Were you discharged the day after your ELCS?

[snowmummy]

I will be having my third DC by ELCS in February and really do not want to be in hospital any longer than necessary. My midwife told me that it is possible to go home the day after a ELCS as long as everthing is ok. Has anyone done this and did it work out OK?

Thanks.

snowmummy I don't see why not. What can they say? Its not like they can refuse to get your DC out . But you may not have a choice as I think it's up to who operates.

TbH I was quite surprised to have staples because it seems so primitive compared to sutures.

But it was September and someone told me that's when the rotations start, perhaps by now they will have practiced sewing?

Elspeth, you're being very rude when GM is just telling the truth about how she found her recovery.

Sorry GM for the misspelling of your name!

ELCS thread here Snowmummy

Cab certainly recommend Windese and peppermint tablets for helping with the wind afterwards (weirdly you can often feel it up your back and in your shoulder)

Yes I am being rude, apologies. I just think people need to be careful about what they are advising. I also would hate for anyone to feel they were failing in their recovery because they weren't up to starbucks trips 3 days after a section. I've had two sections, I was youngish (but not very fit admittedly ) and I could not have done that (post op infection second time but the first was a straight forward if unplanned section). That is my (equally valid of course) experience.
Of those people I know who have had sections, NONE have had the very quick recover GM seems to have had. I dearly hope the OP does but in my experience it's not the norm.

I physically recovered that quickly.

It's not advice, it's recounting an experience. I don't think anybody who's had a cs would presume to advise a woman to do anything beyond what she feels ready for.

Oh yes, peppermint and TAKE THE LACTULOSE THEY GIVE YOU. You will have had strong painkillers in hospital and may need them afterwards, the nasty side effect is that they can make you constipated which can be very unpleasant with a section scar to contend with

Silly me, I thought this was mums net, and the OP had asked for peoples' experiences.

I didn't berate anyone, or tell the Op what she should or shouldn't do, I just told it how it was for me.

After a 60 hour labour, and 36 hours in a post natal ward I was desperate for some fresh air, and opportunity to ponce around in my size 6 jeans.

Actually, ds is 3.5 and I'm still not back into a size 8

They gave you lactulose?!

They gave me my discharge papers, some constipation inducers iron tablets and a shove out the door!

My dd is 3.5 and I can get into a size 8. It's my arm in a leg hole but I'm in it.

I stayed in 2 nights (3 days) with my planned c section compared with 9 days for crash section (hemorrhage & further surgery) and 5 nights for my emergency section 14 years ago. Seems to be a trend to get you out after 2-3 nights if there are no comlications. I couldn't wait to get out when on the ward (couldn't sleep there was always at least one baby crying) but didn't mind staying longer when had my own room.

(((((whispers)))))) I don't think I was a size 8 before

Unpure - well if we are being pedantic the OP asked had anyone gone home the day after ELCS and was it ok. GM's boasting info about starbucks was ,strictly speaking, superfluous.
GM - My youngest is 6yrs old. I'm not sure if my arm would even fit in size 8 jeans

LOL at duplicate arm gag. Sad. A c-section may have taken our stomach tone but it will never take our humour.

I was discharged 36 hours after emergency sectio following 19 hour labour (baby in silly position). Was much better when I got home to quiet house rather than noisy ward. Think it was hard work for dh as I certainly had to take it easy, but it was so good to get home. Think it is just luck how fast you recover, I am a big wimp but I didn't need anyhting over than paracetamol and diclofenac after the first twelve hours.

Had dissolvable stitches if that helps.

Oh god yes, definitely buy/get GP to proscribe lactulose before you go in and take it for at least a week aferwards!

I has my ELC at 11am on a Monday and was discharged the next day at 4pm. I am also diabetic and was kept in post op recovery until 4am on the Tuesday as precautionary measure. I felt totally ready to go home the next day even though was in some discomfort I was expecting to be in a lot more pain and unable to do very much. I was very shocked at how quick I recovered and today - nearly 3 weeks on do not even feel as though I have had a c sec (until I look at my tum that is). I think everyone is different and you need to go with what you feel is right for you at the time. I was fully expecting 5 days in hospital. I was actually in longer with DS1 as had 3 day labour, traumatic forceps delivery and painful recovery that lasted weeks.
Although, my size 8 jeans will be gathering dust for some time I think

I can't believe how quickly you lot are back trying to fit various body parts into too-small jeans.

