Uk c-section

I am a size 24 uk, and Friday I had an emergency section. I do have an overhanging belly and have done for years but could anyone tell me their experience with the person and healing process? I’m no fool I know it’s major surgery, but I can barely walk, I cannot stand up straight. I’m scared to go home because our bed is so low down and c weirdly it feels like I’ve b pulled a muscle in my hip that I expect I’d need. When do I start to feel better. Thanks

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I have 3 kids now, my first 2 were delivered vaginally but the third was a c-section 1 week ago because he was breach. I'm feeling very lost when it comes to how to care for the incision and things that are normal while healing and things to look out for. I am also wondering if there is any advice on getting around, in and out of bed, sleeping positions, and just general daily life.

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I’m currently 35 weeks pregnant

All night so far I’ve had back pain, pain in my vagina and nausea. Has anyone experienced this before?

I’ve taken paracetamol and had a bath but back pain is still there. Had some toast and still nauseous.

Finally! A successful sweep!

So... excuse my wording... I use humour as a coping mechanism. But prior to today, this week I've had 3 professional fingerings where my cervix has been hiding and when they could reach it, it was tightly shut.

The lovely midwife yesterday did mange to give it a massage and I lost the tiniest clump of mucus this morning (but not really any more since)

Then today!!! Rachel (God bless Rachel) managed to get her finger to the opening and as she did so, I felt a period cramp and my cervix opened enough for her to get 1 finger in and finally perform a successful sweep around the membrane around babies head... but with it being 1 finger, it wasn't classed as a stretch!

Now this was at about 2pm.

I've not really felt too much in terms of pressure or tightenings since... maybe the odd bit here and there.

We had a family thing booked straight after where I sat to eat but then spent the rest of the time pacing then sat on my ball when I got home and paced a bit as well. (Don't fancy braving the hail storms for a walk unfortunately).

I've had a lovely bubble bath with some clary sage and I'm going to crack on with some house jobs(changing bedding, hoovering etc)

Is there anything else (other than sex) that I can be doing to be bringing things along?

I'm booked in for induction at 11am tomorrow (at 41 weeks) but I'd really prefer another sweep and to be given another 24 hours if possible and just want to give my body the best change of spontaneous labour!

I already dodged 1 doctor trying to admit me for induction yesterday and I'll be damned if I can't advocate for giving my own body the time it needs whilst everything is OK to do so!

Exhausted🫩

I had my daughter on April 15th of this year. She was born with a few complications and has been in the cicu since she was a day old. Ive been living at the hospital basically with her since then. I wish things were so different for her 😕 its hard to see her in here everyday.

WWYD 😫

My frozen embryo transfer is tomorrow... and so is being summoned for jury duty 🤦‍♀️

I've come this far so definitely don't want to go into my procedure feeling stressed over jury duty, especially if my group was called in and I'm aware I am no showing. Seems the most reasonable solution is just to not call in... I've never actually had to go so I don't know what they would do if I was summoned in court but no showed.

What would you do? *jury duty is off the table due to my procedure, so would you bother calling in the morning or ignore it?