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[quote=Anonymous]I have had 4 C-sections.  
A few things that come to mind:
1. ask about the stiches and how the doctor plans to do that.  As the pp said two layers separate is better.  Stiches are better than staples.
2. Get up and walk as soon as possible.  After my first the nurses did not get me up for 3 days and it was horrible.  The rest of my C-sections I got up within 24 hours and recovery was much better.
3.  They will not let you eat anything after until you pass gas and you pass a certain amount of fluid.  Bring some flavor packs with you so that you can drink a bunch of fluid right away.  On my 4th I asked the nurse for 3 pitchers of water and pulled out my flavor packs. She laughed and brought me the water.  She also let me order lunch so it would be waiting for me once I got the fluid through.
4. Putting pressure on the scar with a compression band or a pillow will help if you laugh, otherwise it will HURT.
5.  You use your core stomach muscles a lot everyday with out thinking about it.  These actions will be painful after the csection.  Things like riding in a car, sitting up. turning around and reaching for things.
6. The skin around my scar had no feeling for at least a year.  It was very strange but evidently quite normal.[/quote]

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