do you have to have an epidural once youve had betamethasone shots?

[SummerLily]

hi ladies !

i went for my latest scan today and found that i will be delivering the triplets via c section on the 15th march !!

I went to see the anesthatist a few weeks back and we discussed the options for during the c section and she thought the spinal block would be better so that was what we went for , today the consultant told me that i would need to get 2 betamethasone steroid injections done to help mature babys lungs as there coming at 32 weeks and ive come home and done some research but everything ive found regarding c sections says that the c section will follow using an epidural ???????? does this mean that i now have to have a epidural and wont be able to have the spinal block ????

 

[rory83coyotes]

The steroid shots have nothing to do with the spinal. I had the shots and then had a spinal. Usually only do the epidural if they don't know that you will be having a section and you will be laboring for a bit. The spinal is a one time dose with no catheter being left in your back. It wears off in about 4 hours or so. should be fine.