when will i want visitors..

baby2121 · February 2010

in the hospital after a c section.. Obviously I dont mean family. People from work are asking if they can come visit the day of.. I just kinda assumed the first day would be painful for me... Thoughts?

sleepingbeauty825 · February 2010

I wouldn't recommend it. I was doped up and uncomfortable. Have them wait at least a day or two.

*wicket* · February 2010

I had a bunch of visitors as soon as I was back in my room after recovery. My parents, brother, and some aunts and cousins. I obviously couldn't get up and was really tired, but I was excited to see people!

Smootchy · February 2010

it's really up to you. Personally, I'd like all those people wait till I got home. And really, even then... I'm just sorta feeling like visitor's two weeks in. Thinking a month would be great! ..but that's just me. The grandparents, one brother, and two very close friends came to hospital.. and of course not all at the same time.

heatherh43 · February 2010

I was on so many meds that I can barely remember that first day. I remember seeing my son, and then they told me they started the morphine, and that's the last thing I remember. The second day was the WORST day, I was in so much pain since all my pain medicine wore off. My word of advice, take the pain medicine! take it when you are due so that you dont feel anything! So the first day isnt the worst I guess, but you wont remember much of it! If I could do it again, I would want visitors starting the second night or third day

Temp785382312506150 · February 2010

I wasn't really up for visitors (my parents, MIL, & FIL excluded) until about 2 days after DD was born (I was in the hospital for 3 days after my c-section).

ablou · February 2010

The day after my c/s, my mom, my cousin & his wife visited. I actually sent out a FB message BEGGING for visitors on day 3 (I think... memory's fuzzy). But, my LO had pretty bad jaundice, and was in the nursery for a lot of the time, and I was crawling the walls. My pastor and a couple of my good friends came by.

diana.filipi · February 2010

I would tell them 'hell no' they should wait at least a day or so.

murfygirl · February 2010

I had my c-section late at night so I had the night to myself with DH and DS but even the next day only family came and a lot of family. I just let them know I was exhausted and at some points I would just lay my bed down and nap. Hey I looked at it as free babysitting. I would say co workers at least day 2.

lostaspen · February 2010

I had been in labor for about 20 hours pre-csections, and had the csect at 6am, so we only allowed immediate family to visit on day one. I was exhausted, super swollen from labor and surgery, drugged and nauseous from the epi. The next day extended family and some friends came to visit.

Prinycesa07 · February 2010

I was so bored & WANTING visitors by the 2nd day. But i also didnt have a c sec and was up and walking around a couple hrs after birth.

shelbyluvschachi · February 2010

No way day of (and I didn't even have a c-section).

cchill01 · February 2010

Honestly, Coworkers should NOT come to the hospital at ALL after a c-section. Especially the first 2 days. I was in a lot of pain, I was tired, I couldn't wear pants, DH had to help me go to the bathroom and I was struggling with latching.

I had a TON of visitors and it was one of my biggest regrets. It was really awful. They sat in my room for hours and hours. I couldn't get up from bed without flashing people. I had to leave my room and go cry in the hallway. It was really bad.

For the next baby, I will have NO hospital visitors - aside from immediate family.

JLGY · February 2010

I'd tell them you'll call them IF you are feeling up to it after the surgery. It's hard to know how you'll feel.

OhioBobcat · February 2010

I may be an exception, but I wasn't in much pain after my c/s...however...I don't remember much of the first 2-3 days. It was all a blur.

It's up to you ultimately, but I'd suggest non-family wait until you were back home.

LovinTim912 · February 2010

Immediately family was there once I was allowed to have visitors and friends started coming the following day. (FWIW, I did have a c/s and was really in no pain at all, and the only pain meds I was taking was Tylenol....) I was glad to have friends there, esp since I don't really like my in-laws (the friends kept them away from me lol.)

*I.Choose.This* · February 2010

You will likely be on a lot of pain meds and want to rest. Also I would not want a lot of people bringing germs in to the hospital for my LOs sake. I only allowed our parents and my two BFFs to come to the hospital and that was more than enough. I didnt have people like coworkers over until LO was over 6 weeks old.

ValentineNJ · February 2010

Absolutely not. I threw my family out after them being in the room for like 20 minutes after my C-Section. I was nauseaus and exhausted and needed to rest and bond with my LO and husband (ended up getting sick the minute they left...glad I booted them). I only allowed family to come to the hospital and limited them at that...I set "visiting hours" on the days that I wanted them to come. I was never bored in the hospital, as time was filled with nurses, breastfeeding, pumping, lactation consultants, and trying to get some sleep in between. If I did get bored for even a second I would walk the halls to get the fluids moving or chat with DH.