Questions about c-section births!

[Leafy]

Hi, my C-Section is booked -only 25 days to go!!!! and i keep wondering about certain things. I will ask the midwife but i'm not seeing her for over a week and if anyone knows the answers would really help!

So firstly, will my OH be sent home after visiting hours? My hospital policy for births is partners can stay 9am-8pm but does this still apply after an operation? Since i figure i will need help with everything?? Will i be able to change/feed her myself or am i going to be stuck in bed? Im worried about being left on my own!

Secondly, what's the general amount of days they keep you in if everything goes okay?

and lastly...will i get to hold the baby as soon as she is born?


Thanks xxxxxxxx

 

[Becky_Mummy2B]

1. DH had to leave at 9pm as per visiting rules. Midwives helped pass me baby to feed etc. as had a buzzer.
2. I was in just over 24 hours (but in hindsight feel I should have stayed two nights to get more rest).
3. They passed my baby to DH whilst they stitched me up but he was sat next to my head. I held baby about 50 minutes after in recovery and had skin to skin and fed her. Good luck, mine was a really positive experience xx

 

[haydenmummy]

Yh same here OH had to leave after 9pm they also had me up and walking 6 hours after so I could get out of bed a get her it was painfull but if I needed help I had a buzzer right next to me. My OH held her straight away and cut her cord I held her about 30 mins later once I got into the recovery room I also went home 27 hours after having her xx

 

[JessPape]

My oh stayed at the hospital with me and was there for the three days I was there. He only left to feed the cats. Small town hospital in Canada though

 

[Staceyh1983]

Same here with first my oh left after visiting and midwives were a great help. You can stay in for up to 5 days after a section and planning my third with next child I will be making the most of the time in hospital but some people like to get back to normality xx

 

[discoclare]

1. DD1: he could have stayed the whole first night as I was in high dependancy all night, but he couldn't sleep so went home at about 3am for a bit of sleep. Once I was on ward he had to go at 10pm (end of visiting hours)
DD2: I was on high dependancy until 11pm first night and then transferred, he stayed until I was transferred to ward and unpacked some bits for me, helped me get settled and left at about 11.30pm (first night). Second night he left at 10pm.
The midwives will leave a buzzer for you so if you need any help in the night you can buzz. I didn't need to buzz them this time (can't remember if I used it the first time or not).
2. With DD2 I was in 48 hours, I had a 1 litre blood loss and and wound drain, other than that fine. The other lady having an elective same day as me went home after 24 hours, but she didn't have a drain. With DD1 I had an emcs and was in 5 days following complications (same hospital)! I would say 48 hours is pretty standard for UK but you might get out in 24 if everything goes perfect.
3. Depends on how things went. DD1 I didn't hold her until 3 hours as I was too poorly. DD2 I held her much much sooner, but not immediately as I had a 1 litre blood loss and they still had some management to do! I have heard of people with no complications having immediate skin to skin while being closed, but you would need to tell them as many places still give to dad until you are out of theatre and then do skin to skin in recovery.
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[Scuba]

My c section experience was amazing, I loved it!
My little princess was delivered Monday morning and we went home Wednesday night. Both Monday and Tuesday night the midwives helped me feed/change her overnight which was great. Hubby had to leave at normal visiting hours, but that was fine as the midwives were lovely. Only complication I had was getting up for the first time caused my blood pressure to drop and I passed out, plus I needed a blood transfusion in recovery but again that wasn't a problem and all went smoothly.

I'd do a c section birth again in a heartbeat.. Compared to my previous vaginal delivery it was a walk in the park - I really really enjoyed it xx

 

[morri]

my hospital had an unlimited stay for dads policy. He had her for the first half an hour i was getting stitched up, and then I was brought to her.
next mroning already I was getting up(with help) and was encouraged to do a few steps and it did feel weird, but I was 'fit' quickly .

