laying down/standing straight up

Re: laying down/standing straight up

• zbeesma86 member

  November 2013

  When you first get up you will take it slow and steady- you aren't going to stand perfectly straight and upright you may hunch a little until you see how you feel- but you won't be walking around looking at your toes. DEF as for a binder- it makes sitting up and laying down a lot easier on your incision!
  
  In the hospital- you have the adjustable bed- so once I'd get sitting comfortably in bed I'd just use the remote and lay back- once I was home I propped up on 2 pillows I think- only because it was easier to get in and out of bed- I think I did it for 4 or 5 days then was fine to lay down all the way.
  
  Listen to your body- take it slow- and don't rush recovery.
  
  Good luck and congrats on baby #2!
  

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• Eleventy11 member

  November 2013

  I was walking straight up by the next day with both of mine. I didn't think anything of it, but the nurses kept commenting on it. They laughed at me because I asked why I would be hunched over...they had to explain that I had just had major abdominal surgery. I didn't sleep propped up, though it did get difficult to get up and down, but only due to my staples pulling. Once they were out at five days pp, I was fine.

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• michellersayer member

  November 2013

  I tried standing up with out hunching over and the doctors all tried to get me to stand straight up when walking. The less you baby it the faster it will feel better. The pains not that bad at all by day 2-3. Except when you sneeze..

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• mommyton&e member

  November 2013

  I was walking around upright by the end of the next day (it took a while for my epi to wear off). I only took Motrin after the epi wore off. I agree that the pain isn't so bad unless you cough or laugh. I also used the hospital bed initially to get up and down initially.
  

  

  
  

  
  

  

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• 1017Shannon member

  November 2013

  Thanks guys!! You definitely think of every possible angle to help control pain when your only experience is a horrendous disaster. You all rock!

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  November 2013

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• nikki_rob_weddingplans member

  November 2013

  I will just add a tip for getting up from laying flat in bed at home...tuck your sheets in real tight and then use it like a rope to pull you up. A step stool to get in and out of bed helps too for the first few days.

  
  

  
  

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• hbrockman01 member

  November 2013

  It really depends on you and how things go to begin with. With my c-section I was strapped to a bed for 3 days after as a result of fever and infection. Once I was able to get up to move around I was very stiff and hunched slightly. After the first shower though things were better. As far as sleeping, I found it best to incline the bed and not lay entirely flat, made getting up easier.

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• Kim22 member

  November 2013

  I couldn't remember when I read your post last week but I had my third CS 8 days ago so I paid attention. I was able to walk straight up fine. I slept flat in the hospital bed because I could sit it up to get out. My first 3 days home I slept reclined on my couch because it was easier than getting in and out of bed. The past 2 nights I'm back in my bed. First night had to wake DH to help me sit up but last night I did ok alone (night 7). Now I'm waiting to be comfy sleeping on my side.

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• returnhomegnome member

  November 2013

  I know everyone says get up asap, but I've had two sections and I can tell you I spend the first 24-48hrs in bed sleeping as much as possible and snuggling the baby. I don't even turn on the tv or look at magazines. I just lay there. And relax. And rest. 
  Somewhere in day 2 or 3 I actually FEEL like getting up. Maybe even attempting a shower. I have excellent recoveries. But mostly I say, listen to your body: don't get up and walk the halls just because everyone tells you to... do it because it feels right. If you're exhausted and can't even roll over w/o help, stay in bed and feel no guilt!

  

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• Aiylin member

  November 2013

  listen to your body, do as much as is comfortable for you. 

  
  

  My best advise make sure the hospital is going to provide you with a binder it makes a WORLD of difference when you are trying to walk/sit/stand. The support it gives is amazing.

  
  I lived in my binder (yes sleep and all) that was how great it felt. I did not shower with it, but the minute I was out of the showers it was back on.

   

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