Scheduled C Section

He also says the best time to have a scheduled c section is around 39 weeks gestation or one week before your due date.

Scheduled c section. Your doctor will typically set a general time frame for the birth and you will work with the office appointment scheduler to set a date and time. My water broke with elliott at 3am and my planned c section wasn t scheduled until 9am. For more of a traditional aspect on preparing for a scheduled c section take a look at this article from mayo clinic.

Maybe what will help too is i think you will find that your scheduled c section will be completely different from your first. Two examples are that you ve had a previous c section and that. Needless to say it was going to be a long morning.

In some cases the benefits of scheduling your c section early outweigh any potential risks. How are you feeling. After 3 days of no progress trying to induce i got my wishes.

The question of the need for delivery in this way is decided by the gynecologist in advance. A scheduled c section is a pre planned surgical intervention prescribed to pregnant women who have contraindications for natural delivery. Mar 2017 if your doctor has decided in advance that you ll need to deliver via c section his office will probably schedule the procedure for you as early as a few months in advance.

Your doctor or midwife has found a medical reason for you to have one but it s not an emergency. Anyone scheduled for c section oct 13th. Hospitals vary but james said his practice schedules the procedure four months in advance so check with your doctor.

That feeds into anxiety more than anything working through contractions as you are being prepped for surgery. You won t be laboring or in pain really at all before your surgery. C sections scheduled prior to 39 weeks have an increased risk of complications.