Is there anything you wished you had asked before the day

[AnyDream]

I talked about skin on skin and breastfeeding in theatre or recovery. I was pretty relentless about this because I got a different answer every time I asked.

I asked about the surgeon's particular method, whether the muscle would be cut or parted, and what type of suturing would be done.

I asked lots of specific questions about the type of anaesthetic, spinal vs epidural, and which one was better for me.

And I asked about the usual length of stay and what sort of after care would happen.

I thought about all these things and condensed them into a single page birth plan (including what I wanted to happen if a GA was needed or if baby needed to go to special care). I included information about my previous traumatic birth and asked for particular care to be taken. I asked for that document to be placed at the front of my file so that it was the first thing drs, nurses would see.