Hello jammymammy,

I thought I would bump your post as I noticed you still haven't received any responses.

As the mother of very young children too, I can imagine how difficult it must be for you at the moment to be trying to recover while still having mummy duties. It sounds like you have some good friends you can count on and I would if I were you take all these offers to help - perhaps if you feel bad about it, you can say that you will repay the service when you feel better. 

I am sure there are many mums here who have been in a very similar situation and they will probably have some great suggestions for you. It is important that you look after yourself and give yourself time to recover, but I do know too that when it comes to little ones our mummy instinct sometimes prevails and it's very hard to take a rest!

Best wishes,

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hello jammymammy,

I thought I would bump your post as I noticed you still haven't received any responses.

As the mother of very young children too, I can imagine how difficult it must be for you at the moment to be trying to recover while still having mummy duties. It sounds like you have some good friends you can count on and I would if I were you take all these offers to help - perhaps if you feel bad about it, you can say that you will repay the service when you feel better. 

I am sure there are many mums here who have been in a very similar situation and they will probably have some great suggestions for you. It is important that you look after yourself and give yourself time to recover, but I do know too that when it comes to little ones our mummy instinct sometimes prevails and it's very hard to take a rest!

Best wishes,

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Thanks Lucie

i was feeling so down when I wrote that post and didn't know how I was going to cope. Turned out I had an infection in my breast post surgery and spent the weekend shuttling between A & E ...my husband realised that actually I could not be left alone so he has taken a few more days off work which was a massive relief. I feel better now and feel like I can manage some things. I was not prepared for the level of exhaustion that I felt after the surgery. I have had emergency c-sections with both my children but it has taken me much longer to bounce back. I just did not see how I could manage but I feel better now.