Oh Great!! Thanks for the info on the catheter ... I'm a bit jittery about that .. ok I'm scared
I'll make sure he knows that he is NOT suppose to hurt me, or make me uncomfy.
Lila - I'll definatly be trying to persuade him to let me hold bub .. Your 3rd c/s sounded so nice. I hope mine goes as well. I also think I might go for the spinal (heck they both have to do with needles) ... I'm ok with pain, my first c/s were not bad, so I think I will do fine with just some pills for the pain afterwards.
Nic - WOW! Thank you! I have more questions for him now I will also be using the stapels again .. I loved them. He did not give me a choice with my first c/s (there were no time) but I'm glad he used them. It's so pretty .. the scar. I aslo don't need to meet the anaethetist, because my OB does the spinals/epidurals himself. It's only the general that he does not do and I am not opting for that. DH said no to cutting the cord, BUT we had a break through and he will DEFINATLY be joining me in the theater Thanks on the tip about asking if camaras/video is allowed.
I know *gush* isn't it The darn idiot was actually yanking my chain the whole blooming time!!!! And he does this to a pregnant woman .. the bloody moron
I sat him down this morning and told him straight in his face that I NEED him there ect, ect, ect (ok, I had a mini-breakdown) and he just laughed at me Told me to not be silly and he will NEVER let me birth one of our kids alone (awwww-sweet) Well Me Feels Like IDIOT!
I asked him everything I wanted to know, except the first question on my list, "when do he thinks i have to stop working". I wanted to ask that right at the end, but got so excited about his positive attitude that I totally missed it going thru my list again
I asked the date: 19 Dec
The time: Early 7am/8am (first c/s for the day)
I'm getting a spinal
Catheter inserted AFTER the spinal and stays in for at least 18 hours. I don't really like the fact that it's going to stay in that long, BUT I'll try and pursuade him later to take it out earlier.
Stapels again, he prefer it that way
I can hold my baby imediatly and if I wish I can start bfing in the theater
I can't take a video camara into the theater, but I can take a digital camara AND he says that he usually organise with the pead that's on standby for the baby, to take the pictures, because the pead is not emotionally involved and can take better pics than a daddy ... makes sense to me
I won't be watching the c/s - I want it like that. I'm just scared that it's to shocking for me and that I will then have difficutly bonding with ds ... after witnessing the cutting and guts and fluid and ... just my personal feeling
DH don't want to cut the cord, neither does I. He is fine with that, but if we decide otherwise on the day .. no problem.
About the finances ... he (the ob) is going to be chatting with my medical aid to cover ALL bills We won't be paying a cent. That is a huge burden off our shoulders. It's something in our medical aid's rules about covering all expenses for a pg after a high-risk pg. So I understand. But he told us not to worry, he will not be billing us more than the medical aid's rate and that we won't have to pay excess or anything. Pheww!! I'm birthing in a private hossie, so that is really a relief
So there you have it. He told me that if anything pops in my head, I can just phone him, or discuss it at our next visit. He is a straight forward, no nonsens guy and I just adore the juice out of him. And DH loves his strict to-the-point bed-side manner. He talks like a guy to DH Makes me feel he is control and knows what he is doing.
I also told him that IF things go sour ... he knows what I want, and that I wll just leave everything in his hands to do what he thinks is best at that given moment. So IF this bubba comes early, he is in charge of gettting bubba out safe and me healthy again.
Nadine
glad you got everything sorted with your OB....
I finally got my caesar date booked yesturday bub right now is weighing approximatly 3.4 kgs with another 5 weeks to go :P huge baby...
with my second caesar we filmed bub being born and i just love re-watching it... makes me cry :P
won't be filming this one just taking piccies... only 33 days to go woohoo!!
Anyways... just glad all went well in getting the birth you want..
what a great idea. fliming it..i never thought of that. I had the catheter and i hated it cause i told the nurse i needed to pee but couldnt cause it was in and i was uncomfy so i yelled at her to get it out now lol poor lady.
I will also be using the stapels again .. I loved them. He did not give me a choice with my first c/s (there were no time) but I'm glad he used them. It's so pretty .. the scar. I aslo don't need to meet the anaethetist, because my OB does the spinals/epidurals himself. It's only the general that he does not do and I am not opting for that. DH said no to cutting the cord, BUT we had a break through and he will DEFINATLY be joining me in the theater
Thanks on the tip about asking if camaras/video is allowed.
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The darn idiot was actually yanking my chain the whole blooming time!!!! 
Told me to not be silly and he will NEVER let me birth one of our kids alone (awwww-sweet) Well Me Feels Like IDIOT!
We won't be paying a cent. That is a huge burden off our shoulders. It's something in our medical aid's rules about covering all expenses for a pg after a high-risk pg. So I understand. But he told us not to worry, he will not be billing us more than the medical aid's rate and that we won't have to pay excess or anything. Pheww!! I'm birthing in a private hossie, so that is really a relief
bub right now is weighing approximatly 3.4 kgs with another 5 weeks to go :P huge baby...
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