Question for after BA qirls who have small children..

How soon could you lift them after BA opp?

I have 2 kids – 2 & 5 years old.. They always want to be picked up & cuddled (probably because I work full time & they miss me Very often they fall asleep in the car on the way home from childminders & I have to take them both inside.. If Im unable to lift them for 6 weeks its going to be utter nightmare..

How soon do you think it will be safe to pick them up?

Not sure hun I’m 10 days post op and have just started lifting my 6 month old. He’s about 18 pound and wouldn’t like to lift any heavier tbh! Although I feel great I’m only lifting him when absolutely necessary say if my partners not in. Have to be careful in the way u lift and if your kids r asleep they will be a dead weight as well. Maybe I’m just being overly cautious but I want to recover quickly without any setbacks. x

Not sure hun I’m 10 days post op and have just started lifting my 6 month old. He’s about 18 pound and wouldn’t like to lift any heavier tbh! Although I feel great I’m only lifting him when absolutely necessary say if my partners not in. Have to be careful in the way u lift and if your kids r asleep they will be a dead weight as well. Maybe I’m just being overly cautious but I want to recover quickly without any setbacks. x

Im worried about the same thing as have an 18mth old and I gave to go nack to wirk next week. I’m 5 days PO today and I naughtily lifted him as he was upset, he is about 23lbs an it wasnt for long but I think if I hadnt have been really careful I could have done sOme damage x

Im due with my second in July then going to start my consultations etc a few months after ( I want to make sure I’ve lost all the weight I want to lose first) But in July I will have a newborn and a 13 month old so have been worrying about this, going to need lots of help from my other half and mum! z

My partner goes back to work tomorrow and that has been just enough time for me to feel confident to look after my 6 mth old by myself. I also have a 4 yr old but she has been great just told her not to jump all over me lol! I was really worried but my partner has been better than I expected. In fact the break has done me the world of good! He has had an insight into my world! He’s going back to work for a rest! As long as u have support u will be fine. Op

That is also what im worried about. I have 5 children myself the youngest being 2 and im also a childminder ive booked two weeks off but im worried about Being able to lift the little ones.

It was about 3 -4 weeks before I could lift my 2 n half year old. It was really hard work goin from picking him up & cuddling him all the time to jus cuddling not very tight. It was quite upsetting really.

My little boy is really boisterous too so struggled with him xxx

I agree with Amanda. That was the hardest thing for me to deal with too. I really missed my little boy even tho I was in the same room as him every day lol. I also felt very upset that I couldn’t be a mummy to him and got quite teary a few times. I had a slow recovery and couldn’t pick him up for 3 weeks and even then I found it painful. The anesthetic really knackered me out for a good month or so and I found it hard work amd very tiring (more than usual lol) when my partner went back to work. I’m now 6 weeks po and still having a few probs and dreading seeing my surgeon next week incase he say I need a re op and anything o sort my probs because of my little boy. I think I underestimated the healing process and how hard it would be in various aspects with an 18month old. Having said that I love my boobs just hoping it’s all over for me and I don’t have to go through it again lol. You will all need 24hour help with your small children for atleast 2 weeks even if u have a speedy recovery x

im worried about the same thing i have a 18month old he will be 21months when i have my op in april n he loves his food so he is such a lump lol xx i also have to put him in and out of car for nursery n im so worried im gunna do some damage, i have also only managed to get 10 days off work i am hoping cos its overs im having i will b ok?? my fiance wil b at home with me some days but he works four days on n four off! x good luck to all the mummys in the same situation im sure we will all manage like we always do lol xx

Hi girls I’m 2 days post op an have 4 children 2 girls, 5 an 7 an twin boys jus turned 2 they are very demanding an always wants cuddles an to be picked up I carry them both down stairs in the mornin I help them into bed carry an put them in the car an I really was dreading not bein able to do all this, this mornin wen they woke up they were a bit up set wen I didn carry them I kept sayin come on u can walk ur big boys (which they can walk up an down fine there jus lazy in the mornin) I got them dressed very slowly an iv arranged my Sis to pick them up an take them to Creche an my partner to pick them up after work 3 days a week, they no my boobies are bigger they say mummy’s big boobies an I show them the plaster under Neath an say mummy bady boobies be a good boy help mummy an they do love um, they pick things up for me an that, I do feel really guilty but this will only be for a couple of weeks they will never remember it, an my partner an family are helpin out loads can’t fault them, my girls are doin more round the house now too which is great, this will be hard for us all but it will be something we’ll get through, were women we can do anythin lol xxx

I’m having my BA on 24th Jan and am really worried about coping with my active 17 month old boy whilst healing. When i think about it i don’t really pick him up that much – up and down stairs, into his cot, into his high chair etc. He does get quite a lot of cuddles too . I’ve got help for the first 6 days then i’m going to be on my own with him but hoping that as they’re overs it’ll be ok. Worried i’m underestimating the healing process but to be honest after i had an emergency c-section i was up and walking after 2 hours, lifting him up all day and getting up throughout night for feeds. As you said, once you’re a mum you’re kind of built for survival so sure we’ll all be ok! Good luck everyone pre-op and thanks for the advice and tips post-op ladies. This forum is a life saver !xxxx

I’ve got an 11mth old and 6yr old, and had to start doing everything again after 5 days cos my husband broke his leg. I just try to lift the baby as little as possible and when carrying her I don’t put her against my chest cos she wriggles around a lot. I change her downstairs and sit on the floor to avoid bending to change her. It’s been ok really, I had my op just over 2 weeks ago and don’t really get pain anymore just occasional twinges.

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