preparing for c-section

[thrilledpink]

Hey ladies! I'm pretty sure that I will be having a c-section and I'm beginning to pack my hospital bag.  Will I be needing the same items as if I were delivering vaginally? Can anyone shed some light for me? Getting anxious!

[thrilledpink]

Thanks for all the info!  Please...if you think of anything else share. I'm getting anxious and nervous!  My drs appt is Wednesday and I'm sure I will get more answers.

[2015Harmony]

Another thing, if you bring a night gown make sure it's either a nursing one (if your nursing) the gowns I had were spaghetti strapped so nursing was easy. Plus a good pair of slip on walking shoes, as soon as you can you want to get up and walk around

[niki137]

And make sure you pack enough for being there for about 4 days. So you may want to take a laptop or tablet that you could watch movies on.  Hospital cable is always horrible. If you are going to breastfeed, take a nursing pillow along. Even if you don't, it helps to feed the baby, so you don't bump your incision.

[2015Harmony]

Pack everything you would for a vag delivery. But you don't want anything rubbing on the incision. So for pjs pack night gowns (I did long ones because hospitals are cold), a couple of maxi dresses (I stayed in my night gowns in the hospital wore a long sleeve wrap sweater over) maxi to go home in, granny panties that will go high enough to cover the cut ( it's usually right below the panty line), a small pillow (to press up on your stomach if you cough, sneeze, laugh the drive home, etc-light pressure on your incision helps), this time I'm going to try the C-Panty, or look on Amazon you can buy a compression wrap ( they really help-I bought a Bellfit brand), bring some food-when you have surgery eating after is hard-I'm packing some instant soup cups, oatmeal) thick pads (you still bleed),