Ladies that have had elective c-sections, have any of you taken TWO people into theatre with you???....

[QueenofVenus]

Ive always had my partner with me in theatre, but im on my own now, and id very much like to take my mum AND sister in with me! What are the chances id be allowed do you think? xx

Yes I took my partner and my mum.

Oh great! did you have to 'nag' the consultant into it, or was it a relatively straight forward 'ok'??

I just had DH. The theatre was full of people anyway, and I don't think anyone else would have fitted. Was having twins though, so that ups the number of medical staff needed.

Hi it was with my first baby and I don't remember having to nag at all but my obstetrician was amazingly amenable (as they all should be). The theatre is busy when you have a c-section but they have been pretty big rooms. My mum sat behind me and my partner sat beside me.

I had my DH and private midwife in theatre. Private midwife there made me feel less like a patient and more like a mother to be, as I got to know her during the pregnancy. Rest of the medical staff in theatre I only met earlier on the morning of the section, or worse still, in the theatre whilst I was lying on the operating table, naked :0

I was only allowed one person each time and was warned if he (dh) looked queasy/faint (not very good in hospitals) they would take him out. However, the hospital where I had my 2 dd's have very bad press coverage re c diff etc so they had strict rules re people in theatre/visiting.

ALthough my mum/dad and brother were all in a waiting room at the end of maternity theatres and dh spoke to them shortly after the arrivals if both dd's (whilst I was being stitched and dd checked over) dd2 had to go to scbu so my parents saw her being wheeled passed before I had had a cuddle

Hmm, well, im not seeing the consultant until im 36 weeks (currently only 28) so i guess its not going to leave much time for negotiations if he's indecisive, would very much like to have them both in there though