Was the spinal block/epidural painful?

It took 4 attempts to get it in, it was a bit painful

When was the catheter inserted, did it hurt?

No, they put the catherter in after I had the epidural, a bit embarssing

Was your partner with you the whole time?
Yes, he stayed right by my side amzing he faints at the sight of blood but he was great

Do they check that you are fully numb before they cut? (Huge fear on that one)

I felt the cutting and freaked out and they quickly topped up the epidural

How long did the birth take and then how much longer to remove the placenta, sew you up etc?

From the first incision to the time dd was delivered about 5-10mins, the sewing up was about 30-40mins

How long were you in recovery for and could your partner and baby there?

I was in for a long time because I had a bad reaction to the anesthetic, dh and bubs was there for a while until I went into shock.

When were the drip and catheter removed?

The next day


When were you up and walking?

Next day, not by choice though the midwifes force you to get up to prevent clotting

Was the bleeding(lochia) heavy/how long did it last?

Not as heavy as if I had a varginal birth it lasted about 2 -4 weeks (can't really remember that)

What pain relief did you have and for how long

I only had panediene and it was really not enough, I was still having it 4 weeks later

I just thought I should add that I had an emergeny c section and my experience was very bad. You are having a planned one so I have heard they are a lot more easier to recover from as your body has not had to go through labour. Good luck what ever happens. Remember the inportant thing is a healthy baby and mummy at the end of it[/b]