Thank God I found this thread. I didn't even think I would be able to ask to not be seperated from my baby and that was my biggest concern with the possible C/s I will be getting booked in for next week - unless baby decided to turn around.

My ob is very patronising and I'm really scared about how to tell him what I want. I think I'll probably end up bursting into tears, because I already know what he will say. Is it worth contacting the birthing suite as well?

If I do get booked in it will be for an AM c/s on a Saturday. I'm guessing that Saturday is a fairly busy day. When I asked if I could be booked for the Friday I was told that if I was it would be a 9pm surgery, but after reading this thread - maybe that would be better as there would be more chance that a midwife would be available to stay with me.

The C/s I can deal with. The seperation makes me cry every time I think about it (ie: now - at work - how embarassing). It's the one thing about the birth that has been a constant in the way I picture the birth happening - baby with me immediately after the birth and being given that time to just be.

Ob appointment next week - i'll have to start making a case now. Can anyone give me some points that I need to cover to convince him to help me make it happen? I don't want to go in there balling my eyes out and my reason for wanting not to be seperated to come out as "just because".

Thanks