I had a pretty bad experience with my c/s and my DH proved invaluable to me at that time. I went into labour that progressed extremely fast but the hospital wouldn't let me deliver naturally so they gave me an injection in my stomach to stop my labour which meant after surgery, I had an oxytocin drip and my uterus was constantly contracting so I was in immense pain. The m/w was pretty non-understanding and made me get up for a shower 3 hours after my surgery which set me back an extra day. I was put into a bed that had a crank on the end of it so I was stuck flat on my back until someone could come and crank it up for me, my m/w also decided that I should go onto eating solids straight away which I was too sick and in pain to do.

DH proved pretty valuable because it was hard and I needed the support. While the m/w was quite horrific the first day, DH got pretty good at standing up for me (I was too sore and out of it from all the drugs to do it for myself). I also didn't want my kids near me while I was like that because I didn't want them to see me in that state and they wouldn't have understood that they couldn't climb all over me.

Because of everything that happened, I needed DH for 48 hours after the birth to help. I didn't want the m/w anywhere near me. He helped me shower, he helped me walk and in the end, he took me home 48 hours after my surgery because when I buzzed, they were too busy to help. He could take better care of me at home.

I guess my point is that your experience probably won't be anything like mine but unexpected things can crop up that you don't plan for. It might be easier to make arrangements to have your DD looked after for the first couple of days and undo those plans if it is all smooth sailing. At least if things do hit the wall a bit, that is one less stress for you. Some people have great experiences with c/s and feel fine very soon after. If this happens it would be easier to cancel arrangements than have to try and make them at that point.

Good luck with everything. I hope your c/s goes really well and your DD can be with you soon after.