C-Section mommies

When did your doctor say it was okay to drive??? And did you actually listen. Its only been a week but im itching to drive.

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6 weeks - and no I did not drive before

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I had to see my dr. earlier than 6 weeks (I think it was 2 weeks PP) to check my blood levels because I had lost alot of blood during the c-section and he gave me permission to drive only short distances then. I hardly went out anyway, but it was so nice to drive to Walgreen's for a quick errand.

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I had my daughter on a Friday. The following Thursday I went to my Dr to have my staples taken out. He told me at that appointment I could start driving again but to take it easy. I was driving that weekend.

It seems every doctor is different. I would go with what your body tells you. If you feel great then try a short drive. if you feel good then increase it then next time.

Congrats!

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I drove about 3 weeks after. Short distances.

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I drove about 2 weeks after, but I took it easy. You just have to be careful becuase if you have to stop suddenly you may pull stomach muscles and that would not be good.

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Never told not to and I came home on a Tuesday and drove the next day.

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I was going to post this exact thread! I thought I was going to have to run out to the store, but, my mom saved me. I went to the dr. earlier last week and totally forgot to ask if I could drive yet or when I could. I was going to call them and see. I will have to call soon because DS has an appt. next week. I hope I can drive him to it.
DS is going to be 4 weeks on monday. I hope I don't have to wait 2 more weeks to drive.

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I didn't know I wasn't supposed to drive either. I was driving the night I came home from the hospital and I drove myself to all my checkup appointments.

It wasn't until I happen to read the discharge instructions that I noticed I wasn't supposed to be driving for 2 weeks.

As a result my scar is FUBAR'ed up and will need to be fixed if I have another c-section or by a plastic surgeon.

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I think the first time I drove was when I went to get the staples out. No one ever told me I wasn't supposed to drive Then after my 6 week check up they told me I could drive and I said "oh I didn't know I wasn't supposed to"

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My doctor told me that any quick movement and I could rip open my incision - I was not going to take the chance. Plus, I had sooo many relatives around - they drove me everywhere.

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I asked at my one-week appt. and was told that since I was healing well and wasn't taking any pain medication that I could start driving. I actually drove for the first time today!!

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6 weeks, yes I did listen!

I didn't want to have any problems.

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i drove myself 5 days after my csection to have my staples removed. i was never told not to drive.

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I think I was told to wait 2 weeks and I did.

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Posted by twobabies

i drove myself 5 days after my csection to have my staples removed. i was never told not to drive.

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I was never told a timeframe, and I drove myself to a dr appoitment about 1 week later. The thing is, if you were to be in an accident would it really matter if you were a passenger or a driver?

Aside from dr appointments and a few errands I was mostly homebound for 4-6 weeks anyway

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Posted by Marcie

Posted by twobabies

i drove myself 5 days after my csection to have my staples removed. i was never told not to drive.

You know I was just thinking - I didn't have staples - so that might have been why I was told not to drive - because it was different

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I was told 6 weeks also

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I was allowed to after 1 week.

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My doc told me I could drive as soon as I was off the pain meds. I stopped taking them like the day after my C-section while I was still in the hospital, but did not drive for about another week or so.

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2 wks - and I think that was because of the painkillers. I was pretty drugged I remember so I didn't want to drive.

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6 weeks. I listened.

Message edited 2/8/2007 4:48:08 PM.

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I was told 6 weeks but drove after 3.