Recovery with small children! Started by: Natalie Jones

Hi! I am currently 5 day’s post op and the recovery is thing I was most worried about. I’m not going to lie it’s tough! I I have a 10months old and a 5yr old. My 5yo understands and is really good but my 10mo wants me to pick her up, cuddle etc. Ihad unders so recovery will take longer anyway, but it’s just so frustrating not being able to give proper cuddles!
My husband has taken a week off work to help and will be around next week, movement wise I can move my arms more than I thought but showering tires me out enough to need to nap! Take it slow is my advice, I just have to keep telling myself it’s a blip and I will be so pleased once these first few weeks are over! Good luck!

I had surgery last month with a 1 and 4 year old, my partner was supposed to be off work to help but unfortunately had to go away with work the following day so I was stuck looking after the children the day following surgery. In all honesty it wasn’t as hard as I thought, I could still pretty much do everything just felt a little stiff and struggled to lift my arms.
The day following surgery I had to lift the children and also cleaned the bathroom and cooked etc I know not advised but sometimes needs must.
I was driving a week after surgery.

It is scary. Let me know how you get on. I have my surgery booked for 18th August. My children will be 10months and 2 and half. The older is autistic too and they are both so clingy to me. I have dads help for the first week then i’ll be at it alone. X x x

I’m so glad I’ve found this post! I’ve just had my first consultation and I’m due to meet my surgeon on the 6th, my pc has advised that with such little breast tissue I will most probably end up with under. I have a 7 and 2 year old and the fact the recovery time is 6 weeks has really been worrying me, not the fact that it will be painful but the fact I’ll have to rely on everyone else to look after my children. My 2 year old is a complete mummy girl and not being being able to get hold of her.and cuddle her properly is really worrying me. I know it’s only 6 weeks and everyone heals differently and it will totally be worth it in the long run I’m just so worried about how my girls will be during that time xx

Take it easy is all I can say I’m
4 wpo and only just started lifting. Mine are 3&6 so a bit heavier too! I stayed with my
Mom the first week as mine don’t see there dad so no help at home after that I was back to normal school nursery cooking work. But still laid off the lifting I had unders first week is painful and couldn’t really lift my arms plus the mess knocked me out a lot

I’ve got my mother in law coming to stay with us for as long as I need her. My partner can’t get any time of work as he’s self employeed and we would loss to much money so during the week my mother in laws in charge ( kill me know these boobies better be worth it ????) then my partners gonna take over on the weekends xx

I’m 5 days post op and my youngest is 20 months old. I know you shouldn’t but I was able to lift him after 3 days. My mum has taken a week off work to help me and I would say now I feel perfectly able of doing everything myself with the kids and the house etc.
How are you finding it? Xx

• This reply was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by Beci 26.

So glad to hear other people’s recovery stories, I was due to have my mother in law come help out for the 6 weeks but might give that a knock now and just get my other half to have the first week of. She’s been so horrible just recently and we have had a fair few stern words I’m just hoping my recovery is like you all have xx

I had my op 18th Aug I’ve been able to pick up my 10month old and 2.5year old from about day 3. I just kneel down and get them to walk to me and hold my neck and lift close to my body. I’ve had a really good recovery so far though, no pain just bits of discomfort, but I am finding I need to sleep loads. X x x