Hi girls I just wanted to share with you all that I really enjoyed our CS just 11 days ago. The experience was no where near as painful or scary as everyone made out. The spinal was pain free and I never felt a thing. The recovery has even been better than I expected so far. I am still taking it easy though. My bleeding even stopped after about 6 days and on day 8 I was chomping at the bit for some lovin to which we gentle DTD and wow was it great (of course we used protection, in fact there is a packet of condoms in your new mother bounty bag!). The scar is healing nicely and you car barely see it.

My milk came in about day 4/5 and by the day I came home (day 7) I was leaking like a cow and could have put Dairy Farmers out of business. JD sleeps lots during the day and gets about 4 hours of sleep each stint at night. We BF and Formula feed. Formula seems to keep him fuller longer so he gets that at the night feeds and loves his milk!

I am not having any problems bonding, I kissed him and smelled him and touched him as soon as he came out for what felt like an hour but it was more like minutes. But I fell in love and tears fell effortlessly from both my DH and I. DH got skin to skin contact until I came out of recovery so they have bonded really well and as such he and JD are mates and JD loves his dad to bits.

I am so pleased with our decision for a CS. He was a big long boy and he entered the world calmly and without any distress and I feel great for doing that for him. Now we just look forward to every day we have with him.

Anyways, just wanted to share!

P.S. I was so surprised that I was much calmer going in for the CS than I am going to teh dentist, but I really hate the dentist!