C-section mommas-how are you feeling?

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Hey ladies,
I had a c-section on July 14th. I developed a staph infection 3 weeks PP. I was on antibiotics for 10 days. I wanted to see how other mommas that had sections around that time were feeling? What's your pain level? What activities can/can't you do?

I am very tender and feel like I did a serious ab workout. From below my belly button to under my incision. It's still numb which I've heard won't go away. I'm just not sure what normal feels like. I'm feel uncomfortable still 😩. Also, do you guys still have your belly fat over the incision-like you can't see the incision unless you use a mirror? If you have toddlers at home are you lifting?

Post pictures! I'd love to see.

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I had my c-section on July 23rd. Incision area and abs were pretty sore the first week but now 3 weeks later I feel pretty much back to normal. Dr told me to keep steri strips on the incision for as long as I can so the incision line will heal flat and barely noticeable.

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I had an unplanned c section July 13th and I actually feel pretty good. The numbness has went away quiet s bit. I still walk funny when I first get up from sitting for a while and it's s still hard getting up out of bed or out of chairs. I was up going to the bathroom the day after the c section and walking the halls, which I think has helped a lot in my fast recovery. I got an infection just this last week and it was rough. Very painful and tender. The antibiotics have helped so much though, I almost feel completely normal again! And yes my belly still almost touches my incision which drives me nuts!

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I had a c section on 7/21 after 26 hours of laboring and not progressing & tbh I'm feeling good, just as I did before I was pregnant. My incesion healed perfectly fine & with minimal scaring thus far & I had no issues with infection. I truely do hope you guys feel better !

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I had my c-section July 20th. I can say that this whole experience wasn't as painful and scary as I thought it would be. For me, the first two days were the hardest. I think I pushed myself a little too far and should have taken it easy( easier) because I blacked out in my hospital bathroom on the second day after delivery. Once I was home I was doing almost everything I used to do just slower. And I'm glad because I think it helped me heal. I only stopped bleeding/wearing a pad yesterday. I still have a pouch of tummy fat and around my incision is still numb. If I walk a lot I'll get some pain in my stomach but it's not bad. I'm hoping I can tone up my stomach and get back to where I was eventually. This was a great experience and I'm very happy with how it went 😊 most of all I'm happy I have a happy and healthy babe! Hope everyone else is healing well!

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I am 4 1/2 weeks out from my c section. It was my second. I just recently got an infection in my incision too and am still taking antibiotics. That made me feel terrible for a couple days. Now my whole stomach and abdomen are sore to the touch. I have a four year old and I do pick her up now but only to get into the car sometimes. I'm still trying to take it easy. I went to my classroom the other day and moved some things around and regretted it that night bc I was so tired and sore. Take it easy. My first I rushed into things too quickly and it took me a lot longer to heal. The numbness was still there from my first four years later and my doctor said it can take ten years or more to go away.

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I had a planned c-section July 16th and was up to the bathroom the next morning...one of the toughest things I've ever had to do. Since the first time I stood up, it got gradually better. I actually preferred this recovery to my induced natural birth. We went home 2 days pp.

At home, I wore all the nighties and long shirts I had so nothing would have to press or rub my cut. My husband had to help with food prep and chores for about two days before I started feeling like myself. Two days after we got home I asked my parents to bring over our daughter. She's three and a half.

I got out of the house, with my husband's help, to do light grocery shopping 5 days pp and felt slight pain from the walking when I got home. I took the steri strips off the night before my two week checkup. I also weighed 5lbs less than my original pre-pregnancy weight. Go me! I do have a tummy flap, but gradually I am able to see my scar by pulling up less and less flab.

I alternate between wearing a hook and eye girdle and the pp tummy support from Babies. I wear the c section panty under(from a maternity store). I need to remember to wear these for longer periods everyday because I am seeing results, especially with the regular girdle.

At four weeks I set up my classroom, with the help of my sister. We went shopping after and the extra walking set me back just a little. I feel like myself, but it's things like that that remind me that I'm still tender. (I won't be going back to work until mid-Sept. though.)

Going on five weeks pp, and I still feel a slightly painful/tender to the touch sensation above my scar. Is this what people keep referring to as numbness? It's getting better, but I wouldn't describe it as numb. I very much feel it when my clothes touch.

Overall, it's been a positive experience. Compared to my natural birth, I'd choose another c section for my third baby. I was pretty scared and upset when I was told I needed ac section, but it turned out to be the best thing.

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I had my csec July 14 as well! Everything started out great, minimal pain mostly sore while in the hospital. It was when I got home that things started going down hill:/ I still had very little pain but I developed a severe allergy to the steri strips and had to have them removed Monday (because I went home Friday). After that I developed a yeast infection and then another topical allergy to detergent (hives everywhere) after two weeks post baby I started feeling better and have felt good till a couple days ago when I noticed stitches hanging out of my closed incision, serious topical pain on the other side of the incision and now part of it has opened so I'm going back to the dr tomorrow to see what's wrong:/ overall I had a great experience in the or, quick and easy. It was just after that was hard for me.

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I had a c-section on 7/21 after 24 hours of labor. 1 week pp I got a blood clot in the incision that blew a hole in it that I have to have packed every day by a nurse that comes to my house. Oddly enough my incision isnt what hurts the most for me- its full body aches like I have the flu. I'm trying to walk every day but its still painful afterwards. I can't wait to feel ok again. I have flab above the incision and need a mirror to see it but its not really that bad. Lost all my baby weight already.

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Hiya. I had my c section 15th July. I was v lucky with my recovery. Baby came out 06:14, I was sewn up and in recovery at 07:00. On my feet by 10, showered and catheter out by noon, home the next day. For about ten days I had to take it easy, I found myself getting dizzy at small exertions, but I was still going out every day for a walk. My scar is healed but still hurts if my trousers or knickers are on them. I have some numbness in the area just above my scar. If I lift up my flabby tummy I can see my scar. I'm looking forward to being able to tone my tummy (I'm not normally someone who exercises, but the flabbiness does get me down a bit). People keep telling me I'm doing unusually well, I think I've just been very lucky with my recovery and have tried to be as active as possible. Good luck with your recovery!!

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