Hi Ree!!

1. Yes you will need a catheda with either general or a spinal (not the same as an epidural- they are a bit different)

2. My first csection was a general and i was wiped out for a while, i would recomend NOT being under general as you loose precious time with your new born bub

3. OK you wont have an epidural, its called a spinal- you have to sit u- hunch over your belly and they put a local aniesthetic in yor back with stings for all of about 2 seconds, then they put in the stuff to numb you- but you dont really feel that coz the local has numbed the area) then once they have injected that stuff you have to lay down and viola- you cant feel any pain from about - under your boobs down to your tippy toes.....

The rest is all a matter of mind over matter, yes your awake, and yes you know they are doing some weird shiat behind the curtain, but its all to get your bub to you- and once you get your head around that- the 10-15 minutes of the actual csection is a small price to pay to get to be awake and THERE for the birth of your bub, and to get to be with them from the moment they arrive- not from the time you wake up from a general... the next few hours while you cuddle your bundle of joy- your legs regain feeling and you will be able to be mobile.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY NUMBER 4................................................. .........

Your baby still has plenty of time to turn- and breech births are totally possible!!!! There are many a thread here about breech delivery and also some great tips about how to help bub turn in the final weeks- so dont give up on your VB just yet!!!!!!!!! But honestly- if you have to have a csection, my advice would be to grin and bear it and stay awake- not go under general unless its a medical emergency!!!

Good luck and I hope bubs turns for you so you dont have to even think about your delema!!!

"Turn Baby turn...... turn baby turn...... turn baby turn!!!!!!"