Were you "out of it" during/ after c/s??? * lil long*

lawson_in_training10 · January 2013

So i was induced with LO #2 early in the morning (dont remember what time exactly) but i labored for 16+ hours before the dr told me i wasnt dilating past 9cm and my man was turned sideways and wasnt budging- so we decided to go with the c/s- i was taken to the OR given the anesthesia and everything got underway...i had to FIGHT so hard to stay awake it was insane...i struggled so hard to stay conscious enough to hear him cry for the 1st time and my hubby said i passed out immediately- i didnt even get to see him when they let DH hold him while they put me back together!!! I roused up a lil when they were finishing up and taking me to recovery but my LO was already gone to the nursery and DH was out with the family. ( i was extremely cranky when they wheeled me past all my family on my way to recovery and everyone said how beautiful he was- i didnt even get to see him

) so my question is: Is that normal? Were you out of it like this for your c/s? the only other thing i thought maybe it was because i labored for so long and everything before that with the added anesthesia i was just so exhausted by that point!?! Im scheduled for a RCS on 1/22 and im hoping to at least get to lay eyes on my LO this time....thx for reading...sorry so long!!!

kpearse99 · January 2013

I labored for 30 hours and pushed for 3 before realizing he wasn't coming out and that I needed a c/c. I did not pass out or feel like I couldn't stay awake (And this was at 3:00 in the morning).

Maybe that was because I had an epidural already prior to going into surgery? I don't know but I did get to hear him cry and I got to hold him while still on the table.

I did pass out once I made it to the recovery room, since it was not 4:00am and I had a long few days prior to that, it was hard for me to keep my eyes open, but because of the time my LO was staying in the nursery anyway so I wasn't going to get to see him again until after the sun came up. I do remember the drugs adding to that exhaustion, because it was impossible to keep my eyes open long enough to say goodbye to DH and my parents and in laws. (They were troopers and waited that WHOLE time)

I would certainly bring this up at your next Dr. appointment and ask about the process. GL and congrats on your new LO!

nwallace · January 2013

I had a very similar experience to you. I was in and out of sleep while the entire process was going on. I don't remember her crying. I remember my DH showing me her face to ask me what I wanted to name her and then I fell asleep again while they wheeled me from the OR to my room. I'm also hoping this doesn't happen again. I assumed it happened to me because I sleep when I'm stressed.

CougFan · January 2013

My story is similar, 27 hours after being induced was my C-section...so yeah, I was exhausted. I was awake during surgery but the second DS was in DH's arms I fell fast asleep. I woke up 3-4hrs later in recovery during which every Tom, *** & Harry visited & canoodled with my baby BEFORE me (11 years later and I'm still pissed).

With my second C-section it was in the morning (I think we got to hospital at like 6am) and sleep was not on my mind--very awake the whole time. May have faked needing a nap to get rid of some visitors...but didn't fall asleep until late that night.

Going into a c-section without having labored for hours is pretty nice!

sogborn1 · January 2013

I labored for 18 hours, pushed for 2 and hadn't slept in 36 when they decided I needed a c/s. I had had an epidural and then they did a spinal for my c/s because my epidural had failed. I thought they were still prepping me when I heard my baby cry and they put her up over the curtain so I could see her. Next thing I knew I was waking up in recovery an hour later. I'm not sure if it was because I had already had an epidural or because of the spinal or not sleeping and laboring for so long, but I was totally out of it! However, I did ask that no family other than my husband be at the hospital until after I delivered just in case I did have a c/s, I wanted to be the first one to hold her other than my husband. That probably sounds really selfish, but I felt that I had waited nine months, gone through the pregnancy and all the laboring, I should be able to hold her first! Luckily everyone obliged and didn't show up until after I was out of recovery and able to have some time with her and my husband.

UberBiz · January 2013

I was VERY out of it for my last c-section. I had gone into labor, got the epi, then 4hrs later got pitocin, after pushing for a while, DD was in distress, and I got an emergency c-section. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't move from my waist down. After she was pulled out, I heard her cry. They cleaned her up and her father got to hold her first, she was brought over and I got to kiss her face, then I guess I passed out.

I woke up a couple hours later in recovery and I was STILL out of it, could not move my legs AT ALL, I was shivering and very uncomfortable. I passed back out after my parents showed me some pictures of DD that they got to take. I woke up in my hospital bed a good 5hrs after the surgery happened, still feeling like complete crap.

We just scheduled my RSC, so I'm hoping without all the other medication I had before the surgery last time, this time will go a lot smoother with less complications for me afterwards. DD was 100% healthy, though, thank goodness!

