#CsectionExperiences: Let me share my journey with you! 🤰
##Surgery Day: A Mix of Nerves and Excitement ✨
Going into the operating room for a C-section can be both nerve-wracking and exciting. The doctors and nurses will explain every step of the procedure to you, which can help ease some of your anxiety. Remember to breathe deeply and focus on the excitement of meeting your baby soon!
##Recovery Process: Patience Is Key ⏳
After the surgery, your body will need time to heal. It’s crucial to follow your doctor’s post-operative care instructions carefully. Take pain medication as prescribed, rest as much as possible, and avoid heavy lifting or strenuous activities. Your incision site may be sore for a while, but remember that it’s all part of the healing process.
##Emotional Rollercoaster: It’s Okay to Feel Overwhelmed 🎢
Recovering from a C-section can be physically and emotionally draining. It’s normal to feel a wide range of emotions, from joy and excitement to anxiety and sadness. Don’t hesitate to reach out to your support system for help and to talk to a healthcare professional if you’re struggling with your mental health.
##Bonding with Your Baby: Take It One Step at a Time 👶
As you recover from the C-section, focus on bonding with your baby. Skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding, and spending quality time together can help strengthen your connection with your little one. Remember to be patient with yourself and your baby as you navigate this new chapter together.
In conclusion, the experience of a C-section can be challenging, but with the right mindset and support, you can navigate it successfully. Remember to take care of yourself, listen to your body, and cherish every moment with your new bundle of joy. You’ve got this! 💪 #CsectionRecovery #PostpartumJourney
ROUGH! Could not stand up straight for a week. Plus your body does not go back together like it does with natural CB. It’s been 30 yrs 2 C-sections and still hate to touch my own scar. They should only be done in EMERGENCY. It is a major surgery.
Mine was great. It was a maternal choice c section due to tokophobia so planned in advance.
The surgery itself was obviously not fun, but it was very calm and relaxed. There’s a surprising number of people in the room. Getting the anaesthetic done was the worst bit but even then it was just mildly uncomfortable bending over enough to give them access to my back while on the table. The surgery itself I didn’t feel anything and I was lightheaded but remember everything.
My recovery was great too. Some pain of course, but nothing major. I was walking again six hours after surgery to take myself to the shower and could get in and out of bed by myself fine. We went home 35 hours after surgery and my pain was easy to manage at home with paracetamol and ibuprofen. I won’t pretend there wasn’t any pain at all, but I could walk up and down stairs fine and climb in and out of our shower bath with my husband on standby. I was taking the baby for walks in the pram about four days in, and doing public transport on my own with the pram and going to baby classes and brunch by 3 weeks.
Mine wasn’t awful. Epidural was fine, procedure was fine, recovery wasn’t bad. I was in pretty decent shape and exercising throughout my pregnancy, so I bounced back pretty quickly. My only complaint is that it’s been 16 years and I still have about an inch on my scar that’s numb, so that’s weird.
Mine was just ok. It was emotionally hard because I was planning a home birth but my little dude was breech. The recovery was tough, walking/standing up afterward for about a week and a half. To be fair, mine was 12 years ago, I have spoken to others who have since had c-sections and there is a new technique being used that seemingly made healing much faster.
I hate my scar, and it took a good 5 years for it to not be numb anymore, but on the plus side, I don’t pee when I sneeze!
I threw up and almost choked to death during surgery, got an infection after and could barely move for the entirety of my maternity leave. Obviously do what’s best for you and your baby but 0/10 stars, would not recommend.
Not bad. I had an emergency c-section and recovered pretty quickly. I took the meds as prescribed post op and didn’t have any pain. The surgery itself… I don’t remember much because they gave me something to relax (I asked for it because I’m a wimp).
One big thing that helped was that I started walking as soon as I could after surgery. My baby was in the NICU so that gave me motivation to get up and move. A few days after we went home I went for walks and we even went out to dinner. The worst part was not being able to drive for a few weeks.
I realize that everyone’s experience is different, but for me it wasn’t bad at all, except the whole “I have to have a c-section and now I’m terrified,” part before the surgery.
Mine wasn’t terrible. My son was two weeks early and breech, so they took me in for the C-section before my contractions even really started. (We headed for the hospital because my water broke.) I did throw up a little while it was going on (my husband is a champ for holding the puke tray for me), but nothing horrible. I just hated not being able to hold my son until after I left recovery.
I will say that if you don’t have any granny panties, get some now. My husband is also a champ for running out to buy me some ugly cotton briefs because all I had were bikinis that wanted to rest right on the staples. Recovery wasn’t bad, but I did move kinda slowly for the first week.
I had a c-section because my induction failed. I had a really great healing process and a supportive partner so it wasn’t too bad. I kinda feel like I got off easy because I didn’t really labor.
I’ve had both types of birth and I preferred everything about the c section except the gnarly scar and not really getting to see the baby coming out. My baby was breech all pregnancy and up underneath my ribs so my only option was a cesarean. I loved almost everything about it, especially since it was planned I had everything packed and ready to go. For an anxious lady that is such a dream.
