Comfortable clothes: A caesarean is major surgery and you will be uncomfortable for a few days. Make sure you pack a nightie with buttons or some oversized pajama pants or tracksuit – just make sure they don't rest on your scar. A dressing gown and slippers are always nice too for walking around the hospital.
Pack comfortable clothes to wear after your planned c-section. Consider loose-fitting sweats, and oversized pajamas, with really soft material. Hoodies and cardigan sweaters are great to have if you get cold.
If you have a c-section, you'll want loose clothing that will be comfortable over your incision. For going home, have something roomy and easy to get into and a pair of flat, comfortable shoes. Several pairs of postpartum underwear. Some women love the mesh underwear provided by the hospital, but others don't.
Comfy, loose clothing for when you're up and about, such as T-shirts and tracksuit bottoms. Avoid low-waisted pants. Some women find pants – even loose, high-waisted ones – too uncomfortable against their wounds, so you might want to pack dresses or overalls.
You'll be asked to change into a hospital gown when you arrive at the hospital on the day of the caesarean section. A thin, flexible tube called a catheter will be inserted into your bladder to empty it while you're under the anaesthetic, and a small area of pubic hair will be trimmed if necessary.
Keep the wound area clean by washing it with mild soap and water. You don't need to scrub it. Often, just letting the water run over your wound in the shower is enough. You may remove your wound dressing and take showers if stitches, staples, or glue were used to close your skin.
Shower with a special soap
The night or morning before you come in for your C-section, we might ask you to shower or bathe with special soap that we'll give you ahead of time (or tell you how to obtain at a drug store). The goal is to kill bacteria on the skin and reduce the risk of infection following your C-section.
Maternity pads - You'll need these as you'll still experience some bleeding from your womb (uterus), or lochia, as with a vaginal birth. You may need as many as 24 pads, though you may want to buy more than this and keep some at home for when you leave hospital.
Breastfeeding classes are offered through the hospital. Shower and bath: The incision is water-tight within 24 hours after surgery. The bandage should be removed one day after surgery, and the incision should remain uncovered. Your first shower can be 24 hours after surgery.
Buy at least two or three packs of 12 maternity pads. You may need to change your pad every hour or two hours after giving birth. This will reduce to every three hours or four hours over the next two days. Be sure to buy maternity pads, rather than ordinary sanitary towels.
It is advised that you wear comfortable underwear which does not press on the wound.
And not just for vaginal deliveries, but C-sections as well. Labor delivery nurse and founder of Mommy Labor Nurse Liesel Teen, BSN, RN, says underwear — and yes, diapers — are an essential part of postpartum recovery, regardless of your delivery method.
You'll need a nightie for the first few hours, because as Hazy has said you'll have a catheter. Also, if you have a nightie then they can change the pads more easily for the first few hours without you having to move too much.It also easier for them to wash you after the op. I wore pjs on the day after IIRC. Good luck!
It's important to get out of bed and walk around within 24 hours after surgery. This can help ease gas pains, help you have a bowel movement, and prevent blood clots.
After a c-section, you should sleep on your back or side. This shouldn't put too much strain on your c-section wound. You can also try sleeping on your back with your head elevated. Use pillows to keep your spine aligned and take pressure off your joints.
At first you may be asked to only eat ice chips or take sips of water, at least until your provider is certain you are not likely to have very heavy bleeding. Most likely, you will be able to eat a light diet 8 hours after your C-section.
The Night Before Your C-section
You will not be allowed to eat, drink or smoke after midnight. This includes candy, gum and water. Try to get a good night's sleep. You may brush your teeth in the morning.
If you feel more comfortable in something other than a hospital gown, you can certainly bring your own clothes. I recommend something comfortable, soft and stretchy. I preferred gowns myself for recovering since they are loose and comfy. If you are planning on breastfeeding, then a nursing gown would be a great choice.
Your stomach must be empty for surgery. We do not want food from your stomach to get into your lungs during surgery. Your surgery will be delayed if you do not or cannot follow these instructions.
What is the Golden Hour? After the birth of the baby, both vaginal and c-section birth, the Golden hour consists of uninterrupted and immediate skin to skin contact, limited interventions that are not necessary, if possible and desired having delayed cord clamping, and having the first feeding of baby completed.
The night before your surgery, shower or bathe, using normal preferred temperature. Start each shower or bath by washing your hair as usual with shampoo. Rinse your hair and body thoroughly to remove the shampoo residue.
Shivering occurred frequently during cesarean sections, with the peak incidence occurring after skin disinfection. Anxiety, emergency delivery, and transfer from the delivery room to the operating room increased the risk of shivering development during cesarean sections.