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[quote=Anonymous]If people offer to drop off meals, take them up on it. Get a biweekly cleaning service. You’re not going to want to rely on you or your H cooking every night, even if it’s an easy meal, at least not right away. Trade off night feeding duties with your H. The best thing we ever did in the early weeks was to split the night into shifts so we each got some sleep. I slept 8pm-2am, he slept 2-8am. We still usually got some sleep when we were “on duty” but wasn’t a big deal if baby just didn’t sleep much, because at least we each got a solid, straight 6 hours. As for the c-section itself, no one ever talks about the constipation post-op, OR the intense full body swelling- I swelled up like a water balloon post-op, after each c-section, which was upsetting and my Dr didn’t seem to have a great explanation. But it will go away within a week. My planned c-section was much, much easier to recover from than my unplanned c-section, but that said it’s still surgery avd childbirth and your body will need recovery time. There’s a lot of bleeding, as with any birth, and it’ll take awhile (a few weeks) to feel like you’re getting back to normal-ish. I’m a runner and being active throughout my pregnancy helped my recovery so much. I felt up for starting to walk immediately upon release from the hospital (took baby for walks with me), and felt fine to start up running (very gradually) within 3-4 weeks, with zero issues. Also, my Dr. said stairs were 100% fine, but I couldn’t lift anything heavier than my baby. So be sure to seek clarity and not just go by what other people’s Drs told them. Wishing you the best![/quote]

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