How long after your csection did you have visitors?

RA1109

When did you feel well enough to have company other than your spouse?

caprocornia

At home or in the hospital?  I had my C/S at 1:44 AM and my in-laws were at the hospital by 9:00 AM.  It was too early, but more because of fatigue than being physically in pain.  Of course I was in pain, but I was in bed with plenty of pain meds, so it wasn't a huge deal.  I was absolutely exhausted.  If you're talking about home, people were there on the first day. 

pottermommy

I don't get a choice, my in laws will be at the hospital when we get there since it is scheduled.  I couldn't even try to talk them out of it.  My MIL is pissed b/c she can't be in the OR with us.......

At home..DH told everyone no visitors for three days but I doubt that will hold.  MIL tends to do what she wants, when she wants.

hopkins5

We hadn't planned on having visitors in the hospital but I ended up with a c-section and staying for five days. We had visitors (immediate family) there on day three.

jcameron2010

My mom was at the hospital already, left soon after c section, not sure when. She was helping me through labor with DH (unplanned c sec). By the time I was having my c section, my MIL, FIL, SIL, and her 2 kids were there. When I came out of the OR, they were all in my room. I was sooo mad. I was freaking exhausted. Thankfully my anesthesiologist, he was the best, kept making me smile, kicked them all out. I can't remember if they came back that day, or the next. C section was at 3.40pm. My mom came back the next day.

cassoppea

My mom and MIL came to recovery and stayed with me and my husband there.  When I was wheeled up, my family and DH's family were waiting there for me and were there for a few hours.

I felt up to visitors the next day (really, I just wanted to be showered!).  My c/s was scheduled so I told people beforehand that I would text them and let them know when it was ok to come.

The only other tip I would give for having visitors: If you are planning to BF, pack a nursing cover!

mamajanna28

I did not allow anyone to see LO until after DH and I had some time alone with him.  I wanted to breastfeed him without feeling uncomfortable around friends and family.  I had him at 10:30 and was back in my room at noon.  I let everyone in around 1p.  They were impatient (first baby on either side of the family) but respectful of our wishes.  I felt fine to have visitors but the day was very long and I wish that they had stopped trickling in early as I was exhausted that first night.

jnealet

Both mine were planned. The first, my mom, dad, sister and aunt were in the waiting room and came into the recovery room and then into my room in maternity.   We had visitors most days we were there. 

 

Wih the second, it was my mom and dad and my MIL. Same thing happened, they came into recovery and then maternity.  My sister came the next day and my dad and MiL came other days. I felt fine to have people there and it was nice to see my family as excited as we are to have another baby. 

Lnsy

My C-section was at 6:00 am.  My parents and in-laws were there already but didn't come into the room until around 8ish.  All my & my husband's immediate families visited throughout the day. Thankfully, the focus was all on baby because I was completely out of it...when I wasn't sleeping, I was throwing up, fatigued, and nauseous. 

annabelle.27

My family (parents and three sisters): came to visit within 12 hours after the birth. Probably would have been earlier if my son hadn't been born at midnight.

Other visitors had to wait until I got home.

pitterpatter129

My family showed up and held the baby in the recovery room before I ever even got to see him.  Not okay.  Make sure you put visitor wishes in writing for the hospital staff.  I felt up to visitors about 2 weeks pp. 

disbride061103

pottermommy:

I don't get a choice, my in laws will be at the hospital when we get there since it is scheduled.  I couldn't even try to talk them out of it.  My MIL is pissed b/c she can't be in the OR with us.......

At home..DH told everyone no visitors for three days but I doubt that will hold.  MIL tends to do what she wants, when she wants.

This sounds like my mother. She was pissed that she couldn't be in the OR.  She actually told a nurse that she was going to be in the OR because there was  no way my husband would actually go in.  Uh, whatever. DH was awesome and even stood up to watch DS being born.

