Krikkit, we've solved the problem of the elective c-section by not telling anyone our due date (so that they can't guess when the section is likely to be), we've just told them the month. Unfortunately not an option you can take if they already know the date, but you could tell a little white lie and tell them the section has been pushed back a couple of days, get yourself a little breathing space.

It's bugged only a few people that we've done this - namely, my mum, who doesn't really get why we're doing it, and who in any case will be the first person to know as she'll be looking after our DS on the day. She looks after him twice a week anyway so I'm hoping to schedule for a day that she already has him, that way we won't have her at the door within seconds of the first incision. She's gorgeous, but a tad over-enthusiastic.

When DS was born by emergency c/s after a looooong labour, my DP rang my parents just before I went into theatre to give them an update, and told them he'd ring when I was out of recovery and they could come in. He bumped into them on his way back to the ward with DS, whilst I was still in surgery, waiting anxiously. They must have jumped into the car within seconds of my DP's phonecall. Although I thought their concern was very sweet, it's made me a little more cautious this time around. Especially when I explained to mum that one of the reasons I'm not telling people the date is that I'm apprehensive and uncomfortable enough about having to have a scheduled c/s without well-meaning people inadvertently pestering me with good luck calls etc just before the event, and she said 'but we're your family, we love you, we wouldn't do that'. Right... Like I said, gorgeous but over-enthusiastic.

(Wow, now there's a rant, obviously I still have ishews about this LOL)

I hope we all get a bit of space when our little ones arrive.