At 3 days post-my second section I was stuck in hospital, being threatened with home visits from the incontinence nurse if I didn't hurry up and learn to pee again. Mind you, OP, I did have a crash (under general) so v different to an elcs I expect! Worst bit was no lovely spinal so I was in PAIN (
and the sadists doctors thought paracetomol would do the trick. Three days after that op I couldn't have got my jeans out of the drawer, much less harboured ambitions about squashing into them.

Having said that: this sad tale does have a happy ending - my BP went down, my bladder woke up, I went home on day 5or so and three weeks later was my normal-ish self again! Not too bad, all in.

I had a planned section and stayed 5 nights us one extra as DS had been in scbu. I don't think my experience or recovery was remarkable - I did what I was told, and took the pain killers, and moved about a bit but didn't try to do too much. Go easy on yourself - there are some fantastic recovery stories on here, but don't be worried if your experience isn't like that. It's a major op and you're allowed to be very gentle with yourself! X

STH, I think emergencies are much more demanding, often women are labouring for a long time beforehand and it's GA - unlike planned which are spinal blocks and medication calculated to your circs - so an emergency is a major deal to recover from, physically and emotionally.

My SIL had an ELCS and we saw her 10 days afterwards and she still was in a lot of pain and looked rough (sorry lovely SIL!) so I was expecting mine to be similar and was just so pleasantly surprised to find it was rather lovely

Actually might have been this thread!

Personal experience is just so vast. A friend had an elcs and 2 weeks later was still struggling, not out of bed and in a lot of pain. She had problems with her wound and an infection.

I had an emcs following a 2 day labour (6hrs of pushing, an episiotomy and ventouse attempt too) and I physically bounced back very quickly without need for any pain relief or much help with anything at all.

It's not boasting at all. I can talk about the emotional recovery if you want and the 3 years I lost to pnd and ptsd.

It's very rude to yawn at posters who were only offering their experiences. And if we start telling people they're only allowed to give the most direct answers to anything on here, you may as well shut the damn thing down or convert it into a spreadsheet or tick box survey.

You can't yawn at people, accuse them of bragging or question their honesty with faces when they're merely recounting their experiences.

My emcs was a very emotional and upsetting time in my life and I am allowed to talk about it in any way I wish.

I can't believe how much I'm letting this upset me.

I had dd2 by elective c section on the friday at midday, and was home sunday at midday, and that was with me begging to be discharged, they were not happy but I basically ended up saying you either discharge me with papers and medication or I will just walk out.....2 years later ds born by elective at 9.40am on a monday morning, by 6pm that evening I had asked for my catheter and cannula to be taken out, they removed the catheter but insisted on keeping the cannula in case of an emergency, I was prepared to stay in for the 48 hours but that night they moved my bed, left half of my stuff in another bay, and put me next to a woman with obvious mental health problems who screamed into her phone into the early hours of the morning, at 2am I had had enough, stuck my jeans (not a size 8 ) and called dp in tears to say I was leaving, the midwifes were very apologetic and I agreed to stay at least until morning, I was home by lunchtime on the tuesday......I was so much better off at home, and i'm not saying this to boast but I was at dd1s summer fair 4 days later, felt completly fine, I am pregnant again and will be having another elective and will definately go home the next day if I feel as well as I did after the other 2.

dont think "young and fit" is anything to do with it tbh.I was 19 with my first and was teaching tap and ballet till he was born.(2 months early)i had ahorrible time,was in agony and got an infection etc.had dd at 34 by sectiona and was fairly well.I think a lot of it depends on if you go into labour first as the "healing hormones" kick in.
I am booked for my sectionon 31st Jan and have been told 24-48 hrs.Bit worried about that as had about 5 in the past and will have 10 mile drive home and also bedroom is in attic.Im sure ill be ok tho.Everyone heals differently and peoples tolerance to pain varies,its not a competition altho i am hoping ill be one of the lucky ones,and it will be nice for dh and dd not to have to wait untill shes nearly a week old to get to know her properly.