Anyway, to the OP, for my 1st c/s (which was planned) my parents, SIL and niece were at the hospital.  They were allowed back in recovery after we'd been there for about an hour. My parents left after an hour or so.  My in-laws stayed for several hours, which was fine with me.

For my 2nd c/s, I was induced and in labor for 20 hours before my c/s.  My c/s was at 12:30 pm and I think my in-laws were there (with DS1) around 6:00 or 6:30.

 

ChiTown Bridget

My parents came over the next day.

aandg

My parents were waiting for us in the postpartum room right after I left the recovery room. They only stayed for about an hour. The next day we had some more family there, but I was so drugged up and out of it I couldn't even keep my eyes open. We got home on Wednesday afternoon and had a bunch of family over that weekend. I was still very sore, but it was nice to see family and have them meet the baby. 

lewis514

With my first, my Mom was there during my induction so she visited in the recovery room. This time, my Mom brought DD to visit in the afternoon - c/s was at 130am and they were there around 4pm.

At home, we had visitors on the second day we were home.

pepomntpat

DD was born in the evening and we had visitors after breakfast the next day. I told them the hospital had very strict visiting hours, so I at least got a little rest and a little alone time with just DH and LO.  I also was able to shower first!

I would have been devastated if anyone had held her before I got to. It was bad enough being separated for three hours. If MIL had held her first I'd have resented that forever.

LMBecky11

I had visitors in my room within 2 hours after surgery. 1 hour for recovery, 1 hour for meeting baby and nursing. Then all my family who had been waiting around all day for my LO to be born came in to tell me they loved me and what an awesome job I did. They all got to see the baby before I was out of recovery but they waited around until 11:30 PM to see me too..... I love my family. lol

 At home, my mom came the day after we got out of the hospital but it wasn't to visit. It was to help. I think that people who come by once you are home should not expect to be "visiting" and have you hosting them or something. They should be letting you lay there with your LO while they do dishes, laundry, or cook you something to eat!

skio

I was totally exhausted and very drugged up but we had my parents, MIL and SIL come into the recovery room about an hour and a half post-op, I think. I got all cleaned up and comfortable, spent a little time with just DD and H, and breastfed. No one got to hold DD, I had been to hell and back to have her and I wasn't letting anyone take her from me.

Everyone was back the next day to hold and cuddle DD, and they were very good about leaving us alone when she needed to feed or I needed to rest or whatever.

jcameron2010

pitterpatter129:

My family showed up and held the baby in the recovery room before I ever even got to see him.  Not okay.  Make sure you put visitor wishes in writing for the hospital staff.  I felt up to visitors about 2 weeks pp. 

This happened to me too. No one was respectful about him beiing my first baby and me wanting to hold him first. I hardly even saw him. I slept through my c sec (another story there). I was mad.

sabrina69barnes

DS2 was born at 8am. MIL brought our 3 older kids to the hospital around 11:30 for about an hour and then the left. I was ok when they came but after they left I crashed. I was too excited the night before to get any sleep and the morphine made me even more tired. We had visitors come and go the rest of the day but I don't really remember who. I slept though most of it which was fine because they really just wanted to see DS2. I was so tired that it didn't matter if they were in my room or how loud they were talking. I was able to sleep just fine.

With DS1 my c-section was a night so I didn't have visitors until the next day and was fine by then.

J9melissa

My IL's and my parents were at the hospital since I had a scheduled C-sect.

Showed up at the hospital at 10AM. Everyone was there. Went back to the OR at 12PM. Back in recovery room by 1PM. BF and then they were in the room with me by 145.

At home, I had some family in from out of the country so they stopped by the day I got out of the hospital.

