Post C-Section planning, price of taxis?! What did you do?

[OutThereToo]

Booked for a c-section which means no driving for 6 wks. Just checked and local taxi firm is £40 return to either the children’s centre for classes and groups, or to the docs for vaccinations, etc. How did you cope? 6 wks in a rural village with no transport sounds intense :(

First vacs are at 8 weeks so no worries there.

I didn't start going to classes or groups until DD was 4 months and even then she didn't get much out of it. For the first six weeks any going out is purely for you and i would either get people to come to you or just get out and about in the village.

Shopping can be done online.

I live in the middle of nowhere 4 miles from the nearest village and although I didn't have a c sec I don't remember going out much for the first few weeks.

It might not be six weeks, I was driving after 3 with my first section but it was over 8 with my second. We also live rurally but I didn’t find it that much of an issue because I couldn’t have coped with going out much anyway! I figured that if I wasn’t fit enough to drive then I wasn’t fit enough to be participating in baby groups.

Most insurance companies will allow you to drive once you are medically fit, you may be fit by three weeks.
Between pregnancies I learnt to drive.
Pregnancy one, didn't drive, c section, and the first six weeks I got lifts to things when I could, husband did odd shifts, but mostly, I was just trapped in the house.
Pregnancy two, still going on, but my friend has just had her second and she drove at three weeks, so that's my plan. I also live within walking distance of a couple classes.
Can you meet friends at your house? If you can't walk or drive anywhere, your options are sit alone in your hour or have people over.

Is there a local bus service you could use to get out and about with the baby in the pram?

I started driving after 2 weeks, I did phone my insurance company to check it was ok before I started driving again

I drove after a week.

I was driving 2 weeks after my c-section - just phone your insurer to check most are fine with it if you can confidently do an emergency stop.

Get your shopping delivered, and anything that Tesco doesn’t do can be delivered on amazon prime (eg bibs, changing mats, bottles etc.).

Get your DP (assuming you have one) to drive you about and get him to take a couple of weeks paternity at least.

If going for an elective get any cleaning done the day before (or hire a cleaner) so you don’t have to do any housework for a while after.

Good luck

I walked a lot, I was fine pushing the pushchair as long as I didn't attempt to bump it up the doorstep. Bus was ok as long as I didn't have to fold. People took me places a lot, I got very expert at belting in the baby car seat!

Also as PP said there will be no medical appointments till your 6-8 week check up. Vaccinations start about 10 weeks here.

I took baby to a class at 4 weeks but that was mainly for me as my friend was going with her baby and I wanted to spend time with her.

There's no rush to get out, enjoy some downtime with some walks to get some fresh air and exercise.