Was the spinal block/epidural painful? I didnt feel it at all, at worst I would say it felt like a mosquito bite. The IV in my hand hurt more than the epidural did! I was so surprised because I was freaking out about it!

When was the catheter inserted, did it hurt? It was inserted just before the op once I had my gown on. Did not hurt at all, just a bit uncomfortable.

Was your partner with you the whole time? not during the epidural, we did ask but the room was too small. our idiot Dr. started the op without him, but was there for majority of it, was not with me in recovery room, was with Jackson.

Do they check that you are fully numb before they cut? (Huge fear on that one) - Yes they do, with me they did it with a block of ice, they run it up your leg right up to your neck to see how far the anaesthetic has gone, mine was right upto my chin.

How long did the birth take and then how much longer to remove the placenta, sew you up etc? the whole thing took about 15 miutes, about 5 of that was getting bubs up, the rest was stitching up etc.

How long were you in recovery for and could your partner and baby there? I was in there an hour on my own

When were the drip and catheter removed? do you mean drain? i didnt have a drain, the catheter was removed the next day, i think i had my hand drip in for a day and then just the plug for another day fr medication.

When were you up and walking? the next day i showered and dressed. the sooner you are up the better, recovery will be faster.

Was the bleeding(lochia) heavy/how long did it last? my bleeding has only just stopped at 6 weeks after. was heavy for first three weeks, quite light after that.

What pain relief did you have and for how long? i was just on panadene forte that was the only thing that worked on me aside from the morpehne which made my nose crazy itchy and i made it so red scratching it! i had panadene forte the whole hospital stay and took some home with me ehich i just had at night time.