https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:07:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-general-anesthesia-for-your-c-section#post-272378 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:51:11 +0000 autumnlove 272378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: @jessiejo17: I had failed anesthesia for my last C-section. My OB and the chief of anesthesia think it will be better for me to go under next time since I've had 3 surgeries in my life with the same outcome with local anesthesia. I'm totally scared about General Anesthesia but I guess it would be better than screaming and crying during my next C-section. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-general-anesthesia-for-your-c-section#post-272347 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:35:37 +0000 LuLu Mom 272347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My hospital said the same thing as @yoursilverlining, they only administer general anesthesia if it's a TRUE emergency and they need to get baby out as soon as possible for the safety of baby or mom's life and there is no time to administer a spinal. Very rarely does this happen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-general-anesthesia-for-your-c-section#post-272201 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:35:53 +0000 yoursilverlining 272201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No; the anesthesiologist specifically said he only administers general anesthesia in emergency cases where the spinal did not take (or other emergency reasons of which I wasn't at issue for). I had to sign a separate release for the possibility of general anesthestic because they administer it so rarely and its used as a last resort. </p> <p>As it was, I had a spinal and I could feel NOTHING during the c-section, but within under 2 hours of the end of the section, had total feeling restored to my lower body. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-general-anesthesia-for-your-c-section#post-272144 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:50:07 +0000 autumnlove 272144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you have general anesthesia for your C-section? How soon after the surgery did you wake up? </p>