Elective section before 39 weeks?

I've got elective section booked for 39+3, they won't do it any earlier because they don't do them before 39 weeks. They don't do them on weekends or certain days of the week apparently which is why earliest I can have is 39+3. I'm terrified of going into natural labour. Is this the same in most hospitals?

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I think that's standard. Mine was 39+3 too. They'll only book them before 39 weeks for high risk cases. You can still have a c section if you go into natural labour..

I was booked for 39+3 for my first baby but I went into labour at 38+2. Totally fine though, I was given an emergency slot that day and it was done without issue.

Second baby I was booked for week 38 to avoid that again but had it rescheduled for week 37 due to ICP.

They keep emergency slots in the theatre diaries all day for mums who need it, whether that’s mums like us with electives booked and labouring or mums who get into trouble on the wards.

That's standard practice now. They like to wait till the 39th week. I had mine at 39+1, it was originally booked for 39+5 but an early slot became available and because I'd been in for reduced movements and baby was dropping centiles a bit I was offered the earlier slot. Even if you go into labour naturally you can still have a C-section

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