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jessknell
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?'s for mommas who've had c-sections...
jessknell
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I know I can just ask my OB these questions when I see her on Thursday but I'm thinking about it now so I thought I'd ask.
I'm possibly facing a c-section which I've come to terms with. My little guy is breech as of now, I've got GD and he's measuring about 2 weeks large so it's not so hopeful that he's going to turn.
My question is for those of you who've had c-secions, post-op, if you're nursing do you take anything for the pain or do you just have to tough it out? Also, I could be mistaken, but during labor don't the contractions help the placenta to start to detatch? So if you have a c-section, how do you deliver the placenta?
Kind of random but those are the questions that came to my head today
TIA!
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Re: ?'s for mommas who've had c-sections...
You take Norco (a low dose hydrocodone) and Ibuprofen for pain, both are okay for breastfeeding. They don't give you much of the Norco.
Placenta is delivered during the c-section. I didn't have any problems with that.
The thing that completely tripped me out was the lochia. I figured they'd "clean out" that stuff while they were in there (and no, I bought my blond highlights, thank you....). You will still bleed the lochia after a c-section, and you'll continue to bleed like a vaginal delivery would.
I don't know about the placenta but I know they give you lots of drugs for pain relief after and I'm sure they have some BF friendly ones. A friend of mine said to make sure to keep up with them because you will be feeling great and not take them and then be hit with alot of pain and have to wait for the meds to kick in.
I'm facing a c-section too due to diabetes, so I know how you're feeling, just hang in there and know that it will result in a healthy baby
Like the others said, pain meds will be made available to you. My advice is to take them, on schedule, don't try to see if you don't need them because once the pain starts it is waaaaaaay harder to get it back under control. I learned that the hard way.
Placenta is delivered during the c-section. They may give you pitocin afterward to help your uterus contract - they did that for me. They may also "massage" your stomach to help your uterus contract. For me this was incredibly painful. I finally asked them not to do it anymore and they said ok...so if that happens to you, asking them to stop is worth a shot!
SH!T Rach, I completely FORGOT about this!!!!! (must have been the mag I was still on....)
OMG.....you are right. That hurt so freaking bad. Yuck! That's it, I'm telling them not to do it this time.
I was given Tylenol 3 (during the day), Percocet (during the night), & Motrin (as needed) for pain. I was also told to take Iron pills, because I lost alot of blood during the C-section.All medications I was told were safe for the baby.
The Placenta is delivered after the baby & they also clean you out. My OB did the equivalent to a D&C to lessen the bleeding after wards. I had my C-section due to a Placental Abbruption. I bleed for 6 days after my son was born & nothing since. Nursing is not as painful as I thought it would be, I don't put a pillow over my stomach, I put it under my arm & place my LO on my stomach. Granted my son is only 5lbs 4oz, so it is probably much less painful than a larger baby.
I was given Vicodin ES (750mg - equivalent to 1 1/2 regular Vicodin) after my c-section and I was nursing. You do not nor should you have to deal with the pain. Take your meds on schedule until you no longer need them.
Everything comes out through your incision. The doctor pulls your uterus out and cleans you out then puts you back together. The better he cleans you out the less vaginal bleeding you have. You will still have vaginal bleeding which I do not think is fair if you don't have a vaginal birth. It's just part of life though.