RCS and labor

Mrs.RockyM

With my RCS I've been told no food after midnight the night before, but how does it work if I go into labor on my own?  will they have to wait to do the RCS till a couple hours after I've eaten?  What if i don't remember when I've eaten last?  Should I refrain from snacks just incase I do go into labor? 

skio

No, don't refrain from eating "just in case."

Eat as you normally would and they'll deal with it. They just don't want you yarfing all over once you get medicated.

I ate breakfast six hours into labor and ended up with an unplanned c/s 15 hours later. No one even asked me if I had eaten.

PinupMomma08

Continue to eat normally! The only thing I am going to consider after talking to my doctor for next time is, protein shakes, or ensure. That BM after things got moving again was so bad I tore anyway.

lil_jen051708

I was told no eating after midnight too for my scheduled c/s. However my water broke a few days early and I had eaten a few hrs before.  They wanted to wait 6 hours after I ate but my labor was progressing fast so we went back as soon as my dr and the OR we're ready.  Keep eating as normal though and it will be fine!

monica92603

I know they would *like* hours.  I was told not to eat after 3am for an 11:30am scheduled c/s.  H brought me home a sub @ 1am and I chowed that down.  When I was in recovery around 2:30, I got sick and I think it was b/c I ate the night before.  W/ my DD, I didn't get sick till I tried to eat AFTER my c/s.  I felt fine in recovery.  I think it mostly has to do w/ you not getting sick and also, if you need general anesthesia and need to be intubated, they don't want you having anything in your stomach.

MAprincess

For my c/s, they did ask me when I had eaten (which was not long prior to the c/s- I was laboring and it was an unplanned c/s).  They couldn't wait to perform it as they were concerned with DS so they gave me practically every anti-nausia medication they had before I went in.  I felt VERY ill the entire time but never actually vomited.

But pp are ight- I think their major concern is the vomit thing.  If you need the surgery, they'll certainly bring you back immediately.  If you can wait a bit, they'll probably have you do that.

Worcbride

For both c sections I was asked when the last time I ate and they waited 8hrs after those times...and neither time did I eat anything big (just a nutragrain bar for one and a piece of toast for the other).  I wouldnt refrain