C-Section Recovery, Health & Preparation

Just a few days ago my sister had her kidney removed and I’ve taken a few days to help her out at home.  Of course I’m not familiar at all with kidney recovery as I am with c-section recovery but there are plenty of similarities when it comes to caring for someone at home after surgery.

For one thing, there’s a lot of pain so getting the right medications, doses and schedules is important.

My sister didn’t tolerate the initial medications she was sent home with so we had to revert to other meds that worked better.  This made the first few days pretty tough.   Read more »

Today we have a guest post from Carrie of  Growing Baby Reviews.  Carrie was kind enough to share her two c-section experiences with us and she offers some excellent personal advice on preparation, recovery  and care when having a c-section.

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Having a c-section is not for everyone and in my humble opinion I think it’s a procedure that should be left for those who truly need it medically, that includes women who have severe Tokophobia or fear of childbirth.

On the other hand, those considering an elective c-section  for convenience or timetable reasons would not be good candidates in my mind. Read more »

Having a c-section is major abdominal surgery and any time surgery is performed there could be potential complications.  Fortunately the c-section procedure itself is one of the safest surgeries performed so if you are relatively healthy and have had a pretty good pregnancy there’s no reason you can’t have a healthy, happy c-section.

But if you’re getting anxious and want to do everything you can to ensure the safest, healthiest and happiest c-section possible, here are some things that you might want to think about first:

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You may be thinking ‘How much time do I have before the next feed?’ and your spouse may be thinking, ‘Is she up for it tonight?”   Of course ‘IT’ means sexual intimacy….at long last!

So when is the best time to have sex after a c-section?

It’s hard to pin down exactly when you can have sex after a c-section, however most practitioners would agree that a new mother should give herself ample time to recover.  This is most commonly decided to be about six weeks.

Your body has been through a lot of trauma, and even though six weeks may seem like a lot most husbands will understand, especially after the sacrifices that you have made. Read more »

If you’ve recently had a c-section you’re probably feeling a little out of shape and unattractive so it’s no wonder you might be  anxious to get back into shape and rid that ugly belly flap forever, however doing crunches and sit ups as your after c-section exercise regimen could do you more harm than good.

Sit ups for women after a c-section are not always recommended. That’s because scar tissue resulting from the C-section procedure has the potential to cause inflammation which can complicate your healing.  There are much better and safer exercises you can perform that will work the abs without putting undue stress to an already traumatized area.

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