if you are having a planned C-section, what do you tell people is your due date?

I already know that I will need to have a C-section because of my prior fibroid surgery. I've now gotten got 2 opinions from doctors that I trust. Both are adamant about this and do believe that this is not even a choice. It's mandatory for my situation and I am comfortable with it, yet feel that I may have to be defensive about it.

From what I have read, if I do become pregnant (a big if, because of age and surgical adhesions ) I will be given a natural due date. But my C-section would be approx. 2 weeks earlier and may not be booked until the later months. So, when people ask, when are you due? What is my answer? In some cases, I may not want to explain anything and I may not feel that it is anyone's business how I have to give birth. In some cases, I will gladly explain the due date vs. the C-section date. I do not want people to have an inaccurate date as to when a baby would arrive.

This is a lot harder because I never had a baby before. So, I am more likely to get questions about WHY I need a C-section, or comments that it is elective and that I am only doing it for my convenience. Also, if I just tell people the C-section date, I guess they will calculate weeks and conclude I am farther along than I really am, and wonder why I kept a secret so long.

I guess that there is sometimes no pleasing some people if you are pregnant and people have questions!!!!!

And I only hope that these questions matter to me someday (won't matter if I never get preggo)


So, if you are having a planned C-section, what would you say when people ask when you are due?

Re: if you are having a planned C-section, what do you tell people is your due date?

I'd just use your natural due date, it is possible for people to go early so if your c-sec date is before your due date that shouldn't seem out of the ordinary to anyone.

My Mother had me naturally 12 days early and my bro 3 weeks early. My niece and nephew were also both natural, 2 weeks and 1 week early.

Re: if you are having a planned C-section, what do you tell people is your due date?

I have a friend who had an emergency c-section with her first [umbilical cord around the baby's throat] so based on the inscision, she was required to have one for her 2nd. she just used her regular natural due date up until she knew her actual date which was oddly just a little over a week before he was born.