things/advice to help with or after C-sec

Pleasure Hapi !! Really happy to help. Congratulations on your little bundle of joy

hi there Lucy

you are so right, those slimming panties work like a charm ...

tx again!

See a professional breastfeeding consultant, most nurses/midwives in hospital aren't internationally certified and just offer their "advise" which is just as good as the advise from say an aunt or mother, get someone to assist you afterwards and at home, make freezer meals. Buy a carriwell support band! This will help you to be more mobile which then helps you heal faster.
You can't eat anything before so perhaps have something you can eat afterwards. Hold your baby as soon as possible and don't feel bad if you need her to sleep in the nursery for a couple of hours if you need the rest. My partner stayed with me until discharge. Don't get out of the bed unless you have to use the bathroom, and use it every two hours. Breastfeed baby in bed. Don't bother to shower, there's no shame in being washed by nurses, after all you did just have abdominal surgery! Get ready to be bothered by nurses/midwives/marketing/Doctors every say 30 - 45 minutes. It's not nice to have a c-section, it does hurt a lot, but if your baby is in jeopardy then all this is worth it.

Jap, bactroban is what doc said I should use. And a friends doc said mechurochrome....
It has started to itch, and dh says it looks way better. Jay! Don't want antibiotics.

I have also read that its good to get soapy water on it, but not to wash it directly. And completely dry it.

Oh, and I read that using a sanitry pad on the wound will help keep it dry, and keep out germs.

Ladies

Mechrorchrome (sp) is really not ideal for wounds. You don't want it to dry out too quickly. Ideally you should cover the wound after the surgery for 5 to 7 days or until the dressing falls off. The opsite is the best and you can shower with this dressing on. It doesn't matter if the wound gets wet, just dry it off.

We used to think that you want the wound to dry out, but wounds heal better if there is slight moisure, it also scars less.

If the wound is slightly infected call the doc. He may prescribe some bactroban ointment etc.

If the skin is reddish or hot call the doc just to check it out.

I used the cariwell panties that are disposable for the first few days and then used regular panties.

Apply pressure or a pillow to the wound when you cough or laugh or need to get up.

tx ladies for all the replies - much appreciated !

Hapi - I got one size bigger than pre pregnancy. You want it fairly tight so that it supports during sneezes and laughs!
My wound had one of those membrane dressings on. So a shower didn't wet it. The nurses did give me a bed bath on the first day, second day up for a quick and awkward shower. Once home I found filling a basin with warm water and standing having a face cloth bath much easier. I only got into a shower on days 2, 6 and then everyday from about day 8. I did the basin thing in between.

E , sorry my wound healed normally. Perhaps ask your gp.