Catheter&walking around

Beachhouse508 · May 2012

2nd cs is scheduled for june 8th at 6am. How long before you could get up and walk around. How long before they took out the catheter? DD was born in the pm so i had to sleep with it, thats after a really bad blanket/catheter pull from a nurse and i was sooooo uncomfortable the whole night, as it was not in very comfortablly due to the tug. thanks

valerieanne9015 · May 2012

DD was born early afternoon, and I think I had it in most of the next day. I don't really remember. I just remember that I had to walk before they would take it out. So as soon as they offered to let me try walking I was up and down the hall pulling my IV and the nurse holding the bag for my cath!

mben1119 · May 2012

My catheter was in for 24 hours.

becketts · May 2012

I was up for the first time 6 hours after surgery. The catheter was in for around 24 hours. It's a bit awkward being up and about with the catheter, but you are being pretty careful anyhow right after a c/s, so I didn't think it was a big deal.

AwkwardBaby · May 2012

I had my c/s at 9:00 in the morning and kept my catheter in until the next morning. I was up walking around as soon as they let me (maybe 8 hours after?). I even loaded it up and took my pee bag with me when I had to go up a floor to the special care nursery because my LO had to spend the night up there. FWIW, I totally enjoyed having the catheter. It was so nice to be able to drink as much as I wanted (I was crazy thirsty) and not have to worry about going to the bathroom!

However, I did have a 20 hour morphine patch put in through my spinal, so I don't know if that helped make it less uncomfortable or not. Also, it was a planned c/s, so I didn't labor at all. I didn't feel it until they took it out, and it was only a slight tug.

aandg · May 2012

They took everything out 24 hrs after the surgery.

rxbeth · May 2012

I had my c-section at noon and the catheter wasn't taken out and I wasn't walking around until 10:30pm. I felt like I could have before that but the nurses were preoccupied with my baby's issues and getting her to the NICU.

LMBecky11 · May 2012

Mine was taken out the next day also, as my LO was born at 9:30 PM. The catheter is something I am not looking forward to if I have another one. They are SO uncomfortable! But, after that was taken out then I was able to get up and walk around.

manbearpig31610 · May 2012

Once I got out of recovery and in to my room I asked what hospital policy is on cath/iv removal. I was told it had to stay in for 12 hours following the c/s so at 12 hours I paged my nurse and asked her to take it all out. I hate being hooked up to all that stuff. As soon a it was all out I walked around a bit and took a shower.

Daisy22 · May 2012

My planned c/s was at 8am and I had the cath taken out around 6-7pm. It was before the nurses changed shifts at 7pm. Interesting that a lot of yall were told to walk with it. With both of my boys, I wasn't allowed to walk until they took the cath out. Then I just had an IV and pain pump. They took the IV out a short time later and my pain pump came out at the 24 hr mark.

jmccall79 · May 2012

LO was born early evening. My cath was in until my IV was taken out...the next morning.

shouldbworkin · May 2012

DS2 as born in the AM. I got up that evening and walked and my cath was taken out the next morning. they could have taken it out that night, but gave me the option of keeping it in. The nurse felt it was especially cruel to take it out in the PM and then ask me to go to the bathroom alone all night long (and I was passing a lot of fluid from the IV).

With DD, she was born in the AM and they took it out and had me up and walking that PM. DS1 was born in the PM and I was up and walking with catheter out the next AM.

HarrietNJMommy · May 2012

All 3 of my kids have been born in the A.M. Catheter, IV and leg thingies (compression something or other) stay in for 24 hours.........

pepomntpat · May 2012

I was up and walking around in about 12 hours.

nikki2246 · May 2012

I had mine in a little over 24 hours as well as IV and leg compression things. I had clotting comlpications though and was not allowed any activity until the next morning.

June 8th is my bday Smile Great day to have a baby!

cottonlily84 · May 2012

I went to the NICU to see DD about 3 hours after the c/s. Nurses hooked catheter to my wheelchair and removed it later that day (had DD middle of night). I hate you had a slack nurse. I actually didn't mind the catheter. Having your bladder fill up against a super sore swollen uterus, then hobble to the potty is much worse!

Jenny952 · May 2012

AwkwardBaby:

I had my c/s at 9:00 in the morning and kept my catheter in until the next morning. I was up walking around as soon as they let me (maybe 8 hours after?). I even loaded it up and took my pee bag with me when I had to go up a floor to the special care nursery because my LO had to spend the night up there. FWIW, I totally enjoyed having the catheter. It was so nice to be able to drink as much as I wanted (I was crazy thirsty) and not have to worry about going to the bathroom!

However, I did have a 20 hour morphine patch put in through my spinal, so I don't know if that helped make it less uncomfortable or not. Also, it was a planned c/s, so I didn't labor at all. I didn't feel it until they took it out, and it was only a slight tug.

This, all of it. Except I was up and moving about 4 hours after my c/s. I also loved having it in overnight b/c I was drinking water like crazy and didn't have to leave the bed all night!

RayRay007 · May 2012

becketts:
I was up for the first time 6 hours after surgery. The catheter was in for around 24 hours. It's a bit awkward being up and about with the catheter, but you are being pretty careful anyhow right after a c/s, so I didn't think it was a big deal.

Same, and in fact, it was nice to hold on to the pole where the IV and cath bag hung!

bitsybubbles7 · May 2012

I had an epi round 6pm and the cath went in then too. Around 8:30pm they decided I needed a c/s and started prepping me. I had lo at round 9:30pm. I had the cath out by 9am. A little over 12 hours total.

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