Emergency C section, feeling baby blues and just feeling sad

[socitycourty]

I had an emergency C section this past Sunday (6/3/12) baby would not descend.

The surgery scared me horribly as I have never had surgery before.

I am discharged today but baby had to stay because she has jaundice I am going every 3 hours to do the feeds but I miss her, I regret how things went and in a way I am feeling very sad and low. Also my milk wasn't coming in yet so we had to give her formula in the nursery.

I seem to be healing OK. I am up and walking around pretty well, I am using a post partum support thingie and my incision was looking really good when I was discharged this morning.

Just feeling sad missing my baby, wanting her home, worried about myself, scared of the recovery, etc.

Just a little whine

 

[BlueHadeda]

I've had numerous surgeries, small and big, and it's never easy for me. I hate hate hate it, and I hate hospitals. I hate being in pain, being helpless, being away from my home and family. So I almost find it traumatic to have an operation, even a c-section. I thus know how you feel. And it's even worse when you have to come home after all that trauma, without baby. It's really depressing and lonely and just feels totally wrong. But don't worry, once baby is back home with you, your world will be all right again!

I hope your baby will be discharged soon!

 

[19yroldmomma]

i had a c-section too and before that a emergency surgery at 20 weeks on my ovaries. im sorry you hsd to leave your baby there. the postpartum or baby blues does really suck. ive had the last 4 months now.

 

[socitycourty]

she came hom yesterday, thankfully. although I still don't feel like "myself" and I definitely feel traumatized even though things went OK.

I just want to feel 100% again and not so low and overwhelmed

 

[Liesje]

It gets better every day
When you can, try putting her in the stroller and taking a long slow walk. It's really relaxing, especially since she'll be sleeping the whole time, to just be out of the house and not feel so trapped and overwhelmed.

 

[Sunshine.]

xxx

 

[x__amour]

It's hard, it's so, so hard, it truly is. But know that you delivered a beautiful baby into the world.