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How were you feeling 10 days after c-section/v birth?

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hugefatso · 07/10/2014 18:16

I have a huge event taking place 60 miles away, ten days after my due date which ideally I would like to go to (and could take my newborn.)

I don't know yet whether I am having a ELCS or a v-birth and I realise I can't predict that the event will be "ten days after my v-birth" but I just wondered how you were all feeling 10 days after?

Has the "Day 5 emotional low" started picking up by then? Are you still absolutely emotionally/physically overwhelmed?

I know it depends on a lot of factors, but just interested in your experiences.

This is DC1 for me so maybe I am being absolutely clueless

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Janek · 07/10/2014 18:25

I felt fine, really quite normal 10 days after a vb, twice. But these days were 20 and 23 days after my due dates, respectively.

Nancery · 07/10/2014 18:27

I was doing really well up until ten days post c-sec! Then the mastitis and tears kicked in and I was a sobbing mess, and am not at all generally

hazeyjane · 07/10/2014 18:35

After dd1 (vb) - in shock, knackered by round the clock breastfeeding and expressing, a bit sore.

after dd2 (vb) - ok, bottle feeding, sore, but packing to move house.

after ds (elcs) - only just out of hospital, infection in scar, unable to climb stairs or walk far, phlebitis in leg, round the clock breastfeeding, traumatized by whole thing!

weebairn · 07/10/2014 18:37

I'm currently 7 days after a very straightforward and short 2nd home birth. One small tear, no stitches.

Breastfeeding has been very straightforward for me also, no problems with pain latch or supply, milk came in at 48 hours.

I am managing to play with my toddler in short bursts; do simple housework like laundry and cooking; I have been for one walk (about half a mile slowly); today went out for lunch with the family for a couple of hours.

I am also spending a lot of time in bed. I have both mum and dp here to help.

It is really amazing how much birth takes out of you, even a 'good' birth. Last birth was also straightforward but much longer and harder: I'd say recovery was similar though and I didn't have the toddler to manage.

I guess it depends on the nature of the event. Sitting is pretty uncomfortable and walking is very slow.

Typically first babies are late and you may only be having baby at 10 days.... I think I would be reluctant, really- so many unknown variables.

Hakluyt · 07/10/2014 18:39

I am afraid that I was completely back to normal 10 days after both my v births. And I danced all night at a ceilidh 8 days after ds was born.

But I am aware that that is very annoying of me.

Casmama · 07/10/2014 18:42

5 days after ds2 I was at ds1's nursery graduation sitting on a tiny plastic chair and comfortably bfing in public so 10 days after birth was fine. After ds1 I was totally shellshocked and noway would have gone to an event.

Elllimam · 07/10/2014 19:01

Physically 10 days post emcs I was still sore and was still breastfeeding all night. In saying that I was still up and about (I had a toddler too) it was difficult though xx

hazeyjane · 07/10/2014 19:03

That's a point, I forgot, that 10 days after my due date with dd1 and 2, I was still pg (went 14 days over with both!) and the size of a sofa.

serennu · 07/10/2014 19:11

10 days after c section I was still in pain not too much if I sat down all day but after walking/cleaning I'd be in quite a lot of pain. also had a staph infection in the wound. was breastfeeding baby every hour night and day and could barely think straight I was so sleep deprived! not the most positive post I know...

MozzchopsThirty · 07/10/2014 19:11

All mine were late 4 days, 15 days and 16 days

So I would still be pg

After my vaginal births I was fit and well but I wouldn't have wanted to go to a big event with a wobbly belly and still bleeding

After my c section I wasn't able to do anything for months, but there were complications

newgirl123 · 07/10/2014 19:12

10 days after c-section - I think you may not be allowed to, or may not feel like driving so if you have someone to take you?

I felt completely fine after mine at that stage, bored if anything, so was keen to do social things. But if you are lacking sleep, not eaten properly etc then you may decide you don't want to go - so keep it all flexible.

SeptemberBabies · 07/10/2014 19:27

I was still pregnant with 3 out of 4 of my children 10 days past due date.

Roxie85 · 08/10/2014 00:35

10 days after my v birth (3rd degree tear) I felt like I had been hit by a truck! I was in total shock, tired, drained and fairly heavily bleeding. Breastfeeding was going OK but baby had prolonged jaundice and had lost 13% of her body weight so on day 5 she was back in hospital for 24hrs. I felt far worse than I thought i would. I spent so much time thinking about how looking after a baby would feel and forgot that my body was going to go through something so huge!

