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28yrs Old, 4 C-sections, I've Been Wanting This Forever! - Tyler, TX
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Well I am a mother of 4 babies and after my first...
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Well I am a mother of 4 babies and after my first i was left with excess skin! I gained 50lbs and was told after 49hrs of labor they needed to perform an emergency c-section. After waking up and seeing my tummy for the first time i knew i would need surgery to get my flat tummy back (i was 17 and 101lbs pre-pregnancy btw!) So,12 more days and I have no idea what to expect. I have been so excited and waiting for this day to come but now I am so nervous!! Any helpful tips would be appreciated i.e. what to take to hospital what needs to be purchased etc.
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March 24, 2015
Try to get help for as long as you can! They say vitamin C and protein helps you heal. If you're a coffee drinker, but excedrin. I will always tell people that. I'm a huge coffer person but after surgery I just didn't want it, so it gave me a huge migraine later on which made me sick and man that hurts the belly BAD. Take your pills on time, and you should be fine :) oh! And start taking colace now! Some women get pain from constipation, but I just felt backed up. Not good straining when your muscles are just repaired. Good luck! I just got mine 3 weeks ago, and I have four kids too!!
March 24, 2015
Thanks so much! I am not a coffee drinker but the suggestions are very helpful! I haven't bought anything yet just been trying to put together a list for this wknd. I'm such a procrastinator.
March 24, 2015
Oops I meant two weeks ago. Lol. Also, ritz crackers were awesome for me. The pain meds should be taken with food or it'll make you sick, but I didn't want to wake up at 1 and 5 in the morning to eat then take the pill. If eat a few crackers, take a pill, and go back to sleep. Helped my nausea too.
UPDATED FROM thrivemommy
5 days pre
6 more days!!!
I have started taking emergen-C today! I have been sneezing like crazy probably because the flowers and pollen oh no!! I don't even want to find out how it feels to sneeze after a TT :-/ Also wanting to start a stool softener but which should I go with? I'm starting to get really excited :)
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March 29, 2015
I used colace, but it didn't seem to help fast enough. Maybe I needed to drink more water, I'm not sure. So whatever you take, drink a lot of water!!!!
UPDATED FROM thrivemommy
1 day post
had my surgery yesterday
Surgery went so smooth and Dr.said i should extremely happy with the results. Recovery is so painful!! What is the best thing to do when your stomach muscles start cramping and knotting up?
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April 3, 2015
Do you have pain meds?
April 5, 2015
Yes. I had lipo done right under my boobs and it was so sore and cramping like crazy but I think the arnicare gel helped out a lot!
Welcome to the community. Just breath and everything will be ok. You are feeling the nerves we all feel right before surgery. Try to focus on the final result of a flat tummy.
Check out this Supply List and Video which will help.
I can remember that butterfly feeling in my tummy before my surgery:)