Stay at home Mom

kriseablue · May 17, 2007

Hey everyone,

I am a stay at home mother of three, I have a 2 ½ year old son and twin 9 month old daughters. My surgery is scheduled for May 23rd and my husband took off two weeks from work. Is two weeks enough healing time for me to start caring for my children again?

Superali72 · May 17, 2007

Yes. I have a 2 year old son. I took 2 weeks off as well. You cannot lift more than 10 lbs for the first 2 weeks, so be careful. It's hard for the 2 year olds to understand. I constantly told my son about Mommy's boo boos. I even showed him the incisions. He started to understand and then would ask to see the incisions. He was very careful around me. Good luck!

Big As Life · May 17, 2007

I don't have any children at home, but I would think that two weeks would be enough time for you to heal....That is great that your husband can take off work...you will need to be careful and not do any lifting...I was restricted for the first three weeks...couldn't lift anything over 20 lbs....

Congratulations on your surgery date...and good luck.....Be sure to post and let us know how you are doing...

sophrosyne · May 17, 2007

The problem is the twin 9 month daughters. You won't be able to lift them for 6-8 weeks, depending on their weight (I would also check this with your doctor). So, you'll have to find other ways to care for them. Like diapering them on the floor instead of lifting them to the changing table.

But it depends on weight. I have a 15 month old daughter who weighs 30 lbs., and I know I'm not going to be able to lift her for 6-8 weeks after surgery. It's the only part I'm not looking forward to, because she's not going to understand! So I plan to spend a lot of time on the floor and I'll just have to get my husband to lift her out of her crib.