Also echoing how important it is to go on walks the day after birth, it burns like hell getting your body off the bed but it is so worth it.
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I think that if my c-section didn’t leave my stomach looking like a flat tire then I probably wouldn’t have cared, but it ruined my abdomen.
The first one I had was emergent, so very scary. Had to break my water, kid still wouldn’t come out, docs decided to cut me bc both our lives were in danger. He’s about to turn 13 and we laugh about it now.
Second one was awesome and easy peasy, as it was planned. My ob didn’t want to take any risks considering my first delivery. Everyone was great, and reassuring, comforting. I knew what was going to happen. Took me back into the operating room, asked me what music I wanted playing, which was nice. The *absolute best* part, was that one nurse asked to take my phone for pictures. I have documentary style pictures and video of my daughter being born, you can hear my husbad’s reaction to meeting her, her first cries, everything. I look at those now almost 9 years later and I’m so grateful to that nurse. They used glue stitches and cut the scar tissue from my old c-section to make sure the new one wouldn’t be so noticeable. All in all that was a great experience.
Emergency c-sections take longer to heal from. Planned c-sections are easier. I was put under for my first child (they rushed me to the emergency room), and got my child out within minutes.
Planned, they make you clean yourself with a specific kind of soap at home twice before surgery and then give you a spinal that makes you numb from the waist down. The surgery took about 45 minutes to an hour. I had side effects from the spinal and was shaking like crazy the whole time. It took a few hours to wear off.
Personally, I wouldn’t do either again if I could, but with planned, you can plan your baby’s birthday and you’ll have an easier time recovering. The actual surgery part isn’t so painful, but you should be aware of the cramping afterwards where your uterus starts to shrink back to its normal size. I started walking the first day after surgery, but it got significantly easier by the 1st week out.
10/10, would do again.
Truly though, I had preeclampsia, and my daughter was breech, so I had a scheduled c-section. It took away a lot of the anxiety I had around giving birth.
The first day following my cesarean was the most painful, but after that, recovery was pretty uneventful. I wore a binder for a while to help me feel like my insides weren’t going to fall out. Honestly, I was so joyful to have my daughter that it distracted me from any pain I was experiencing.
Mine was difficult, it was an emergency at 34 weeks because of bleeding. The actual operation I didn’t feel anything, I was numb to my head. But afterwards getting up to walk to the bathroom and the first pee was very painful. I couldn’t really walk for at least a week and everything hurt. I went home after 2.5 days. Getting in and out of bed or up and down in general was difficult. Relied on my husband a lot
Aside from the sheer panic and spontaneous emergency c-section part, mine was pretty unproblematic. I had a miraculous recovery and cooked a full Thanksgiving dinner 3 days after returning home (5 days post birth). I had trouble walking up/down our stairs in our townhouse, so we camped as a family in our living room for about two weeks, but other than that all was well. I bled for a few weeks until getting my period exactly 30 days post-baby.
I’m now 6mos PP and all is well. My incision occasionally itches and can get sore after a day with the baby on my stomach, but otherwise I haven’t had any problems.
I have had 3. The first 2 were emergency c-sections. For #1, recovery was rough because it was my first, and I didn’t know what to expect. I felt like I was in a fog. For #2, I knew to ask for pain meds, and I knew to get moving as soon as possible. I knew a shower would make me feel 1000x better. Recovery was better this time around. For #3, it was a breeze. Lol. It was scheduled, and I walked into the OR instead of being rushed in like before. I was joking around with my anesthesiologist beforehand, so very much relaxed compared to the prior 2. I wasn’t sleep deprived or traumatized, which made my recovery good. By this time, I knew exactly what to pack for a 3 night/4 day stay at a hospital.
In general, take pain meds as scheduled, wear the belly brace, start walking as soon as the nurses suggest to, take a shower, bring comfy clothes, don’t drive before the 6 weeks (I tried at 4 weeks and it HURT). My milk came in on day 4 and my hormones dropped at the same time. OMG the emotions 😭.
With my daughter honestly it was terrible. I was in labor 31 hours before they discovered she was breech and decided to do the csection. My son it was easier repeat csection only 8 hours of labor. My scar is still numb and stuff now but it’s all good
Just had an emergency C-section Monday and it was chaotic, but that was just circumstance. The surgery itself wasn’t too bad, just kinda trippy and I was high as a kite after they took her out cause my body started shaking so they needed my body to calm down so they could stitch me up, lol.
I was up and peeing around 6 hours later, only dealing with a little nausea for the first 12-14 hours after and same goes with most of the pain. Now I’m pain managed every 6 hours and got home yesterday. I do experience some stretching and burning sensation in my “scar” at the same time it’s completely numb to the touch, but I’m mobile and is mostly limited by what I’m “allowed” to do. So no bending, no housework and I can only carry baby + a car seat. Which sucks cause I have a 1 yo who can’t walk and don’t understand why mom can’t pick him up 🥲
I do feel much better day by day, so far recovery hasn’t been as bad as a had feared, but I’d still much more prefer the baby exiting the same way it entered, lol.