Things you wish you’d do before C-Section

I’m having my section on Sunday, and trying to write a bunch of ‘self-care’ type things I want to do before hand.
Now I’m not talking the practical things like setting up changing or feeding stations etc. I’m talking things for you like shaving your legs or dying your eyebrows 😂
I know from my last section that I’m not gunna feel my best so I want to do everything I can to feel good! I’ve got a fresh haircut already!
So what are some things you did / wish you did before your c section?

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I wish I had had a really nice bubble bath 🙈😂 the kind where you just lay there with some candles on, some music or an audiobook in the background 😍 literally sounds better than sex to me right now 😂 I’m 4 weeks pp and cannot wait to have this!

I had my hair cut and coloured, I had a lash tint and my eyebrows done, had my nails done (had no issue with the section with them, just leave nothing on your toes!)
No regrets! Would do them all again as they just help you feel a little more human.
It’s a practical one, but if you don’t have a handsfree water bottle, get one. It was a lifesaver last time!

Bubble bath, nails done, eyelashes done, exfoliate, shave, moisturise, pluck eyebrows, fresh hair wash, paint toes, face mask!

All things I did before mine and it was so nice 😂

Big bath, like you say dye my eyebrows, sort all my nails out, face mask and make sure I've got nice fresh bedding on to come home to x

Having clean hair and made sure I shaved legs and everything as it won’t be done for a while.

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