❤️

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