Elective C-Section & Travel Straight away & Visitors

[Babyonthewayy]

I’m wandering how everyone was after their normal straightforward elective section in terms of travel home in the car.

I have had to relocate for the last 3 months for constant checkups at a certain hospital. We are around a 9/10 hour drive from home.

We are both keen to get home ASAP, the doctor has said we will be fine after 4 days to do so if everything is smooth sailing but I might be exhausted, but to be honest we just want to get back to our home! One of the other (crazy in my opinion) consultants told us to get a flight.

Has anyone taken such a long car journey so soon?

Also how soon did you take visitors after you got home? DH is already receiving calls requesting to know exactly what time we will be arriving home so that his sister and brother can come over with their 5 screaming children. Bearing in mind I’ve had a house sitter to watch my dogs - we don’t even know what state our home is going to be in after a 10 hour drive with a newborn!!!

Agree with all of the above.

1. Every tiny bump or brake action will hurt your scar

1. Your pads will need lots of changes (think your worst period x10) and sitting down won’t help the leakage.

1. You need to be feeding baby every 2-3 hours (or more if bf)

1. A baby shouldn’t be in a car seat for very long at all until much older due to risk of suffocation

1. You will be exhausted from the op, feeding, general new baby tiredness. Adding in a 9hr journey is a recipe for disaster

In your shoes I would try to drive for a couple of hours and stay in a premier inn or with relatives so you can do say 3 days of 3 hour stints. They won’t take 3 hours more like 5 once you have stopped for feeing and nappy/pad changing.

Just no! If you are BFing, you might be stopping every hour for an hour long break while you feed and change the baby. Making your journey 20 hours long. The train sounds a much better idea.

Our journeys was 15 mins home and that was enough! Every bump in the road hurt (I went home day after). Also baby shouldn't be in car seat longer than 30 mins.

Just no! If you are BFing, you might be stopping every hour for an hour long break while you feed and change the baby. Making your journey 20 hours long. The train sounds a much better idea.

Same if you’re bottle feeding to be honest.