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It's not bad. I felt much better when I got home than I did toward the end of pregnancy!

I had a vaginal delivery and second degree tear. while stairs were annoying postpartum it wasn't too painful going up/down. What was really painful was sitting so I had to always carry a pillow with me to sit on.

We have all bedrooms upstairs too. It was pretty hard for me to get up the stairs towards the end of my pregnancy at the end of the day. My husband would help me up the stairs when we went up to bed - he would basically push my booty up the stairs...it helped a lot

I ended up with an unplanned csection and the stairs were not that bad. My recovery was super easy though...and I really had no trouble walking around or going up and down the stairs. I gained about 50 pounds during my pregnancy and I lost it all (plus some) by 3 months pp and my mom tells everyone it's bc I am always going up and down our stairs ;). I credit most of it to breastfeeding but I'm sure the stairs helped.

I had a vaginal birth. Stairs were no biggie. They sucked more while pg. Bigger worry was carrying tiny baby up and down! I had to stop wearing socks to minimize my risk of slipping.

I had a vaginal birth and going up and down stairs was soooo easy compared to before I had her! I was so fat and had awful groin pain during pregnancy, I hated stairs so much.

Ditto on the dual changing stations. I had a loooong vaginal delivery with little tearing, but after a 58-hour labor and hooked up to an iv the entire time, I had major leg and feet swelling. That made walking difficult, so I tried to limit trips up and down the stairs.

Another suggestion is to set up multiple bathroom stations. I had big pads, tucks, mesh panties, prep h, and a peri bottle for each bathroom (upstairs and downstairs) so I would be able to go without taking the stairs.

Our bedrooms are all upstairs, too. I had a vaginal delivery with very minor tearing. I was pretty sore the first two days, but felt good enough to walk around by the time we got home.

I barely came downstairs though ~ mostly because I was almost constantly topless! (Breastfeeding was so tough!) DH would bring me food and water upstairs

I was told I was to avoid stairs after my c-section for the first 6 weeks. I could do them, but my OB cautioned against doing them any more than absolutely necessary.

nope not at all, i had a csection and honestly stairs didnt bother me,

I had a c-section and our stairs didn't bother me either. I am pretty stubborn though and wanted to be up and moving right away.

For the first few weeks we would just haul everything downstairs (nursing pillow and bassinet) in the morning and then back up at bedtime. We had a bassinet stand for each level. I always went up to the nursery though for diaper changes.

So glad to read this post as I've been worried about the same thing. Great advice on having a second changing station!

I was worried about this too, we live in a split level house, so no matter when you come in from the outside, you have stairs either to the upstairs or the basement!

I had a hard time with stairs after my c-section. I could barely even stand up straight or walk around.

I had a vaginal birth w/ some pretty significant tearing but had no problems with stairs when I returned home. I just took a pretty hefty dose of Advil every few hours as prescribed by my doctor, and that left my pain at a totally manageable level for running around the house and walking up and down stairs.

I had a c section last Friday (8/3) and our nursery and bedroom are upstairs from our main floor. They tell you to avoid stairs as much as you can x 2weeks but it really wasn't avoidable. Stairs really aren't that bad though! I have tried to limit some of my use by having essential items on both floors for the past week. But really stairs haven't been that bad and have been using them with normal frequency the last few days. Things that really involve your abs directly are much harder, like going from laying to sitting or seated to standing position. Mind you, stairs didn't bother me when I was preg either so it may depend on your condition prior to giving birth as well.

it sucked during preg and after. it still sucks, lol!

@AMELIEISME: I seriously don't think I had on a shirt for the entire first month If LO wasn't nursing (which she was doing constantly), my nipples were SO sore and cracked that anything rubbing against them was sheer torture. Ugh! So glad those early days are behind us