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Holiday after c section

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ineedtostopbeingdramaticfirst · 20/04/2024 20:45

Hi I'm doing a week in a caravan in summer with the kids. My cousin wants to come. It's an 8 berth so we would share. It would be me , dh and our 2 kids plus cousin, her dh and their 3 kids including a 3 week old baby.

She has a planned c section three weeks prior to the holiday. I didn't think she would be up for a holiday three weeks after a c section she says she will be fine.

Is three weeks enough for recovery?

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Beepboops · 20/04/2024 20:45

No, from someone who's 5 weeks post section right now.

TheLurpackYears · 20/04/2024 20:46

She will be fine unless there are complications, even if her dh is completely useless she will be able to just get on with things.

Sconeswithnutella · 20/04/2024 20:49

It’s a bit of a “how long is a bit of string?” question. Everyone’s experiences are totally different. With my first I was quite mobile after 3 weeks and the pain was bearable. With my third I could barely walk after 3 weeks.

tighterthancramp · 20/04/2024 20:51

She might be she might not.

I had loads of issues with my section and it never healed til baby was 15 weeks old. Lots of oozing, infections, sore etc. but then I know people who were back working after a few weeks. No two are alike

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ineedtostopbeingdramaticfirst · 20/04/2024 20:52

Sconeswithnutella · 20/04/2024 20:49

It’s a bit of a “how long is a bit of string?” question. Everyone’s experiences are totally different. With my first I was quite mobile after 3 weeks and the pain was bearable. With my third I could barely walk after 3 weeks.

I see what you mean I guess I was wondering if it was an absolute no.

I had two vaginal births and the recovery differed

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FriendlyNeighbourhoodAccountant · 20/04/2024 20:52

Perhaps selfish of me but three week old babies wake up a lot during the night, I wouldn't want to be woken at all hours on my holiday considering you're sharing a caravan so I'd just keep it as you/DH/kids and maybe go away all together another time.

stripes92 · 20/04/2024 20:53

Would have been fine for me

guessmyage11 · 20/04/2024 20:56

C section aside. That many people in a caravan sounds torture lol

Businessflake · 20/04/2024 20:57

Depends what you plan to do on holiday. I was fine to look after my kids, go for walks, sit and watch tv, make a not too elaborate meal. I wouldn’t have been up to playing on the beach, messing about in the pool, taking the kids to soft play.

But it’s not just about her. She’ll most likely be more than capable of looking after the baby so if her husband can keep the older two entertained it could be a nice holiday for them.

i’d be more worried about the sleeping arrangements and the potential for all to end up with very little sleep. Most babies sleep very little at night at that stage. An 8 berth is usually three bedrooms and two in the living area. And I’m yet to stay in a caravan that has room for a bassinet in any of the bedrooms. Most sense space wise would be the new parents and baby in the living space but that could be hugely disruptive in the morning. Both of mine had the majority of sleep at that age between 6-10am.

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ineedtostopbeingdramaticfirst · 20/04/2024 20:57

FriendlyNeighbourhoodAccountant · 20/04/2024 20:52

Perhaps selfish of me but three week old babies wake up a lot during the night, I wouldn't want to be woken at all hours on my holiday considering you're sharing a caravan so I'd just keep it as you/DH/kids and maybe go away all together another time.

This is another concern

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awopbopaloobopawopbamboom · 20/04/2024 20:58

I went away at 3 weeks pp, for 4 days. I was fine but I wasn't driving / had husband to help etc.

PizzaPastaWine · 20/04/2024 21:03

I can’t think of anything worse than sharing a caravan with a newborn that belonged to me or even worse someone else/giving birth and then going away on holiday straight away/holidaying in a caravan next to a newborn.

PizzaPastaWine · 20/04/2024 21:04

Plus it's 10 of you in an 8 berth caravan - it'll be packed in there.

MumChp · 20/04/2024 21:10

I went on holiday with our youngst a few weeks after an emergency c section. She is born in summer - and the oldest two (teenagers) were off school. It worked out well.

Tbh the shared caravan part would put me off. I would worry that baby cried at night and troubled other.
I have stayed at hotels with lots of noise from grown ups so mayby it's shouldn't be a concern. But I would really like a room with a door for mum/dad/baby. A bit private. And caravans aren't.

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ineedtostopbeingdramaticfirst · 20/04/2024 21:15

Thank you all valid points

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Peonies12 · 21/04/2024 09:59

C section aside that sounds chaos having that many people in a caravan including a new born. 8 Berth often includes the sofa converted to a bed, and the bedrooms are usually tiny in a caravan. Plus one tiny bathroom. Not my idea of a holiday! I’d politely say no, there’s not enough space

Legolland · 21/04/2024 10:10

Do you want be in a caravan for a week with a three week old baby…?

mondaytosunday · 21/04/2024 10:17

Take out the fact she's had an op and a newborn and I still think you'd be mad to share a caravan with a whole other family! What if it's raining and you are stuck inside all together for a few hours? And you're never going to get a proper nights sleep.
Sounds like a recipe for a disaster.

Flopsy145 · 21/04/2024 10:35

She'll be fine just not able to walk too far, I was probably doing 20 mins slow walk with the pram. If it's a sit and chill on the beach vibe I think she'll be ok. Sleeping might not be super comfortable but my DH was back to work when our DD was 2 weeks old and I coped fine doing nights and days by myself

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