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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had two vaginal births and two unscheduled C sections. My oldest was a vaginal with an induction and I hemmoraged after birth it was very scary.

Recovery from both IME was similar in terms of pain and recovery time. Very different in terms of what needed recovery lol.

If you are at risk of placental abruption I can’t imagine not doing a C section. A scheduled C sounds very easy from what I’ve heard.[/quote]

Thank you. I know pain is subjective but good to hear that it was similar but different. What did you find most helpful post C-section? [/quote]

the most important thing was I did nothing at all but recover. husband took care of the baby 100% and brought the baby to me to eat for the firs two weeks, which I spent in bed and moving slowly around my house. After the first two weeks, I didn't do a single thing around the house, didn't drive, didn't lift a dish, change sheets, cook, laundry, nothing at all other than light baby care until I was about 3 months postpartum. Buy high waisted underpants for the scar. I was fine with ibuprofen and tylenol just three days after giving birth by c-section for this reason, I think.[/quote]

Nothing wrong with this at all, but my experience was completely different.  I had an emergency c-section for severe preeclampsia.  Within ten days, I was pain-free and walking/moving was comfortable.  I had no issues with normal movement and handling things around the house within two weeks.  It felt good to move again.[/quote]

PP here, i felt fine about 10 days after the c-section, and in fact stopped the prescription pain tablets five days after birth and even ibuprofen a few days later. It didn't hurt that much, and I reasoned it was important to know what movements hurt in order to avoid doing that.

The reason I didn't do anything for weeks after giving birth was to heal fully. Although I felt quite good, my DH said, "you've got one chance to heal properly and you should be totally resting. Nobody would expect someone who had heart surgery to be up and caring for a newborn. Give yourself the full 8 weeks to heal."

My voice got really froggy after the c-section. Nobody explained to me that instinctively, your body tries not to cough after abdominal surgery. But, it's important to clear mucus from your throat, etc, and so when you do cough, it helps to hold a pillow over the incision site.[/quote]

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