Hi guys,

Thanks so much for getting back to me

Obviously I would prefer a VBAC for my next birth but I have to be realistic and acknowledge that I may end up needing another caesar.

Natalie, from the experience you had, it sounds like it could very well be worth me asking the anaesthetist for a Spinal instead of an Epidural.

Alan, No, the anaesthetist didn't get me to change position to see if the epi would "run" better. All I remember him doing was rubbing an alcohol swab on my legs and tummy to see if I could feel it. He waited a few minutes before suddenly telling me I had to have a general and before I had time to comprehend it the mask was over my face and I was out to it. The part that upsets me most is that it wasn't an emergency situation. I had an elective caesar on my obstetricians advice because I had pre-eclampsia and bubs head wasn't engaged (so she said an induction wouldn't work). So I don't know why the anaesthetist was so rushed. Well, I suspect it's all about keeping the production line of caesars running smoothly as I was first for the day