Labour before planned c-section
Hello, I've seen lots of posts but would love to hear certain parts about people who went into labour before a scheduled c-section if you'd be so kind to share! I feel like the details below will be really helpful to understand other peoples experiences.
- What was your scheduled C section gestation (ie 39 weeks) and what gestation did you spontaneously labour?
- Were there any complications?
- Was this your first C section or ..?
- If it was not your second, did they go through the same C section site and if not, how come?
- How was your recovery following? (If you'd had a prior C section were there any differences?)
Feeling really nervous making some decisions for my repeat C section for my second child.
My situation:
My OB is on annual leave for the month leading up to my EDD, and has suggested we schedule my C section for my EDD at 40 weeks and this feels to risky (risk of spontaneous labour) to me. I delivered my last at 39 weeks via planned C section (I've never spontaneously gone into labour).
To complicate things:
- my current C section site is impossibly low - I'm talking if you google images of c section sites mine is about 2+inches/ 5-6cm lower
- I had extensive abdominal surgery last year removing most of my colon and lymph nodes - fears of adhesions and surgical complexity
- I have significant pelvic congestion syndrome/ pelvic varicose veins/ varicose inguinal veins which sit at the edges of my current surgical site.
I can choose another surgeon and plan earlier?
Thank you for reading and responding - I feel like I'm asking a lot!