I cut and paste my previous c-section post here for a quick read.
I had my baby on April 10, 2012 by elective caesarean. All went well. I am healing nicely, my uterus is getting smaller every day. my incision looks good. More importantly, baby is beautiful and healthy. He eats and sleeps so well. I plan to post some of my incision photos a little later if anyone is interested.
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Here is my experience with a caesarean. I arrived at the hospital at 9 am on Tuesday morning. The nurse began an IV on me to administer fluids and antibiotics (standard with surgery). The anesthesiologist came in and explained what would be happing during the spinal, the surgery, and after with respect to the anestesia. My husband and I waited until approximately 11 am. I walked to the operating room while my husband momentarily waited outside. I was given the spinal...which was not very uncomfortable at all. just a little bee sting in the back...that was it. In moments i could feel my legs getting heavy. I was given a catheter. I could not feel this at all. Then a big sheet was put up to block my view of the surgery. My arms were also restrained so i didn't grab my stomach out of reflex when the surgery began. My husband was brought into the operating room. My doctors began the surgery, checking to make sure i could not feel pain. i could not. i could just feel pressure. the doctor pulled baby out, quickly showed him to me, then took him to be cleaned up, weighed...all the standard newborn stuff. The doctor then began to sew me up. At this time the anesthesiologist administered some drugs to help with my anxiety. It was helpful as I was lying there, waiting to be sewn up, waiting to hear how baby was doing. I was then taken to the recovery area for about an hour--baby was there with me. (The whole surgery took about 30 minutes from first incision to last stitch.) after about an hour in the recovery area...I was taken up to my room with baby. My parents quickly came up to see me and baby. I held baby and nursed. All went well. That night I had the catheter removed (no pain). I was able to get up, walk around, go to the bathroom. The next morning my IV was removed. I was given oral pain pills. I was easily walking around by the second day. Even up tidying my room. I went home on Friday morning. Staples were removed prior to my discharge. (I had staples rather than stitches for my stomach. I have some bandage strips over part of the incision (i took some off already). i am no longer on any pain meds and feel fine. i am very active.
SEVEN months later. My incision has healed just fine. Tummy back to normal. only scar remains. my scar is a little hypertrophic/keloid. But it feels fine and looks like a normal scar (just a little raised). I will post some updated scar photos later in a different thread.
Good luck.
I had my baby on April 10, 2012 by elective caesarean. All went well. I am healing nicely, my uterus is getting smaller every day. my incision looks good. More importantly, baby is beautiful and healthy. He eats and sleeps so well. I plan to post some of my incision photos a little later if anyone is interested.
recently edited:
Here is my experience with a caesarean. I arrived at the hospital at 9 am on Tuesday morning. The nurse began an IV on me to administer fluids and antibiotics (standard with surgery). The anesthesiologist came in and explained what would be happing during the spinal, the surgery, and after with respect to the anestesia. My husband and I waited until approximately 11 am. I walked to the operating room while my husband momentarily waited outside. I was given the spinal...which was not very uncomfortable at all. just a little bee sting in the back...that was it. In moments i could feel my legs getting heavy. I was given a catheter. I could not feel this at all. Then a big sheet was put up to block my view of the surgery. My arms were also restrained so i didn't grab my stomach out of reflex when the surgery began. My husband was brought into the operating room. My doctors began the surgery, checking to make sure i could not feel pain. i could not. i could just feel pressure. the doctor pulled baby out, quickly showed him to me, then took him to be cleaned up, weighed...all the standard newborn stuff. The doctor then began to sew me up. At this time the anesthesiologist administered some drugs to help with my anxiety. It was helpful as I was lying there, waiting to be sewn up, waiting to hear how baby was doing. I was then taken to the recovery area for about an hour--baby was there with me. (The whole surgery took about 30 minutes from first incision to last stitch.) after about an hour in the recovery area...I was taken up to my room with baby. My parents quickly came up to see me and baby. I held baby and nursed. All went well. That night I had the catheter removed (no pain). I was able to get up, walk around, go to the bathroom. The next morning my IV was removed. I was given oral pain pills. I was easily walking around by the second day. Even up tidying my room. I went home on Friday morning. Staples were removed prior to my discharge. (I had staples rather than stitches for my stomach. I have some bandage strips over part of the incision (i took some off already). i am no longer on any pain meds and feel fine. i am very active.
SEVEN months later. My incision has healed just fine. Tummy back to normal. only scar remains. my scar is a little hypertrophic/keloid. But it feels fine and looks like a normal scar (just a little raised). I will post some updated scar photos later in a different thread.
Good luck.
You know your little man is worth it. 
