do you think it is best to have c section awake or asleep ?? what are the effects??

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i was awake for my em c section. my understanding is they only use general anaesthetic if it is extremely uregnt to get baby out out in a matter of minutes and can't waste time using spinal block, so tbh i don't really think u get the choice. also even if u do get the choice i wld prefer to be awake when my baby acme into the world, they say it can affect bonding if ur not awake to hear their first cry, and come to not knowing who what where when or how. knocking some one w-out with GA is a lot more risky than using a spinal block, hence why they prefer to use spinal unless absolutely necessary. xx

well i am having my baby early , hoping to get to 28 weeks and anthing after that is a bonus, because i have a heart problem and since being pregnant my heart is deteriorating, so trying to hold on long enough for baby and then if my heart is still in a bad way after baby here, i will be having a relacement valve. so its a bit of a shock , so would be heartbreaking if i am awake and they take baby straight away from me to go in SCBU...x

oh dear, i bet ur scared. a friend of mine had a little girl at 27 weeks, she wld have been due on halloween but is 14 weeks old now and doing fab! i understand u won't want to se them taken away but wld it not be worse to wake up and not know if baby is ok? also i do believe that they only knock u out if there isn't the time to wait for a spinal block to take effect especially if u have a heart condition, general anaesthetic wld put alot more strain on ur heart than a spinal block. xx

thanks for your reply, helping me to get a better understanding of things :) xx

I had my first son in July 08 by emergency section which ended up in me having a General Anaesthetic. Personally I felt as though as I had missed out as I didn't seem him as soon as he was born and had problems bonding. Not knowing what had happened was also difficult and an experience I felt guilty about missing.

With my second son born in September 09, I had an elective section under a spinal block and it was a much nicer experience, although very nerve racking! I saw him as soon as he was born, knew what was happening and saw the placenta. I had no problems bonding this time round.

Obviously its personal choice but I would prefer to be awake so you can see your baby straight away, and you can never fill in the gaps of what happened otherwise as nobody else is allowed in theatre if your having a GA.

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i was asleep. and it felt like as soon as i fell asleep i was awake instantly although it was ages. i liked it x

i had my 2nd by c-section, was opting for natural birth but she was breech and underweight compared to her brother, i was awake for it, i got told the only way i would have to have a general would be if the baby wasnt ok in the womb lukily she was perfect, but being awake is def the beter option, also the staf wher fantastic at keeping me distracted when they put the spinal blok in.