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I was told the same... uh, don't tell... but was driving after a week :-) With my oldest I was at my MIL's the day I came home from the hospital with him and forgot something at home. She watched him while I drove home to get it (it was only 2 miles). Now we live right next door to my MIL lol.

im terrified because my doctor told me if i had to slam on the brakes that my guts could end up in my lap. she did an awesome job on my section too... i REALLY just wanna say fuck it and drive anyways!!!!!!!!

I was told not to drive for AT LEAST 2 or 3 weeks and to start driving when I felt strong enough after that. I'm tired of being cooped up and relying on other people to get places though so I'll be happy to drive as soon as possible.

Yeah... venus, that's pretty much the same reason my doctor gave (not quite as graphic as your doc, though lol). I guess I figured, well, wouldn't I have the same chances of my guts coming out if I was in the car accident while riding on the passenger side as while driving?

thats what i thought too. ugh one more week. i feel like because i asked again and she said the same thing (yes that same graphic description, lol) i feel like id be tempting fate if i did drive. ive made it this long. perl- YES i know what u mean i HATE relying on other people, my dh bitches about appoinments and stuff because usually we both do our own thing and he works nights and my appointments are always mornings or he has to miss work, and my mom sometimes decides to conveniently forget she was gonna drive me somewhere and start knocking back martinis. oh well. lol

with all my csections i waited at least 2-3 weeks before driving because I have no one else to dirve me, dh has no license. I was never told by my dr though i couldnt drive I was just told I cant drive home from the hospital after having my son.

LOL Venus! How gross!! LOL LOL LOL...Oh god, When I read what your doc said I just seen it happening..but I suppose it's true..LOL...Oh god, now my tummy hurts because of you! Anyways, I was told 2 weeks.lol.

ashley - sorry!!! hah. maybe my dr just knows how i drive and thinks i might be more likely than some to get into a situation where i would have to brake really fast. i grew up with her daughters. im gonna drive dd to the pediatrician tomorrow. im sure ill be fine its been 3 weeks and some.

LOL venus!

OOPS! Hit submit b4 I was done... I drove like an old granny after my sections for the first few weeks... defintiely not my norm :-)

I was told to wait until my visit at two weeks, and after they checked everything, they gave me limited clearance. Every doctor and incision is different. I would love to not drive yet-I still feel weak, so I will be limiting it.

If the medical advice is DON'T DRIVE for 4 weeks then why take the risk, even if you feel 'up to it'. Ask a drunk driver if she is ok to drive she will say 'sure I is ssshhhwhats the prob.....p..p..problems' (typo intended)
Then drives off, has a crash, kills someone else's baby and walks away without a cut. I know being DUI is not the same as having a c-section but I am sure you will see the point I am trying to make. The doctor said DON'T DRIVE for a reason, which is, there is a risk ,be it small perhaps, but a risk never the less. The most common thing that I hear from drivers who have been involved in a crash is "I know I shouldn't have done it!" or "I knew it was unsafe/wrong" "it" being DUI, driving while on some sort of medication/drug ('script' or not) driving while feeling unwell, etc this list goes on (by the way I am in the medical profession). Please understand that a c-section is a major medical procedure and like all procedures have a degree of operative and post operative risk. So become a passenger for a while, get in, put your seat belt on, and enjoy the scenery. Keith dad of 2 Adelaide South Australia

i drove about 5 days after i was home. I thought i wasnt supposed to drive becasue of how you have to twist at the waist to look behind while backing up....She never told me y just told me not to drive.....o well to late now, im 7 week post partum

keith, what do you know....lol damn men!

Dear HannahBaby.
You wrote "keith what do you know....lol damn men" [sic]. What do I know about what? About c-sections? If your inference is, by me being a man, I don't know or understand about c-sections then you are greatly mistaken, I know a lot about c-sections and countless other medical procedures (its my job) and I object to the sexist slur. I have never had a c-section (but I can empathize). Do I know what it is like to have a medical procedure done to me and be warned by the doctor not to drive, despite the fact I felt capable of driving? Yes i do. My post, (for what it was worth), my mis-guided friend was to highlight the dangers of driving against medical advice. Consider this; a lady just out of hospital having had a c-section, she ignores her doctors advice not to drive for 4 weeks. While driving. through a school zone, suddenly,from nowhere, a child runs in front of her, her reactions are good, she stops abruptly before she hits the child, however, because of the violent braking of her car, something goes horribly wrong with her ,not yet fully healed, c-section. The pain is agonizing, her hands leave the wheel as she grabs the site of the pain, her foot slips off the brake, her vehicle veers into the schools playground killing 3 kids and putting 12 in hospital. The police inquiry finds that the accident would have been avoided if she had only taken her doctor's advice. The insurance refuses to pay due to the negligent of the driver, the parents of all the children sue, and police charge her for negligent homicide, failing her duty of care while in charge of a motor vehicle etc etc. A bit far fetched and he is rambling BS you think? Think again! About a month ago I had to deal with a 22 yo man who, had a minor workplace injury, the doctors gave him some pain killers and he was told not to drive for 48 hours. Well he thought he knew better and drove anyway. Because of the work[place injury he lost control of his car and hit a truck hauling reinforcement rods. A rod went through the windscreen, and through his lower cervical region (c5-c6) now he is very unlikely to walk again. Now his friends will not have to wonder what to buy him for Christmas, (wheelchair, incontinent pads, indwelling catheter, a Oxford hoist etc). It concerns me how people can be so flippant in regards to there own safety and the safety of others. If you are one of these flippant people, all I can wish for is that you don't live in Australia, because we have enough of our own home grown idiots who are a liability to themselves and others. Warm regards Keith Adelaide South Australia.

lol keith, i was only kidding :O) Its just strange to see a man on this forum, its a first (besides on the help for dads forum) My question is, what is the difference if you are driving, or a passenger when the brakes are suddenly hit? I honestly thought i wasnt supposed to drive because of the twisting at the waist when you have to look behind you to back up (i have a van so i cant do it with mirrors) I just dont see the difference between being the driver or passenger