Csection aftermath?

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I’m two days pp from my csection & im still having pretty bad aches & pains. My abs hurt a lot there and getting up is pretty challenging, I can’t even breathe. Going from laying/sitting down to standing up is dreadful. Having cramps as well constantly. And everyone says to hold a pillow when coughing etc but it does nothing for me and I feel like I’m going to tear my body when coughing or laughing. Is this normal? 😩

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You will be in pain for a little while. Try not to sleep in a bed. Sleep on the couch or in a recliner. That will help. Take the medication the doctors gave you. Remember you had a major abdominal surgery, you won't get better in 2 days.

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Did you expect to not feel any pain after a major surgery? You literally just had a serious surgery, your going to be in pain for a few weeks.

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Everyday after I felt a tiny bit better and I just focused on that.

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You just had a major surgery 2 days ago, yes it’s normal.

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Pretty normal. First csection I had pushed 21 hours before emergency so id already pulled a lot. Tooks 2 weeks to be mostly normal. Second csection he was a month early (but not really we were off ...a whole month 8.5lbs and healthy) I was good after about 5 days. Keep moving but dont over do it. This was major abdominal surgery youre body is healing not to mention hormonal dump and baby needs draining energy. One step at a time. Youre doing great mama!

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I was up and walking in the hospital that night of my c- section but the nurses never told me to hold a pillow, but when you walk try not to hold in your stomach or flex it you have to let loose even though it hurts that was most helpful thing the nurses told me then, they also said to take ibuprofen and Tylenol but it didn’t help at all but I was only in major pain for 4-5 days then after that it was just a lot of soreness

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Yes it’s normal, your abs were just cut apart. My husband had to help me up, move around in bed and wash my back one legs for a few weeks while I healed

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Yup 100% normal. I’m 7 months postpartum and I’m still tender. It’s a major surgery!! You’ll be in pain for a little while unfortunately. Each week gets better and better though. I had a very rough recovery from mine. Everyone is different though. 
I could only sleep in a recliner because laying flat was very painful and I couldn’t get up without trying to engage my abs, which you shouldn’t do. But as you said, even sleeping in the recliner chair caused lower back pain and pain in my tailbone. It was what it was though. I wasn’t able to sleep in my bed again for like 10-12 weeks. I feel like a lot of people aren’t like that though. Again, my recovery was extremely rough. 
Also those intense cramps you’re feeling are probably contractions. Your uterus is shrinking down so you literally still have contractions for a few days after. Mine were so bad, like even worse than the contractions I felt when I was in labor. Makes sense though because they literally cut through your uterus. Super fun stuff! Lol

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Yes I’ve had 4... your abdomen just got split open it’s going to be painful sometimes really painful and for a little while. It’s just what it is with a c section

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5 months pp csec over here. Still random pains.😣

Csection aftermath?

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