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Mrs.NGM
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C-section question
Mrs.NGM
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I will most likely have a c-section because of twins, which I am perfectly fine with. My sister (who delivered at a naval hospital) told me on her tour, she was told that after the c-section, the mom is knocked out completely so she can be stitched up and everything. I hadn't even thought about this. I know there's some immediate time spent in recovery, but is it standard to be completely knocked out after the baby(ies) are born? I just assumed that it all happens while the mom is still awake. Sorry if this is a dumb question!
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Re: C-section question
I did not have a c/s, however, I have quite a few friends and family members that have. None of them were knocked out to be stitched up.
BFP#2: 8/14/11 M/C 8/30/11 6w1d
BFP #3: 10/26/11
Beta #1 @11dpo: 22 Beta #2 @13dpo: 90 Beta #3 @17dpo: 480
Missed m/c 12w3d 12/28/11, d&c 12/30/11
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They don't knock you out at all for a c-section unless it's a medical emergency and they need to get the baby out NOW. I even bled out during my c-section with DS and I was never out. I remember everything that happened in the OR and in recovery. I felt a little "drugged" after they gave me some nubain in recovery though.
Another potentially dumb question -
How long were you in recovery? I'm mostly wondering about the in-laws getting all antsy to see the babies. FIL has been so overbearing already.
I'm probably going to have a c-section too because my baby is breech. I've been hoping she would turn but I feel like it's time for me to start researching c-sections so I'm prepared. I'm nervous but I think I will be okay with the surgery itself because I trust the doctors, but the recovery still really scares me.
I agree with everyone else though that they will not knock you out completely unless they absolutely need to. My mom had 3 c-sections and she claims that they were good experiences.
I had a c-section. I was not knocked out at all. Though I shock violently for 2 hours after the surgery so we were in recovery until that stopped. I couldn't hold DD either.
Our families were in the waiting room and could care less for having to wait 2 hours to see her. I am sure your FIL will be just fine (hopefully).
Also I have been told that if I have another kid and have a scheduled c-section to schedule the very first appt of the day. That way you have a smaller chance of being delayed. emergency sections will bump scheduled and will throw off the scheduled ones the rest of the day. So if you get the first appt you probably won't get bumped or you will only have a small delay.
I had a csec and wasnt knocked out either. I'm pretty sure they only do that if it is medically necessary.
I have no idea how long we were in the recovery area I was so out of it. I'm sure everyone will be anxious but they shouldnt have a problem with waiting and the nurses wont let anyone back there until you are ready.
I agree with scheduling the first appt of the day. Mine wasnt planned and it was at 730 at night, I was starving because I couldnt eat all day while in labor and couldnt eat after the surgery. I think thats what traumatized me the most
Good Luck!
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I had a scheduled c-section and I was not knock out at all. I would think that if you had an medical emergency they would knock you out. But I assume you would be knock out for the whole thing, I have never heard of someone getting knock out just at the end.
Some tips.. Try to schedule it for first thing in the morning. I was the first surgery that day and had no delays, it was scheduled at 7:30 and Morgan was pulled out at 8:07am. The recovery room was the toughest for me, no one warned me of all of the pushing they do on your stomach to get your uterus to shrink. I was in the most pain during the hour I was in that room and the recovery nurse was not nice!
My family was allowed back in the recovery room with me. That might depend on your hospital, but my mom and my sister came back. They got to stay the whole time and actually everyone follow me up to my room. It was a like a train of people following the hospital bed.
Make sure to keep up on your pain meds whether you think you need them or not, and try and get up and walk as soon as they let you! It will make help you recover much faster!
My understanding of recovery is that the babies stay with you, unless something is wrong, and with Morgan her blood sugar was too low so she got to stay in the room for all about 10 mins and they they took her up to the nursery. The down side of a c-section, at least in my case, was i didn't get to hold her until almost noon and she was delivered at 8am. Since she was taken up to the nursery because of her suger, they also gave her a bath and for some reason I was in my room for over an hour just waiting.. I finally told my H he better go find out what is going one. What made me even madder was during that time my family was standing outside the nursery watching her...
Congrats on the twin pregnancy! I'm pretty much MIA during the school year while I'm teaching and juggling my kiddos, but I noticed you on the multiples board yesterday. How exciting!
I blogged about my twins' C/S birth and recovery if you care to read the details. To answer your questions briefly, I was awake for the whole thing and recovery wasn't as bad as I expected. Standing and walking was uncomfortable and a bit painful for the first couple of days, but it got easier pretty quickly.
ETA: I just realized that wasn't the "recovery" you meant. Once the babies were born, examined, and shared with me they went back to our room with my DH. I was back there with them within an hour. We let the everyone know that nobody would see the babies until I had been able to hold them and attempt a feeding. I suggest you make your FIL aware if you have the same kind of plan.