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.

Got my nails done before both sections, shaved my legs, got a cleaner to help out the day before so the house was lovely, filled the freezer.

Opposite to what Emily has written, I was asked to leave my fingers free but could get stuff on my toes. So I got my toes painted and eyebrows done and I think I even did a face mask a nice before or something. I took a nice long relaxing shower the morning of.

Shaved my everywhere except too much around the down below area as I didn’t want it to be irritating the scar growing back in the 6 weeks of the initial recovery.
Defo freshly washed and styled hair.
Longggggg shower after birth when you can use your legs and while the adrenaline and the anaesthesia was still functioning because when you’re discharged you might go through a come down.
Didn’t get nails painted so I don’t have to worry about redoing them,
stocked the freezer for 4 weeks worth of food AND accepted every single bit of help I was given.
Stocked up on ibruprofen and paracetamol as they never give you enough AND you don’t want to stay on dihydrocodine for too long as it’s addictive and can give headaches
So this a little bit of a rant but also want to see what others think. I had a C-section because I was induced (had gestational doctor told me I basically had no option of induction). The induction was super stressful lasted almost 3 whole days. I was 6cm dilated by day 1 lasted 2 days with no progression. Baby was never in distress but because they broke my water and I didn’t want to stay in the hospital for longer I ended up in a C-section. I got told by the surgeon I could try for a natural delivery next pregnancy and to wait a year to get pregnant again. Fast forward to now I’m 19 weeks pregnant different hospital and OB. At my initial appointment OB said she was fine with me trying for a VBAC. I go into my appointment today and ask about my delivery because I am trying to get a doula covered for the birth just to get told the hospital doesn’t allow VBACS and so it’s not an option. I wish they would have told me then and not halfway through my pregnancy now I’m extremely stressed because I feel like the choice is being taken away from me just like my last pregnancy. I’m stuck trying to find a different OB mid pregnancy that will take my insurance or going into a birthing house that only does unmedicated labor which I don’t even know if I can because of my prior C-section. I’m so frustrated and angry at this heath care system that does not care about mothers everything is done to save their asses and fuck what happens to the patient. Sorry for long post just needed to get it out.

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Hi all! Is there any items you’d reccomended for the hospital bag for someone having a C-Section? Any tips for a first time mum would be amazing. Thank you! 💖

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I had my 25 week midwife appointment yesterday and the midwife said she was a little concerned about the size of my bump, and that my baby was measuring in the 98th percentile 😬😬
Is this something I should be worrying about? I understand the link between a bigger baby and gestational diabetes, but are there other things I should be concerned about? I was a little caught off guard by the fact that midwife was concerned, especially as my last pregnancy was so smooth and easy.
She also mentioned my baby is in breech, but I still have plenty of time for the baby to turn around, so I'm less worried about this-or am I just being a bit naive?
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So my baby is due October 12th but I’m wanting him to be born September 29th bc that’s my great grandmas birthday. I’ve heard amazing stories about her but she passed away before I was even thought of. And I’d think it’d be so adorable if he was born on her birthday. It’s not due to the fact of me being impatient I just feel that would be very wholesome. I hope I’m not a bad mom for thinking this…
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Due 15th born 25th.
Chunky monkey at 9lbs 5 onces in the 97th percentile.
Very very far from my birth plan, however very grateful to have her here safe and sound! So in love!
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Me and my Bf are regularly in stupid arguments and he stays away for a few days then comes back. I’ve been thinking to not put his surname on baby’s name once baby is born.
What are your thoughts on this??
Does anyone else’s children only have (mums) surname.
Are there any implications in doing this??
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