Picking C-Section date

Times2

The doctor gave me a week time frame to pick my date...the closer date is in my 37th week and the later dates are in my 38th week..

Which would you pick? Im afraid of my water breaking before the 38th week..and being rushed to the hospital ....im so confused my DH wants to pick the latest date and i want to pick the earilier one

Temp159135562506975

what is your situation re: if you went into labor on your own?  Do you live really far from a hospital or something?  If there is no issue with getting to a hospital- i would pick the latest date possible.... you want your babies to get every day in there that they can.

chances are you'll go early anyway  - but you can make it to 38w (i did).  My OB won't even consider scheduleing a c/s before 38w unless there is a medical need.

mel&greg

I picked my date for 37w2d.  I picked this date mostly because it was a Friday.  This was ideal for us because we wanted our family to be able to come and visit over the weekend.  My husband also took a week off of work so we can home on Sunday afternoon and then had the whole week together as a family.

One of the benefits of having a scheduled c/s is that you can try to make it as convenient as possible.  I personally don't think there is a big difference between 37 and 38 weeks.  My dr. always schedules them around 37w.  Pick whatever works best for you!

Times2

Im nervous about going into labor on my own..my water breaking in the middle of the night or something like that ....i guess it shouldnt scare me but for some strange reason im petrified..i figured if i schedule it earlier the chances of me going into labor on my own would be less ...then again i have heard that the longer they stay in the better...im confused

Fa1ryG0dm0ther

My ob/gyn says that 37 weeks with twins is ideal.  (She is a mother of twins as well.)  She says that more than 38 weeks seems like cruelty, and she obviously isn't going to jeopardize her patients or their children.  So, if the 37 week date makes you more at ease, it seems like that would be ideal.  Any stress that can be avoided should be!  We have enough stress with all of the impending life changes that you don't need to amplify it.  Talk to your doc.  Ask him/her what concerns he/she would have with either date to soothe both your mind and your hubby's.  Chances are, there are none with either for the doctor, otherwise, those dates wouldn't have been offered to begin with.  If you trust your doc, this should help ease your mind regardless of your final decision.

sara1014

I don't have too much input, but my doctor seems to be more of the 37w school as well.  I think that as I start getting closer to that, he'll want to schedule us closer to 37, rather than 38.  That's on my list for my next appointment.  

MNheidi

We didn't really schedule mine b/c @ 36wks5d I had unexplained bleeding.  My dr didn't want to take any chances so since she was on-call that night, we scheduled the induction.  It turned into an emergency c/s b/c I was hemoraging so bad.  AND, it's a really good thing i was in the hospital b/c had I gone naturally, I would have bled that much and been totally freaked at home.

I would just make sure your ob is the one on call and honestly, I'd take the later date (chances are you won't make it anyway).