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mizzougal08
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C-section scheduled for tomorrow...panic has set in. Talk me off the ledge!
mizzougal08
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Hey ladies-
After playing quite a waiting game with my twin little ladies, we decided this past Thursday to go ahead with a c-section to deliver them because of their positioning. I'm so excited to meet them, but now that I'm 25 hours and 52 minutes from meeting them (but who's counting??
) I'm really starting to freak out about the procedure itself.
Any words of advice, things to expect, or encouragement you can give me to tell me this isn't going to be so bad? I've been Googling info, but it's not helping me feel any better. Would love to hear from ladies who have been through it.
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Re: C-section scheduled for tomorrow...panic has set in. Talk me off the ledge!
Get up and walk as soon as possible! I think that really helped my recovery. Take the pain meds if you need them and always take your stool softener.
BFP #1 2-8-09 Natural M/C 6w1d 2-19-09
BFP #2 5-28-09 C/P 6-1-09
BFP #3 10-30-10 Natural M/C 12-8-10
BFP #4 1-16-12 EDD 9-18-12 Stick baby stick!!
Everything the PP's said! My experience was actually pretty great! Let the nurses help you with everything and anything, that's what they are there for and they really don't mind! Let them help you get in and out of bed the first few times you try. Get up and change positions in the room often - As soon as I could, I got out of bed and sat in a chair for all of my meals. Then I did a little bit of walking and then rested in bed for a bit.
I know everyone is always in a rush to get home, but I stayed the full 4 days and am so glad I did. It's nice to have the extra help while you can have it and get extra rest before you go home. Plus... I didn't think my body was ready to go home on the 3rd day even though they told me I could if I wanted to. My insurance paid for 4 nights, so that's what I took
BFP: 10/27/2011 | EDD: 6/30/12
DS born 6/28/12 via C/S
TTC #2: September 2018
Me: 36 | DH: 39
Mirena removed 9/13/2018 after 6 years
BFP 11/11/2018 | MC @ 5.5 weeks on Thanksgiving
July 2019 - Diagnosed with Secondary Unexplained IF
August 2019 - 2.5 mg of Letrozole = Never Ovulated so Trigger and IUI were cancelled
9/30/2019 - IUI #1 (5 mg of Letrozole + Trigger) = BFP but Betas showed CP @ 4 weeks
10/28/2019 - IUI #2 (7.5mg of Letrozole + Trigger) = BFN
11/25/2019 - IUI #3 (7.5mg of Letrozole, Trigger + Crinone after IUI) = BFN
12/24/2019 - IUI #4 (7.5mg of Letrozole + Crinone after IUI) = BFN
1/24/2020 - IUI #5 (50mg of Clomid + Trigger + Crinone after IUI) = BFN and an Ovarian Cyst
3/2/2020 - Taking a break to reset/NTNP
11/1/2020 - At peace with where things are in life and are no long actively TTC. Whatever happens will happen and it will all be okay.
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It will be ok, but I totally get being scared.
All the pp's had great advice. I say - bring snacks/water. I was HUNGRY and never had any nausea during or after surgery, so it's nice to have some water to sip on or granola bar to nibble on. I had been in labor a long time so i really wanted to eat/drink.
Get babies on your breasts as soon as you can. Assuming they are healthy and all is well, there is no reason for you to be separated from them.
Best of luck for an easy delivery and smooth recovery!
Oh, and my husband is a Mizzou alum, we have a stuffed Truman in my son's room
DS born via unplanned C-section at 40w6d
I went through a C-section with my first baby, and I would much rather have had a scheduled C-section than one after a long labor like I did. Even so, the C-section was not that bad. Just stay on top of your pain meds and let other people help you. Recovery is pretty quick and easy (around 1-2 weeks), although I have nothing to compare it to since I didn't go through a vaginal birth.
Hope that helps, and congrats!
A c-section was the last thing I wanted or thought would happen and I actually cried when the doctor told me it was time to stop pushing and go in for one. The vision and fear of it in my head was MUCH worse than reality. It was super quick and when I heard my son cry the first time nothing else mattered.
Definitely ask for a cough pillow- it hurts like hell to cough or sneeze. The stool softeners did not help me...I had to use milk of magnesia a few days after I got home. If you feel good do not do too much- I spent a day on the couch with a fever a few days after I got home because I had pushed it.
Good luck!
I think the anticipation is the worst part. You will probably be on the operating table, looking over at your babies thinking " Man I was worried over nothing. This part is easy."
As far as the recovery is concerned this is my advice
1. Stay on top on your meds. If you wait till you feel pain, it might take a while for the meds to kick in and start working.
2. Wear granny panties for the first week or so
3. This is way TMI but the inactivity and the pain meds can cause constipation. If you have gone a few days without a BM, just ask for a suppository. You will get relief within 30 minutes or so. I have had three c-sections and I did everything I could to get things movin down there and nothing worked. By the third one, I wised up and could see the writing on the wall after the third day and asked for a suppository and I was so glad I did that instead of waiting hours or days for other methods to work.