Scheduling a csection

ehicks

I had an emergency c/s with my first and we opted to have another with this new baby.

My dr mentioned scheduling it at my next visit so we can start to plan.

In your experiences did you have some input in what day? or did the dr basically just add you in when there was an opening?

We are hoping to be able to have some say but really I don't care when they want me to do it. Just curious! 

lindseywit

We were given three choices.  They were basically what was open at the time and we chose what worked best for us out of those options.

HarrietNJMommy

I've been allowed to choose my c-section date all 4 times. Of course, I had to be at least 39 weeks.........

babyonthebrain2010

I didn't know I needed a c-section until the last minute last time (didn't realize baby was breech until my 39 week appointment)  but even then I was given the choice of later that day, 3 different times he next day, or 2 different times the third day.   So far this time my doctor has penciled me in a date and told me we could decide on time later  If your doc gives you an option that you don't prefer, there's no harm in asking for another date or different time.. but they'll probably want to get you as close to 39 weeks as possible.  Any sooner is too soon, but any later and they risk you going into labor which makes things more complicated, not to mention unplanned

ehicks

babyonthebrain2010:

I didn't know I needed a c-section until the last minute last time (didn't realize baby was breech until my 39 week appointment)  but even then I was given the choice of later that day, 3 different times he next day, or 2 different times the third day.   So far this time my doctor has penciled me in a date and told me we could decide on time later  If your doc gives you an option that you don't prefer, there's no harm in asking for another date or different time.. but they'll probably want to get you as close to 39 weeks as possible.  Any sooner is too soon, but any later and they risk you going into labor which makes things more complicated, not to mention unplanned

 

I guess this is how I saw it going. I wanted to see what they said and then see what works best for us.

My birthday is January 12th and I'm due the 23rd. I just didn't want it to be TOO close to my birthday... I'd hate to share a day with my mom haha!

We were looking at the Thurs/Fri before my due date. My husband is a teacher and it would be awesome to have it by a weekend! 

tmjmeister

We were given some options. She told me the dates and times she was available and we got to choose which ones we wanted. We chose the date available closest to my due date and the first appointment in the morning because I didn't want the anticipation all day and not to be able to eat. 

acesup

my first was scheduled due to size and since it was so late in my pregnancy and they wanted to do it asap i didnt have much say. but they did ask me if i had a preference to day. 

most people i know typically had somewhat of a say. i know some hospitals only schedule on certain days of the week so that can be a factor.  

Neener73

My OB told us which days she was scheduled to be at the hospital, and we picked one of them. 

+Jasha+

I was asked to give a list of 3 drs that I would be ok with delivering, then I was called a week or 2 later and given a date and time.  So I was given no choice in day or time. 

capulet

I was able to schedule mine after 39 weeks for a Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday (the days the hospital permitted my practice to schedule c-sections), and the OB who performed the c/s would depend on what day I selected.  As it turned out, my water broke early, so DS picked the day.

stemms8810

I was able to pick the day as long as it was no sooner than 39 weeks and no later than 2 or 3 days past due.  Luckily, I got the day of the week I wanted and I got the earliest time as well (I was worried about fasting for too long).

JSabs09

Yes, I preferred 39 weeks and it would have been 39 exactly because my doctor does her scheduled c's on Wednesdays; however, someone else had the time slot and date I wanted so they moved me to 40 weeks exactly - which was annoying because I was already on maternity leave for a week by then and two issues: my baby's amniotic fluid was low on the day of the c section (not an issue but still shocking to me finding this out the day of) and her cord was wrapped around her neck several times so I said to my doctor - next baby, we're doing 39 weeks and scheduling it early!  She agreed.  This was my first so the doc had no issue with me going to 40 weeks and luckily it wasn't an issue but really there's no difference between 39 and 40 weeks so I would suggest scheduling it around 39 weeks - why wait?  But, that's just me...

Worcbride

We looked at the OR schedule and my dr's schedule and picked from there....DS had other plans and arrived early, tho

TofuMama7

I just scheduled mine yesterday. The hospital books the OR 2 months in advance (so that's around when my OB office calls to give dates). I was given three choices of days my doctor was available and Dh and I picked one. My OB's office contacted the hospital, set it up and let me know it was on the books.