San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 1/25/2014 10:16 am - 1/26/2014
1. C section advice - recovery and breastfeeding (mayaninamas)
2. Comment: C section advice - recovery and breastfeeding (leahsaka)
3. Comment: C section advice - recovery and breastfeeding (leahsaka)
4. Comment: MOTHER's HELPERS needed :-) Looking for extra... (Jessica_Hahn_Taylor)
1. C section advice - recovery and breastfeeding
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mayaninamas - 1/25/2014 4:01 pm
I'm 37 weeks and scheduled for a c section at UCSF on
Feb 1st because baby A is breech. I've read a bunch
about c sections and talked to a couple people.
However, I'd love to hear any advice from folks who
have had c section on things that might have been
helpful to know in advance, strategies on a quick
recovery, and how to best approach breastfeeding at the
hospital from the get go.Thanks so much!
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2. leahsaka says...
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1/25/2014 6:00 pm
I delivered my twins via c-section in October.Best
advice I have:1. Take all of your prescribed pain meds
on time. 2. Get up as SOON as they will let you. Same
goes for walking. And showering.3. Request a belly
binder and start wearing it over clothes by Day 2/3.4.
Bring the My Brest Friend for Twins pillow (preferably
still in the plastic case to avoid gross hospital
germs) and use it from the start.5. Don't be alarmed if
you are still too groggy to successfully breastfeed
during your first attempt.6. Attempt tandem-feeding by
Day 2/3. Mastering this is why I am still
breastfeeding, otherwise I am pretty certain I would
have given up due to time constraints.7. Ask for the
lactation consultant to visit EVERY DAY you are there.
Disregard any funny looks you receive, you are
attempting a Herculean task and need all the support
you can get.8. Start applying Lanolin to your nipples
on a daily basis NOW.9. Send the babies to the nursery
at night to catch a few fragments of sleep.10. Appoint
someone to be in charge of remembering to feed you on a
consistent basis, it is really easy to forget. Also, I
drank cranberry juice like a fiend for the energy boost
AND to help prevent a catheter-incurred UTI.11. Don't
be alarmed if you have to supplement with formula a few
days in, it is still 100% possible to successfully
breastfeed (and removing the concern of whether the
babies are getting enough can only be beneficial by
eliminating that particular stress).12. Start pumping
with a hospital-grade pump after EVERY session. Rent
the same pump to take home with you.13. Appoint someone
else to be baby-feeding ambassador. Their
responsibilities include handing you the babies for
feeding and cleaning/drying/prepping pump and bottle
parts.That's all I can think of at the moment, feel
free to email me at leah(dot)sakamoto(at)gmail(dot)com
with any additional questions.PS - I also did a lot of
reading and my c-section was not nearly as bad as I
anticipated. These were my first children, but I can't
imagine delivering any other way. What can I say, I
like a sure thing ;)Best of luck!Leah
Email author: leah.sakamoto@gmail.com
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3. leahsaka says...
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1/25/2014 7:01 pm
PS - Forgot #1 piece of advice: hire a night doula.
Email author: leah.sakamoto@gmail.com
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Topic: MOTHER's HELPERS needed :-) Looking for extra sets
of loving hands
My hubby & I are the proud parents of 8-week old fraternal
twin girls plus a wonderful...
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4. Jessica_Hahn_Taylor says...
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1/25/2014 8:10 pm
I have a great mother's helper recommendation... I have
8 month old twins who were preemies, and a 4 year old
girl, so I definitely needed a mother's helper when I
came out of the hospital. I began by hiring various
college-aged kids of friends who were home for the
summer, and though the young women were nice, they
didn't fulfill my needs. I wanted to be with my babies,
and really, I mostly wanted help with cooking meals and
cleaning, and then some bottle feeding. The young women
were kind hearted, but did not want to really get down
to work in the way I was hoping: cooking a big pot of
soup, for instance. One person was just watching water
boil, for instance. I don't have that luxury, and when
I'm paying money for help, I would hope that someone
would be more intuitive. So I'll cut to the chase: I
had my house professionally cleaned for the first time
when I was pregnant, and that woman was so hardworking
and great at what she did, that when I finally asked if
she knew anyone who could be my mother's helper, she
recommended a woman who now works with me five days a
week, four hours a day. She cooks our meals, bottle
feeds the babies with me, straightens up the house, and
has babysat at date nights. She is beyond awesome. She
is a mom too, and is very, very intuitive. She also
appreciates the work, whereas the 19 and 20 year olds I
had were more ambivalent. My mother's helper has an
adult sister I recently hooked up with a mother's
helper position, and now another sister and an aunt of
hers is moving to the Bay Area to look for work. I
would be happy to give you more info off the group
chat.
Email author: jericahahn@hotmail.com
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