Sharon I'm not sure about having a general but I know that I started bf before they were even finished cleaning me up post c/s, check out that thread that Dachlostar linked its pretty interesting. Sharon just a thought but with the care of bubs have you & your partner made decisions? After Matilda was born DH knew how important I felt having skin to skin straight away was and he took his shirt off when they took Matilda away so she could have that with him... just an idea. Also when I was wheeled into recovery & they put Matilda on for bf he stayed until I told him to go & get changed & have a shower because he was covered in goo LOL...so there is opportunities if covered ahead of time with the staff of the hospital if you are not under a general... but I could understand fully your reasons for wanting one.

Like fortestaffords I am a vet nurse and seen heaps of c/s on dogs, but I actually asked them to move the curtain up so I couldn't see my own bits. DH watched some of it because it was right there LOL