The first night was the worst I am not going to lie to you. I was still hooked up to an IV of fluids, had a catheter, and a nurse came in every hour or two to check my blood pressure, temperature, wound dressing and bed pads which she had to change almost every time. Chris suffered as well having to sleep on a miniature couch for the 3 nights in a row..all while still having to get up and go to work each day.
The next 2 nights were less restless than the first although the nurses brought William in to me every 2 hours to feed..not exactly to best environment to recover from surgery, even so I looked forward to seeing baby William at each feeding.
Breast feeding was a challenge the first week. My milk wasn't in and didn't come in till Friday and I was having trouble sitting up, standing up, and getting out of bed. Any movement involving using your core muscles is painful to do after a C-section even with pain medicine.
Once we got home breast feeding became much easier and we aren't having any trouble now. I wish I had known while I was in the hospital that it was going to get easier. Many tears were shed and many lactation consultants tried to help us.
The rest of the hospital stay was fine and each day I started to feel a little bit better. We had many visitors and the whole family was great through it all. There were two nurses who were a great help to me..they were such a blessing. God bless nurses!
Thursday night we were released and got to take William home. The first night at home was rough..again I still had no milk and none of us got much sleep. My in laws stayed with us the first weekend, they were a great help, and my mom, dad, sister in law, and brother in law have been by many times with food, and/or comfort..whatever we needed. William is so lucky to have such supportive grandparents!
As for my recovery I really didn't start to feel like myself until I reached the 2 1/2 week mark and even then I haven't done anything except eat, sleep, and take care of William.
Today William is 2 weeks and 5 days old and is such a joy! He loves to be rocked and snuggle and would rather lay on your chest than be cradled unless he's eating of course. He likes to look at his mobile, and a baby animals book while he lies in his crib. He is such a sweet baby and we feel so lucky and blessed to have him in our lives.
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You are such a tough cookie! You're already doing a marvelous job as a mother -- I admire your strength and determination!
Little William is a blessing for sure, and he is also blessed to have such a wonderful family.
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