Had/having a planned C Section?? Tell me stories!!!! X

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I’m booked in for 8th May, just under 2 weeks time which means I’ll be 40 weeks to the day! Having a section due to baby being breech. 
Stories, advice and anything else is soooo appreciated as I am getting really anxious, but of course cannot wait for my little bundle of joy to arrive 💙💙

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Had an unplanned C-section with my first, and a scheduled one with baby #2 in about a week! Just have to be honest, the first couple weeks of recovery are tough. But, you will get through it!! 💪 My advice? 
-Use a belly band or support wrap
-Accept help when friends/family offer, particularly chores/errands, since it may be hard to do much for a couple weeks at home
-expect the possibility of a "c-section shelf" depending on how much tummy fat you have. It WILL shrink! But, no one tells you about it beforehand...when I first saw mine I was like, wtf is that?! 😂 It went away significantly by about 12 weeks pp.
-go easy on yourself during recovery in terms of expectations to be able to feel "normal" again. Doc will be like, 6 weeks!  But realistically, it'll be longer than that. Be kind to yourself if your body takes longer to heal. ❤️❤️❤️

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I had a c section with my first and I’m having a scheduled c section with this one on May 15th. I didn’t have any issues with my first c section and healed really well. You just need to make sure to listen to your body during recovery and not over do anything.

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Same!!!! Breech baby.  Planning on the 9th or 11th.  Making final decision Tuesday based off an ultrasound

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I had a scheduled c section with my first. I was put under general and so that was brutal. But my milk came in after two feeds and recovery was 12 weeks. Never again and it was a horrible experience for me but it was all okay. 
Get depends diapers and a good post partum belly band! Trust me!

Had/having a planned C Section?? Tell me stories!!!! X

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