How close to your due date could you schedule your c-section?

gidge

I'm having a c-section due to a prior uterine surgery and I know they'd like to have me avoid starting labor.

The scheduler called me today and let me pick my day (I based it off when the dr I wanted was available).  Right now I'm scheduled for 39w4 days ( a monday) my other option was 39w0d. 

 I'm glad I get to hang on to the baby a few days longer but wondering if they'll decide it's too close to my due date.  

2u2wow

i'm having a scheduled C/S for this next one due to emerg csection on the last one and my hips are too damn small.

i was told i'd be booking a week before my due date to avoid labour - 39w4d seems a little long but your Dr won't allow it if they're not comfortable.  

i'd leave it for now and see what the Dr says 

msm261

I would go as late as I could.  My due date is 9/17 and I am scheduled for 9/13.  I really pushed for the 14 since it is a Friday and would work best for DH's work schedule, but the doc was booked.  

Also, DS's labor lasted 36 hours so I feel like if I were to go early I'd have more than enough time to get to the hospital.   

Daisy22

DS2 was at 39w3d and ds3 was at 39w5d. I just picked the day that the doctor I wanted was on call and worked with my dh's work schedule. My office allows you any day you want Monday - Friday the week you are 39wks. So you can do 39w0d or 39w6d, it doesn't matter to them.

ktshafra

I think it depends on the dr/hospital. My dr said it would be up to me (I requested waiting until I was in labor) but went over all the pros/cons of waiting til close to the due date. I'm hoping my RCS can be scheduled for 2 days before my due date or the day after. We'll see, though. 

gidge

Thanks   I'll see if the Dr has a problem with it next week.  If not, I guess I get to go with it.

meg1974

Mine was 2 days before my due date. 

baeluevano

Currently mine is scheduled for 39wks 2days. I was told they schedule c-sections on Mondays or Tuesdays if possible, as long as I'm at least 39weeks. I will be 39weeks on a Saturday so Monday October 15th is my Earliest option without them allowing me to have my c/s 1 day before 39weeks.

My Dr. does seem a bit concerned about going into labor before the scheduled c/s, in which he told me if I go into labor they will do my c/s immediately.

nealbl

My OB just told me to pick a date within the 39th week. I picked October 25th and my due date is Oct 31st.

AMK2008

I also had to to have a c section with my first due to uterine surgery (fibroids.)  I was told I could schedule at 39 weeks, but that was a Saturday, and they only schedule on weekdays.  The first available day was Tuesday, so that was when I did it.  I was told by my doctor that due to risk of uterine rupture that if I did go into labor before, I would need to call ASAP and they would do an emergency c section immediately.  I was comfortable with that, as most people labor for many hours before the baby is born.  I am due with #2, and was able to get 39 weeks exactly with this one. 

pinkmoonlight

I was 39 weeks 0 days when I had my scheduled c-section.

JG362009

I had mine at 39w6d but I was trying to VBAC.  

mandapie

Mine is scheduled for 39wks on the dot b/c that's the earliest he could do it for ins. purposes (he likes to do them between 38 & 39) and his prefered OR day anyway. I'm fine with that b/c I didn't want it any earlier than that.

modifiedmama

I was 39w0d when my son was born, and I suspect I'll be roughly 39w this time around as well.  

cmytutu

Mine was scheduled at 38w & 2d.

Angela814

I haven't been to my first appointment yet, so I haven't talked to my OB yet.

DD1 was a c/s after failure to progress. I dilated to 9cm and then started swelling closed. She was 10 days late.

DD2 was going to be an attempted vbac, but my OB would only let me go to my due date. I had a c/s scheduled for 2 days late, and DD2 was born by c/s then. I had absolutely no signs of labor.

In my case, if I went into labor early, I could just go in and have the c/s done. (I don't think my OB would let me try a vbac at this point.)

If they don't want you to go into labor at all, you may have to schedule something sooner. They'll keep a close eye on things as you get closer to your due date, so they may just let you keep that date and change things if you end up progressing sooner.

olsentobe

My hosppital will not do it before 39 wks. I am scheduled for 39w1d (a Monday).