Aftermath

Shortly after coming home from the hospital things started going down hill really fast.

I felt so great in the hospital that on day 2 I asked doctors and staff to let me go home early. I was walking wonderfully, virtually no pain at all - which is really saying something considering I had just had an emergency cesarean - I had a 2.5 year old that really needed to be back home with him mommy! I was ready. The doctor agreed as soon as I asked and we were off.

We got home and everyone was there waiting. Our immediate family, which is roughly 20 people, were all there to see the baby. We decided to order a pizza for everyone. I ate 1 piece and immediately became very very ill. My stomach started cramping so badly that I immediately went and lied down in bed fighting back the tears.

By 2am that morning, I was vomiting uncontrollably. You think coughing is scary after a c-section? Try vomiting!! It was horrible. I ended up in the emergency room, with my newborn in tow. Basically we realized I had not used the restroom since the Thursday PRIOR to having Bransen! I was so blocked up that I had become ill.

All in all, it took over 8 days to be able to use the restroom.