General anaesthetic c section mums?

Does anyone have any experience of getting a c section under general anaesthetic? I had mine a month ago and it was so traumatic I don't really know where to begin on processing everything that happened to me. Any help or advice or personal stories would really help! Xx

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Induction

Long story short my waters broke early and I’m needing induced soon .I’m just wondering what it was like experience wise? As I’ve been told different things about how the induction goes normally ,but what is their methods wise when my waters have been refilling and breaking for a few weeks? still mucus plug intact and last I was checked I was only 2cm dilated. Also what do people pack differently to a normal birth compared to an induction birth? Thank you x

C-section Date

I received a letter yesterday with the date for my c-section on it. I’m so incredibly nervous now.

Baby will now be a May baby (if the date doesn’t get moved for emergencies).

I had an emergency c-section last time under general anaesthetic after failing to progress and baby’s heart rate dropping. This time I’ve had a bit of a nightmare pregnancy and I’m now at high risk of infection so they said induce at 37 weeks. I ended up on that induction drip last time and I want to avoid it at all costs. I’ve also been told that the induction drip slightly increases your chance of rupture after precious c-section.

I’ve still got really bad birth trauma from it all. I’m just wondering if any of you have any positive experiences of a previous planned c-section that you can share with me (I don’t like any option and really want to avoid the emergency again hence opting for a planned one).

I’ve already been through the possible things that can go wrong with the consultant and although he said low risk of these things, I just keep running them over in my head.

C-section infection

Is there anything I can do to help an infection I think is starting on my scar? The docs don't open until Tuesday now, so I'm stressing!

Is this my mucous plug?

I’m 37 weeks and four days pregnant. I have a induction date for Wednesday it hurts to walk. I feel like I’m walking on him and just got told by the doctor that most women’s water do not break and they still go into labor so now I’m worried because I feel like I don’t know the difference from Braxton Hicks to contractions, i’m a hour away from my hospital so I’m worried about not making there in time if I just wait it out

Won’t drink water

I literally can’t get my baby to drink water. Tried numerous different cup/ bottle styles, making it fun, showing him first.. nothing works. He either launches the bottle across the room if we offer it to him to do or just screams and cries. He isn’t being weaned off of formula until July when he reaches 12 months corrected but at the moment he’s having 3 bottles a day so it’s not a huge amount of fluid. With the warmer weather on its way (hopefully) and eating solids I’m so worried of health issues if he just isn’t drinking enough. Any tips or suggestions?

Is it go time ?

So I think my water started to trickle down since 4 am this morning
I had a big gush around 5pm
No contractions at all
And I don’t have any fluid leaking now
Do I like just go to hospital now ?

My first time was a wildly different experience with fast contractions and water breaking after I got to 4cm