Each woman recovers in her own unique way after cesarean birth, just as after vaginal birth. Pain medications can help during the first few days.
(1).The nurses will assist you in getting up the first time, learning to cough or huff to keep your chest clear, dealing with the gas that can follow surgery, and learning to hold your baby in ways that are comfortable for you. If assistance is not available when you need it, press your call button and ask for help.
(2). All new parents can benefit from assistance at home after childbirth, but for a woman who has had a cesarean birth such help is essential for at least the first week. Not only are you undergoing a transformation to a no pregnant state and learning to care for your new baby, you are recovering from major surgery. Adequate help, allowing you to rest often during the day, can make a great difference in how quickly you feel strong and well. Taking care of yourself and your baby should be your only duties until you feel ready to take on more.
(3). Sometimes, a woman experiences it’s a temporary holding back from the baby whose birth caused pain or emotional trauma. A new mother may have a feeling of distance-which in retrospect may seem like disinterest. Or she may feel a strong need to attend to herself; pain and exhaustion compete with interest in the baby. In retrospect, she may see herself as selfish. Coolness, distance, self-centeredness-none of these fit with any woman's conception of a good mother. Because of this, many women’s say they feel guilty about their initial responses to their babies.
These activities are usually recommended by doctors:
· Don't lift anything heavier than your baby for the first two weeks.
· Take showers instead of tub baths until the incision is completely healed and dry.
· Limit stair climbing as much as possible.
· Ask your neighbor or a friend to do laundry, vacuuming, and other tasks that require bending, lifting, or pushing for at least the first few weeks after birth. Then resume such work gradually.
· Accepting Your Initial Responses to Your Baby. Like her labor, a woman's initial response to her baby is something she is remembers for a lifetime. Women greet their babies in as many ways as there are mothers. Before they give birth, most women anticipate a rush of loving feelings, or even tears of joy. Others anticipate instantly feeling like a mother. Some women actually experience these things. Many do not.