Breastfeeding, Csection and Pain Meds

Mrs.Wilburn · August 2012

Hi,

So i am having a csection and i was wondering how that works with pain meds? Do you not get any meds?

If not, help do you cope with pain?

Mrs.Wilburn · August 2012

Thank GOD!!! I was sooo nervous. Thanks

Daisy22 · August 2012

I had a pain pump for 24 hours after all 3 of mine then percocet and prescription motrin. All are safe while breastfeeding.

cottonlily84 · August 2012

Tell them you are BFing and they tailor your meds accordingly. I had special meds even during the c/s bc I was BFing.

jesselayne8 · August 2012

I did not take anything but Tylenol and Motrin. They worked just fine.

Ardmhs83 · August 2012

I took Percoset...safe for nursing, thank God, b/c I needed it.

mben1119 · August 2012

Ardmhs83:
I took Percoset...safe for nursing, thank God, b/c I needed it.

Same here. I still have a ton left over, but my doctor made sure I wouldn't be in any more pain than I needed to be in PP.

meli1025 · August 2012

I really didn't want to take anything as strong as Percocet because they make me so nauseous, so I was totally fine with just Motrin. I handled the pain really well and for me the sooner I started moving around the better I felt. Good luck!

Neener73 · August 2012

I started on a morphine pump. I had vomiting after the spinal block, and the morphine pump seemed to make things worse. Therefore, I tried not to use it very much. My OB wouldn't let me switch to oral pain meds until I could hold down food. I was given various meds to try to control the vomiting. DS was delivered at 9:10 a.m., and I was finally able to hold down supper later that evening. My doctor prescribed vicodin every 4 hours and ibuprofen every 4 hours, so I took the vicodin and two hours later took the ibuprofen and kept alternating the meds every two hours. Overall, my pain hasn't been bad, but there is one area on my lower right incision line that really hurts/burns. The nurses thought the pain was being caused by the staples, but it still really hurts and the staples were removed yesterday morning. If that pain wasn't there, I probably wouldn't have been using pain meds by the 2nd day after the c-section.

pinkmoonlight · August 2012

With my most recent c-section, they added pain meds into the shot that I got for my spinal that would work for 24 hours after my c-section (recommended by my doctor) if I had pain prior to that I was able to get something but I didn't need anything. After 24 hours I was given Motrin and Vicodin for pain. With DD I had a morphine pump for 24 hours and then had Motrin and Oxy.

imimahoney · August 2012

Daisy22:
I had a pain pump for 24 hours after all 3 of mine then percocet and prescription motrin. All are safe while breastfeeding.

This exactly.

JG362009 · August 2012

You may not need any if you have a scheduled c-section -- I had a really great recovery and after the duramorph in my spinal wore off (about 48 hours after surgery), I only needed one dose of toradol (a non-narcotic iv ibuprofen) and then just took 600 mg of ibprofen every 6 hours. My doctor said that most of her scheduled c-sections don't need much pain medication.

Quizzle · August 2012

JG362009:
You may not need any if you have a scheduled c-section -- I had a really great recovery and after the duramorph in my spinal wore off (about 48 hours after surgery), I only needed one dose of toradol (a non-narcotic iv ibuprofen) and then just took 600 mg of ibprofen every 6 hours. My doctor said that most of her scheduled c-sections don't need much pain medication.

My experience was similar.

I was on a pump the first 24 hours, then I V pain meds in request another 24 hours after that (I should have requested them a bit more, but DD was in the NICU o I was running myself ragged and causing myself more pain...) By the time I went home, I was on ibuprofen and the occasional vicodin.

I took the vicodin at night to help me sleep for few days, but hardly even took a single pain pill once I was home.

My OB actually gave me the major side-eye at the 10-day checkup because I sat up without help.