how long to recover

Monikah- where are the BF rooms at uni? I also spoke to my lecturer last week and he was more than happy for me to bring baby to class after the birth (if I felt up to it of course!), but I was wondering where the parents rooms were...I"ve never seen them and most of my lectures and tutes are in Hunter.

I was up and about in around 3 days , that was after a natural childbirth .

My friend had a c-section as well , after a 73 hour labour , and her recovery time took ages too, but thats because her wound got infected (ewwww, looked so gross )

another friend ,was up and about after 3 hours of giving birth

all different births , all different recovery times , just take it easy the first couple of days, be kind to yourself , sleep when baby sleeps , and your recovery time will probably be shorter
good luck ! wow ,you don't have long to go now

monikah wrote: Em ill try find the link for you on the website and PM it to you :)

Thanks!

I was studying while I was in labour with Maya - the long labour helped lol .

I did 3 papers the semester she was born, but I did them extramurally so I wasn't committed to classes etc. It worked really well, I recovered pretty quickly and settled into a routine with her (mind you, helps that she was an easy baby) and didn't have any probs keeping up.

When she was about 4 mths, I took her to a one day contact course and she slept in her buggy at the back of the class.

I went back on campus when she was 5 mths to do my last semester and whilst it was bloody hard work, it was perfectly do-able.

I had a normal delivery with no complications and stayed at Birthcare for 3 days which was great. I was pretty exhausted and though I had no stitches or anything, I took panadol & voltaren on & off for about a week. We were out and about within a few days of getting home. Then took her to church at 10 days old and out for dinner to my parents at 11 days old. DH took 2/1/2 weeks off which was fantastic. The first 2 weeks in particular are a blur cuz I basically slept whenever I could (even a 30min window seemed like bliss!). I went for a few walks with Bethany & DH in that time and was perfectly fine. By the time he went back to work I was going out and about a lot with Bethany by myself, whether driving places, having people over, or going for walks. I soon found that as long as I managed to have one sleep a day (usually the afternoon was best cuz that's when I'd droop the most) I was fine.

Long story short, you're doing the right thing in realising that there will be an adjustment period and giving yourself time to get used to a new 'norm'. Going with the flow is definitely the best. All going well, you'll most likely be able to be back at uni by then with your lil bubs but if you bank on it too hard and for some reason you can't then it'll just give you another thing to stress about. Remember to take plenty of time to just enjoy your wee man too! All the best, keep us updated, k?

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