smokers help

**bronny-jane** · 27-08-2006 15:57

how long after your c/section could you go out and have a smoke

i know its not a great question to answer, so if you feel uneasy about posting on the thread feel free to pm me

**bronny-jane** · 27-08-2006 16:05

im dying to know, i said to dh i'd probably wake up and the would ask if i want to see my baby and i'd reply....can i have a smoke and coffee first

**bronny-jane** · 27-08-2006 16:18

yes long gone are the days of the happy healthy smoking mother

**suemp** · 27-08-2006 19:17

well they get you up the same day as having op, as long as no complications, so you'd be able to waddle for a fag after that or get wheeled outside. but i was hooked up to morphine the first day. im not a smoker but i think i was high enough on that iykwim.
i had a friend deliver vb and she had a epidural. she went straight outside for a fag even though she needed help standing

**~EmsMum~** · 27-08-2006 19:23

ah Bj you never cease to amaze me

**Jem** · 27-08-2006 19:26

Originally Posted by bronny-jane

im dying to know, i said to dh i'd probably wake up and the would ask if i want to see my baby and i'd reply....can i have a smoke and coffee first

i handed bub to dp, and said be back in 5 going for a cig

*not "straight" after the birth.. i waited a few minutes*

**SassyMummy** · 28-08-2006 00:27

I'm not a smoker...but I HAVE had a c-section...and I don't think there'd be ANY WAY I'd be able to make it outside to have a smoke during my hospital stay.

I had DD at 10.55am in the morning, and the next moring they got me up out of bed. (It was an elective...no labour, so I wasn't exhausted from that or anything). It was the most incredible pain I have ever felt, and I never wanted to move.

Over hte the next few days, I OBVIOUSLY had to move...so I did...but I took VERY SHORT SLOW STEPS and always had to LEAN on something (like a wall...or DD's crib...I'd push it around everywhere with me). I also had to use a hand to support my stomach...so it didn't hurt as much...

The only time I left the hospital was when I was going home...and that took me about half an hour to do.

I guess it depends on your determination, your pain thresh-hold (I normally have a pretty high one, but not with my c-sec pain!)...and whether or not you can get someone to watch your bub while you talk ages to get out there to smoke.