how long to go back to work?

[larudy13]

I need to get to work, finances are really tight..
How soon do you think its OK to go back to work?

 

[babybaker2011]

Since you're in the US, you're allowed 6 weeks off for vaginal birth and 8 weeks for c section. I have heard of people going back earlier if needed. I guess it all depends on you and how you feel.

 

[babybaker2011]

Just realized that you posted in the Caesarean Section: How are you feeling physically and what type of job do you have? If you are going back to work earlier, make sure that your doctor knows. I thought that I was fine 6 weeks pp, but it took 8 weeks pp for me to feel as if I was almost normal.

 

[RachA]

From my own experience i would not of been able to of worked for at least 12 weeks after the c section. But i didn't recover that well from mine so it could be completely different for you. At the very least i would wait 6-8 weeks. 6 weeks is the normal recovery time from a c-section. Remember it is real major abdominal surgery and to go back to work too soon won't be good for you in the long run.

 

[rory83coyotes]

It all depends. I was back at work four weeks after my first but I had a job where I sit down. The second section it was 8 weeks and I was exhausted after work. What do you do and how are you feeling now.

 

[jenmc226]

I work a desk job, at a computer. I started working part-time (20hrs) from home at 4wks post section. I worked full-time (40hrs) from home at 6wks post section. And I was back in the office working full-time at 7wks.

My daughter was at home with me during the time I worked from home. That was hard. She went to daycare full time when I went back to the office.

 

[Hobnob]

There's no way I'd have been well enough to go back to work at 6/8 wks but then my recovery from my CS was a long, slow and painful one as I got a nasty infection.

 

[littlelegs83]

I work for myself and was lucky to be able to take dd to work. I went back at 3 weeks and felt fine. If im.honest.i probably didnt do much!!