I'm 36 weeks today, platelets are low so am being tested every 2 weeks.
After talking to the midwife/googling (aarrgghh I know I should stay off google!) it would appear that most hospitals don't offer epidurals if your count is too low (I didn't one anyway tbh but that's another story...) but I worry if I needed a c section, I would have to be put under GA and wouldn't have a choice.
Now this scares me from a bonding point of view, ie, I'll be recovering/coming round whilst my baby has first feed, cuddles etc and I miss out on the first few hours of his life.
Does anyone have any experience with low platelets/epidurals/c sections that they could share?
(I'm probably worrying for no reason at all, the closer I get to due date the more I'm thinking about it all! )
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Low platelets, no epidural?
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LJHH · 25/07/2014 17:55
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