Hi guys. My baby is now six days old. My sleeping issues are becoming less about being in agony and more about being kept awake by baby, which is easier to take.
A community midwife did turn up day after discharge. When she left she said a midwife would show up the next day sometime between 8:30am to 4:30pm. Waited all day yesterday, and nothing. Phoned their number today to be told they have no idea if or when someone will turn up. So it's a waiting game and not able to relax. The midwife on friday arrived when he was fussy and was pretty brisk, not listening to me, and not helpful.
Hoping part of the pain is tight stitches from c section and might get some relief when they turn up to remove them. Also have what has been described to me as a 'small gape' in the wound when they finally looked at it on morning of discharge (after it had been oozing for days). It's on the right side which is def the side I'm having the most pain. No visable oozing since fresh bandage put on though.
Also discovered an interesting titbit. Emergency c sections tend to cause more damage as it's done in middle of labour, bigger cut, have to get baby out fast. And require more pain relief due to this than your average elective c section.
So if anyone else is being dismissed as needing anything stronger than paracetamol and ibuprofen post emergency c section, that may be why.
Tbh most of the midwives I had in hospital didn't even know I'd had a c section, let alone an emergency one. All a bit of a shambles from postnatal ward onwards.
My biggest advice to anyone who hasn't given birth is to bring pain meds with you, so you can administer yourself if your midwives repeatedly forget.