Tricks to stay calm during c/s?

clarks415 · February 2012

I was reading that they can give you something to relax you after the baby is out. But some girls were saying it made them too relaxed. I am just wondering if anyone had any tricks that helped them stay relaxed - especially during the closing up portion. Like maybe something you talked about w/ DH or kept repeating to yourself or music, etc. Suggestions?

christinbeatrice · February 2012

I was a mess pre-baby! It was while they were just getting started and until the little man was out. I had a great team of nurses, one lady stood right by my head & rubbed my shoulder just telling me it was going to be alright, along with my husband who was holding my hand until the baby was born.

Will your hospital let you go skin to skin? That was all I needed. The baby never left my site & I was even handed the camera to take pictures of my DH & DS.

I spoke to the nurse during monitoring, while in Labor, & expressed that this was some things I wanted & she went with it.

I don't know if this was any help, but it worked for me. Good Luck!!

meg1974 · February 2012

I was really nervous beforehand, but right after I wasn't. I guess everything just went so quick, and DH and the nurses were talking to me. They also showed her to me as she came out and then let me hold her immediately after she was cleaned up, so that took my mind off.

GL!

KeyLime81 · February 2012

That time (from when LO is born until you're done being stitched up) goes SO quickly...for me it was less than 30 min from the time LO was born to the time I started nursing him in my room.

Personally, I didn't want any drugs to make me "loopy"...I wanted to be fully there mentally. I told the anesthesiologist and he was great at assuring me that I'd be completely alert and able to remember details about LO's birth. He was also great about talking to me and DH during the whole procedure and that helped to keep me calm.

After LO was born, the nurses cleaned him up and within a few minutes he was by my side. Some of the nurses were taking pictures for us, and I got to smother my LO with kisses...THAT was better than any drug out there!

My hospital does take the baby to the nursery for a few minutes before bringing him to the mom in the recovery room...so for those 10 min or so, I just talked with the drs and nurses about how we picked his name and how we decorated the nursery. They kept asking questions, so I think they're used to distracting the mom during those few minutes.

I hope everything goes well!! Enjoy your LO!!

snowflakemom · February 2012

Each time, after the baby was born, they cleaned her up, weighed and measured, etc. and they were talking to us and giving us the details (this was all going on right in the OR) then after they got them wrapped in a blanket, DH was able to hold the baby right next to me, so we were looking at her, talking to her, etc. and talking to each other. So that time went by pretty fast.

The time from when I went in until the girls were born was much more nerve racking. I was just so anxious for them to be born and hear them cry and know they were ok. DH was right there, though, holding my hand and talking me through it. The nurses in the OR were also great and they and my OB were talking to me all during that time. It is an anxious period, but I don't think I would want any meds to "relax" me.

Mrs. Braxton · February 2012

They did give me something in my iv and I loved it! lol. I'm not sure what it was. It didn't make me feel loopy or sleepy or anything...what it felt like was a good, stiff, drink. Nothing more than a slight alcohol buzz. During this time DD was in the nursery getting a bath and newborn tests (and DH went with). I just talked with my OB and nurse. They kept asking questions about my older DD (probably to distract me). The time went by super fast and once I got into recovery (which at my hospital is in a private birthing room) DD and DH were brought back to me and didn't leave my side again for the entire stay.

biblionerd · February 2012

I was so distracted by my little guy that I don't even remember the part after he was out really well. In my OR they clean up/weight/etc. the baby in the same room where you can see them. I was emotional about that and watching him and then DH brought him over and held him next to me until they were done. Then they handed him to me as they wheeled us out. So I was nervous before he was out, but once he was here all of my attention was on him and I kind of forgot they were still finishing up surgery!

SugarChick10 · February 2012

I was calm up until I got to the OR. Then I was so nervous/excited that I was literally shaking. The team caught it and immediately started talking to calm me down, which worked. Once I was down on the table, I was fine. They were playing great music in the OR, which also helped lol. My dr talked to me & MH during the procedure, telling us everything that went on. During close-up, my dr and her team talked to me. Close-up went by quickly.

LOL, while being prepped I remember being asked my name, DOB, and what I was having. Instead of saying "a little girl" or "a baby", I said "uh, a c-section...?"

ougrad1 · February 2012

That's the easiest part...emotions will have been running so high that once the baby is here, you honestly will not be able to feel a thing nor will you care. It only takes 15 or 20 minutes at most. Neither one of my sections took more than 25 minutes from start to finish. You'll do great.

MI-bride · February 2012

No one talked to me during the clean up and put back together stage. I ended up laying there and falling asleep. Close up took about 45 minutes for me, I had major scaring from the first.

USA Kiwi · February 2012

I had my husband with me talking to me. I didn't feel anything, I thought they were still "prepping" me when they said "here's comes the head". I was like "huh? you started?"

The longest part was the sewing up. I wanted to get the eff outta there and go see my baby. NOW!!

kavc016 · February 2012

I kept a soaking wet, ice cold washcloth on my face. It really helped calm me down.

clarks415 · February 2012

USA Kiwi:
I had my husband with me talking to me. I didn't feel anything, I thought they were still "prepping" me when they said "here's comes the head". I was like "huh? you started?"

The longest part was the sewing up. I wanted to get the eff outta there and go see my baby. NOW!!

This is how I felt! I think b/c DH went out to tell everyone. I am trying to avoid it this time.

jknigh8 · February 2012

My Dr. had an intern in the room, and he was asking him questions like "why would her baby have been breech?" ect. I started answering the questions because I had done my research, and we played who knows more, patient or intern. haha kept me occupied til Dr. was done. I wanted DH to go with dd when the nurses took her to check her out so the game was good.

Disneygeek77 · February 2012

My C-sections were about 30 minutes from beginning to end. The babies were out in the first few minutes and I think I spent the rest of the time just focusing on the looking at them, reminding people to take pictures, talking to my husband etc. I am sure there was some time when I wasn't focused on the babies, but I suppose I just looked around the room and listened to the music in the operating room. I honestly don't remember that part of it.

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