 

[Twinkie210]

I am in the U.S., so things are a bit different but here is my experience:

1. My DH stayed in the hospital with me the whole time, but that is normal practice here. He only left to shower and change.
2. I was in the hsoptial 3 days (normal delivery). I had him Friday morning and was discharged Monday morning.
3. I got to hold little guy about an hour after his birth. DH got to hold him right away and brought him up close to my head for a peek at him and a kiss. Then he followed little guy to the nursery while I was being stitched up and sent to recovery. Little guy had low blood sugar so DH actually got to feed him first too, but as soon as I spent a little time in recovery I got to hold/nurse baby

 

[tigerlilly]

Hi, my C-Section is booked -only 25 days to go!!!! and i keep wondering about certain things. I will ask the midwife but i'm not seeing her for over a week and if anyone knows the answers would really help!

So firstly, will my OH be sent home after visiting hours? My hospital policy for births is partners can stay 9am-8pm but does this still apply after an operation? Since i figure i will need help with everything?? Will i be able to change/feed her myself or am i going to be stuck in bed? Im worried about being left on my own!

Secondly, what's the general amount of days they keep you in if everything goes okay?

and lastly...will i get to hold the baby as soon as she is born?


Thanks xxxxxxxx

Dh was allowed to be there from 7am to 12 midnight! I was in for 24hrs after section and tbh I would have crawled off that ward if it meant I got to go home. I was in hospital for 11 days before section due to gd. I didn't get to cuddle my baby till I was in recovery! The midwife will take care of most of ur babys needs during the night this really made me angry as he was my baby and I should have been looking after him but i guess every hospital is different. For me it wasn't a positive time but i'm sure ur's will be

 

[LDC]

My oh had to leave at 8pm when visiting ended.

As pp said I couldn't hold LO straight away, it was about 45 mins after the operation when I was taken to the labour ward that I could hold her. They gave LO to my oh and he was able to hold her as soon as she'd been checked over by the dr, and he sat at my head with her.

I stayed in from the Sunday to the Tuesday night but I discharged myself due to the dr messing around, the midwife supported this decision and told me to do it!

I really struggled with the lifting and moving aspect of caring for LO the week after the op and found being in hospital hard as the cots are really high (my LO was 10lb too), I would say make sure nappies etc are all right next to you before people leave. Mine were in my case on the floor and I couldn't get to them as I was uncomfortable and in a bit of pain. You'll be left to get on with everything by yourself although you can buzz for help - my midwives weren't the best... They'd come and pass me a nappy, then leave and I'd have to buzz them again like 2 minutes later to lift baby back into the cot as I struggled...it made me feel like I was useless but in hindsight I wish I'd just done it rather than struggled.

Overall my section (emcs) was a positive experience, just much better when I was home and had the support of oh.

Xx

 

[Staceyh1983]

It depends on the hospital I think. My midwives were brill and really helped. I had 2 horrific experiences with my emcs and didn't really struggle with the care of my baby it was just uncomfortable more then anything. Keep up with your mess you will be fine. My emcs were 10+ years ago and things ere a lot harder then. You will be fine. Xx

 

[Staceyh1983]

Meds xx

 

[robyn1990]

im in the UK and hospital visiting hours for OH were 9am-9pm, he wasnt allowed to stay outside of these hours regardless of me having an EMCS. I was taken up to the ward at about 3 in the morning and he had to go straight away.
I wasnt left alone, theres always people around and the midwives knew i had a section so i only had to push the buzzer and they would come and help me change and feed her as i was obviously really sore.
and if theres no complications then it was 2 days in hospital.
i kind of held her while they were stitching me up but OH held her really as was very awkward.
xxx
x

 

[MummyMarks]

I have had 2 sections, same hospital for both, with my daughter i had her at 4.10am and I was asleep, so hubby had her until I came round, but I lost a lot of blood about 3.5 pints, I got to hold my daughter about 6am and I was in recovery until 11pm that night, but my husband was allowed to stay with me and when he left I had a buzzer and the midwifes helped with changing her and passing her to me to feed.

With my son, I had a spinal, and they walked me down to theatre, re-done my drips, numbed my back then done my spinal, they laid me down and then my section started, I didn't feel any strange sensations of tugging or pulling, just a little pressure when my son was born, once Riley had the usual checks he was handed to my husband and i got to hold him when I was in recovery.

i was put on the ward around 10pm and hubby had to go home and the midwives were lovely that looked after me, I fainted the next day when I tried to get outta bed but they said this could happen, they checked my iron levels in my blood but that was fine. I was able to go home once my son was 48 hrs old.