C-section procedures

You go in, get changed into a lovely fetching gown (you should already have the stockings on), few admin bits until youre called up. Waddle on down to theatre, cannula in the hand (pro tip ask for the anaesthetist to cannulise you, theyre magicians with a needle), then they'll sit you on the bed and place your spinal/epidural, THEN urine catheter (lovely piss bag), they check youre all numb, and get on with the job. You'll either see baby come out or hear them, then cuddle with baby while youre fastened back up.

You can normally have your own playlist on during.

Off to recovery, probably off your head on fentanyl, for tea and toast and to feed/cuddle baby.

Urine bag stays in place overnight. Removal tickles. Get up and walk once its out x

I had my c section last week and honestly such a different experience from my previous emergency c section…

On the day of surgery i had some pre op medication to take whilst at home ( gástric protector and anti sickness) and a drink to keep my sugars up for the morning. Then went to hospital at 7h30. Settled in, they did my observations and the obstetric consultant and anaesthetist came for me to sign the consent forms.
From there I had to wait my turn. I was the third one on the list.

I walked to the operating room, they put a cannula in and gave me a spinal.
Then once the spinal was established they started by putting a catheter in and then from there was fairly quick. The anaesthetist explained things to me as they were happening.

Baby was born, they showed him to me and then checked over. A couple of minutes later they brought him to me for skin to skin contact and he stayed with me throughout.
Went to the recovery room for a couple of hours for monitoring, started

Started breastfeeding and then from there went to the ward.
Took a good 4 hours to be able to feel my legs again…
6 hours post op the midwife helped to stand for the first time which is good for recovery and avoid post op complications. The catheter was removed first thing in the morning.

They made sure pain relief was on board (paracetamol and ibuprofen but you can have oromorph too if needed).

The next day I was home 🥰
That’s it.