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May 2014 Moms
jenb_99
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C-Section Recovery - toilets and beds
jenb_99
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Don't laugh! These are real issues! lol
I remember having quite a bit of difficulty getting up and down from the toilet after DS was born, but at least at our old house (ETA: and at my parents' house, where we stayed for 2 weeks) both toilets had counters next to them that I could lean on. The bathrooms in our current house do not. I've considered asking DH to add handicap rails, but I'd rather go with something less permanent. Which would be....what, exactly? I need some ideas. I'm seriously tempted to ask my doctor to write me a prescription for a walker.
We also have a taller bed and a softer, deeper (ETA: memory foam; think quicksand) mattress this time around. It's already hard for me to roll over and climb out of bed with the RLP I've had; I can't even imagine what it'll be like after surgery. I'm assuming I'll have to prop myself up on quite a few pillows for several days. I've also seen some moms mention putting a step by the bed. Does that help? Does something else help more?
I remember having quite a bit of difficulty getting up and down from the toilet after DS was born, but at least at our old house (ETA: and at my parents' house, where we stayed for 2 weeks) both toilets had counters next to them that I could lean on. The bathrooms in our current house do not. I've considered asking DH to add handicap rails, but I'd rather go with something less permanent. Which would be....what, exactly? I need some ideas. I'm seriously tempted to ask my doctor to write me a prescription for a walker.
We also have a taller bed and a softer, deeper (ETA: memory foam; think quicksand) mattress this time around. It's already hard for me to roll over and climb out of bed with the RLP I've had; I can't even imagine what it'll be like after surgery. I'm assuming I'll have to prop myself up on quite a few pillows for several days. I've also seen some moms mention putting a step by the bed. Does that help? Does something else help more?
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Re: C-Section Recovery - toilets and beds
And our mattress is memory foam. There is no sliding permitted. Getting out of bed is like releasing oneself from quicksand.
DS: 11/8/11 | 9 lb 7 oz, 22 in
DD: 5/22/14 | 9 lb 9 oz, 21.5 in
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2011: FSH 13.3 & E 99; AMH 0.54 2nd FSH 6.2 E 40's AFC: 8
BFP from Clomid/IUI ~ Pre-e and IUGR during pregnancy ~ DS born 9/4/12
Feb./March 2013: AMH less than 0.16 (undectable) and AFC = 4;
BFP from supps ~ DS#2 due May 2014
May 2014 January Siggy Challenge:
DS: 11/8/11 | 9 lb 7 oz, 22 in
DD: 5/22/14 | 9 lb 9 oz, 21.5 in
DS: 11/8/11 | 9 lb 7 oz, 22 in
DD: 5/22/14 | 9 lb 9 oz, 21.5 in
I think the bed is going to be my biggest issue. Eep.
DS: 11/8/11 | 9 lb 7 oz, 22 in
DD: 5/22/14 | 9 lb 9 oz, 21.5 in
DS1 - 7/2011, DD 12/2012, DS2 - 4/2014, MMC - 12/2015