RCSers....chime in!

MiaMyPuggle

About 4 months after my CS with DS, I forgot about it all and knew I wouldn't have a problem having another one (since my practice doesn't allow VBACs).
However, now, I'm panicking a bit. Having the sweats already! I just remember the terror of having to get out of bed the next morning and how much it hurt to turn over in bed and get in and out of bed.
This all hit me today. I was 100% fine with a RCS before this. H will prob be home 2-3 weeks then it is me on my own with a 28 mo old and a newborn. I won't be able to pick up my son for weeks after that.
I know it'll be ok, but all of the anxiety is coming back to me bc I had time to think about it this afternoon.

LadyJ2949

MiaMyPuggle said:

I just remember the terror of having to get out of bed the next morning and how much it hurt to turn over in bed and get in and out of bed. This all hit me today. I was 100% fine with a RCS before this. H will prob be home 2-3 weeks then it is me on my own with a 28 mo old and a newborn. I won't be able to pick up my son for weeks after that. I know it'll be ok, but all of the anxiety is coming back to me bc I had time to think about it this afternoon.

I wish I could console you and make you feel better about your anxiety but as a FTM who needs a c-section, you just scared the shit out of me!  :-/  

aessary03

I'm actually terrified.  My first c-section was emergency, so I was completely knocked out and had no clue what happened.  I'm absolutely anxiety ridden about it to know I will be awake through the whole thing.  I will never forget the pain after trying to walk to the bathroom for the first time.  This post actually made me have a conversation with my husband about how many days he's taking off work! lol.  I'm probably irrationally fearing this whole experience, though! 

sugarland726

aessary03 said:

I'm actually terrified.  My first c-section was emergency, so I was completely knocked out and had no clue what happened.  I'm absolutely anxiety ridden about it to know I will be awake through the whole thing.  I will never forget the pain after trying to walk to the bathroom for the first time.  This post actually made me have a conversation with my husband about how many days he's taking off work! lol.  I'm probably irrationally fearing this whole experience, though! 

This is me exactly. As much as I was disappointed to not be awake during the birth of DD, I am scared of being awake during surgery and feeling any part of it. But what I am most scared/nervous about is moving around and trying to get out of bed. It made me want to cry with the pain.

SweetPeaKate

aessary03 said:

I'm actually terrified.  My first c-section was emergency, so I was completely knocked out and had no clue what happened.  I'm absolutely anxiety ridden about it to know I will be awake through the whole thing.  I will never forget the pain after trying to walk to the bathroom for the first time.  This post actually made me have a conversation with my husband about how many days he's taking off work! lol.  I'm probably irrationally fearing this whole experience, though! 

& @sugarland726 Me too!! I remember feeling really sick right before they put me under and I'm afraid I'm going to be sick and throwing up the whole time they are slicing me open. Also? Standing and sitting those first few days.....ooooooooooh.  Also knowing I'm not going to be able to pick up my 25 month old for quite awhile is concerning me. How am I supposed to pull that off?

MiaMyPuggle

LadyJ2949 said:

MiaMyPuggle said:

I just remember the terror of having to get out of bed the next morning and how much it hurt to turn over in bed and get in and out of bed.
This all hit me today. I was 100% fine with a RCS before this. H will prob be home 2-3 weeks then it is me on my own with a 28 mo old and a newborn. I won't be able to pick up my son for weeks after that.
I know it'll be ok, but all of the anxiety is coming back to me bc I had time to think about it this afternoon.

I wish I could console you and make you feel better about your anxiety but as a FTM who needs a c-section, you just scared the shit out of me!  :-/  

No! That wasn't my intention at all. Yesterday, I had time to think about having a toddler running around and a newborn. The surgery, itself, was nothing, in all honesty. It is the after effects with my son and not being able to rest like I did the first time that worries me.

MiaMyPuggle

aessary03 said:

I'm actually terrified.  My first c-section was emergency, so I was completely knocked out and had no clue what happened.  I'm absolutely anxiety ridden about it to know I will be awake through the whole thing.  I will never forget the pain after trying to walk to the bathroom for the first time.  This post actually made me have a conversation with my husband about how many days he's taking off work! lol.  I'm probably irrationally fearing this whole experience, though! 

I was awake and felt tugging and pushing. That's it. No pain whatsoever. I told them I felt nauseous as soon as I got my spinal, which I didn't feel at all, and they put something into my IV which took the sickness away immediately and I felt like I was in LaLa land!
The surgery is so fast. Take your iPod with you an listen to that the whole time, til nugget is out and cries, and put it back in when H and baby go to the nursery. That's what I did last time and it was such a good move!

cnwilbur1030

I'm nervous about caring for DD post-C too! I'm trying to teach her to do the stairs by herself, climb into the couch for a diaper change, and soon sleep in a toddler bed and eat at a toddler table. We shall see!