Scheduling your Csection

makingroom43 · January 2013

What are your hospital/Dr rules in timing?

My Dr will only allow us to go back 10 days from our due date the earliest but then again he only does surgery once a week. So not many options.

Just curious what the norm range was?

HarrietNJMommy · January 2013

My OB has always schedule it during week 39. She won't do it before then unless you go into labor.

SheLovesMrHip · January 2013

Before I became high risk I put on the books 10 days from my due date.

beppes1013 · January 2013

My doc normally only schedules csections at 39 weeks, but if at my 28 week 36 week u/s's show baby is measuring big; she may go ahead and deliver baby boy at 37 weeks.

stardust317 · January 2013

My first c-section was at 37 weeks due to pre-e. My second was scheduled at 38 weeks, 6 days. I ended up having my second csection at 37 weeks, 5 days due to high blood pressure.

kat1221 · January 2013

My OB said she won't do it a day under 39 weeks.

Neener73 · January 2013

kat1221:
My OB said she won't do it a day under 39 weeks.

This. Unless there was a medical reason that forced an earlier delivery.

+ASH+ · January 2013

39 weeks, but I could talk him into a few days earlier if I chose to - with my second child, it was my call if I wanted to go at 38, but he gave me the list of potential complications, so I chose 39.

kanga1622Wed220857 · January 2013

My doc will not schedule before 39 weeks. I'm pushing to schedule mine at 39w5d. I want baby to be as ready as possible.

UberBiz · January 2013

kanga1622Wed220857:
My doc will not schedule before 39 weeks. I'm pushing to schedule mine at 39w5d. I want baby to be as ready as possible.

I'm not sure what my OB's policy is, but she scheduled me for 39w2d (which is exactly when my DD was born, too!). I'd rather not go any earlier than that anyway, though. Want to make sure baby is good and ready!

luckymom3 · January 2013

Ditto to the 39w. I'm scheduled at 39+1

Daisy22 · January 2013

My OB and hospital will not schedule you before 39wks unless you have a medical reason. Ds2 was 39w5d and ds3 was 39w3d.

lpstjohn · January 2013

I had my first at 33 weeks due to pre-e. This one the doctor thinks will be at 38 weeks. He's going to do another ultrasound at 32 weeks to check size and then he'll decide for sure when.

Artzichick · January 2013

Here is an article that I read this week on this exact same thing and how the medical field is trying to make it so women don't have it scheduled till 39 weeks: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/health-insurers-crack-down-on-preterm-deliveries-that-are-not-medically-necessary/2013/01/21/eb30026a-56ab-11e2-a613-ec8d394535c6_story.html

Ours is scheduled for 39-1/2 but that was just because the doctor we wanted was working that day..

MrsJ723 · January 2013

DS was born at 39w 0d. We don't have a date for this LO yet, but it will be in the 39th week.

theburitanii · January 2013

I'm schedule for 38.5 weeks, we are a little exception because of deployment. They did say they normally wouldn't go before 39 weeks.

ejs207 · January 2013

My OB schedules at 39 weeks. I will push for this LO to be scheduled on their due date. I went a week overdue last time before being induced, so two weeks earlier seems wrong to me. I also haven't ruled out attempting a VBAC if I go into labor before my due date.