Worrying about caring for baby after surgery.. has anyone done this/ have tips?x

My little boy is 4 months old.. I know I can’t lift him for 1/2 weeks but worried about how realistic that is!! I do have help planned for after surgery for the first week full time. Just know that my little boy only settles with me sometimes.. does anyone have any tips or experiences with how they got on? Xxx

i have a two year old I cant move all the videos I watched on YouTube was lies my bf has had to tell work he can’t go in as I canf even lift my self up im stuck everytime I lie down i slide down and i csnt get back up its horrible i got my op done wednesday it’s Saturday tommorow I can’t do anything with my two year old atall if u can get someone to look after the baby for a few week you will be fine but i went under the muscle and im in so much pain its horrible im ment to be moving house Tuesday i don’t no how im going to do it now xx I bad 400cc

Everyone is different, I had unders 2 weeks ago and only needed painkillers for 3 days. I have kids but they are older so don’t need carrying etc but I was cooking and doing washing after day 3. The worst part for me was sleeping upright on the couch.

Wow I don’t know how you did it my muscles keep spasming and it feels like they are going to rip everhtime i move their all stiff and i cant even walk proper to get up i have to be pushed then I can stand but i need a push first xx

Sounds awful! Have you spoken to your surgeon? I have read a few girls saying they were really bad aswe ☹️ Hope it gets better soon x

I don’t have my surgery until April but I have a 1 Yr old and 4 Yr old and I have the exact same worry. My 1 Yr old is like a little monkey and likes me to carry him around alot, I still even carry my 4 Yr old around a fair bit too. I have my husband off work for 8 days, but after that I’ll have to manage on my own. I’m going over the muscle so hoping this makes recovery easier x

I had my surgery last Monday, I had unders. I am feeling ok now, I have an 11 month old, I haven’t lifted her yet but only because I’ve had my other half helping me, but I feel like I would be ok to. Xx

I feel alot better today day 6 but I can’t drive i did try today i haven’t been able to lift my son atall x I had unders tho I read alot with overs its much quicker recovery x

Mine were 2 & 1 at the time but Definately couldn’t of done it with a baby that young as they’re so dependant. I couldn’t lift my children till week 3 without feeling like I’d “pulled” a muscle. X

Hi Jaye,

My baby is 7 months old, and I’ve just had BA – 390 unders.
I had 4 days of no lifting baby. After that my other half would pass baby to me to hold, then once I was used to baby’s weight again I’d pick baby up bending knees /from squat position – that was 5 days post op.
I was off pain meds at day 3, which helped me feel stronger.
Also I’m wearing a chest band 24hrs a day for support.
So far the recovery with little ones has been fine.
I guess everyone’s experience is different.
Hope all goes well.

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