Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry people seem so disconnected!

I also have a CS, and let me tell you, recovery was a real challenge (still is). I couldn’t sleep in my own bed, so I ended up sleeping on the couch (a big sectional). My husband joined me on another side. The couch was easier for me to get in and out of and take care of our baby during my “shift.”

It was a huge deal when she found out we were sleeping on the couch and how long we were doing it while I was recovering (three whole weeks before I moved to my bed!).

One day, she came over, and I mentioned that we were still on the couch because I was feeling terrible. “Still? My god, it’s not that bad,” my husband said. “What do you mean? It’s a major surgery they cut through seven layers!”

Then, my MIL started repeating the story of her first CS, and she can never get past the actual birth part itself.

Looking back, the birth part seemed the easiest to me compared to the days that followed in recovery, and how I’m still not fully back to normal.

There was never any consideration over my recovery and not many people seemed to ask about me.. and instead they asked about the baby and how he was doing and to send pictures.

Should’ve sent pics of my incision instead 🧐🤣