Coping with the Side-effects of the anesthesia

My baby was delivered through c-section at 5:57. But I was wheeled out of the operating room after 7 PM. I stayed in the recovery room for at least 2 hours. Then the nurse wheeled my bed to a semi-private room in the maternity ward. She helped me rolled myself from the bed I used in the recovery room to the bed in the room. I asked for my baby again and the nurse from the nursery wheeled her in a bassinet enclosed with something like clear plastic or glass.

I took a few pictures of my husband and baby while he was holding her.

I didn't sleep soundly even though I'm really tired! There are mechanical wraps from my ankle to knee that keeps going on and off every few minutes, tightening as it make a whirling sound. I asked the nurse to take it off so I can sleep better but she told me she can't do that as I needed that to prevent blood clot.

As if the whirring sound and the constant tightening of the wraps were not enough, my face, my arms and legs were also itchy. I'm sure that if my belly was not numbed because of the anesthesia, I would feel that it is itchy too! The nurse told me that it was the result of the anesthesia and that I had an allergic reaction to it. She told me she has medication for me when she saw my discomfort as she and the assistant nurse checked on me every two hours, taking my temperature and blood pressure. I told her no thinking that I had lot of medications already! By morning she looked at my face and said that my allergic reactions shows in my face and repeated the offer of the medication to help me feel better she said. Since my parents-in-law were coming that morning I said yes and took the medication.

My mother-in-law commented that I gained weight (she hadn't seen me for a while since she and my father-in-law live in another state). I just smiled then but I understood what she meant at night time when I looked in the mirror after using the bathroom. I didn't need to go to the bathroom until night time since I had a catheter for 24 hours after my c-section.

Before they arrived, the nurse helped me to get up from the bed and sat on a chair. I was always lying down before then so I didn't discover how excruciatingly painful moving was! Even when I breastfeed my baby I didn't need to move that much! The nursery nurse positioned her in my arms then came back for her when I pressed the button afterwards.

Before being admitted to the hospital during my pregnancy I always thought that my baby will always be with me but best laid plans don't always worked out well. I was mostly alone during the day because my husband went to work and during night time he could not stayed because I was in a semi-private room so he was not allowed to sleep over in the hospital. Only the women who gave birth naturally were given the suite because they also delivered their baby there. Since I had cesarean delivery I can only have a semiprivate room, and even though there was no other patient in the room, they didn't allow my husband to stay with me during night time. I thought that because I had a surgery shouldn't I be more entitled to a private room?! I definitely need more help!!! Being alone when you're aching is a little bit depressing even for a happy person like me!























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