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How long did u wait before you picked up your kids?

Tommorow is my two wk mark for post op.. I had a 2 week restriction on lifting anything heavier then 20 lbs..my kid is 22 lbs.. Im wondering if I should start slinging him around on my hip again or if its to early..Esp. since he fights me...and thast like 50 lbs lol

Any tips or suggestions?

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I have 2 kids, one is 3 and I told him no picking him up for 2 weeks, no questions asked. But my daughter is 7 months and I picked her up the night I got home. I had to. My husband is away so I had no one else to pick her up in the middle of the night to feed her. I tried not to pick her up too much, but I did what I felt comfortable doing. I'm 3 weeks out and I can pick her up with no problems and have been for at least a week now. You just have to take it slow and do what you feel ok with. I really had no pain afterwards so I was ok. I did talk with my surgeon before hand and he said I should be ok with picking her up. He said to make sure I dont pick her up from the floor though. So I'd keep her in her jumper or pack n play so I could get her up. Good luck!

hi im 10 days out, i have a 3 year old, i try very hard not to pick up. But yesterday i picked him up and was quite comfortable, no pulling or anything like that.

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Thanks! yea I started picking him up some yesterday. fortunatley I have my mom here to help me out with that but I am still trying to take it slow. Thanks again for the input

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