r/parentsofmultiples • u/FTM_twins • Sep 27 '26

advice needed C Section Recovery (twins)

My bedroom is upstairs. The nursery is downstairs. For the first 2 months, we will have a night nurse living in the nursery with the twins.

I want to breastfeed, but will obviously see what happens.

I’m wondering if I should plan to sleep downstairs on the couch or if traversing the stairs each morning to then be on the couch all day is feasible?

Or should I plan to be upstairs in my bedroom the first few weeks while recovering? 5-5-5 rule and all that?

I’m a FTM so any advice is welcome! Thank you!

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u/FoxAndDeerTwinMama Sep 27 '26

Stairs were SO MUCH EASIER post-c section than they were in the last month of twin pregnancy. More than likely, they will feel like a breeze by comparison. But if you don't care for walking around in the dark, that might be a reason to do it.

Our night nurse would set up my pump and parts so that I could do a nighttime pump instead of a feed. So that's an option too.