Sorry quick reply as have to dash out!

You need to bend over a hell of a long way (to the floor) so imagine doing that after a c/sect! Same with the change table part because they are stacks lower than a regular change table.

TBH I really don't think a normal cot would take up all that much more room than a porta cot either!

I'm not sure that it is advised to put an extra mattress in a portacot like townsville girls has said.

You could maybe get a bassinet for a few months and by then DS would be ready for a bed