Am still very upset about needing a c-section (bad tear, breech baby, OC).
Accidentally ended up reading about people who are still feeling funny/pain a long while after the op. This is the part that scares me the most, the poss that someone could make a mistake in the op or that I might heal badly.
Am hoping to get some help for first couple of weeks but hope to be a bit better after that as it's ELCS. Going to do as little as poss initially except feed baby, walk a bit and rest.
DD is at nursery about 10-12 min walk away. When should I be able to take her myself?? Really, REALLY don't want to overdo it and wreck stitches etc. Obv with drop off at nursery total walking time will be about 20 min - or longer I guess, as i'll be moving more slowly.
V difficult to work out what extra help I'll need as she is at nursery 3 times a week, needs to go to playground/get out and about every single day, and our bath is extremely awkward - I would say it will be several weeks before I'll be able to turn it on by myself as the taps are at a funny position and at the far end of a corner. Not even comfortable to do when pg!
Please try to give specific info about what I should definitely avoid doing. And how many minutes walk per day from beginning constitutes "keep moving around so your muscles don't seize up?"
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specific dos and don'ts after c-section
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titferbrains · 18/08/2011 09:21
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