Yeah I'm a huge wuss with pain. For me personally, recovery was very easy. I figure it would be even easier with a vaginal birth (as they'd let you out of the hospital 1-2 days sooner than with a c/s).
Just remember to keep taking the pain meds *before* you start to feel the pain full-force and take it easy. I know for some folks it was 1-2 weeks (or more) before they could be walking around and carrying the baby by themselves, but I was able to do that within 2-3 days no problem. I stopped taking my pain meds about 3 or 4 days after my c/s and would take them on occasion like if I sneezed or coughed and caused pain to my midsection from doing so. And try to get up and walk around as soon as you're able to, even if it's just taking a 20 minute hobble from the bed across the room. I think when you get moving sooner, it helps the body get into recovery mode quicker...
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Date: 2007-06-25 04:18 am (UTC)Just remember to keep taking the pain meds *before* you start to feel the pain full-force and take it easy. I know for some folks it was 1-2 weeks (or more) before they could be walking around and carrying the baby by themselves, but I was able to do that within 2-3 days no problem. I stopped taking my pain meds about 3 or 4 days after my c/s and would take them on occasion like if I sneezed or coughed and caused pain to my midsection from doing so. And try to get up and walk around as soon as you're able to, even if it's just taking a 20 minute hobble from the bed across the room. I think when you get moving sooner, it helps the body get into recovery mode quicker...