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[quote=Anonymous]I would definitely get help. I couldn't stand up while holding the baby when I got home from my C. Along with everything else (no driving, no stairs etc) its just difficult. oh and then the second night i was home my incision burst open and I thought i was bleeding out. Then it got infected. Twice. I got overnight help for the first two weeks. my mom was here during chunks of daytime the first week or so which was a huge help.

Also its a very emotional time of course - not just because new baby and all the changes associated with that but because things didn't go as planned. I never in a million years anticipated that I'd end up with a c-section. A failed epidural. A 5 pound baby and concerns about not gaining weight. Problems breastfeeding. Plus all my complications with healing. Have help ready to go. If you don't need it, great.

My husband also started a new job before birth and they allowed him to go negative PTO, which sucked getting out of it but it was the only option since he had not built up any PTO yet. They were not willing to let him take unpaid leave. As it ended up, he was able to work from home about half a day each day we were home so he only took about 20 hours of negative PTO instead of 40. He helped a lot but its not like I needed him there every second so he was able to work in between those times. Tell your husband to talk to his job and see if there is any flexibility at all, like working from home or half days in the office or something. [/quote]

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