How do you pick up a baby and normally function after C-section?

I am 27 weeks and hope I don't need one, but from those with experience - did it hinder getting close to, picking up, nursing baby, etc?

How do you pick up a baby and normally function after C-section?
It is a little more uncomfortable, but it is still possible to do all the things your new baby will need. Hopefully you have someone to help you for the first few days or so.
Reply:i had two c sections on i'm 28 weeks about to have another section. What helped me the most was my husband, i would not have been able to do it without him, When i need to nurse my husband would bring the baby to me, but after about a week i was able to do most of it on my own.
Reply:Having a c-section does not keep you from holding or nursing your baby. You will be sore from the c-section and need help caring for it due to the fact that you can't be as mobile or do lots of movement because you are healing from major surgery. I have had 2 c-sections and 1 vaginal birth. The difference between the births for me was that I needed more healing time and rest with the c-sections. But, you can still nurse and hold your baby...but, may need help picking your baby up for a few days.
Reply:Nope doesnt hinder a thing...just recovery process is slower, you move around slower, you will need a pillow for nursing, etc..but you still pick up the baby the same way anyone else would.
Reply:some people say you move around slower, but I have to disagree. Ihad to 2 naturally and my last one was c-section. I thought that the c-section was much easier than the vaginal deliveries, because with my 2 other children I had to have an episiotomy and I think you move around much slower and the clean up is a bigger pain in the butt
Reply:no you can still hold the baby and feed it and change it and stuff it just takes a little longer to get up and down and its hard to stand for a long period of time so you learn to do things quick and you learn how to do things like a change him/her while you are sitting. But after about a week or two it startes to get better. I have had 2 c-sections and i did everything by myself for both. tyr not to take the pain meds unless someone is around to help you if you get dizzy or sleepy and if you are alone ask your doc for a lower dose prescription or for something that wont make you tired. Oh yeah wether you take meds or not you are gonna be really tired its nice to have someone there so you can nap but if not you will live. that goes away after about 2 weeks too. Good luck and Congrats