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I'm wondering how long I will need to have someone home to help me with the baby after surgery?

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I think after surgery they put me on a weight lifting restriction of 10 or 15 pounds. I think this was in effect until my doctor's appointment when they removed the stitches. But that was around 3 years ago so I do not totally recall. Perhaps someone more recent can chime in.

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Okay so they just called me back and said it will be a month before I can lift 20lbs. That's going to be tough to follow. I may just spent a lot of time on the floor with her. How hard is it to get down on the floor and back up again a week after surgery?

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I was sore and a little out of it the first 3-4 days after surgery, when I was off the pain med totally I was back to normal and watching my kids/ sisters kids a week out, she had a 12 month old 25lb baby and I either changed her on the floor or had my son lifting her, but it still would have been doable with out my son if I didn't have to take her anywhere...

*edited to add I did have an easy recovery, no gas pains from the surgery, not sure if that makes a difference. Good luck with your upcoming surgery![emoji2]

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Thank you both for the replies!

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My doctor told me 6 weeks but I couldn't wait. My husband stayed home for the first week and then I was all on my own after that. My daughter weighs 25lbs and I did lift her when I had too. You can feel a pull, just take it easy. I started letting her climb into her car seat herself. You just forget sometimes and are reminded "oh shit! That hurt" I wish I could avoid it because I don't want to hurt myself but it's impossible. Im 3.5 weeks out and starting the feel pretty normal

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My daughter was 25lbs and I did my best not to lift her for 2 weeks, but it was sometimes unavoidable. After 2 weeks I did it all the time and never had a problem even though my Dr has the 4 week no lifting restrictions as well.

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After 14 days, cleared to lift more than 25 lbs.

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I'm in the same boat. Well sorta. My son is 18 lbs and I'll be getting surgery in November. I was told I can't lift anything above 20lbs for 6 weeks. So my mom is coming from Colorado to help with the babies for 3 weeks then I'm on my own. In your case, I would try to find someone to come help you for the first week at least! Do you have any family that can come stay for a week?

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I was restricted to no more than 10 lbs for 6 weeks. I'm six weeks and was lifting a carry on bag to the overhead this week, easily 25 lbs

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Depends on how ur made I think! I had bypass and the next week I was carrying bucket of food moving over 50 bags but not picking them up! Dumping Water out of the pools for our ducks. I keep my ab muscles tight and use my legs to pick up , it really depends but I say Waite to pick up the baby bc one wrong move and you will regret it

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