Things to take for an Elective C Section

I totally agree on the tri-pillow, and took my own duvet too, felt a bit less hospitalish. I was happy not to have visitors straight away until I had it a bit more sussed. We took our camera into surgery and the team there were great and took all the photos for us, which was good cos I fell asleep during! (it was em cs and I had gone thru days of off n on contractions plus 7hrs labour, so just nodded off, lol. And dh freaked out so was incapable of taking piccies. Hated hospital gowns so requested that I keep my sarong on, has easy access for them and easy access for skin on skin after (when I woke up!!)

I started wearing my own knickers the next day, they weren't exactly nana knickers but just bigger size in black. And I used a maternity pad taped on my scar for the 1st week, really good! Oh and make sure you have enough pads, I bled for about 5-6 wks.

I wasn't in huge pain, but agree with the ladies to take the relief when its offered, was on just paracetamol after a couple of days.

I recommend bringing in disposable breast pads as things can get really messy, I leaked like a sieve.

Prune juice is another thing I wouldn't be without, had a sml bottle everyday, so didn't have a hassle with constipation etc, as its not fun after a CS.

This has helped me to start my list as I'm plannng a elective CS this time round.

Oh and shave or wax! it was one less thing they had to do. And I'm going to request catheter to be put in after epidural too.

ohh this is soo interesting!! I'm not PG and wont be for a year or so. But some of the things make so much sense haha! I had an emergency CS and was soooo unprepared for it.

Quick Question, can you decide if you want a spinal or an epi? I thought it was up to the OB?? What's the difference? I had an epi I think.

Sheza wrote: I always get the opposite of constipation after my CS's! lol, I dont know why, but I never get bunged up after them.

AFter my second CS I had the opposite as well and finally a midwife explained it to me as one of the painkillers (excuse the hazy memory but I think it was the voltaren?) that you take for multiple days afterwards can cause nasty quick-exit-bowel-motions hehe!