C-Section Recovery, Health & Preparation

While researching for helpful c-section recovery tips I came across a few posts that I couldn’t resist mentioning.  These articles are my ‘best of’ picks because they are filled with good ideas, both personal and professional. 

If you have had a c-section or are expecting to have one these are definitely worth the read.  There are some great golden nuggets here:

C-section Recovery Tip - Avoid Comedies
By Morgan at Adventures in Diapering  
http://adventuresindiapering.blogspot.com/2009/05/c-section-recovery-tip.html

Recovering after a C-Section
By Heather of “A Mama’s blog”  
http://amamasblog.com/2008/03/28/recovering-after-a-c-section/

How To Get out of bed Post Cesarean
by The labor nurse
http://rebirthnurse.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-to-get-out-of-bed-post-cesarean.html

Recovering from a Cesarean Birth  
By Brenda Minica
http://www.doulasanantonio.com/recovering-from-a-cesarean-birth

Emotional Recovery after a C-Section
By Elizabeth McGee
http://worry-free-c-section.com/blog/c-section-recovery/emotional-recovery-after-your-c-section/

Having a c-section today is one of the most common surgeries but it’s also one of the safest. But no matter how common or safe something is there are still things that can happen that aren’t expected or that not everyone knows or talks much about.

Morgan of  ”Adventures in Diapering“, knows a thing or two about having a c-section, she’s had 4 of them.  Morgan caught my attention because she has written about some of the strange things that have happened while having her c-sections. 

Even though these things may not be pleasant, none of them is life threatening, but thanks to Morgan, knowing about these things will help you know what to expect, possibly help you avoid them and also give you a little reassurance. Read more »

If you’re recovering from a c-section and notice your feet are swollen, don’t panic.

It’s common to experience swollen feet and here are a couple of reasons why this may happen. Read more »

That’s the very question Queen Charlotte’s Hospital in London asked when they realized how c-section births are rising.

Because c-sections are major abdominal surgery they aren’t ‘natural’.  This is a problem for many women because they feel they are being robbed from the natural experience of giving birth.  I totally understand this so I often get excited when hospitals and doctors can find and provide ways to give the procedure a more natural feel.

Read more »

You have waited for nine long months for your baby to arrive. That arrival process may require that the doctor perform a cesarean section to remove the baby from your womb. If that is the case, you will have to stay in the hospital for a few days, actually it’s about 3 days.

Any time you have surgery, even a c-section, there’s a certain amount of recovery time to allow your body to heal and get back to normal. Also by just having another life inside you your insides can shift around just a bit.

During the c-section procedure, you will be given an IV (intravenous) line in your arm so the anesthesiologist can give you fluids and medicine to make you comfortable. A regional anesthetic block of some kind (spinal or epidural) is also given so that you don’t feel any pain in your lower body during the operation but you can still talk to the doctor. Also, a catheter is placed in your bladder to drain it of urine while you are in surgery.  Read more »

After giving birth by cesarean section, it is possible that you could develop some sort of infection in your body.  Treating c-section infections isn’t something that you want to ignore, therefore it’s important you learn how to identify c-section infections and contact your doctor as soon as possible if you suspect an infection is present. He will examine you and decide on the best course of treatment.  Read more »