Thanks MG - I know you're right, I'm just no good at being dependent on other people. Makes me very uncomfortable. But hey, at the end of the day, it's only for a very short time and I'm not the first person to have a caesar so how hard can it be? I think I'll try and get a local babysitter/nanny for DD and see if they can babysit a couple of times, including putting her to bed before I have DD2. That way, DP can at least stay until very late the first night and DD should hopefully be fine with the babysitter putting her to bed. Hopefully by Day 2, the pelvis will be rested and I can be more mobile. Caesar is currently scheduled for 1pm but I think I should ask if they can do it earlier in the day so I get as much recovery time as possible before I'm left to my own devices.