Relax, don’t tense up. Buy a binder and SingHealth Pharmacy or anywhere that sells one. You’ll need to wear it after your c-sect. It helps A LOT. Recovery is tough, you’ll still feel contractions after your c-sect because your uterus is going back to its normal size. Ask for painkillers if you cannot tahan. I had to rely on morphine a bit post-delivery. Toss and turn on your bed on the first day, it helps with the blood flow. Wear compression socks, usually hospital will ask if you want one. Don’t drink cold water. Prop up your bed and sit up as soon as you can, walk as soon as you can too. Don’t wait too long cause after a day or two of being bedridden, you’ll walk funny. They’ll put you off the catheter the next day or so so that you can slowly walk to the toilet. Don’t wait until you want to pee then get up from bed cause it’ll take a while for you to normalise walking after a major operation. Get plenty of rest too.
If you’re on scheduled c-sect you’ll be half-numbed so you’ll feel some tugging on your lower body. Tell the doctors if you still feel pain after the epidural. Good luck!
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