Hi again Lisa,

Not sure if all anterior placenta praevia cases have to be under general. Mine was just completely covering the cervix, like a cup, but also completely in the front where the incision was going to be. Right at 'x-marks-the-spot' - just my luck! I remember the obstetrician/dr advising me that it was going to be more difficult and that they didn't want to place me under any more emotional strain should something go wrong, so they advised that it be a general ... so of course i agreed. I'd had enough trauma already with all the haemmorhaging, and just wanted my baby out and in the world with me, so i could put it all behind me. I remember getting foggy and falling into a deep sleep, then next thing i knew, i woke up with a nurse holding my hand, congratulating me on having a little boy. My hubby was off with the baby as he got all it's apgars and everything done. I won't lie, part of me was sad that i missed the entire birth, but afterwards, being told i now had a little boy was the best feeling in the whole universe! (Bub no. 2 was a local anaesthetic, so that was fabulous being awake for that one, with the docs murmuring quietly to each other, then yelling out happily "and what do we have here? A little ... girl!" I bawled and bawled like a baby myself!!!

Don't worry hun, however your bub enters the world, no one can tell further down the track looking at him/her how they arrived, nor should anyone judge you for what may be medically the only safe way to give birth. (if anyone does ever judge you, I'd love to see them put in the same position and have no choice as well). Before you know it, the birth will be a memory, and what remains is your gorgeous, beautiful bundle of joy.