C section set for this Friday.?

I am scheduled to have my daughter this Friday 1/19 via c-scetion. My 1st baby was an emergency c section after 17 hours of labor and 3 hours of pushing and he got stuck. The exper. was horrible, I was exausted and was not prepared for the pain or the recovery time. I am scared to death when I think about the situation happening again. My question is has anyone out there had a planned c-section with gestational diabetes? I am wondering what to expect. Please help.

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i had a csection with both of my last pregnancies because of gestational diabetes. if you take medicine for the gd you should question the dr. as to whether you should take them the day of. the day you have the baby you go to the hospital where you get registered, get your iv in, go pee, they will insert a foley catheter (sometimes after they have numbed you, sometimes before, just depends on the dr.). they had me walk to the or, where they gave me my spinal. it hurt, but was tolerable and similar to an epidural only works right away. it's nice to have it scheduled because you get to be calm, have the camera ready, and know what to expect. if you are at all nervous ask them to give you something for your nerves. they gave me versed immediately after the baby was delivered, and it was nice (although kinda made me dopey.) once the baby is delivered they will do an accucheck of the baby's blood sugar. they will also do it again a little while later. if the baby's bs is low they may need to give formula or glucose (if you plan on breastfeeding let them know and they can give you the baby to start nursing right away to try to get the bs up.) they should also monitor your bs for the next day or so, because sometimes the hormones can linger around for a little while. it was really a great experience for me. good luck to you and your little one.

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