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hi girls, im unsure what to do i finally have the money to pay for ba but my husband cant take a week off until jan! girls who have had it done how long would you say you need help for after op with kids etc?

i was thinking maybe getting it done on a friday then my husband will be off for the weekend and maybe he could just take the mon and tues off? i really dont wanna wait until jan xxx

You definately need a week to just rest and not do much at all. I found that i felt fine the first week and overdid it a bit because i had no pain but then really ached the second week. Depends what your situation is, if your kids are a bit older and don’t need picking up and your husband can leave food etc down at waist height for you and is willing to do all the household chores then you’ll be fine but you really do need at least a week to relax and not do anything. You definately won’t be able to pick small children up in the first couple of weeks or anything heavy or do anything strenous like hoover, lifting up high to dust etc. I haven’t got kids so maybe not the best advice but i’m just saying from not being able to do too much around the house, my boyfriend had to wash up, clean up, do the washing, cook etc for the first week and a half and left everything at waist height for me before he left for work in the mornings xx

Hi summer7

It’s important you have someone with you in the first 24 hours following your procedure and then for the next week, you should make sure that you have the help you require from your family or friends.

Having your procedure on the Friday is a great idea, it’ll give you the help you need in the first few days! x hope that helps x

i have 2 kids aged 6 and 11 months, i was told not to do any heavy lifting for at least 10 days after surgery, i wanted to make sure i was absolutely fine tho and waited 14days till i lifted my son, it also depends whether ur having unders or overs hun x ul def need help for the 1st week xx

thanks everyone going to first appoint on thurs!! will see what they say x

first 4 days are the worst so if he can get the weekend off n maybe the mon or tue aswell ull be fine by day 5 but take it a little easier. and plus im sure hes home in a mo and in the evenings to help out with the kids and cooking xxx

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