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Hi! I had a c-section on May 9th, 2005. If you have the option, get a spinal block, that is what I had and it was not painful at all! I didnt feel a thing, and actually fell asleep while they were stitching me up. I was given pitocin earlier that day, and it was HORRIBLE!!! I was never taken to a recovery room, just back to my room where all of my friends and family were, the baby was also taken to the room with me where they did her first bath, her foot/hand prints, her first shot, etc. I was sitting up about 30 mins after my surgery, well not actually sitting up on my own, but I was sitting up on the hospital bed (ya know it how it sits up but you are actually still in bed). I was very very tired, only because the medicine they gave me made my face itch really really bad, so they gave me benadryl to counter act that. I was up walking the halls the next day. The thing that will help you recover fast, is #1. Make yourself go to the bathroom (bowel movements) hold a pillow over your incision and make yourself do it, the first one is always the most painful, but once its over you will feel much better. #2. Cough, again hold a pillow over your belly and cough, it might hurt a little but I had a slight case of bronchitis when I went to the hospital, so I was coughing anyway, but they said this actually help the muscles in my belly (by the way, I dont believe they cut through muscle) #3. Breastfeed, or atleast be the one who bottle feeds your baby the first few days, holding my baby made my muscles in my belly sore but it also helped too, Pillows will be your best friend for a couple of days. If you have any other questions just ask away, I was fully recovered in like 2 weeks, but up and about in like 2 days. It has been 4 weeks monday and I am going back to work Tuesday. Good luck, and just remember, Its all worth it in the end!

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