I am being scheduled for a c section on Monday due to breech baby. Advice Please???

Question

Has anyone ever gone through this? What should i expect and do i have a say on when to schedule? I am a first time mom and a little scared and feel totally unprepared for this surgery thing.....But super excited about meeting my baby!!!!

Answer 1

it should run smoothly as you wont be doing the whole labor thing after the cesar you will be in bed for 24 hours but as soon as you can get up and move do as it help with a quicker recovery good luck hun i wish you well have a good night sleep the night befor  

Answer 2

Bring your own pillow, eat a really good dinner because it will be a few days before you eat solid food again and have a good bowel movement. Also don't tell everyone on planet earth when your surgery is scheduled because they'll be there or call the moment you're out of surgery. This is the time when you want to be alone with your baby and husband to bond. Have everyone come the day after your surgery.

That's the best advice I can give you besides Congratulations!

Answer 3

I answered a questoin very similar the other day and I had a very similar experience to you. Here's the answer I gave sorry it is long... I tried to include EVERYTHING that happened

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I don't know what variation there is in the procedure from place to place (or even since you are having twins) but here is my experience:

I found out the day before I had the caeser that bubs was still breech and was booked in the following morning as I was already full term. They gave me the paper work to fill in the night before (lots of questions about your medical history basically and a consent form). When I got to the hospita, I was taken into a small room to have a monitor placed over my belly to check bub's heart rate and monitor and contractions (It was really interesting. I'd had a few mild braxton hicks to this point but once I had that monitor on I could see the contractions even when I could not feel them but after about half an hour I could feel them. I don't know if they were getting stronger or whether it was because I knew they were happening but they actually started to get a bit painful). Anyways, in the small room, a nurse went over my paperwork, I had to take off any jewellery, had the IV (drip) inserted, put on a hospital gown (so attractive) and waited for about 2 hours (all while the monitor was keeping an eye on bubs. They gave me a brief run-down of what would happen too. In this room, hubby stayed with me the whole time and various family members were allowed to pop in a few at a time.

Finally, they came and got me in wheelchair... I think more to protect my modesty while I was in the hospital gown. Hubby left at this point to go put on his scrubs and I was given a hair net.

I walked from outside the operating theatre to the table ... everyone was trying to help me cover up which I thought was funny,... it was just all the hospital staff who were going to see me half naked anyways. So into the operating theatre and up on to the table. Had to sit on the side and hunch over a pillow to open up the spaces in between the vertebrae of my lower back. They gave me a local anesthetic which kind of stung. (I almost started crying at this point cos I was sososososo scared of the epidural... I had always said I didn't want one). Once the local anesthetic kicked in I had to hunch over again and stay relaxed (the sting from the local made me tense a bit but it is very important to stay relaxed when the do the spinal block). THey did the spinal and it did not hurt at all. Just felt like someone poking me quite firmly in the back. They then helped me turn around and lay on the bed as I was already losing the use of my legs. They shaved the top of my pubic hair (yay fun LOL) and I think it was around this time that hubby came back in all prepped. THey used a clamp thing to show me that I wouldn't feel any pain... they clamped in to my upper body where is stung a tiny bit (not bad though) then clamped it lower and lower to make sure the epidural kicked in in the right place.. I couldn't feel anything from just under my b*****s down. THey then inserted a catheter (actually they did that before hubby came back).

The whole time I had an aneasthesist next to me telling me exactly what they were doing.... he said... ok your just going to feel a bit of pressure on your lower abdomen then about 2 minutes later he said "how does that feel" I said "fine" he said "good cos they cut you open like a minute ago!!"

About 30 seconds later I heard a big gushing sound as they sucked the amniotic fluid out then they pushed around a bit to get bubs out and then... we had a little girl less than 5 minutes after they started cutting. They lowered the curtain a little bit to show us then whisked her to the table to make she was ok and wrap her up warm and cut the cord (which hubby was able to do). THey wrapped her and bought her over for our first cuddle. I had her for about 5 seconds when I had to throw up so hubby took her while I did that and they gave me some meds to stop the vomiting. We had about 5 minutes of cuddle time while they stitched me up (but I was totally unaware that that was happening as my attention was elsewhere)_ and hubby took little Lucy while I was taken to recovery where I stayed for about 45 mins to have my temperature, blood pressure constantly checked and whether the epidural was wearing off .Finally they wheeled my up to my room and hubby came with bubs and we had our first feed and then we were left alone for a while.

I had regular checks over the course of the day and the next day they removed the catheter and was able to get up and have a shower. I was ok on my legs and the pain wasn't too bad.

as soon as the epidural wore off I was encouraged to sit up in bed. I was surprised at how hard this was as you have NO core strength.

I was given regular pain meds and never really felt too sore. The morphene made my mouth itchy and often woke myself up scratching the t

Answer 4

I've known a few people that have had a c-section and it's not that bad at all. I don't know if you neccesarily get to pick the date of your c-section...I think the doctor might give you an option of a date but I don't know if you'll be able to pick the date exactly. When you go in, they're going to put a curtain above your stomache so that you won't see anything. They numb you and then they open you up of course. You will feel an intense pressure for maybe a few seconds and then the next thing you know you'll hear your baby. It's much easier than natural childbirth.

Answer 5

My best friend just had her little girl on July 1st bye c section due to her being breech also. She had a normal c section and her and the baby are perfect.  When you go to the doctor and they start talking about dates, if you have a specific date ask them if you can do it on that date. The worse that they could tell you is no.  CONGRATULATIONS and I'm shore everything will be just fine.  Just relax and in joy bringing your little bundle of joy in to your life.

Answer 6

Just focus on meeting the baby.

When you go in they will probably prep you by starting an IV drip of fluids.  When it's time to go to the ER, they will get you to walk there (if you're not in labour).  The anaestesiologist will give you your spinal (don't worry... it might hurt for a couple minutes, but you'll be fine).  They will lay you back and set up the ER while the medicine takes effect.  After testing for numbness, they begin.  Your baby can be delivered as quickly as 5 minutes!!!  You won't be able to hole your baby right away because your arms are tied down (for security).  It wil probably take about 45 minutes for them to clean everything out and stitch you back up.  In the recovery room you will be able to hold your baby and probably attempt breastfeeding.

Expect recovery to be difficult.  Have someone with you for the first week at home.  Take it easy and let your body recover... don't try to be SuperMom.  

Answer 7

A C-Section isn't any "big" deal persay, yes it's major abdominal surgery...but lots of people go through it all the time... The rocovery time is longer, and you'll be in more pain afterwards, but otherwise you'll be fine! They'll give you medicine to help with the pain. Once you meet your baby everything will be worth it.

The best advice I can give you is to walk walk walk afterwards. Slowly, but surely. Walking will really help you be able to recover quicker. But also make sure you rest and take it easy. Don't push yourself too much. And try not to use your abs to get yourself up the first days, use your arms!