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Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / February 2005am i being unreasonable
hello my learned friends., i am having an "elective" C as they call it. That is a given, dont go there. my due date is 16 april. I wanted to go as late as poss, and am looking at 11 april. I have the feeling my doc wnated the week before. i am going to ask him again when i see him, but i just want to see what you guys and girls all think. child 1 - i had what i think was undiagnosed and therefore unmanaged gest. diabetes - was induced at 41 weeks, laboured etc for something like 15 hours, not much happened in terms of dilation, ended up with an 'emergency C', i think they call it obstructed labour, J was 10 Lb 7oz. child 2 - ' elective' C section at 39.5 weeks, no sign of labour. bub 8 lb 7oz. gest. diabetes diagnosed and well managed. child 3 - main reason i dont want to have the C earlier than the 39th week is that he is plain and simply not cooked enough. I hear some GD babies have underdone lungs, and also the other two were fairly easy to manage, i dont want get this guy out of the oven early and find he has any probs. maybe 1 week wouldnt make much of a diffrence there, but who knows. if doc is concerned, i think it is because the hassle of spontaneous labour. i have to be attended by a general surgeon also b/c i had an incisional hernia repair. so spont. labour would be a hassle (for me too) but i think it is unlikely, given i have never gone down that path before! anyway, thanks for reading, i am hoping people say, yes, i would insist on waiting, or 1 week makes no difference, go earlier! or whateverelse you think! i appreciate your knowlege! thanks ng! christine jeremy nearly 5 sam 2.5 boy coming 11 apr so you've gone to 41 weeks, but never gone into labour, I'd have no worries about scheduling your C for week 39, or push the boat out sometime in week 40, I think you are being sensible to let the baby cook for as long as possible Anne > so you've gone to 41 weeks, but never gone into labour, I'd have no > worries about scheduling your C for week 39, or push the boat out sometime > in week 40, I think you are being sensible to let the baby cook for as > long as possible > > Anne thanks anne, just the sort of opinion i was looking for! c > hello my learned friends., > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > hernia repair. so spont. labour would be a hassle (for me too) but i think > it is unlikely, given i have never gone down that path before! I think its reasonable, given your history, to wait until 39.5. And if you do go into spontaneous labor, all the better for the baby, you'll definately know he's done cooking! If the only reason your doctor can give you for scheduling earlier is convenience, I'd push for when you want it. Mary W. I'd wait till at least 40 weeks and if you do go into labor, so much the better for baby. I had one preplanned section for a breech baby and chose to go into labor to let baby experience some of the benefits and so she would pick her own birthday. My other two sections occurred during labor as well; really no big deal. Leslie I'm with you, I'd stick with a date as close to your edd as possible. Elle Stella 2/23/2005 >anyway, thanks for reading, i am hoping people say, yes, i would insist on >waiting, or 1 week makes no difference, go earlier! or whateverelse you >think! i appreciate your knowlege! > >thanks ng! I always feel that absent issues that would mean danger for the baby to wait a bit, that they're better off cooking as long as possible. I'd wait. Nan |
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