C section tomorrow- birth plan options!

[Ashleigh21]

Hi ladies. I'm scheduled my c section tomorrow (39+3) as my little peanut is engaged in the breech position! I've come to terms with it (had my heart set on vaginal delivery) and now I'm super excited to meet our baby boy tomorrow! I have a few last minute questions for anyone out there who may be able to help!
1) I'm scheduled to go in at 0730am, how long am I likely to be sat around waiting to go to theatre?
2) I need to adapt my birth plan from vaginal to c section delivery...what kind of things do I have control over?
3) What is the average length of stay in hospital?
4) Ive been given antacid tablets to take at 10pm tonight and 7am tomorrow but I'm not allowed anything to drink, silly question but how can I take the tablet without a drink lol?? (there pretty big tablets!)

Any help would be great!
Thanks

 

[devon_91x]

1.) Mine was emergency so obviously i got rushed in straight away so can't really help with this one, but i'm sure they wouldn't keep you waiting around for too long, i would say an hour tops? I might be wrong tho!

2.) A birth plan wasn't mentioned to me once during my pregnancy so obviously i never had one, but i suppose you would need to decide what you want to do about skin-to-skin etc, due to the fact you wont be able to hold LO straight away they do say the dad can have instant skin-to-skin instead but i decided to wait half an hour until i was out of theatre and have it with her

3.) Around 2/3 days depending on how everything is and if LO is okay, and there was no complications. I had my C-Section on Sunday morning at 7am, left hopsital Tuesday afternoon at 4pm.

4.) I'm pretty sure you would be able to drink water? Seems very silly if not!

Sorry i'm not too much help, sure someone else can help you more, and good luck, hope everything goes smoothly!x

 

[Ashleigh21]

Thanks for replying great help! Hopefully I'll not be waiting around too long...I'll be starving lol !!
X

 

[LauraAvasMum]

Hope all went well and you wasn't waiting for to long
I had it so they didn't tell us sex we looked are self in recovery xx