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s/o post: did you get to pick your c-section date?
This time around my OB told me she'd schedule it with the hospital and then they called me and told me when it would be. I didn't get to pick a date and I didn't feel it was an option to ask or debate a date. We did schedule it several weeks out because I expressed concern about needing time to line up childcare for my older two kids (really just getting someone to take them to daycare and elementary school) since I'd have to be at the hospital pretty early in the morning.
Now I'm scheduled for 7:15am on Oct. 31st which is just fine with me but I have had a lot of people (family and friends) saying I should have asked for 11/1/11 and many think that Halloween is a terrible day to have a birthday if I get to schedule it. This is a new OB for me and the thought never occurred to ask for a particular date because I really just want to meet my baby boy. I can't imagine it's common practice for the patients to chose a time and date that they want and the OBs and hospitals are that accommodating. Am I wrong?
With my old OB he only did c-sections on Wednesdays and I kinda begged to have my c-section at 38w6d instead of at 39w6d... (since those were the Wednesdays close to my due date at the time). He agreed but that was an odd situation because he only scheduled c-sections one day a week and my DD was measuring big and I was a hot mess with ripped upper ab muscles.
Jen
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Re: s/o post: did you get to pick your c-section date?
First, I think Oct. 31st is an awesome day for a b-day!! Have the Halloween theme the weekend before, and your kid has the most memorable party all year! Plus, your child will associate his/her b-day with costumes, candy, going out at night... fun! Then bring on the gifts! Does it get better than that for a kid?
The 11/1/11 is cool, but after the novelty wears off, I don't think it would be as interesting as the Halloween birthday.
As for picking a date, I did not get to pick. My doc was on call on a particular day when I was 39 wks, and that was the day my breech baby was delivered.
The same sort of thing happened with us with DS. I was due April 8th. When I went to schedule it, the office secretary called and offered me an "option" of April 1st or 5th. She seemed genuinely surprised that we wanted April Fool's day. However, for us its a fun birthday so we had always said once we knew my due date that if we were offered 4/1, we would take it. Several people offered their opinions and sort of harrassed us for wanting it.....oh well. Our kid, our choice
My OB simply stated he would like to do it as close to 39 weeks as possible, but not before and that we could do any day of the week, first thing in the morning, except Sat, Sun and Mon. We started looking at possible dates for when I turned 39 weeks, which was Tuesday, 10/4 and he and the hospital both happened to have availability that day so we took it. So yes, we did "pick" the date but within certain restrictions provided to us, if that date hadn't worked for either my OB or the hospital we would have moved on to the next available date without hesitation.
I wouldn't worry too much about it. My "planned" c-section was scheduled for Valentine's Day. I wasn't sure how I felt about it. I was nervous too because I didn't want a Friday the 13th baby either. But all that worrying was silly because low and behold...he came early and I had my c-section on Feb. 11th instead. Just because it is planned doesn't mean that it will stay planned...KWIM?? I think Halloween would be super cool. It is not like having a Christmas baby (which I am having...planned for the 28th). Where gifts are given out at 4 family events and you still have to do a birthday. I thought it was hard enough to have a baby born early February just because it was so close to happening after Christmas. But...I am just super glad to even be having this baby no matter when he is born due to my history. He will be cherished and we will work things out with his birthday. It is not the end of the world.
Keep the date and don't worry about what other people say.
I think a Halloween birthday would be awesome!
My ob chooses the date, but let me choose mine. Aidan was born on 2/1 and I wanted Lucas to be born on 2/21. Both boys were born on Monday and that date was special to me. She cried with me and had it written on the books at 19w to make sure I had that date. I was 38w1d
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I got to pick my date.. but the OB I wanted was only on August 1st of August 4th..I could have gone with any of the doctors...
As for Halloween bday.. my older sister's bday is Halloween.. I always called her a witch when we were kids.. she and I have NEVER gotten along.. still don't. I would pick 11/1/11. Much cooler. I thought 8/1/11 sounded better than 8/4/11.
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Yes, I got to pick my date (but my water broke before my scheduled c-section date).
The practice I go to has 10 OB's. When the office called me to schedule my c-section, I was told which doctors would be in the hospital on each day of my 39th week and I could pick whichever day I wanted based on what dr I wanted to perform the delivery.