C-section op rules? Can you take cameras in?

[oneyummymummy]

Hi, Had em.c.section with DD so had no time for any of that, but I was just wondering if anyone knows if you can take cameras/camcorders into the theatre to film/take pictures of the birth/baby? I know its not everyones cup of tea, but I really feel I missed a lot as had to have GA and missed it all!

Just might be useful to know for next time!

i had an emergency section first time round, second time elective we were allowed to take in music and a camera, they even gave us the opportunity to take a photo of dd being taken out of my tummy! she was asleep! don't know about cacmcorder but we were allowed to take photos when dd out. As long as you don't film them doing the operation, might be a bit distracting for the surgeon...

we were allowed to have a camera for the planned cs. the anaesthetist took the pics just after DD came out, she didn't want DP snapping away while they did the op or for him to be looking anywhere near my exposed internal organs in case he passed out.

we didn't have pics of the em cs though.

We have pics of DD2 being held up over the screen and onthe scales being weighed. Like you we missed all this with DD1 so they are very precious photos to me.

Our anesthetist would not take photos but they allowed dh to photograph ds outside the screen, once he was lifted out and put in the cot, with the umbilical cord still attached to me!

It will depend on the hospital. It's an absolute no-no where I work.

Sorry, didn't read the OP properly. If you ahve a GA then they will usually take some pics.

Really daisy where do you work? They never took any with my c.section, but the GA was an emergancy as I felt them cutting into me, so maybe thats because nobody was prepared for this?!

What is the reason for them saying 'no' to this? It is sooo important to me, I think it would really effect me if I couldn't take pics next time!

I don't think I would want pics of the imediate aftermath. The first moments I saw my DCs will be etched on my brain, I don't think a photo would add to that.

I would have like a pic or two taken in the recovery room once were were all sorted out though, but again I can remember it all so clearly that I don't think photos were necesary

Why is it so importnat for you?

Don't really want to say where I work, sorry.

I think the reason is mainly that they don't want any possibility of the surgeon being distracted and possibly also to do with infection control.

I would try and talk about it at your next appointment. If they say no put your request in writing explaining why you feel so strongly.

skramble I had to have aa GA, so I don't have ANY momeories of my DD being born, or for the first few hours afterwards! I wouldnt want a picture of all my insides or anything, just of my baby before she is cleaned, bathed and dressed by someone else and not me!!
I want to be able to at least look at a photo and have that etched in my memory!

daisy I can kind-of understand the infection thing, but a quick piccie after the baby is delivered I dont think would take too much away from the surgeon, especially considering it is my baby being born and Im missing out on it! I suppose they all have different rules so I would just have to wait and find out what my local ones are before I get worked up about it!

It just saddens me to think that I would miss out on another one and I wouldnt even be allowed a photo of the moment my baby was born, first memories would again be a washed, dressed baby handed to me some 5hours later!

cameras are not an infection control issue. Think of your hospital notes, pens, theatre clogs........
I recently had foot surgery and was allowed to take a book into theatre

Our surgeon was very happy to 'pose' with DS2 when he was born. With DS1, they had a nurse whose sole job seemed to be to take pics!

I took my camera in & have a wonderful shot of her just having been 'evicted'...Dh won't let me frame it as she is all covered in blood & it makes him feel queasy!

A friend recorded her c-section, and her hubby was down the bottom half & got all the details..wonderful if you like it!

Please don't think I agree with them! I have argued against it on a number of occasions!!

This is my problem....I just feel I missed sooo much first time because I was put to sleep moments before DD was delievered, so I really didnt even know if she was alive when I woke up (EM.c.section because of distress) and I feel I missed one of the most important moments in both our lives. I have pics from when I awoke, but she was washed dressed and had had a bottle of milk by that point!! It mad me very because it felt like someone was just handing me a baby...not MY NEWBORN baby! IFYKWIM.

Just wanted to know if next time it happened again IO might at least see some photos of th event, but I know last time DP was pushed out of the theatre before he knew it, so I dont know who would take the pics in this case and whther they would even bother?

Well my consultant will allow us to take a piccie from our perspective - as the cut is on the other side of the bump, howver he won't pass the baby to me for skin to skin etc because of "contamination issues"...

We got a pic of DS taking his fisrt breath, dord still attached, but taken from a seated position so you don't actually see the gaping hole in my tum (thank goodness). It is truely amazing, although not one for a frame in the dining room

ONe of the staff asked my DP for the camera amidst all the emergency kurfuffel and took GREAT shots of the whole thing. I'm so pleased that I have them to look at.

Similar thing happened to me oneyummymummy
Emergency GA, husband hustled out, not nice. But very nice midwife took 3 photos as new DS was being weighed, wrapped up etc-all red and howling! Did have me in tears a few times but I was glad to have them. That was at Royal Berks in Reading BTW.

Ah right I see , thats why I asked, I can understand why if you had a GA why you would want pictures of those moments.

Sorry now that I read back the OP I see that is what you said, sorry ,

I suppose if they don't take pics the next best thing would be for DH to take pisc as soon as possible.

lotster what about other babies who are handed to their mummies immediatly after birth?? I hate all the un-nessesary 'rules' about c.sections (apart from the obviously dangerous ones)

bubbaluv How lovely that you have that, must be amazing to look back at!

lilimama that sounds like avery good midwife....must be a mummy herself and for you trockodile it sounds lovely, some of the moments that mean something!

Well he meant contaminate himself from my hands, as he needs to stay sterile to get back to my erm, innards!

I was thinking next time we meet I'll suggest he passes her to the midwife he'd pass her to anyway, delay the resucitaire bit and she can pass her straight to me . I'm sure if she's crying and therefore breathing, the check can wait a few minutes. We'll see!

My anaesthaetist took some very special photographs of my dd3 as soon as she was born, I've got pics of her being weighed with her cord not yet properly trimmed and he even took a short video using that function on our camera, he was such a lovely man and took very good care of me .

browny how lovely! (brought a tear to my eye) If only all hospital staff were this careing and make your feel like you are not just one of many! Oh it makes me so sad that I dont have them , but glad to know that others do and not everyone who has a c.section has to miss out on it!

All my sections, aside from the GA, I have camcorder and photographic evidence. I took my own compilation CD in too, DC4 was born too Elbow, One day like this....