Dumb question re ELCS

[MummyM86]

Ok I'm here laughing at myself for not knowing/having thought to ask this yet. But my section is booked for wednesday next week (eek) and I have no idea about it.

Can anyone tell me how/when your waters are broken in a planned section??? With my EMCS for dd1 i'd already had them broken by the midwife using the crochet hook, as i like to call it.

Do they deliver baby in the bag? Do they burst on incision and suck it all out after?

OMG...how am I allowed to be responsible for living things?!?!

 

[MemmaJ]

The incisions are made in layers until they're just left with the amniotic sac between them and the baby, the sac is then popped/sliced and all the water is suctioned away immediately before/as the baby is delivered

Lots of luck for Wednesday, how exciting!!

 

[DannaD]

That's an interesting question that never crossed my mind, haha

 

[minties]

What MemmaJ said .

 

[dollyminxture]

I wondered this too actually. I had emcs with DD1 but this time
round I'm trying for VBAC unless I go over then I want a ELCS, I wondered what happens with waters too