Caesarean section: what do you really need for the hospital and afterwards at home?

Dresses do not need much special, just a few comfortable nightshirts, jogging pants and clothes – so best only clothes that do not press on the scar and either has one or a very stretchy waistband.

What I didn’t have is an imperial slipper. I would have liked it after. This is a special underpants that do not rub on the scar and into which you can insert a cooling pad.

I had nothing special for scar care. The physiotherapist in the hospital showed me some exercises that I did at home; the scar is perfectly cured.

You can also ask if there is a possibility to put a sand bag on the scar in your desired clinic. I didn’t and I wasn’t offered, but I had friends who offered it and who found it super pleasant for pain relief.

Aids for the time after at home: your partner. You’ll need someone to help you get dressed, step up, get up from the bed that wears and wraps the baby. Of course, there are women who can do this again relatively quickly even after an imperial cut, but there are also those who need help for a time.

Check out how much the nurses will support you and how it looks with breastfeeding. I have friends who had to provide their baby completely on their own on the second day, because the staff refused or simply had no time. Ideally you can get a family room, then your partner is there to help.

You must be aware that at least in the first one or two days, without any other help, you may not even go to the toilet or shake up the pillow.

Further “help means”: a good inhibition for the weekly bed, which can examine the scar and which can assist in breastfeeding. If you don’t have one, start searching as soon as possible.

In addition, no matter how the birth runs: complete the freezer with pre-cooked food or TK dishes and test all available delivery services in the area. In the weekbed no one wants to cook and usually no time or no power.

If you want a visit, let yourself have dinner. My mother brought me food for the day and the next one that you just had to warm. That was the best gift;-)