RCS moms

[shamrockshake]

c/s in the morning (3.20am for the not scheduled one, 10ish am for the other 2) they came about 3-4:00, I was fine by then for all of them

[mrslisa]

Mine were in the waiting room while I was in surgery and visited immediately. They came and visited every day and hung out. I felt good after my RCS and was up walking around a couple hours after the surgery. I felt like the RCS was easier since the damage was already done. I am pretty numb around my scar.

[spankswife]

DD was in the waiting room and came in after like 15 minutes. She was almost 5 though.

At our sibling class they let them try on surgical masks, slippers, hair net things. Showed then the room. We talked about the IV etc and she wasn't scared.

[blueberry10]

DS was born late morning and DD came to visit early evening, and each day afterwards. I was fine by that point, just a little tired, and we had to remind DD that she had to move carefully because I had an owie near my stomach. She handled it fine.

[glitzy07]

Not a RCS mom (yet?), but I had C via c-section at 7:30pm on Saturday and SS (7yo at the time) came to visit on Sunday morning sometime. I think I had gotten out of bed by that point to at least stand up and walk around the room once, but wasn't moving much. I remember staying in bed most of the time that everyone visited at the hospital, minus the 20 minutes the nurse helped me shower.

[thebreakfastclub]

Right after is a good time to see people because you just feel numb.

I had mine at 4pm, and I saw my mom from maybe 5-7pm, no issues. The next morning was my absolute low point. Once I was helped up, showered and had lunch, I felt so much better.

My mom and SIL were back that afternoon and it was fine.

[kdubs923]

For my scheduled C-section, they kept the catheter in for 12 hours and the IV for 24. I wasn't allowed to get out of bed until 10pm that night and that was with a lot of assistance. So if you want to be up and about for your DD's visit, then I'd suggest Day 2.

I did have visitors the second I was in my room, so I'm not anti-visitor. She'll just have to understand you need to be in bed and to be careful of course.

If I end up with a RCS, I hope we can have DS visit that same day, but will tell whoever brings him, it will be a quick 10-15 minute visit.

[Brie]

I had my CS Thursday night and I couldn't see C until Sunday when I went home because the hospital was on flu season lockdown. In retrospect it was probably a good idea because he doesn't really comprehend "gentle" very well and would have been jumping all over me. I think it would have been easier with a slightly older/less brutish child.

[annieh22]

RCS Friday early am, ds1 visited Saturday afternoon. I wouldn't have wanted him there any earlier, but I did have some extenuating circumstances and still felt pretty out of it.

[jessnpaul]

Sept 30, 2015 10:35:54 GMT -5 spankswife said:

DD was in the waiting room and came in after like 15 minutes. She was almost 5 though.

At our sibling class they let them try on surgical masks, slippers, hair net things. Showed then the room. We talked about the IV etc and she wasn't scared.

That's pretty cool! I was debating on the sibling class and if it's worth it, but that might be nice for him to do so he understands!

[carolinagirl831]

My cs was at 7:30 am, I was honestly feeling great and Dd came with grandparents around 12 to see us. I felt great afterwards and didn't feel too bad until a few days later when sleep deprivation hit

[carolinagirl831]

Dd didn't say anything about the iv she did want to sit in bed with me though

[qcinoct]

same day. I had DS2 at 1:48pm and I think SIL brought DS1 around dinner time? Probably should have waited a day though since DS1 was only 22 months and I couldn't sit up yet at that point. 

[qcinoct]

Sept 30, 2015 10:57:18 GMT -5 Brie said:

 In retrospect it was probably a good idea because he doesn't really comprehend "gentle" very well and would have been jumping all over me. .

yeah, that was an issue when they brought DS1 to see me a few hours after my rcs.  

[thatgirl2478]

Same day I believe. It was a short visit because I had a rough recovery from the anesthesia. The second day was better, she climbed up in bed with me and sang to her sister - it was very sweet.

[swimmette]

DS went with us to the hospital and waited with my ILs during the RCS.  My H went out and got everyone about an hour later.  I'm sure I didn't look great, but it was fine.

[ladygrey]

Baby was born just before noon and DD came to visit with my parents at 4:00 pm - we all decided that it would be better to visit after her nap time, even if it meant waiting a bit.

[barefootcontessa]

Sept 30, 2015 10:32:43 GMT -5 shamrockshake said:

c/s in the morning (3.20am for the not scheduled one, 10ish am for the other 2) they came about 3-4:00, I was fine by then for all of them

same. enough time for spinal to wear off.

[rootbeerfloat]

DD was born at 1ish. DS met her around dinner time.

[holly116]

My older kids have met the baby while I was still in recovery, so within an hour or so of the birth.

