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2 hour car journey 3 days post C-section?

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Spanneroo · 02/11/2019 16:12

I had very straightforward vaginal deliveries of my two DDs so this is really new to me. One of my twins has turned breech, so I'm now booked in for an ELCS. I will be going to my mum's for the first week or so after discharge to recover, as my 5 and 2 year olds are lovely but boisterous, and we live in a small place which will be difficult to isolate myself in, should I need to rest/sleep/not be mangled by loving DDs.

If the offending twin does behave herself and go back to head down, I will cancel the CS, but if she doesn't, I'll need to make the journey (2hrs by car) once I'm discharged. The hospital policy for twins is for discharge within 48-72 hours. Will this be doable? I'm assuming I'll need to find a suitable cushion for the seat belt. I know we will be taking regular breaks for the babies anyway, so it won't be all in one.

Obviously, I will not be driving.

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Fatted · 08/11/2019 23:54

Don't do it OP. I was still in the hospital 3 days after both c-sections. With my youngest, I still needed tramadol for pain relief. And that was an elective that went very well.

I also don't think it's a good idea to try traveling that far and that long with two new born babies in the car. Even if you are physically up to it, your babies will have other ideas

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