snow I am so jealous I actually adore Gok, he seems such a lovely guy.
brian I'm really hoping for friday release, dd was born a friday lunchtime by elcs and we got home sunday morning, but a 3rd elcs can be a bit rougher due to two previous scars so I'm told. I think saturday realistically.
ELCS is so calm and quiet, really its almost surreal wandering down to theatre and leaving what seems like minutes later, it isn't ofc, with a baby! With dd (ds was poorly so not a normal elcs circumstances) she was straight out and over the screen to me and dp, dp then cut the cord and brought her over to me wrapped up and we sat with her while they put me back together, he wheeled her in the cot to central delivery where we were given time alone and midwife went to get tea and biscuits, both of us were a bit 'is this it? Should they be leaving her with us?' We rang round family had loads of cuddles mw popped in and out helping with bfing and doing checks and I was on the ward by 2pm when ds and dmum came to visit. Up and out of bed the next morning for a shower, felt a bit tired and weak but no pain at all.
Wrt care for baby mws will do what ever you need them to, by the end of the day I could shuffle myself up in bed and sit up to get her from the crib, and tbh I held her most of the night, ds went to nicu at a few hrs old and I was given sedatives as I was in a huge state so I remember very little of his arrival. So I was extra sure to cherish every second with dd, but I will be more strict with myself this time as dd then refused to be put down for almost 4 years!! Also our hospital (when the big two were born) allowed one person in with you 9-8 with the exception of a small rest period around lunch so dp or my Mum were there. No idea what the rules are now.
Honestly hand on heart I found my elcs, even with ds, a positive experience I felt well looked after in control and honestly didn't find recovery too bad at all, i will say it may be placebo but I take arnica tablets afterwards. And genuinely would recommend it to anyone with reason to consider it :) it is ofc major surgery and there are risks but for me those risks are a better option than the risks of a vbac.
Sorry for the essay but hope that answers you a bit dreamy my cousin had shoulder distosia (sp), it was awful poor baby, they were told he'd possibly never regain control and if he did it would be very weak, he's 12 now and an exceptionally good rugby and cricket player, swims for the county and cycles everywhere, so they were wrong 
but my younger cousin was elcs to avoid the same happening.
I've just made the pram up and crib, finished packing the baby bag, and spare bag for the car, also stocked up the change table and basket for beside my bed! Dp has taken our double bed down and swapped for the kingsize (we used to have a spare room and never could decide what bed to keep) as its higher and easier for me to get out of post op --and has extra room for small sleep stealers ha just need to sort my case which I can do when my order from m&s arrives oh so attractive post section undies and nursing bras deep joy--
5 days...
bonkey I bloody LOVE your pigs new house!!