Planned C-Section experiences?

I had my daughter almost two years ago by unplanned c-section, so I am going to just go ahead and have the second by planned c-section.





Let me first tell you about my first labor/cesarean:





I was induced at 9 am, for a normal birth. I got my epidural at about 5 cm dialated and a couple hours into labor. Around 5:30 pm I was ready to push, which I did so for two and a half hours without a budge, they reduced the epidural to nothing so I was in horrible pain (back labor), finally around 8pm they decided the baby was stuck on my pelvis bone and too big. I had the c-section, and got a uterine infection in the process which made me spike a fever. Okay so after that long story, my c-section recovery was horrible and I did not get out of the hospital bed for two and a half days.





I just want to find out about the average recovery time and experience of an uneventful planned c-section. How long before you could get out of the hospital bed, etc.?

Planned C-Section experiences?
hey,





I have had three c- sections and two of the three were planned, however all three of mine decided to be dfficult.





My first I was in labor for 10 hours and then they decided she was not coming out so we did a c-section. That was the hardest for me to recover from because I was exhausted to start with from labor.


My second one was a planned section but she came a week early. Wasn't an emergency as much as it was.. well your here and it is considered full term so let's do it. I didn't have much problem recovering from that one at all.





my last one was complete emergency he came five weeks early and ended up in the nicu.. However I was up an walking aroun with in 18 hours of the operation.





What I can really say is it all depends on you. I was a determined mom who wanted to be able to rock and hold my babies so I didn't want to be draggin a catheter or an iv pole with me.





With all two of the three, I left the hospital with in four days of the operation and I was feeling pretty good. Don't be shy with the pain meds.. I was always making sure I overlapped them a little bit so that they didn't wear off before I took the next.





The best thing that I can tell you is I was up and about an back to semi normal activites with in 2 - 3 weeks of having the baby. minus the lifting of heavy objects part.





Even with my son I lost a lot of blood and he was in the nicu but I had asked to have the catheter out with in 24 hours as well as the iv so that I could function like a person again.





I think the biggest part to remember is that you can control that part of it. For me when I got rid of the stuff they had poked and prodded me with I felt more like a person. That and when I could get into my own pajama pants and take a shower... it was like heavan. even though i was in the hospital...





ya know in the end everyone recovers differently and sitting up in bed to talk or fill in the baby book is a plus.. as well as taking two steps to the rocker to eat dinner .. is a step..





I hope that helps sorry I ramble ..





good luck
Reply:I think everyone is different. I have had 3 sections and my 3rd one was the hardest...I didnt have any issues or anything, it just seemed like it took longer to recover. I was up and moving around by the next day though (not too much though). I stayed in the hospital a total of 3 days, although I could have left after 2 days, I felt like I needed an extra day to rest. My 1st and 2nd sections were easy and fast recoveries.
Reply:Well...Mine wasn't a planned C-Section...It was emergency, she was breech at 40.3 weeks, and I was having active back labor.





But, I had the surgery at 1pm on a Wednesday, and by 6am Thursday, I had talked the nurse into removing the cathetar (Because it hurt SO bad) By 7am I was on the toilet trying to pass urine. So I was in bed less than 18 hours.





Yours could have been because you actually did try to push for over two hours. My sister-in-law was the same way, and she had a much harder recovery than I did. However, i thought she was milking the sympathy... Maybe not=)
Reply:For the first answer...some hospitals wont do VBAC
Reply:well now adays they have you get out of bed right away. I had my son by c section at 2 in the morning and they had me out of bed at 10 am. the key is to keep up on pain meds. dont wait till the pain sets in to take something. take something as perscribed every 4 hours or every 6 hours and like i said take it even if you dont have pain because if you dont and then you get pain it takes you longer to recover from that pain and get pleanty of rest. when the baby is sleeping try to sleep too and eat healthy these are all good guidelines to follow after any surgery they promote healing. good luck
Reply:ask your doctor she/he knows more than other people
Reply:hey,i think you should do whatever you feel is best for you, i had a c-section,i think its only bad in the hospital,i was up and doing my thing the next day, my son stayed in the ICU so i went to the hospital everyday,if you strong you can do it, but still take it slowly,good luck

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