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November 2015 Moms
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C Section Tips & Advice
Hook01
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Hi Ladies
Expecting twins in the next few weeks and both are breeched . C sec has been scheduled for 37 weeks. Looking for advice to best prepare prior, during and post.
Many thanks!!!
Expecting twins in the next few weeks and both are breeched . C sec has been scheduled for 37 weeks. Looking for advice to best prepare prior, during and post.
Many thanks!!!
Re: C Section Tips & Advice
the best advice I can give you for research is to use the search bar at the very top of the page and just read the articles The Bump has on them, and Pinterest has helped a lot!
In a nutshell;
Prior, we're making sure our house is super deep cleaned, making freezer meals that DH just has to pop in the oven, and making sure the house is set up and accessible to me after surgery.
During, breathe, and tell them if it hurts.
Post, walk but don't over do it. Don't skip pain medications (including stool softeners!). Keep hydrated. Have a pillow handy for sneezes, coughs, laughing, and car trips to apply pressure, it can be excruciatingly painful without the pillow. Enjoy the baby loves and accept all the help you can, especially with two little ones.
Wishing you and your LO's all the best!
I suggest loose cloths or dreases\nightgowns-the incision will be sensitive and irritated with all the rubbing.
Don't push yourself to much, if you feel you can't do something listen to your body! Keep up on pain meds, you will be bloated and possibly constipated more than normal stool softener and anti gas will be your friend.
During - It will be freezing so be mentally prepared for that. Taking the baby (babies in your case) out is the shortest part, getting stitched back up seems like it takes forever! Realistically my entire procedure only took 20ish minutes. There will be A LOT of people in the room (especially if you are allowing residents to watch).
Most importantly, you'll be so drugged up you won't care about any of that.
After - I was in the recovery room for two hours and didn't get to hold DD1 until after. The robe they provide is all you'll need to wear until you leave (makes BF easier, you'll be on a huge bed pad which helps the nurses monitor your bleeding). When you do finally get to leave make sure you wear loose fitting clothes and high waisted panties (my scar is right on underwear line and still to this day low waisted panties irritate it). You won't be able to drive or lift anything over 10 pounds for a while. I didn't need any of the pain meds they gave me for at home, but if you do need them, be sure to take them. The hardest part of recovery was walking up stairs for the first day or two after arriving back at home, but the rest was a breeze. For me.
Talk to your OB and make a birth plan.
I meant ask the hospital about their specific policy on it. Also just bumping to see if other experienced c-section mamas had any additional advice since so many of us are closing in on our EDDs.
I had most of this with my elective section four years ago for naughty breech bub. We also had our own music playing and I asked for the sheet to be lowered once he came out. To be honest I couldn't even see my tummy or any gore, it's hard to lift your head up that high whilst you're on the table!!! husband was also allowed to do the cord... If it's not an emergency section they seem to be a lot more relaxed and attentive to little details like this. I'm in the uk but pretty sure most doctors would be the same. Good luck!
A FTM. I asked my obgyn about delayed cord clamping with CSections and she said she milks the cord so the baby gets everything in there. I guess that technique is a faster delayed cord clamping. And hopefully all will be well with squishy so I can do immediate skin to skin and breastfeeding.