what if I go into labor but have a C-Section planned?

Re: what if I go into labor but have a C-Section planned?

• Jessica-Kay

  March 2011

  I'm assuming it is from complications and such that you are having a c-section.

  If you go into labor get to the hospital ASAP! That way they can do a c-section right away, hopefully without having to knock you all the way out. I would just let the hospital know why you are having a c-section. They will also call/page your doctor when you come in or if you call them on your way.

  

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• Magical95 member

  March 2011

  Yes you would still have a c section provided you got to the hospital in time.

  

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• Sandy0904

  March 2011

  I'm going to have a repeat c-section.  When i scheduled it my dr's office told me that if i was to go into labor before the c section date to notify the hospital once i got there.  They would perform the c-section as planned.

  

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• Hotomale member

  March 2011

  I asked my Dr about this too, but my c/s is because my LO is breech.  He said that it would become an emergency c/s rather than a regular planned one.   

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• cynth1

  March 2011

  This happened to me.  My baby was breech so I had a C-section planned for Nov. 18th.  Well it just so happens that I went into labor the day before.  My C-section was scheduled for 1:00pm and we were supposed to be at the hospital at 10:30am.  Well all day the day before I was having some back pain.  We went out to dinner that night and when we got home the back pain was worse and I honestly thought I was just constipated.  So from like 10:00 until 2:30am I kept trying to go to the bathroom.  I would never have gone to the hospital if it was not for the fact that I started spotting.  So at 3:00am we were off to the hospital.  When we got there they informed me that I was 6cm dilated.  I told my doc that I had no idea I was even in labor and that I was going to wait out the pain until the time we were scheduled.  She told me that if I had waited that I would have had that baby at home.  If you want this whole story I posted a birth story under February births 2010 under the c-section part.  They rushed me into the OR and I just had my c-section a few hours earlier.
  

  

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• luvbeingmom member

  March 2011

  first off, it totally depends on WHY you're having the c section. if it's just a repeat because you had one the first time, i'd ask the doc if they'd be comfortable with a vbac, that is if YOU'RE comfortable with one too.

  i have heard docs offer that option to rcs patients, that if they go into labor naturally, they can go ahead and try for delivery as well.

  if you're not going to go that route, you just go to the hospital, call your doc immediately and they'll take you in for a cs just like planned.... but earlier

  look at it this way, at least you'd get a spontaneous birth date!
  

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• magdalina.h member

  March 2011

  If you think you're in labor call your dr right away. If you are in fact in labor they will do the c/s earlier. I was in early labor the morning of my scheduled c/s at 38w1d

  

  

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