Thank u ladies so much

For me the actual cut wasn't too bad. They tried a spinal block thing on me for numbness it hurt like hell and did not work so then I had to have a epidural. That worked thank god. I didn't see anything all numb just felt some tugging out came my girl. My scar isn't bad at all it's small barely noticeable the worst thing was the recovery took me maybe a month to feel a lot better after it anyway

I'll tell you exactly what to expect. You'll go into the OR, there will be a whole team of nurses and doctors in the room, your anesthesiologist will be sitting at your head making sure the anesthesia is working and your doctor will begin to cut into your stomach and ask if you feel anything. You will feel pressure, you'll feel the scalpel moving across your stomach but you won't feel any pain. You'll feel a lot of tugging once they get in there and the process can take about 30 minutes from start to finish. Your doctor should be talking you through the procedure so you know what is going on. You will probably be very shaky and you'll feel cold, once the baby is out of course you'll know and you'll get a glimpse but they usually take the baby right over to the bed and check the vitals and everything else. If you ask for a gentle csection, you'll be able to hold your baby right away as they close you up as long as they doctor feels it's safe (which I didn't even know was an option with my first baby). As they close you up, they will be doing a lot of counting, when they do this they are counting all the tools to make sure nothing was left inside you before they completely close you up. After all is done you may be taken into a recovery room just to monitored to make sure you're ok and nothing is wrong. You'll be able to have your baby in there. After the surgery they will want you to walk within 12 hours so he prepared for a lot of discomfort and pain because it will fucking hurt at first but the secret is, you have to keep moving as long as you feel able or else it will continue to be painful. The more you move the faster you heal. That whole area will be numb and sore for weeks so you will still have to take it easy and you will not be able to bathe in a tub for 6 weeks or until the incision is completely healed and you will have to shower facing away from the water. Take advantage of any help that's offered and make sure you focus on your care and wellbeing too because that is important. That area of your body will unfortunately never be the same again but you will get used to it. I had my first son via csection and from the moment he was born I was doing everything, it was a little difficult but manageable. I had my 2nd son via vbac and to be completely honest, in my case the recovery from the vbac was far worse. I couldn't sit or walk normally for nearly a month compared to only a few days after the csection. You'll be fine and according to your doctors, this is the best way to deliver this baby so have faith. You'll manage and it'll be ok.

I had a scheduled c section with our third but didn't find out until a Tuesday and he was taken out on Friday. He was breech butt down and head up with feet around his neck. The c section part was awkward and I hated it. They put a drape up so you can see anything and mine was literally touching my face. I was fine with the medicine until they started stitching me up. I had a horrible reaction then and it was to late to do anything about it. It was like vertigo. I couldn't keep my eyes open. They wouldn't give me anything to eat or drink because I was so nauseous. They gave me 5 different kinds if anti nausea medicine and finally after over half a day I started to feel better. Could finally feed my starving baby. And was being monitored a ton. My respirations were really low and they kept paging my nurse to check on me. They said I was high risk for sepcis with my vitals readings. The pain killers were also making me ill. And let me tell you I had no idea I was on anything. They cut a nerve ending and it felt like someone was shoving a fire knife into my left hip. I couldn't stop sneezing and dry heaving which felt like they were ripping open my incision. I finally asked them for an ice pack and I wore it for almost 2 weeks straight. It was really what helped me the most. I didn't go to a recovery room I went straight back to my room. I left the hospital a day early (went in Friday and left Sunday at noon) and when I left I was completely off of any pain medicine. I had internal stitches and they glued the outside shut. My only restriction was to not lift anything heavier than the baby. I found out at my 2 week incision check that I wasn't supposed to be driving... Oops! For me emotionally the c section was alot worse also. I missed my son's first day of life. I couldn't hold him or bond with him and it killed me. I hope I never have to go through a c section again.

Why do you need one is you do not mind me asking? And they honestly aren't that bad, I have had two, neither planned so I didn't have time to sit and think about it beforehand. You just feel pressure like someone is pushing on your stomach and a little tugging when they are getting the baby out. If you start to feel nausea (the meds can cause it) tell them and they can give you meds to take it away fast so you do not throw up. After they are done you go to a recovery room with your baby for an hour, I was doing skin to skin and breastfeeding as I was being wheeled there (if that's something you want to do). The sooner you walk the easier recovery is but also listen to your body. Take the meds they give you on time (including the stool softeners). But you got this! I think my vaginal recovery was my worst!