What discomforts did you experience after your C-Section?

Question

Is there anything you would recommend having on hand to help with C-Section discomforts?

Answer 1

The day after stay in bed and if you get out make sure a nurse/partner is helping you move. This is the worst day. By the second day, the pain has diminished considerably and you can move about on your own.

Take your meds. You probably won't need them as much as they prescribe, especially once you get home, but take them when you feel pain. If you wait until you can't stand it anymore you're going to be in a lot of pain until the pill kicks in.

Hold a pillow over your belly when getting up and down.

Use the hospital bed. Move it down and into the sitting position before getting in or out of it. Use the handles -- I kept forgetting to move them into the usable position and it was so much harder getting in and out of bed.

After the first day get up and walk around, a lot. It's more like a shuffle but it really does make you feel better.

Once you're home, try not to overdo it. They tell you not to go up and down stairs for 6 weeks. Yeah right, like that's going to happen with a newborn. Just try to do it as few times as possible and get your partner to help you out as much as possible.

If you start bleeding more than usual, listen to your body and slow down, rest and take it easy.

If you're breastfeeding, I recommend the Boppy and not the My BrestFriend. Most nursing advocates say the BrestFriend is better but it's harder and pushes on your belly more than the Boppy.

That's all I can think of. Good luck and congratulations!

Answer 2

Someone to help you would probably be best. I had a C-Section and noone around to help during the day when my husband was at work. I didn't breast feed so I got pain medication. But stopped taking it a couple days after getting home. I don't remember much discomfort after getting home. We had to go to another hospital for our baby to have tests for a heart murmur the day we left the first hospital. I was uncomfortable then because we had to walk all the way across the hospital after finding out it had a heart defect and would need surgery. But I was in so much shock I don't know if I'd remember any discomfort.

Answer 3

A must for me was a day bed. (It had rails on the side) At night when the baby cries it is instinct to jump straight up...OWWWW it felt like my tummy was ripping open all over again. With a daybed I could "walk" myself up using the railing. Get some sort of handles beside your bed or sofa to ease the getting up part. Seven years later and my incision area still has no feeling at all. Strange...lol I was back up and running after two weeks, though the pain lasted about six and general discomfort lasted a bit longer than that.

I'm with ya girl..hang in there. It gets better

Answer 4

I experienced lots of pain at the location of the staples. Very hard to walk or ride in car because of pain.
I would recommend having lots of pillows around your stomach and back while riding in the car the first few days. Hold the pillow tight to your stomach. A very comfortable bed at home. Lots of held at least the first week. I didn't believe in taking pain killers because I was nursing so I don't know what type of medicine to take. Take lots of mini-walks even though it hurts. That is very important to keep you healthy. If you go out to the store or somewhere the first week, you might want to use the stores wheelchairs pushed by someone. Don't lift anything heavy.

Answer 5

Hi,

After my c-section i was on pain killers for 2 days later. After that i still could not stand straight cause it hurt and i could not lift anything. I was really waddling like a penguin!

Best thing is to take it easy. Don't worry about the cooking, cleaning etc. Ask your hubby/partner to help out. After a week you should fee a lot better.

No heavy lifting or driving for 6 weeks, docs orders!

Hope you feel better, congrats on your bundle of joy!

Answer 6

i dont remember there being too much discomfort but i think a hot pack to put on your back was helpful.
the biggest thing afterwards was headaches if i was upright too long, the fluid in your spine drains out because they have punctured it and it takes a little while to repair.
the actual muscle pain around my scar wasnt too bad.
just be very organised and have a lot of help if possible. they say dont get up for two weeks but i did and i was okay.

Answer 7

I really wasn't all that uncomfortable. I had prescription pain killers but did not even take any of them. I just took some Advil, wore loose clothing and didn't move around to fast. Just take it east for the first few weeks, keep loose clothes handy (don't wear jeans OUCH) and you will be just fine.

Answer 8

My shoulder hurt alot after having a c-section and having to put a pillow on my stomach to cough that's about it.

Answer 9

i loved having a c-section it was the best if i ever have an other baby i would have a c- section