Hi Deeanne,

I' m with you on the pain scale!

I knew girls who had had caesareans and they never told me how much it would hurt. I thought the midwives had gone completely mad when they expected me to get out of bed on day two. The special care nursery was only across the corridor but it was such an effort to walk that small distance to see my baby. In comparison to the vaginal birth of my first, it was definitely not the easy way out.

I had my hubby doing all the same things and was just as amazed that by day 10 I felt so good.

I'm hoping it will be easier this time just because I know what is coming but I'm also going to ask my OB about my pain relief options, got to be prepared!