iemik0, ur photos are nice! i dun have the courage to take such photos leh although that time hubby keep insisting me to go for it.
merydith, when i had my c-sect, the nurse bring something for me gargle the next morning. my GA csect was less than 25mins.
jowin, u got so many questions. maybe i can contribution too cos i jus had GA csect.
1) How fast does the c-section duration takes if i take epidural instead of GA?
my GA csect takes abt 25mins only but overall i need to stay in OT for quite long (think overall abt 2hrs) cos of monitoring of blood pressure.
2) Roughly how painful will it be after the epidural effect went off? scale of 1-10???
no comments, mine is GA
3) Can i eat, drink after c-sect?? Do i need to put on drip??
for GA need to put on drip. i had my op at 2.30pm, can drink milo around 5am the next morning and soft diet (porridge) at 8am, lunch and dinner as per normal liao.
4) Can i bind straight away after c-sect? i bought a Dale binder from KKH which can be for post binding & c-sect binding.
i started to use the binder (also Dale) after the remove the urine thingy which is 1 day after the op.
5) How long will the wound be?? About 8cm??
think ard 8cm.
6) How fast can i get out of bed, to pee or to bathe?
the nurse will want you to get out of bed and go pee the next day after removing the urine thingy. for Mt A, the nurse ask me to urine into a container and must have at least 100ml of urine.
7) Before i can get off the bed, how do i go toilet if i feel urgent???
there is a urine thingy attached to you so dun need to go toilet.
8) How long will the wound take to recover?
my gynae told me 2 months.
9) How fast can i go for the malay lady massage? my massage lady advise me at least 2 mths to recover before massaging.
10) Will there be alot of lochia if by c-sect?
for me, lochia not a lot.
11) How fast can i breastfeed my baby after c-sect? Immediately??
for me, can only breastfeed 1 day after my op.
12) Do i need to go back to remove the stitch or can the stitch just dissolve by itself??
dun need to remove stitch, nowadays the stitch will dissolve by itself.
13) If i cough or sneeze, will the wound breaks n bleed?
i try not to cough or sneeze. i try to sip some hot liquid to smoothen my throat.
14) How to take care of the wound, especially during confinement??
when discharge, the nurse changed the dressing for me. i am suppose to go back to my gynae 1 week later for changing of dressing.
15) What are the things that i can't eat during confinement... any difference from natural delivery confinement food???
individual, i avoid chicken, eggs and seafood at the moment. but my hubby say i can eat chicken and eggs 12 days after my op but still cannot eat seafood.
