Really 6 weeks till I can drive after Caesarean?

[TaRhLi.]

I was driving 3 weeks after both my c/s's, my Ob was happy so long as I had no pain or discomfort braking. Check with you insurance company though as some have restrictions on post c/s driving timeframes and also if you had a general instead of a spinal.

[{sarah}]

My midwife told me that although you might be able to brake without any pain, the internal incision is still healing & you need to be careful not to cause any damage internally.

[DaintreeDream]

I was a good girl after my first CS and waited the full 6 weeks.

I was driving within the first week of my second CS... I felt I had no choice as DD was 1 hour away in hospital however I did so without a problem, I recovered very well.

[LizLemon]

For both C-sections my OB told me two weeks. I felt physically fine then. My insurance company was happy as long as I had my doc's say so. Assuming your insurance company is of the same attitude if your doc says six weeks you're probably not covered until then, even if you feel fine to drive.

[starangelk]

I waited........I rang the insurance company and they said as long as the Ob says it's okay then they are cool. The ob's advice was to wait 6 weeks. To be honest, I was happy to wait, it was nice not to drive and I have a 4wd so even getting in and out of it was a bit of a pain. I am walking distance to everything though so that definately made it easier as I didn't feel housebound at all.