I had c-sections for both of my DD's births and they were two VERY different experiences. The first was an emergency c-section where DD1 was taken, checked over and then wrapped and brought over to me to say hello, I was quite out of it due to the meds they had me on, I had pre-eclampsia and I woke up in recovery by myself after passing out from my BP going to from high to low.

My experience with DD2 was the total opposite to the first, I was wide awake and having everything explained to me, they pulled her out, DH was able to cut the cord, they lifted her above the blue curtain so I could see her, took her to be cleaned up and checked over and then brought her back to me for skin-to-skin where she stayed while they stitched me up, took me into recovery and finally back down to the ward where we continued our cuddles. I could not have asked for a better experience.