I am 33+3 and am due to be induced at 38 weeks for medical reasons. However, baby has been head up in pretty much the same position since 20 weeks. Breech babies can't be induced so if the situation doesn't change I'll have to have a cesarean.
I'm single (by choice) and the plan was that my parents would come and stay after the birth to support me, especially if I have a CS and can't lift etc.
My mum broke her arm last night and is looking at at least 6 weeks in a cast so at the point I would come home after a cesarean she won't be able to lift the baby. My dad has (early ish stage) Parkinson's so wouldn't be confident enough to be carrying baby about, and certainly not up and down stairs, and things like the precision to get the car seat into the isofix base might be beyond him.
So essentially I have to plan for me managing baby on my own after a CS. Is this possible? There must be plenty of single women (or women whose husbands are away with work) who have coped on their own after a CS.
Please can you tell me that it'll be ok!? Which specific baby-related tasks will I be unable to do?
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Coping after a cesarean on your own
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INeedNewShoes · 26/03/2017 10:18
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