Elective C-Section Prep

Hi Girls, any advice for a FTM with an elective c-section almost 5 weeks away. How far in advance is best to get waxing? I think I read it’s not ideal to be freshly waxed right before surgery. And also what are peoples opinion on nails? I usually have Gel on my fingers but all my pre surgery stuff is quite generic saying ‘no nail vanish’ yet I know so many friends who have had c-section with gels or acrylics or those that have ended up have unexpected emergency sections with stuff on their nails. All really minor in the grand scheme of things I know!

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Glad you've asked this as I wanted to know the same thing 🙌

I asked my beauty therapist about waxing and she said latest 2 weeks before because it has been known to send people into early labour. I have therefore booked for 2 weeks before my elective date. I had acrylic nails with gel on my hands & gel on my toes when I had my unplanned section with my first, there was no issues whatsoever. I think usually they ask you to not have it on for an elective, or take at least one nail off so they can do you oxygen levels but it seems to differ from place to place. If they can monitor you in an emergency, they can monitor you in an elective. I will be having my nails done at my usual apt before my elective date x

@Mia I never knew about the waxing cause early labour . Now you got me thinking that maybe that was the reason I lost my baby last year at 17 weeks . I went for a wax down there at 16 weeks before my holidays , after holidays we had a private gender scan to find out the baby had passed at 16 weeks and we had no idea . Now I wonder if it was because of that or not 😳

@Nicol it won't be. Don't worry about that i was waxed every 4 weeks through pregnancy x

@Mia interesting! I have never heard this about waxing. Thanks for sharing x

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