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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there such a thing as a C-section birth plan?  In other words, if I do require a section, can I have a list of things I do and don't want, or am I just stuck with the whims of the people in the room?  For example, as I raised on the other thread, I feel like being strapped down is going to freak me out and give me nightmares, and I solemnly promise not to grope at the divider or rip out my IV.  Can I request not to be and expect them to abide by it?  Can I request that they do most of the baby testing in my line of sight so that DH can stay with me while I'm stitched up?

My OB implied that a consult with the hospital people wasn't likely to be worth much since I'm stuck with who I'm stuck with on the day, which made it sound very inflexible.  I'll be at Sibley if that makes a difference.[/quote]

If it makes you feel better, I had a c/s at Sibley and was never strapped down.  I did not know this even a thing until reading it on here 2 years later!  Baby never left the OR and was handed to my husband and then me after I was stitched up - I could always see him.  He came out crying, they showed him to me, and took him to a small exam table within 10 ft of me.  The nurses and doctors were telling me exactly what he was doing the whole time ("He peed!" They cried seconds after they pulled him out and I started balling).  I was wheeled out of the OR holding him.  He was on my breast not long after delivery.  Although not exactly a lovely, blissful experience, my C/S was not horrible - uncomfortable during and after, but did not really interfere with my mothering abilities any more than my friends with significant tearing from vaginal births experienced.  DH never left my side (except when they do the epidural and spinal before the procedure), was holding my hand the entire time.   [/quote]

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