Recovery from c section?

Michelle (mamabear)

Hey ladies! I’m scheduled for a c section on July 10th. Ive had one before, but its almost been 9 years, so I don’t remember what recovery is like. My husband and I are on a tight budget, so I’m trying to decide the least amount of time I can take off of work (I don’t have paid maternity leave, and haven’t been at my job long enough to qualify for FMLA. I do however have short term disability through our insurance that I could take advantage of if needed, though I don’t think it would pay quite as much as if I were working part time) My initial thoughts were to take 2 weeks off completely, and then try to ease back in part time, from home, like 25 hours a week, for the remaining 6. It’s a paperwork/computer job. No physical activity, etc, lots of sitting, but I will need to drive to my office every morning to get my paperwork. So I just want to see if I’m being realistic with my plan, or if week 3 is to soon to be planning on having a work responsibility. I’m going to talk to my doctor next week about this too-but I wanted to hear from some experienced mamas!

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