I am day 5 post op for reference, this is my second cesarean. I saw a dark spot on the honeycomb dressing so I took the bandage off to see what it looked like underneath.
Does this look okay for day 5? No popped stitches or anything? I feel like the sutures are so much messier than my last cesarean, and that was an emergency!! This one was planned. If I got a botched scar at 23 years old I’ll cry forever
I had my second son on June 27th, we were originally sent straight to the postpartum unit but baby wouldn’t keep a good blood sugar reading so they transferred him to NICU, he was born at 36+0. He is on day 3 in the nicu now and I’m feeling so defeated. His struggle is feeding right now, he does great with the bottle while I’m there but anytime I have to leave (overnight- as I’m recovering from cesarean and we have a 4 year old) he gets food through the tube - I feel like it’s just because the staff isn’t as patient as me when it comes to his bottle feeds, if they spent the extra 15 minutes on him giving him stimulation when sleepy he would for sure take those bottles too. My first baby had a 21 day nicu stay and was also a 36+0 but he had significantly more issues such as IV meds, trouble getting to room air and feeding, and a few medical condition. I am just so tired of my baby not being home, it’s taken a huge toll on my mental. I know that the nurses are just trying to keep me from getting my hopes up but they continue to say things like “Oh babies at this age sort of putter out” and “He could need a few weeks” like that’s so unhelpful 😭😭 How long did it take your 36 weekers to figure out feedings? I just want to take my baby home I’m so done with this 😭😭
I am officially 4 weeks out from my scheduled c section, I will be 38+4. I am panicking and very anxious about what to expect…. I have had a c section before but it was four years ago- and I was under general anesthesia due to it being an emergency so I have nothing to compare the spinal anesthesia awake surgery to that I’m going to be having this time. I am so nervous for the spinal, the feeling of being operated on, the idea that things can go wrong- ALL of it, I don’t know how to manage my anxiety leading up to the date! Please tell me it’s not as terrible as I’m imagining 😫
