Going to large ballpark event 14 days after C Section?

angelrue522

My DH thinks this is all  no big deal. My last one was horrible and got infected ( took me about 2 months to heal) and he assumes I will heal and be normal within a week just like my SIL who healed lightning fast after hers. I am scheduled for 6/18 and he wants to go to this large event with LOTS of walking at a ballpark on 7/3. We would have to park pretty far I am assuming,  and I would be walking around a lot. Do you think this is too soon for this amound of activity? Or am I overreacting? I know I will have to wait and see how I feel but I am wondering if it would even be worth considering.

kcisthebombdotcom

No, it is a big deal. That is far too much physical activity after major abdominal surgery.

At 2 weeks PP I was out running errands and taking short walks, but an event where you'd be walking long distances and on your feet a lot would be way too much.

mben1119

There's no freaking way I'd be up for it then.

Michelle164

There is no way I would go. Not to mention how HOT it will be on 7/3 and how tired you will be from the new baby. I am scheduled for 6/26 and I am not making plans for the entire month of July in advance just in case I am not up for it.

Explain it to your DH like this "would you like to go to the hot ball park right after they did major surgery on your stomach AND you were bleeding out your penis still?" My DH usually gets it after that. 

Pdxmom73

I think I healed fairly quickly. I was out running errands and such, 2 wks PP BUT I was so sore by the end of the day and I would not have made it for several hours walking around. Just this week I am not sore all the time. 

Can he go solo?? 

l_elizabeth

Agree with pp that it's not a good idea. And I'm assuming you'd take the baby? That's another hurdle, especially with it so hot. You wouldn't see me tending to a newborn at a ballpark all day. I healed pretty quickly and I wouldn't have even done this. I got a small infection the first time (it healed itself), and my OB told me you can generally expect your body to heal the same way, so they gave me a prescription powder for the next time, which was awesome. But a hot and sweaty environment is NOT a good one for abdominal healing. You need to try and keep the wound as dry and clean as possible.

Your DH is insane.

stemms8810

No way would I do that.  I felt really good 2 weeks out but I would never do that much walking, especially in that kind of heat.  I was taking short trips, like errands to the store at that time and still am. 

I agree with a PP, can he go alone or ask a friend to go with him instead?

mlf625

Michelle164:

Explain it to your DH like this "would you like to go to the hot ball park right after they did major surgery on your stomach AND you were bleeding out your penis still?" My DH usually gets it after that. 

That's awesome.

I felt great after my c-sections, but ditto the others - at 2 weeks out my activities were limited to the occasional trip to Target, slow strolls around the neighborhood, and resting with the baby.  And I couldn't imagine taking a newborn out in the heat all day OR leaving a baby that young for a full day.  Could your DH go alone, and maybe take your older child? 

pepomntpat

Way too much activity for 2 weeks PP. I was thrilled to go out to breakfast, but a ball park and a walk in the heat, no way!

m3l0d1

mabenner1:

There's no freaking way I'd be up for it then.

 

This. You can ask your DH to go alone if he insists. 

Rhenna

I agree with everyone else NO WAY would I go!  I also think that your Dr. would seriously frown upon the idea.  The pediatrician probably wouldn't be too thrilled with a newborn out in that kind of heat/situation either.

harmonicbabe26

wow 2 weeks after? I healed REALLY well but still at 2 weeks after surgery I was walking like 10  minutes at a time and taking it waaaaay easy! I wouldn't go.

surprise3rd

This wouldn't even be up for discussion if I was in your shoes.  I have had relatively easy recoveries after both of my c-sections, but at 2 weeks post op.  I remember my big milestone being getting to the grocery store by myself, and I remember just picking up a few things and totally leaning on the cart to walk around.  I was definately up and around the house, but a big event with lots of walking doesn't even sound safe.  Things are still getting settled back into their spots in your abdominal cavity and the last thing you want to do it cause any stress to your healing organs.  I would tell him now it is off the table.

surprise3rd

One more thought.....I bet your OB wouldn't even clear you for an event like that.  I wasn't cleared for exercise until 4 or 6 weeks post op (can't remember) and with that much walking I would classify that as exercise.  Talk to your OB, and share their opinion with your DH.

cltk12

I was feeling really well at 2 weeks PP and was running small errunds.  With all the walking I think it'd be too much, plus sitting there for that long would not be fun.  Also, if you're taking lo, that would be too much for me.  You'd have to feed them, change them, etc which is doable, but I'd start with smaller things first like dinner at a restraurnt to ease into it.

skio

That would be absolutely out of the question for me. Every recovery is different, but my first one was not great and I wouldn't even consider it. Not to mention that women who get c-sections generally aren't even cleared to drive until after two weeks, let alone walk a few miles including stairs/escalators/ramps. 

If you're not comfortable with it, don't do it. Let your husband go by himself if he wants, but don't let him pressure you into something youre unsure about. This is major abdominal surgery, it isn't like having a mole removed. Have your DH present and ask your OB about it; maybe hearing from a medical professional will make him realize how miseducated he is. 

llizzyb

There is no way I could have done that. No way.

At two weeks out, I was doing laundry, fixing easy meals, and running light errands that didn't involve much walking. And I considered all that to be pretty good at two weeks out from major surgery!

pinkmoonlight

No Way would I do this. Granted I am only 9 days out from my c-section and have been feeling fine. I was not feeling pain, did not need pain medication and decided yesterday to do a few loads of laundry (wash, fold and put away) yup I ended up in the ER last night with severe abdominal pain coming off the right side of my incision shooting up my right side and in my back. The pain I had was far worse than any pain I have had with either of my two c-sections. My husband almost called 911 because I was in that much pain.

Come to find out it was from most likely the two loads of baby and toddler laundry I did yesterday. I was told I most likely over did it and had fluid build up or twisted something the wrong way. The ER doctor and on call OB told me that I needed to relax and take it easy for 6 WEEKS and doing simple things such laundry and picking up my almost 2 year old's toy can cause me to have that kind of pain (on a scale of 1-10 it was a clear out 9 or 10).

krryg

I would not go, you don't want to set yourself back when you have a newborn to take care of.

JenJH923

No chance I would be doing that! I was able to be out and about at 2 weeks, but I was still gimping around a little.

honkytonk_kid

Ugh just the thought of it makes me want to take a norco and lay down.

I had a really easy-breezy recovery, and even so that not a reasonable expectation AT ALL.