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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]before scheduling a cesarean (and especially scheduling one before your due date), i would recommend reading this article. it talks about why every week of pregnancy counts for a baby's health and development.  especially if you are unsure of your due date, a scheduled cesarean could result in an unintentionally premature baby. [b] if your baby would have naturally come out at 42 weeks and you schedule for 39, that's three weeks that your baby is missing out on in the womb.[/b]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122999215427128537.html

makes total sense what you are saying about not wanting to wait to go into labor and then end up with whoever is on call. it is a tough call, to balance that with making sure the baby is ready to come out.   my own inclination would be to just go for the vaginal birth and eliminate all the risks of a cesarean and of potentially giving birth before the baby is ready to come out....but i can understand you wanting to avoid the suffering you have gone through with your tailbone. you are in a tough spot. good luck! 
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I found that article very interesting, thanks, but you are manipulating what it says.  It talks about the risk of babies being born before 39 weeks...you make it sound like the article says that there should never be any interventions.  That isn't what the article says at all.  it says that if you schedule a c-section, schedule it for no earlier than 39 weeks b/c due date CAN be off be a couple of weeks (either way) AND there are added risks of a baby being born at 36 weeks or earlier.  [/quote]

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