ShowMeShowMeTheWine · 08/10/2014 00:42

Dd1 10 days after due date she was2 days old and I was a complete wreck! Felt like I'd been hit by a train for weeks.
Dd2 10 days after due date I was giving birth...

Sorry not that helpful!

EmbarrassedPossessed · 08/10/2014 00:48

10 days after my due date I was still pregnant and in hospital whilst they were attempting to induce me.

10 days after delivery via EMCS I had only been home from hospital for 3 days, me and DS having been unwell. I was unable to get up from sitting down without assistance, and was on a cocktail of pain killers and antibiotics. I couldn't have left the house, let alone go to a big event.

jessplussomeonenew · 08/10/2014 01:29

I was lucky and 10 days post emergency section I was very tired but moving fairly freely. (Though due to high blood pressure that was the day I left hospital.) I think it probably helped a bit that I was in reasonably good physical condition and active right up to the last week - it didn't help with the birth but I suspect it sped up the recovery.

HeyMicky · 08/10/2014 04:30

I went to a wedding 13 days after DD was born (VB). Was fine. No bleeding, she was feeding well, everyone wanted a cuddle so I had plenty of time to myself

JoandMax · 08/10/2014 04:52

10 days after DS1 I was still very sore and knackered and wouldn't have been able to do anything! I had a horrid induction, crash c-section and pph though.

10 days after ELCS with DS2 I felt pretty well, bit sore but nothing too bad and we were going out and about quite a bit by then.

As you can see from everyones responses it can go any way so really difficult to make a decision now, can you decide nearer the time?

Snapespotions · 08/10/2014 04:52

DD wasn't even born 10 days after my due date - she was 17 days late, so I still had a week to go!

I was induced and eventually had an emergency c-section, followed by complications with dd that meant we stayed in hospital (in the SCBU) for a week after she was born. However, I was absolutely fine by 10 days after the birth - in fact, I went to a big event that day, with my baby, and I really enjoyed it! :)

There are so many variables, it's hard to predict what will happen. Make plans, by all means - just be prepared for them to change!

lentilpot · 08/10/2014 05:02

I was still pregnant 10 days after my due date.

10 days after the birth I felt pretty good, but was knackered after a walk into town and around the supermarket - I had a vaginal birth followed by a pretty large haemorrhage.

But things got better really quickly and by 19 days post-birth we went on holiday with my family!

Bear in mind that when the baby is really young breastfeeding might still be pretty difficult and require a bit more nudity than you'd be happy to do in public. Again, for me this got better really fast and by two weeks I was feeding in public under a scarf (don't need the scarf now!)

Twinklestar2 · 08/10/2014 05:21

Day 10 was the first day I felt better.it was the first time I left the house. Was still quite achy tho and was resting lots and breastfeeding. I'm not sure if I'd have been able to go to an event that day.

mummybare · 08/10/2014 05:27

With both DCs I was still pregnant 10 days after my due date. Ten days after my vbs I was physically okay, although bfing was a struggle, particularly first time (10 days was around when it started to hurt less and get easier). I was an emotional wreck and very tired though.

DC2 is 4 weeks old and I'm still pretty up and down, tbh.

mummybare · 08/10/2014 05:29

(Should probably mention that I was fairly anaemic both times following heavy bleeding, which affected my mood and energy levels.)

Lottiedoubtie · 08/10/2014 05:37

10 days after elcs I felt physically not too bad, off painkillers and able to walk about slowly without too much pain.

Emotionally I was exhausted and unable to take in much new information. I was just about coping with the 'day to day' and couldn't have managed to go to an event far from home. I was still trying to work out how to fit a shower into my day, nothing more complicated than that really possible!

I'm 4 weeks post now, and I could do it now- if someone else could drive me, but it would still be a major upheaval and might go horribly wrong dependent on the success of the sleep the night before!

eurochick · 08/10/2014 05:58

I want too bad after my CS. I was off painkillers and not in bad shape physically. I was signed off to drive after 11 days but wouldn't like to have driven sixty miles. I was extremely tired and sort of shell shocked though.

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