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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had an unplanned c section and it was much easier than I thought it would be.

[b]There’s a long time between baby being born and you being able to see them. They stitch you up before you can hold baby and that process felt interminable to me- maybe 20 minutes but torture bc I could hear her crying and couldn’t see her.[/b]

There is a lot of people in the room as a matter of course- anesthesiologist, OB, nurses, pediatrician. I was surprised but it’s normal apparently.

You shouldn’t feel pain but you will feel a lot of pressure- it’s a very odd feeling like they are pushing you down to get the baby out.

I took Colace in the hospital (not before because it wasn’t planned) and my first poop was fine. NBD.

My scar is really low, below the hair line, and, 2 years out, I can hardly see it. And I do still have no feeling in part of my lower abdomen.

My core strength was ruined post C section and took a long time to rebuild. I seriously had trouble even like sitting up in bed.[/quote]

This is not always true. I was able to hold two of my three babies while they stitched me up. My first was an emergency and had to go to the NICU. You can ask to hold your baby immediately and likely the hospital will allow this if your partner is there to help/support you.[/quote]

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