Your Pregnancy

Key to the cut? PREPARATION

The very first thing to remember is that in the case of an emergency caesarean, your gynaecologist will have a good reason for doing the procedure. Rest assured that your medical team want what is best for you and your baby, and accept that this might veer off of the plan you had in mind.

If you already have the date for your c-section booked and confirmed, it is still a good idea to prepare for what is coming. We walk you through it…

DAY BEFORE

Make sure your hospital bag and your baby’s bags are packed and ready to go. Remember to pack many changes of comfortable clothes, pyjamas, slippers, sanitary pads, linen savers, feeding bras, breast pads and snacks. For baby, remember to pack newborn nappies and about five sets of

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