Why are women after a c-section on tv always in wheelchairs?!?
Is the whole wheelchair thing on tv just to make it look like the women are in so much pain and unable to walk or is there another meaning, i admit most the programs i have seen are from america so maybe the uk has a different policy?
When i saw it before my c-section i was scared stiff thinking my god im going to be helpless for ages when in reality its not half as bad as they make it out. what are your views on the use of wheelchairs? obviously after a very bad birth or if you had complications in your pregnancy it might be needed so im certainly not saying they should be banned!
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I think they want a little fear associated with c-sections because you can easily have issues with infection or wounds reopening if you aren't careful with hygiene and your level of activity. I think you were pretty lucky not to have the wound reopen since you had to do housework with a lazy husband sitting around. I would have definitely reopened my wounds when I kicked his @ss for being lazy.
I would have to agree it is just to make make better drama. in the case of actual documentary style I think it is just to get them their Quicker better TV
Being America it's probably the Hospital being over-cautious for fear of being sued.
To be honest, the most shocking thing is that your lazy arsed husband couldn't be bothered to help with the housework 2 days after being cut in half! (on top of how ever many hours of labour and looking after a new baby)
He should be ashamed.
I was not in a wheel chair, but was not up walking that night. I was in the hospital 4 days and up walking on the 2 day after she was born. It was a slow process. They cut me from belly button to pubic area. Abigger cut than usual. I had 20 staples. So this made it hard to walk. I certainly was not doing any house work for acouple of weeks. Just bearly picking any thing up off the floor.
There are two reasons that came to mind;
Inaccuracy or to add to the drama.
haha!! good question!! I noticed that too...
when I was in the hospital after having my children, the women who had c sections were walking the halls wearing a tight strap around thier belly
Hi there. It is much less prevalent now, with less invasive techniques of surgery, but the reason was to remove the risk of burst stitches, especially the internal ones. Internal bleeding and subsequent infections of the womb were the major dangers in this surgery, but times have moved on.
Regards, Steve.
PS as a man, your husband shames me.
because they r usuaaly severely ill
I had a c section ten years ago and the only time i was in a wheel chair was to be wheeled up to special care to see my baby as it was too far to walk! I guess some women find the pain harder to deal with than others!
I think that in America the hospitals are worried about getting sued. The put you in a wheelchair even if you delivered your baby naturally.
I had a c-sect. with some complications after and was wheeled out (I live in America) but I think I could have made it to the car. I was walking around at home well enough...
I had a c-section and was told that if I couldn't walk to the car, I wasn't allowed to go home! Good motivation to get me walking I can tell you...
I was very sick after my c-sections and couldn't even get out of bed for a day or two, never the less sit up in a chair.
I guess everyone has a different recovery schedule.
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