My son will be 1 next month, so I hope my memory is corect on all this <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
I had not planned a c-section, but he presented "brow first" and after waiting in labor for 17 hours for him to turn ( unsucessfully) I finally gave up and had the c-section. My story is probably not typical, but honestly it was not that bad.
1) how was pain managment after surgery? Ok, I only took ibuprofen after the first 24 hours, as I have had bad responses to stronger stuff. The biggest issue for me was nausea afterward, I was so hungry and they let me eat too much. after a shot of reglan I was fine. The worst part was not the incision pain but the cramps a few days later ( similar to bad period cramps)
2) Were you able to do cpt? vest? nebs? I don't use a vest, but did use my nebs during and after labor
3) How soon before you could walk/hold baby? I held him as soon as they sewed me up, my husband held him while they did that. He passed the muconium during labor and had to be checked out by the pediatrician immediatley after birth, but oncwe they did that, he was with us.
4) Did you get an epidural or spinal? epidural, since I had not planned on the c-section
5) Any advice you would give to someone in my shoes? don't worry! stress makes it worse, really you will be so excited to see the baby, it is amazing how much pain is not a factor
6) Did it hurt to cough? yes but pressing on the incission helped a lot ( during cough)
7) What kind of stiches did they use disolvable? clips? staples, they took them out right before I left, amazing things
8) Were you afraid of coughing while lying on your back in surgery? yes, I kept asking them if they would suction my mouth out if I coughed stuff up, they said yes but didn't need to. the weirdest part of the whole thing was feeling like I wanted to cough but not doing it, since I could really feel my diaphragm
I felt suffocated by the oxygen mask, once they switched to a nasal canula- no issues
I had not planned a c-section, but he presented "brow first" and after waiting in labor for 17 hours for him to turn ( unsucessfully) I finally gave up and had the c-section. My story is probably not typical, but honestly it was not that bad.
1) how was pain managment after surgery? Ok, I only took ibuprofen after the first 24 hours, as I have had bad responses to stronger stuff. The biggest issue for me was nausea afterward, I was so hungry and they let me eat too much. after a shot of reglan I was fine. The worst part was not the incision pain but the cramps a few days later ( similar to bad period cramps)
2) Were you able to do cpt? vest? nebs? I don't use a vest, but did use my nebs during and after labor
3) How soon before you could walk/hold baby? I held him as soon as they sewed me up, my husband held him while they did that. He passed the muconium during labor and had to be checked out by the pediatrician immediatley after birth, but oncwe they did that, he was with us.
4) Did you get an epidural or spinal? epidural, since I had not planned on the c-section
5) Any advice you would give to someone in my shoes? don't worry! stress makes it worse, really you will be so excited to see the baby, it is amazing how much pain is not a factor
6) Did it hurt to cough? yes but pressing on the incission helped a lot ( during cough)
7) What kind of stiches did they use disolvable? clips? staples, they took them out right before I left, amazing things
8) Were you afraid of coughing while lying on your back in surgery? yes, I kept asking them if they would suction my mouth out if I coughed stuff up, they said yes but didn't need to. the weirdest part of the whole thing was feeling like I wanted to cough but not doing it, since I could really feel my diaphragm
I felt suffocated by the oxygen mask, once they switched to a nasal canula- no issues