C section recovery

I had an emergency c section so was not prepared at all for the recovery. Personally I don’t think I needed a shower chair but a wedge pillow would have been nice.

Pack some chewing gum for after the csection helps stimulate your stomach. The gas pain you can get after a csection is unreal.

I had a emergency c and wasn’t prepared at all whatsoever. I didn’t have anything but I 1000 percent recommend a wound vac! I healed soooo fast and diapers for me were so helpful too! Also I know it will be hard and painful but walk as much as you can tolerate and as soon as you can after. I healed so well that two weeks after the doctors couldn’t even tell I had a C-section! If you have any questions your more than welcome to message me

I had an unplanned c section and it let to other complications and a shower chair was definitely needed. It was very difficult for me to stand for long periods of time the first week home

I had a C-section didn’t have any of that except what the hospital gave me to go home and was completely fine. I definitely don’t think a shower chair would be necessary, having a newborn I didn’t even have enough time to be able to sit in the shower.

Had an emergency c section two and a half weeks ago, and didn’t feel I needed a shower chair at all. I took a shower the day I got home (3 days pp I think?) by myself but my husband sat in the bathroom incase I needed him. I think a wedge pillow could’ve been nice, but used a pregnancy pillow wedged behind me the first few days and that was fine. I’m a side sleeper/can’t sleep sitting up, so after a week or so, having my pregnancy pillow to hug against my stomach so I could sleep on my side was huge. I recommend asking the hospital for as many pads and liners as they can give you.. I didn’t have much bleeding after so I didn’t really need to buy extra after what they gave me.

I had an unexpected c section as well. I don’t think I would have wanted a seat for the shower because sitting up and down was a pain, but i did need to have my partner wash my legs for me cause I couldn’t bend over for the first couple weeks lol. And yeah I think the wedge pillow would have been a lifesaver. Getting in and out of bed was a slow painstaking process, even when I had someone helping me.

The spinal block also gave me horrible headaches, but the doctors recommended caffeine and it worked like a charm. (And oh boy did I miss my coffee lol).

I had a planned c-section. I got a pillow with "arms" to sit up, and if you have a tall bed get a step stool. My partner took showers with me because it was hard to wash my hair and body, but if I wasn't able to do that then I would've gotten a shower chair

I didn’t have anything special besides whatever the hospital gave me. I can see a wedge pillow having been supportive but I wouldn’t say it was necessary. That’s just my experience. I also was up moving around and going downstairs to go back to the hospital to see my baby in the NICU. So I wasn’t letting anything stop me 😅

I highly recommend good diapers. I never had a chair or a wedge pillow. But I did still use my pregnancy pillow.

But what’s a must is a stick to pick up things. A grabber? Not sure what it’s called. Like an absolute game changer. You can’t bend down at all. And you need to pick up things and it’s so frustrating. … something like this. You won’t regret it. Trust me. https://www.staples.com/unger-niftynabber-trigger-grip-32-grabber-nt080/product_2109476?cid=ps:gs:dot:nb:pla:fac&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=14026686365&gbraid=0AAAAACN4I7xoTT_dK5aJCynn3hHhXaJAa&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5vLVBhCiARIsAD56SFI_yhLFKbQ5t9Xt7AccV2mS2_DQl3DAyGzFUMbt-x-WDsY_Ky6IWi0aAo22EALw_wcB

No … I didn’t need any meds- was bending down in 6 days; back to work in 4 weeks, back to workouts in 6 weeks

Biggest piece of advice- take stool softner the week before… hardest part of my pregnancy was going to the bathroom again for the first time

I’ve had two sections and needed neither. I just had a week of meds, got out of bed easily on my side same as in pregnancy and wore normal pads. I didn’t find recovery painful really at all xxx

You're in luck that it's planned! I agree with most of the other comments about a chair being unnecessary (hard to get in and out of plus there's like no time to shower at the beginning lol). Mine was unplanned and had a bunch of complications after laboring so recovery sucked. I have a bed that raises (like a hospital bed) so I didn't need a wedge pillow but if I didn't have that then the pillow would be really useful. Also, I was hesitant about pain management as I was exclusively breast feeding but it is seriously worth it. And definitely prep food that won't give you gas afterwards 😆 nobody told me this since mine was unexpected and I craved a bean & cheese burrito as my first meal pp - literally the worst thing I could do, pain was as bad as labor.

All these comments about a speedy recovery give me hope as I'm scheduling a C-section for my current pregnancy. Good luck!!