Speaking for KKH. I think most hospitals are the same esp gov hospitals. Mine end up in emeegency csect
1) super painful. Please take painkillers even when you havent feel the pain. Itll come on the 2nd or 3rd hour after operation. You have to lie in bed for 24hours theyll wear for you compression socks and this one machine that covers your leg and kind of pump pump your leg ? Maybe to reduce blood clot and keep muscles going. Then for 2 days or so nurse will inject your tummy with blood thinning injection to prevent blood clot. They will also help to change your maternity pads cause your leg wont be able to move much due to the epidural or spinal sedation.
After 24hrs, they will remove your urine catherer and will ask you to slowly walk to the toilet to pee. The first walk was super super painful to me really feel like my skin was ripped open. I have nurse on my left, husband on my right, helping me walk. Really feel like youre learning to walk all over again. Then she’ll ask you to pee. Have to sit down slowly dont spread your legs far, more painful.
Sorry i cant sugar coat this cause really, csect very painful. And binder helps alot! Even when i was discharged i can barely walk.
2) yes theyll encourage you to breastfeed and nurses will everynow and then come and ask if youve breastfed your baby. I couldnt cause i had short and flat nipple so my bbay was formula fed.
3. Nowdays all hospital use dissolvable stitch. No need to remove itll dissolve within weeks. Theyll put a waterproof dressing over your incision to be left for few days to a week. Some hospital dont which i finsh scary your your wound would still have a bit of blood/puss. Mine didnt dry up totally after a week so i had to go to any nearby clinic to di another dressing. Mine healed after 3 months or so. Healed as in dry bt theres still on and off pain.
Till now 13m pp, theres still on and off pain, especially when theres pressure eg your lo kick or step on it 🤡🤡
Oh and they will cut you very low. Literally on your pubic there, which i really didnt know until i take a look at my incision after more than a month cause i dont dare to look at this.
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