Originally Posted by Vim&Vigour

When I was expecting each of my three children I was really excited about their impending births. Each child had been desired and planned. They were all by unavoidable caesarean. I planned and prepared for the surgeries, survived post-op with minimal inconvenience. All was swell until there. THEN the real Life started, i.e. DEALING with the babies! Learning to guage when they were hungry, needed changing, packing the necessary nappies (diapers), bottles and paraphernalia when going out, dealing with breastfeeding (about to burst, dashing to find a quiet place to feed, leaking breasts in public...). It took a little while to get the hang of each child's individual needs. I never had any problems with them. Pre-surgery I had been wondering what the birth and delivery would be like and how I would cope. When the time came, it was generally "easy" and I quickly learned how to be a mother...
Does my story ring any similarities with you regarding the RNY pre-op/post-op feelings? My lap RNY is on 5th December!
I hope to hear from you!
"Expectant&Expecting RNY patient"!
Cheers!