Private vs Public Anesthetists

Just wondering if anyone had any experiences, thoughts etc about anesthetists and wether public or private is the way to go if an epidural is needed.

I have had an emergency c section through the public system and an elective through the private system and I have to say the private anesthetist was way better. The epidural was totally straight forward but with the public anesthetist it took 5 goes to get it in. I can't say for sure that is was a public versus private thing or rather due to the 2 very different situations I was in?? Like DJ said it probably comes down to experience.

I had an epidural during my labour. Didn't actually get asked whether I wanted private or public. Ended up with public and the first anesthetist took 3 tries and still couldn't get it in   This is while I am having contractions every minute!

However she went away and got her boss, who was sooooo fantastic and got it in within about 2 minutes!!!!!! So loved him

I had a public one when I had my caesar - couldnt have asked for better to be honest..

I had a private one both times, Mum was impressed than in my notes with Maya it says 1.05am anaesthatist called, 1.10am anaesthatist arrives lol, it was really quick. With the gremlins it was prior to labour so we weren't in a hurry but he still came quickly. Was the same one (Graham Crooks) and he was brilliant. He did have trouble siting one with the gremlins coz of the scar from the previous one, and a previous back injury, and it ended up failing half way thru, but that wasn't his fault! He did the best he could.

My friend had a public one and he was a right jerk, but it was nothing to do with him being public, just his personality, and aside from his shonky bedside manner he was perfectly competent.

I would go for private I had public and it took 10 attempts to get it in over 5 hours!!!!

Maya - Graham Crooks is the one my midwife uses - i think i might go with him.

He is an absolute legend! It is complete coincidence that I had him for both labours 3 1/2 years apart, but as soon as he arrived when I had the gremlins I was like "I remember you!" My midwife told me after I had Maya how lucky I was to have had him.
I agree summersunshine, I thought I had died and gone to heaven - when I wrote my birth story afterwards I said that I would have married the anesthatist LMAO! And he gave me a local before he put the IV line in, spoilt!