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It didn't happen to me, but I did ask my doctor about this when I was scheduled for a medically necessary c-section (because it was dangerous for me to labor). He said that if I went in to labor, I should just go immediately to the hospital and they would do it right away. He didn't seem too concerned about it.

no experience but you and me both! I've been thinking about this a lot since I only have 4 weeks

let's think good thoughts

i did. was scheduled for a C (due to family history) at 38w6d. went into prodromal (false) labor at 35w1d that turned into real labor at 35w3d. I was 6cm dilated and 90% effaced when I showed up at my doctor's office, so she texted the on-call surgeon and they had me in for my emergency C (bumping 2 scheduled ones) 1 hour later. I was just so happy to not be in labor anymore that I didn't have time to process, but it all turned out better than fine!

Yes, twice. Both for breech babies.

The first time my water broke around 6pm. They took me into L&D, checked to make sure it was really my water, checked the baby on the monitor, did an ultrasound to confirm that the baby was still breech, then they tried to get me to wait until the following morning for the surgery becasue I had eatena couple crackers shortly before my water broke around. But once my waters had completely finished breaking my contractions started and got pretty intense, so they went ahead and did it. LO was born at 12:30 am.

The second time I had been having preterm contractions without dilation since 30 weeks. I had already been to L&D twice and sent home, had taken meds to stop them, etc. The last time I went in the contractions were more intense, and close together, but I still wasn't dilating. The midwife almost sent me home a 3rd time but I almost completely melted down so she went to talk to the dr, and they decided to go ahead with the c-section. My contractions started in the early afternoon, and she was born at 11:30pm.

Both were considered "emergency" but neither felt like an emergency.

I didn't go into labor but my second section was pushed up due to low fluid. I was getting weekly ultrasounds in addition to my regular weekly visit. They saw fluid had dropped even lower (37+5) and a nurse walked me over to labor and delivery. The section was scheduled for about 3 hours later. No real difference besides the fact I got to eat breakfast.

I was told if I went into labor to go to admissions and my section would be done earlier.

I had myself convinced I was going to go into labor before my scheduled c/s with my 2nd, when I asked the doc what I do if I did, he just said to give him a call and head over to the hospital. I didn't, thankfully haha