Can't get out of bed- HELP

I am doing really well about 1 week post C-section delivery besides finding a way to get up and out of bed from sleeping on my back that doesn't engage my core & cause excruciating pain. Even twisting to lie on my side will have me wincing in pain. The movement to get upright is absolutely hell.
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Have you tried to hold a pillow on your stomach as you move? Like press it against yourself, that helped me post C-section☺️

I had my husband help me in and out of bed. I’d put my arms around his neck and just dead weight it while he lifted me up to sitting. I also didn’t lie flat for the first week and a half or so. I was propped up on lots of pillows to sleep very inclined and it made getting out of bed SO much easier. I couldn’t comfortably lie flat or roll to my side until probably day 10ish. But I’d say every day after day 7 post op, I got exponentially better and could do substantially more each day! By 2 weeks I could do just about everything I wanted to comfortably. You might be in the homestretch!

I actually ended up sleeping with so many pillows I was basically already sat up as I found the pain so bad in the first couple of weeks.
I'm due another c-section in a couple of weeks and not looking forward to this again 😩

I slept propped up for the first month or so and found this really helped me. It also helped with the rolling situation!

I pretty much was sitting up already with so many pillows but We tied like a rope to the bottom rails of my bed and I used my arms to pull myself into a full upright position. And then I could swing my legs over the side.

Hold a pillow to your stomach and do a lot roll rather than twist. Abdominal binders help too

Oh honestly I can feel this pain !!! When I had my C section I literally slept up right for about a week!! If you have a maternity pillow I found this helped ! X

thanks for the suggestions and validation. I'm trying and failing currently to just sleep 'normal' and can't.

yes it works great for driving to appts and such but definetly not getting up in bed. Same pain breaks through.

hearing the consensus is to sleep upright. I'll try tonight.

Try being propped up on pillows it helped me i still do it most nights and now I sleep on my couch because I don't have a bed

I propped myself up with tons of pillows for the first 6 weeks and then used the next to me cot to pull myself up (I don't have the side down)

I slept in a recliner armchair for weeks and it helped, I say weeks because I split open 11 days pp so has to stay longer on chair

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Anyone else up feeding their Bebe?

As above. Trying so hard to keep my eyes open

Is this normal??

I’m 29 weeks pregnant and having really aching legs and they’re all lumpy and swollen. Above the knee and behind the knee . Should I be worried ? My legs have never looked like this up until a few days ago. ??

Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Gave birth (vagina) 5 days ago and yesterday morning and this morning getting lot of pain in my right bottom side and lower back

It’s my birthday tomorrow.

Ok so I am going to be 35 years young. I can’t believe how much this life has thrown at me but it’s okay I’m a survivor. I am truly blessed to be alive. 🥳🧁🎂 The only downside is I won’t be celebrating my birthday because my man can’t take me out. So many emotions right now.

Exercise 6 weeks after c section

What movement did people start to introduce? I won’t do anything too vigorous until I’ve seen the pelvic physio as I don’t want to compromise anything that may have been extremely weakened through pregnancy! But just wondering what types of classes/movement people started off with?