Mrs S, before I answer your Q from the other thread, I just want to recommend a book called "Delivery by Appointment" which is the most thorough book about CS on the market right now. It goes through everything you might like to consider in making your decision (although it sounds as if it's 95% made already). It's also important that you are aware of the risks involved in a CS otherwise it's not a fully informed decision, KWIM? For example I ended up with an infection that slowed my recovery by several weeks - for a long time afterwards I couldn't carry my baby any further than a room away as it was just too painful. However we'd planned ahead and DH took some extra leave and so I was well supported through that time.

Re after care - my CS was done in a public hospital, and I requested a single room so that my DH could stay the first couple of nights - I was quite scared of being alone with a crying baby that I was unable to lift (as they all room in) and no-one answering the buzzer (as that was my experience first time round, hours went by and no help appeared). They had a very rudimentary fold out single bed and DH ended up staying the entire time I was there. My older daughter stayed with her FDC lady as we have no family here. I know other mums who had CSs without their DHs staying and the midwives were fantastic, very responsive and helpful. You would need to check with your hospital as to how they organise things. I was a little more mobility-impaired than usual as I'd had SPD and getting out of bed was still quite painful for that reason alone, but it's amazing as each day passes how much more you can do.

I also wanted to say, re BFing or skin contact in theatre/recovery - I had various ppl tell me either yes this can and has been done, right through to no that's not allowed here, it's not policy, so I just kept telling ppl it's what i wanted and since they are a breastfeeding friendly hospital they should make the staff available for it to happen. I was adamant that my baby was not to be taken away from me while I was in recovery. On the day, they said they were too busy but in the end the theatre midwife just came up and the rest of them had to wait until she was finished with me before they could do the next person LOL.