Anyone else pp feeling stuck/ trapped?
4 weeks pp c section so I can’t get out and about and anything with a newborn is hard. Feeling stuck and frustrated in the same place on the couch feeding and contact napping. I know that’s what I’m mean to be doing but how did you get out of the feeling of being useless / stuck.
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Hey girl, I know how you feel especially around the four week mark.I also had a C-section in my recovery just wasn’t the best because I was getting over the flu so I had a horrible cough, which gave me hematoma underneath my scar and taking care of my newborn was really difficult. I was constantly on the couch and doing contact naps with her as well. She is now nine weeks old and I’m getting back into the motion, I try to go out at least once every two days to not be constantly inside and to move around. I get what you mean about feeling stuck because I started getting super depressed for looking at the same four walls all the time, but once my baby started becoming more active and being more awake definitely gave me some fulfillment. You’re doing great and I know everybody will tell you that it gets better. It does but very slow slowly. I didn’t start getting back into motion until she was eight weeks old. If you ever need to talk, feel free to reach out to me ❤️

I got into the habit of doing one walk a day, starting at five minutes and working up to 30 minutes, or trying to sit in the garden and get some sunlight (I'm ginger and hate the sun usually, but it has helped). We're almost eight weeks and i just started driving again. its so much different now although i need lots of rest after going out somewhere
Cabin fever is real! I consider a trip to the shop as a whole expedition now. I deliberately leave items out of my weekly shopping which makes me walk to my local shop every other day.
You will get there, just start small and give yourself acheivable goals every other day
Please feel free to reach out, you're not alone, its so hard when you're in recovery, stuck and your main company is this tiny thing, no matter how much you love them. It does get better