General Anesthesia or an Epidural?!
Question: My doctor told me to chose one for when I have my schedule c-section next week Thursday. He explained them to me, but I just wanted to get your point of view and which one do you think would be better for me. So what is the big difference between then and which one would you recommend....?
Answers: My doctor told me to chose one for when I have my schedule c-section next week Thursday. He explained them to me, but I just wanted to get your point of view and which one do you think would be better for me. So what is the big difference between then and which one would you recommend....?
Well, epidural will make your waist and below numb, and you will get some sedatives to avoid you from freaking out when you hear something like "bleeder here" or "cut that blah"
from waht ive seen in my hospital shifts, id suggest epidural. Moms are so happy and dizzy when they get the baby, and remember those firs tmoments...
its the closest to natural birth it gets :) but thats just a man's point of view :p
If you are afraid of the surgery, full blown anesthesia might do the trick....
woppsie, edit: congratulations on the baby!!
Epidurals seem to be the method of choice, however, I will tell you mine did not work, well it worked on one side, but that made the pain worse on the other. If I had to do it over again, I would have gone with general anesthesia.
Good luck to you and congratulations!
SPINAL!
General anesthesia is significantly more risky for both you and the baby. There is an increased risk of aspiration (inhaling stomach contents) and uterine atony (uterus not contracting down after delivery, causing bleeding). Also, you won't be awake to see the baby and hear his/her first cry.
Spinals work similarly to epidurals, but use a much smaller needle and work faster. I think they also give a better, denser block. MUCH safer. And, you'll feel better afterward.
I'm guessing your anesthesiologist won't give you a choice. I certainly don't, and in the rare occasion when I've had a patient absolutely refuse spinal anesthesia, I make them write and sign a statement that they understand the increased risks to themselves and their baby.
There are situations where we DO have to use general anesthesia, and most of the time things go well, but the increased risk is still there. (Most of those situations involve clotting problems, or obstetric emergencies).
Good luck with your C-section, and enjoy your new baby!