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I like your timing! You will want to experience your newborn to the fullest, and since the wee thing won't weigh much to start, your sternum will be able to handle the squirmy bundle by then!!
Quite honestly, this waiting time is the hardest part. Somehow, our bodies kind of kick into recovery mode as soon as we wake up from the surgery. The body is an amazing thing. Have faith in it to lead you to full recovery! If your doctor has performed several hundreds of these operations, and you haven't got much else going on in there, you can have faith in him, too!!
Keep a positive outlook. There are sometimes small hurdles....each has his own experience, but for the most part...this is far easier to manage after the cut has been made!!
Best wishes to you!
Marguerite
P.S. Oh!! and please offer this site to your wife, too! She has a lot on her plate...a baby in the making and concern over you and your surgery. We don't want that baby receiving any unneccesary stress while he or she is developing, so be sure to share all the positives with her so that she can be prepared to advocate for you without distress.