+ASH+ · January 2013

I was exhausted, but not out of it. I remember getting an adrenaline rush when the surgery was over, DS1 was born close to 11p.m. and I was exhausted, but wired for a lot of the night.

DS2, I had stupidly stayed up all night the night before we left and I was so worn out, that I didn't bond with him right away. I was wired that morning, but exhausted, so every time they brought him in, I didn't feel a connection to him. My mom said she was worried I was going to reject my young (it wasn't that bad!). Once I actually got some sleep, then I couldn't wait to hold him and snuggle him and he's still my little snuggler to this day, so everything turned out perfectly .

1026pumpkin · January 2013

I had an "urgent" induction and was on max dose pitocin for 12hrs before my CS. I had DS before midnight and was fully aware of what was going on during the whole procedure. I was pretty excited to meet DS and didn't really get any sleep until later in the morning.

mkwt · January 2013

I had cord prolapse and had to go under general ansthesia and was rushed for an emergency c-section, so I was not awake and my DH was not in the room with me. I did not get to see her or hold her until after 5 hours. They did take her to my DH and he got to hold for about a minute before they took her to the nursery.

gajumper · January 2013

With my first I was awake the entire time...I was actually shaking so bad I dont think I could have fallen asleep even if I wanted too!! Whatever med they pushed thru my epidural right before the c-section made me so dang cold!! I was fully aware of what was going on...I remember at one point if felt like the Dr was on top of me pushing me up the table to get him out.

I did konk out a bit while in recovery, I was down there about an hour (had to stop shaking before they would let me leave). I dont think I napped until that night with people coming and going once we got back to the room.

This time around, I am requesting that no one come to the hospital until the next day. We were bombarded with family almost as soon I as I got out of recovery. My mom was there before I had the c-section, but everyone else seemed to show up at the same time in the evening and wouldnt leave.

nosoup4u · January 2013

I labored before having my c/s and was super out of it. But, it was 5-6 am, and I had labored and pushed for a good 18 hours before it. I would think having a RCS will be different, as you'll be rested when you go into the OR (though I'm not one who sleeps very well the night before a big event, so I'd be all exhausted for one anyway, ha ha ha). Congrats in advance !

bridein08 · January 2013

A scheduled cesarean is SO much different than laboring and then having a C/S. With the latter, it's the worst of both worlds- you are already exhausted from labor, and then you have surgery to recover from.

I was awake (shivering from excitement and with a bit of nausea!), and alert the entire time for my scheduled c-section. We spent three nights in the hospital (I am asking for two next time- it was way too long!) , and I didn't need any pain meds after we were discharged. We even stopped at target on the way home from the hospital! Anyway, I think you are likely in for a pleasant surprise for having a c-section this way! Good luck

sillypit · January 2013

I had a scheduled c-section and I was awake and alert for the entire surgery and recovery.

JennV514 · January 2013

After both c/s I was completely out of it. Alert and present during. I figure it's a combo of the drugs and anxiety just exhausting me. This time I did not hold my son for hours because I was so gone. What helped- benadryl, oddly enough. I asked for some to be able to pass out being that I could barely lift my head, and it ended up bringing me back into the land of the living. After they gave me the benadryl I was able to hold my baby, have some water, have conversations....it was really weird.

Neener73 · January 2013

RootBeerFloat29:
I had a scheduled c-section and I was awake and alert for the entire surgery and recovery.

This.

Cristine · January 2013

My first c-section was an emergency but I felt great and was awake the whole time. I had the baby at 1pm and I left the recovery room around 3. I don't remember anything though from 3-8pm.

My second was scheduled. I was awake the whole time, but my blood pressure dropped which caused me to vomit continuously for 4 hours. I remember them showing the baby and saying "He's very cute, please get him away from me I don't want to throw up on my baby." Once I stopped vomiting and finally got to leave the recovery room I felt good and I was awake and alert for the rest of the day.

brenaxtruthx · January 2013

I was exhausted but didn't pass out or get out of it...my only thing I didn't know was what time or day it was... I had to ask my husband when our son was born because that concept was gone... but like I said, I remember the whole c-section, the weird tugging and pulling feeling...seeing my son and hearing him cry.

brinaroze1 · January 2013

My c-section wasn't planned. I was a fairly high risk pregnancy, and my doctor decided to try an induction. I was given "cervadil" (at 8pm) to try and soften my cervix and start dilating. After 12 hours of contractions every 3-4 minutes, I was still only 1cm, so the doctor and I decided to go with a c-section. I hadn't slept, but maybe an hour, that night and felt pretty out of it.

The surgery was very weird. I've only had one previous hospital experience, when I had an appendectomy, so I had no clue what this was going to be like. I wouldn't say it was awful, but I felt really loopy. If I had less sleep, I think I would have felt the same as you.

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