C-section should have been yesterday but hospital refused

Lazy Leo

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I am so fed up this morning. My planned section was booked for yesterday, it was slightly early, at 38+3 because my husband works rotations overseas and won't be here to help in the recovery period and we have a 2y10m daughter as well.

It was all ok'd and booked in, but the consultant said I wouldn't need steroid injections that late in the pregnancy. Turned up at hospital yesterday at 7.30am having arranged grandparents to stay and look after Georgia, take her to nursery and my mum had booked some time off work to be there to help with looking after her. I had my temps and bp taken, got into my gown and surgical stockings only to then be told that my section couldn't go ahead because hospital policy is to have steroid injections if section before 39 weeks. They can't take me till Monday when I am 39 weeks anyway so not even being given the injections.

Yesterday I was really angry and I'm going to write a complaint about the consultant who made the deliberate decision not to give me the steroids. But this morning I am just so flat and fed up. The rain is pissing down here and I just sense it is going to be a very long day, indeed weekend.

I need to rearrange all the childcare etc for Georgia and I'm losing four more days of time with daddy to help with my recovery.

Considering a laxative type method of self inducement but know its prob not a great idea. Just very frustrated. My little girl was born at 36+3 wks, emergency section, a good weight of 6lb 9oz and had not a thing wrong with her. This baby is two weeks further on, much bigger and I just do not believe anything is wrong. I know the hospital are just covering their backs, and I do understand but I am so so pissed off with the consultant who ok'd me and took that decision.

Sorry for keeping going on. Just needed a rant. I'm trying not to take it out on hubby and to keep things normal for our daughter too.
 
oh i would be fuming too! i couldnt imagine going to hospital ready for a section and thinking you're having your baby that day to then be turned away and have to wait even longer :( Surely they should have known the policy before oking it?! Grrr! im angry too now haha!! but try and cheer up, savour these moments before you have your baby! As fed up as you are, your baby is worth a couple more days waiting!
 
I'd have blown my top at them. What's the point in elcs and all that planning if they can't be bothered to follow their own procedures? Sorry this happened to you.
 

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