? For those with multiple C's with spinals

isacdimi10

With my DD I had an epidural placed about 2 hours before the decision was made to go to surgery. I felt a great deal during the surgery. I didn't know it wasn't right I kept remembering people saying they confused pressure for pain, so I though I was doing that.

With my DS I got a spinal. It went in fine, it worked great, too great.

DS was born at 11:04am. At 5:30pm I was finally allowed to leave the surgical recovery unit and go to my room, the kicker? The only reason was because they wanted to go home. I still couldn't do more than wiggle my right toes.

What I'm asking is with spinals do the effect vary like with an epidural? Or will my experience be about the same this time.

Because honestly I would choose feeling the surgery over not seeing my son until 6pm if I could. 

magdalina.h

I recover in my room with the baby. I don't know how long it was until I could feel my toes, but I was with Lucas the whole time.  My recover from spinals was different each time. The first time everyone was trying to help get feeling to my feet so I could get up to the Nicu. The second time everyone was focused on Lucas in the room with us so my feet were ignored

isacdimi10

magdalina.h:

I recover in my room with the baby. I don't know how long it was until I could feel my toes, but I was with Lucas the whole time.  My recover from spinals was different each time. The first time everyone was trying to help get feeling to my feet so I could get up to the Nicu. The second time everyone was focused on Lucas in the room with us so my feet were ignored

We don't recover on the same floor as the maternity unit it's actually a floor up and the rule is you can't move back down until you can lift your butt off the bed.

JENandJEH

isacdimi10:

magdalina.h:

I recover in my room with the baby. I don't know how long it was until I could feel my toes, but I was with Lucas the whole time.  My recover from spinals was different each time. The first time everyone was trying to help get feeling to my feet so I could get up to the Nicu. The second time everyone was focused on Lucas in the room with us so my feet were ignored

We don't recover on the same floor as the maternity unit it's actually a floor up and the rule is you can't move back down until you can lift your butt off the bed.

 

I'm pretty sure that even with total feeling back, I couldn't have lifted my butt off the bed due to my incision/abdomen weakness for a long time.  I would speak to your doctor about this to see his/her thoughts on this method of determining you are ready to leave recovery.  Seems very dangerous to me and like a risk for popping a stitch/staple. 

pepomntpat

isacdimi10:

magdalina.h:

I recover in my room with the baby. I don't know how long it was until I could feel my toes, but I was with Lucas the whole time.  My recover from spinals was different each time. The first time everyone was trying to help get feeling to my feet so I could get up to the Nicu. The second time everyone was focused on Lucas in the room with us so my feet were ignored

We don't recover on the same floor as the maternity unit it's actually a floor up and the rule is you can't move back down until you can lift your butt off the bed.

That is outrageous. I was sent to maternity when I could feel them poking near my belly button.  

Frankly, in your case, I would speak with the administration, your OB, the surgical team, whoever, and get them to allow your DH and LO to remain with you in recovery. Their recovery policies are unreasonable in a maternity setting. They are not baby and mommy friendly and going in the second time I would not allow my LO to be taken away from me again barring medical need. 

isacdimi10

pepomntpat:

That is outrageous. I was sent to maternity when I could feel them poking near my belly button.  

Frankly, in your case, I would speak with the administration, your OB, the surgical team, whoever, and get them to allow your DH and LO to remain with you in recovery. Their recovery policies are unreasonable in a maternity setting. They are not baby and mommy friendly and going in the second time I would not allow my LO to be taken away from me again barring medical need. 

Not much of an option. They LoJack baby immediately before leaving the surgical bay... ours sets off alarms and locks the elevators. Baby can't leave the maternity floor until discharge papers are signed.

Even if ^^^ weren't true...if you deliver on a weekend (I delivered DD on one) you recover in ICU. Not an option to bring a NB into or even my husband. If you deliver on a weekday you recover in the surgical recovery room which holds 6 beds of people recovering from all surgeries done in the hospital: it's got a 3 ft gap between each bed, 5 ft between the feet of the bed to the other feet, and a nurses station.

The reason is our maternity wing isn't equipped to handle any issues that might arise during the immediate recovery from a surgery. Even after you return to the maternity ward if you have any indicators that something might be wrong (high BP, extreme pain, excessive bleeding, etc.) you get transferred to ICU.

pepomntpat

isacdimi10:

pepomntpat:

That is outrageous. I was sent to maternity when I could feel them poking near my belly button.  

Frankly, in your case, I would speak with the administration, your OB, the surgical team, whoever, and get them to allow your DH and LO to remain with you in recovery. Their recovery policies are unreasonable in a maternity setting. They are not baby and mommy friendly and going in the second time I would not allow my LO to be taken away from me again barring medical need. 

Not much of an option. They LoJack baby immediately before leaving the surgical bay... ours sets off alarms and locks the elevators. Baby can't leave the maternity floor until discharge papers are signed.

Even if ^^^ weren't true...if you deliver on a weekend (I delivered DD on one) you recover in ICU. Not an option to bring a NB into or even my husband. If you deliver on a weekday you recover in the surgical recovery room which holds 6 beds of people recovering from all surgeries done in the hospital: it's got a 3 ft gap between each bed, 5 ft between the feet of the bed to the other feet, and a nurses station.

The reason is our maternity wing isn't equipped to handle any issues that might arise during the immediate recovery from a surgery. Even after you return to the maternity ward if you have any indicators that something might be wrong (high BP, extreme pain, excessive bleeding, etc.) you get transferred to ICU.

Have you no other options.  I am sorry for this since this is my issue. Being separated from DD was a major issue for me. I think I'd travel for a better hospital with a better policy knowing what I know now. 

ETA: Heart of Lancaster here has a wonderful c-section recovery policy.  Just an FYI and not that far away really. I wish I had been there.