Things seem to be going well with the two shunts I have now. I still have migraines (probably 2-3 a month) but it's nothing compared to what it was a few years ago!My obgyn suggested we do a c-section under general anesthesia. During that office visit he even pulled out his cell phone right then, called up his anesthesiologist he uses and asked him for his opinion and even the anesthesiologist suggest doing c-section under general. I am kind of bummed about that, I really want to be awake when I have a baby but this is the safest way. They are worried that if they do a spinal block instead, that I run a risk of losing too much spinal fluid, getting an infection that goes to the shunt, etc.
I know that vaginal birth for me is totally out of the question though. I'm sure that other women have given birth vaginally who have hydro but I get a massive headache from just trying to go #2 (SORRY TMI!!). From what I've read the pressure and pushing during birth can cause the shunt to malfunction and you have a big chance having to need a shunt replacement after you give birth.
It just depends on which hospital you have your c-section at and what their protocol is for when you get to see the baby after you wake up. Some hospitals let you see the baby immediately after you wake up/while you are in recovery. Other hospitals have you wait until you are out of recovery (which is usually around 4 hours). 
so around late October, pending my cycles actually work with me. I'm regular yet irregular; regularly 3 days later every month than my period tracker app says, haha. So I'm hoping for this fall, but part of me wants my first kid to have its own birth month out of our families meaning conceive next summer so the kid would be born in spring...if that makes sense. So we're still discussing it. 
