My sister just had her second baby, this time she had to have a c-section. Have any of you out there got any advice for how I can help her? She is in a lot of pain and I just want to help with anything that I can.

MEALS!!!! And watching her younger child. After my third child (my only c-section), I really, really appreciated the food people would bring over and watching my younger two.

I would not wish a c-section on my worst enemy! So much more painful than vaginal in my opinion.

Hi! I am sceduled for my 2nd c-section on wed...

I take it you and your sister are pretty close, as I would not want a casual friend to do some of the following lol

laundry
empting the dishwasher ( hard to bend down )
changing the bedding on other kids beds
vacuuming ( one of the worst things to be doing )
wiping down the counters in the bathroom and kitchen- such a simple chore that makes one depressed if it is not done! lol
and like the other poster said, meals


Also, maybe getting her some magazines to read- as the attention span is often too inturupted to get into a book

oh and maybe watching baby while she takes a shower, as it is hard to shower with staples and stiches in

It is so nice of you to help your sister!!!

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I agree with helping with housework and meals. Someone brought a frozen lasagna for us when my 2nd was born and I was so happy.

Entertaining the older child was the biggest help to me.

You may also want to ask if she needs you to run any errands.

I will also add, it is SO nice of you to help. I wish I had a sister!!

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anything that you have to bed over or stratch to do.... help her with thoose things. Also letting her get out on her own if she wants to ... watch her kid(s) so she can run out. I know after I had my c section I just wanted to get out and take a stroll. I mean a slow one but in my own time not on anyones elses. Also if you want to buy he something that she doesn't have a shower head that you can use as a hand shower thoose are nice. I know they were for me .. since lifting my legs were hard to do and also to get my incision clean it helped.

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Very nice of you to offer help! I had my mom but only after 4-5pm and just for a short time.Help with laundry is great, cooking meals or making meals to eat later is another awesome idea. Watching the kids while she naps. Light housekeeping, or taking the older child to the library or out of the house somewhere so she and the baby can have some alone time. Answering the phone for her too, if she doesn't mind. Because sometimes after a c-section you are just too sore or groggy from pain meds to want to talk to anyone.

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That is great that you are so wanting to help, I had both a c-section then a vbac. I though the pain was the same degree just different areas. I unfortunately have a hard time accepting help. SO I did it alone.
I agree with meals, and I found one of the hardest thing for me to do was pick up my baby. So I would suggest lifting the baby and giving him/her to your sister.

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