C Section Info

See why I need info? Duh

thank you for your reply!!! It was a help.

My first c-section I had a bikini cut .This last time was a vertical cut. My dr told me it depends on how the baby(s) are laying for which cut you get. My first c-section I was up walking the next day I had to stay for 4 day I had to have a blood transvusion. They made sure I could poop and pass gas before I could leave. I was up feeling fine a week after I had him. With the twins the vertical cut hurt so much worse than the bikini cut. It took me a little longer to get up and walk. Took a couple of weeks before I was walking just fine. I still have pains every one in awhile

forgot to add: after my first one I was driving the day after I got out of the hospital. With the twins I think it was 2 weeks after.

I had a bikini cut right below the hair line. It's so thin and light pink that you can barely see it.

I had my c-section on friday night and went home monday afternoon. They told me I could leave as early as I wanted on monday but I didn't want to rush it. I had staples that were taken out monday morning and then they put steri-strips over the incision.

I've pretty much blocked it out but I was in a lot of pain for a while. I almost couldn't feel a thing if I didn't move and just stayed laying down but once I moved it felt like I was going to rip my incision open. I think I had the most trouble getting in and out of bed. I slept on the couch for the first few nights home because it was easier to get up and down and it was a better angle than a bed. It was about a month before I could sleep comfortably and not propped up on my back with pillows.

They tell you not to drive for 2 weeks. I drove myself to my 2 week pp appointment a 1/2 hour away and I was fine.

Just take it easy and let your husband do everything for you. Bending and lifting are not good, so have him bring the baby to you.

Looking back, I think I was a little in shock since i'd never had surgery before and it was an emergency c-section so I didn't even have time to prepare myself mentally. I'm sure my next one will be easier on me.

Good luck! Everything will be fine!

Thank you so much for your replies.
I also had a bikini cut with my daughter 16 long years ago (emergency too). I had the section done at 11:10am. They tried to get me up walking around that evening, but I felt too woozy. I was up the next morning and walking around. Taking percocets like a crazy lady!!!

Then to go home they made me go poo, hold down solid foods, and I had to shower on my own. I couldn't drive for 6 weeks, lift anything heavier than my baby, and though it was uncomfortable, I don't remember it being awful.

Mike will be great. He is taking the following week off to help me out.

I'm still recovering from mine it'll be a week tomarrow long bikini cut. They let me leave 3days afterword and only gave me 30percocet and its almost gone x.X. I'm moving around alot better now though. Only regret is if I didn't get knocked out so I could see my baby right away, my fiance got a lesson on all my organs that they could see while I was knocked out, I feel exposed now.

I had a bikini cut in november. I felt 100% normal at 3 weeks. I couldn't drive until 2 weeks later. I stayed in the hospital from the monday to the thursday even though we were released on the wednesday, it was too late, so I asked to stay another night. The day after the section I had to get up once to walk a little then take a shower. That was scary, but not that bad. The second day I got up again to walk and I stood for too long and couldn't get back in bed. It took 3 people. I refused to moved because it hurt so bad to even breathe. I would have to say getting down in the bed and back up was the hardest thing. I was having sex at 3 weeks. They didn't make me poop in the hospital but I did. It wasn't bad at all. It's been 3 months and I still feel little stings here and there, but it's nothing. I got my staples out 7 days after the section which didn't hurt at all! I had to keep it taped for another week. I put it for an additional week just because i'm weird like that and I didn't want anything touching it. I still don't like my underwear touching it just because i'm weird like that. It's very light pink and my Dr. Said in 3 months I won't be able to see it.