Comments on: Recovery of Your Health after Cesarean Section http://www.newmomsforum.com/recovery-of-your-health-after-cesarean-section/ Information and advice for new moms by new moms Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:11:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kim http://www.newmomsforum.com/recovery-of-your-health-after-cesarean-section/#comment-28 Kim Sat, 08 Jul 2006 07:05:20 +0000 http://www.newmomsforum.com/recovery-of-your-health-after-cesarean-section/#comment-28 I have to totally disagree with the first person who commented. I went through labor and had to deliver via C-section at midnight after 2 hours of pushing with no progress. I was in the recovery room for 6 hours, was practically unconscious the first 2 days and did not what I would consider "walk around" until the 3rd day. Boy, was it hard!I was given a normal diet also on the 3rd day.Maybe that is a different experience that what other women with C-sections had, but I think women with C-sections need the extra time to recover. There is nothing natural about a C-section (it is after all a major surgery) and the new mom needs a little bit more time to recover than a mom who delivered vaginally. I have to totally disagree with the first person who commented. I went through labor and had to deliver via C-section at midnight after 2 hours of pushing with no progress. I was in the recovery room for 6 hours, was practically unconscious the first 2 days and did not what I would consider “walk around” until the 3rd day. Boy, was it hard!I was given a normal diet also on the 3rd day.Maybe that is a different experience that what other women with C-sections had, but I think women with C-sections need the extra time to recover. There is nothing natural about a C-section (it is after all a major surgery) and the new mom needs a little bit more time to recover than a mom who delivered vaginally.

]]> By: Claire http://www.newmomsforum.com/recovery-of-your-health-after-cesarean-section/#comment-23 Claire Wed, 17 May 2006 17:39:00 +0000 http://www.newmomsforum.com/recovery-of-your-health-after-cesarean-section/#comment-23 Valid points all round. :) I'm going to leave the article though as some points are still valid and other readers may still gain some value out of it.. Suggest you could feed this back to the Autor though who's site is cited at the end of the article. Regards Claire Valid points all round. :)

I’m going to leave the article though as some points are still valid and other readers may still gain some value out of it..

Suggest you could feed this back to the Autor though who’s site is cited at the end of the article.

Regards

Claire

]]> By: None Given http://www.newmomsforum.com/recovery-of-your-health-after-cesarean-section/#comment-22 None Given Wed, 17 May 2006 16:40:19 +0000 http://www.newmomsforum.com/recovery-of-your-health-after-cesarean-section/#comment-22 The English and grammar in this article is awful, not that I claim to be an expert ! Also, I'd suggest that this advice is dreadfully out of date and/or not relevant to the UK/US. Quote "She can sit on 2nd-3rd day after operation". Ye gods, that is dreadfully outdated. "she will be walking around on 2nd-3rd day" would be more accurate ! After a C-Section, you are encouraged to be mobile within around 12 hours and are likely to be back on your feet within 12 hours or so of the operation. Diet is "as normal" as soon as you can eat, usually the next morning. Also, I've never been in intensive care post a C-Section. You get about 2-3 hours in the post recovery room, then it's off to the normal maternity ward with the other mothers. The English and grammar in this article is awful, not that I claim to be an expert !

Also, I’d suggest that this advice is dreadfully out of date and/or not relevant to the UK/US.

Quote “She can sit on 2nd-3rd day after operation”. Ye gods, that is dreadfully outdated. “she will be walking around on 2nd-3rd day” would be more accurate ! After a C-Section, you are encouraged to be mobile within around 12 hours and are likely to be back on your feet within 12 hours or so of the operation.
Diet is “as normal” as soon as you can eat, usually the next morning. Also, I’ve never been in intensive care post a C-Section.
You get about 2-3 hours in the post recovery room, then it’s off to the normal maternity ward with the other mothers.

]]>