First c section after 2 vaginal 😮😥

Em

Can any of you lovely mommies take a couple minutes and answer a few questions regarding c sections for me to ease my anxiety? 1) I've had an epidural before, but do they usually perform a spinal block for a c section? How similar is it to an epidural? Is it painful? 2) Can my partner be there with me while they do the spinal/epidural? 3) How do they test that the numbing worked? Is the pulling, cutting and tugging at all painful or uncomfortable? 4) Do you have any tips to help with anxiety, recovery, anything? What's something you wish you knew beforehand that you can pass on to me? Thank you so much!!! ❤