Side note: I've learned through three c-sections that I tend to feel like hell (nauseous, during and then in recovery) if my blood pressure drops during the surgery. SPEAK UP immediately if you feel even the least bit of discomfort while things are happening and they can give you something to immediately feel better. I finally learned this the third time around and it made all the difference. So yeah, I feel fine enough to be down right celebratory pretty quickly after the babies have been born. My MIL takes the older kids home a bit after we get settled in our room and then brings them back around lunch time each day for a visit. DH usually joins them going out to eat so he can spend a bit of time with them.

I missed you poll and tag yesterday but I've scheduled my RCS for Tuesday morning and stay till Friday. DH can use sick time while I'm in the hospital and not touch vacation during that time so that timeline works best for us. If everything is going well, they will most likely let you go after two nights, but lol, I stay the full three because I'm in no rush to get home .

[statgirl]

I had a rcs at 1:30 am on a Monday and felt fine by mid-day. Unfortunately, the nausea hit when I tried to eat, so we called off the 2.75 yr old's visit. He came the next day after nap. By that point, I was up and the IV was out. I felt more comfortable with that as I was worried about the IV and DS1--he can be rough (and I have a history of IV's getting pulled out by well-meaning people so I worry). We told him that Mommy's tummy had a hurt and I kept a pillow over it while he was there.

[Deleted]

My RCS was Monday morning and DS visited Tuesday afternoon. He was with my parents, so very happy and spoiled. I was glad for the recovery and bonding time with DD before introducing DS. It went really well.

ETA: I wanted to be able to interact with DS, walk and hug him. Which I could by the afternoon of day 2. I couldn't walk or sit up easily on day 1.

[Deleted]

I was planning on waiting until day 3 because DS is staying with MIL and she doesn't drive highways. DH will go home Sunday night (my c/s is scheduled for Friday morning) and bring DS on Monday and we'll all go home together.

[Deleted]

DS1 was 3. He stayed with family during my C/S. I was scheduled for 9, and they brought him up after nap that afternoon.

[jeaniebueller]

Sept 30, 2015 11:33:29 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

I did not have a c-section but we still didn't have Lu come to the hospital. She stayed with my parents for two nights and then came home when we were all adjusted with Ella. It wasn't planned that way (we were released later in the day than we thought we would be), but it was really nice and relaxed. And I think it felt more "normal" for her. I don't think there's any rush to get her to the hospital if you feel like you need a day or two to rest. 

I had a RCS and my DS did not come to the hospital at all. Like Jenny, it wasn't the plan (he ended up having a cold that coincided with my hospital stay), but it was fine. He got 2 fun nights with grandma and was happy to meet the baby at home.

[formerlyak]

My c-section was at 5:30 on a Tuesday - we had planned a c-section for three weeks later when Ds would have been on Spring Break and would have waited in the waiting room with my parents, but my water broke at noon so random Tuesday it was. DS had a baseball game that night at 5, so when my parents went to pick him up at school, he was given the choice - skip the game and go straight to the hospital and wait in the waiting room until his brother was born and then go into recovery as soon as possible; or play his game and come to the hospital after. He chose to play his game. Half way through, his brother was born, DH texted my parents, they yelled out to him at second base that he was a big brother, the team cheered and signed a ball for the baby and DS brought it to us in the hospital recovery room about an hour after I was taken in there, so maybe 2 hours after the baby was born. He tried to put the dirty game ball in the baby's bassinet with him. LOL!

He visited in the hospital every day after school with my parents and I did homework with him while I fed the baby.

He was 7 at the time though, so a bit older than a lot of the siblings here.

[electricmayhem]

DD2 was supposed to an RCS on a Monday morning, but I went into labor spontaneously in the middle of the night the Friday before and had the RCS 6 a.m.  DH brought my older two (4 and 20 months) that same evening to the hospital (with my ILs) and in retrospect, I should have told him to hold off until at least I was off the catheter and able to shower and walk a little.  

[hainesherway]

I haven't had a RCS, but my first c-section was scheduled on a Thursday morning.  We decided not to have any visitors that day since I didn't know how I would feel.  DH left to pick up SD and bring her to visit the next day after school.   It worked out well.  It's reassuring to hear others say their second c-section wasn't as bad.  Maybe next time I'll have same day visitors.

[pizzanight]

I had a RCS at 9:30 am and DD came up about 2:30 or 3 pm that day (after nap at daycare). She was more excited about the bitty baby doll we bought her (as a present "from" DS) than about the baby, and was totally not freaked out by me still being in bed.

[CrazyLucky]

When DD was born, we scheduled it. SIL came over the night before so she could watch DS. SIL and DS came to the hospital a few hours after DD was born. They had made her a birthday cake, which is so freaking cute.

I have a pic, but it's too big to attach.  Rats