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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe it’s the crunchy moms I’m around but I found the stories about c sections wrong especially in the case of a planned c section. I had a planned c section and I maybe took 1 opiate the first night and then was just Tylenol.  I really did not have a hard time managing at all. I was in the hospital I think three nights and could have left after two (stayed for 3 because I was struggling with breastfeeding (ugh way worse than the c section) and insurance covered it.

I felt 100 percent better by week 2.  I was able to do everything I wanted to by day 4.  And I was 40.  I was in good shape during the pregnancy, did a lot of prenatal yoga and stretching and walking. Didn’t gain much weight either as I had GD and had a restricted diet that was generally hard to over eat on.

My advice is just make sure you have dresses or other loose around the waist clothing. [/quote]

Yes I was in a prenatal yoga class where everyone talked about C sections like some kind of tragedy or the worst outcome imaginable. I myself was born via C section so I obviously didn't think so! I've had two and honestly it's fine and looking back (my kids are in ES now) it's barely memorable. I posted earlier with some tips on the early days. Postpartum recovery is tough and variable regardless.[/quote]

I was lucky, my prenatal yoga class had one woman who was going to be having a c section due to where her placenta was, so we actually had a lot or talk about core exercises and surgery recovery.  So when I had a breech baby and a c section, I knew about it.

For me the worst part of it was the drugs.  I've very consistently found surgical drugs make it hard for me to think clearly, going back to my first surgery as a teenager.  It clears up in a couple days, but I do hate that feeling.[/quote]

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