BabyBLove

Since ours was scheduled (breech baby) we had visitors waiting outside - not my ideal situation, but it was family so we dealt with it.  My parents, DH's parents, and both our brothers were there waiting to meet DS after the surgery. My mom was in the OR with DH and I.  Everyone else had to wait until I was settled in recovery before they could come see us.  I told DH I didn't care how long they had to wait outside, I didn't want anyone in recovery until I was ready. We probably got our first "other" visitors that night - just DH's cousin and her DH. The next day we had a ton of visitors.  I probably could have done without that many the day after, but it is what it is. We were in the hospital for 5 days, so we actually were excited when someone visited. Visiting ours were from 12-8pm so we had all morning/night to ourselves.

 

Once we were home, we had visitor or two about every other day that first week.

magdalina.h

In the hospital we had visitors an hour or two after he was born. Our parents were in the waiting room. At home, we didn't have any come over for a couple of days. Not for telling them we didn't want any, but people gave us some space.

sarahjames9

My parents and my niece had my 5yr old son out in the waiting room while I was in the OR with DH. I made it very clear that I would be the first person to hold her. They all came in the recovery room for a bit, and then MIL came after she got off work. My best friend and SIL came later that first night. I was pretty loopy, and would even whip my boob out to feed LO when a couple of them were there. Honestly, if it isn't your family and friends coming in , it is the nursing staff. They are in there like every hour for the first few hours. Mashing on your ute and checking your vitals. They annoyed me more than my family! The rest of my stay (5days), not as many people came. By the last day, I kind of wanted a little company.

je2161

My parents came over right away, but everyone else the next day.

goldenleaves

Probably the next day, about 24 hours later. DH had his 2 best friends come visit later in the evening (I think, time is really fuzzy for me after my c/s) the same day and it was way too soon.

Jessicaanne_1@yahoo.com

An hour.

HBaylies

All the grandparents came the evening of the c/s that I had at 3pm, not because I wanted them to.  And family I hadn't seen in months came to the hospital, not because I wanted them to.  And some of the same family, plus some of my friends that don't have children and just don't get it, all came by the condo within the first week, again, not because I wanted them to.  There was a point that I stopped answering phone calls, texts and emails.  It's hard enough to get no sleep, but then to add a newborn with huge latch issues, and still hurting, I certainly hated playing hostess, getting peopel drinks, cleaning up after opening baby gifts, having to chase the dogs to keep them from running out the door on visitors, etc...  This time I will NOT be having visitors unless they are people I request to come over and help with DS while I tend to the baby for at least 2-3 weeks.

CLeigh03

Ugh, when I was finally wheeled into my recovery room to meet my son there were about 11 people in the room. I was so dazed and drugged up at the time it didn't really phase me but looking back - never again. When we got home people were coming by daily. We have an insane amount of family and close friends near us.

BallSox

lmao, I had a room full of visitors less than 3 hours after the c/s.  They literally rolled me into my PP room and within minutes everyone was in there.  However, I don't remember much (if any) of it and H kicked them out after about 10 minutes (once everyone got to see the baby).  The next morning they came back though.  I didn't really mind as a) I was pretty damn high from the drugs and b) It was just family (my parents, my cousin, my aunt) and my bff.  

CMM4828

It was an hour before I could hold DD and then people came in about 10 minutes after that. I delivered at 3:01am and everyone was waiting in the waiting room, so I didn't want them to have to stay much longer to wait to see her.

However, I wish I would have taken more time to be with just her and my husband. We didn't get much time to try and make breastfeeding work, and after everyone left they took her back to the nursery for a bit, so it was some time before I got to see her again. I wish we would have taken a minute to all bond together, and give breastfeeding a little more of a chance (we had trouble with latch, but with the help of a nipple shield, and pumping, we have been able to make everything work). The pain wasn't the problem, it was how tired I was (I went into labor on Friday night and hadn't slept between when I woke up on Friday morning and when I delivered on Sunday morning). 

katmacwv

My mother and MIL were with us in the recovery room after the c-section.  I didn't get in a room until about 10:00pm, and I believe my first visitors came around lunch time the next day.  My hospital limits visitors to 2 at a time (DH doesn't count as a visitor), so I knew it wouldn't get overwhelming with a lot of visitors at the same time.