It's the pain pills that they are worried about and your ability to brake quickly if needed. I did not take anything but ibuprofen so I didn't need to get cleared. I drove about a week pp.
I drove at 13 days but felt like I could have driven sooner. I only took ibuprofen after my c section and only for 5 days so I didn't have to worry about driving on meds either which is why I felt I could have driven sooner but DH thought I should wait. One of the rare occasions I listened to him. ;
I drove after two weeks. I didn't have intense pain after two weeks and was not on anything stronger than ibuprophen as needed. So I felt comfortable with driving.
Aside from the initial drugs in the recovery room I only took Advil and Tylenol around the clock for pain. I drove sometime in the first 1-2 weeks I didn't get approval.
Re: Driving
They told me two weeks, but I drove at 12 or 13 days and not too far away. I'd been off the narcotic meds for at least a week at that point.
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I waited until I was a full 48 hours without anything stronger than Tylenol.
I was just told not to drive while on narcotics.
My last OB saw me at 2 weeks and cleared me.
This one won't see me until a month after delivery and told me that if I'm off the pain pills and can slam on the brakes, I can drive.
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Aside from the initial drugs in the recovery room I only took Advil and Tylenol around the clock for pain. I drove sometime in the first 1-2 weeks I didn't get approval.