Hey girls, so for my first baby I had a fourth degree tear after a vaginal delivery (24 hrs. of labor) it was a pretty crappy experience and super long -painful recovery time. So I have a c section scheduled for March, my question is metal staples, stitches or glue? Any other tips or anything on c sections. When should we have our daughter come by?
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I had staples and they were removed the morning I left the hospital (didn't hurt at all). Then I had steri-strips afterwards that just stayed on until they naturally fell off.
My repeat c/s is scheduled for 39 weeks.
My scar is noticable but I have heard that a lot of women don't even have a noticable scar anymore. Mine is below my underwear line so no one sees it besides DH and I. I do have numbness however and my DS is 22 months old. I don't think the numbness will ever go away.
Expect to be on pain meds for a while. I was lucky and only used mine for about a week and even then I wasn't taking them all the time.
I had a very good c/s experience. Very quick healing and no pain.
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I don't remember too well, but I think I had staples and steri-strips... I remember my doctor took staples out rather quickly, and she put the strip on, and I was like, "that's it?" My recovery was quick and easy. No pain killer needed once I went home from the hospital. It took a little over a weeks for me to walk as fast as I used to, but not bad over all. I keloid easily, so my scar is visible, but it's very low, so no one can see it.
One thing I suggest is to start working on your stomach muscle once your doctor tells you okay to work out. You will lose the strength of your core muscle, which can lead to back aches.
Good luck!
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I was glued and it was great, but I didn't get a choice. Each OB does it their own way. I want to see DS this time ASAP. I miss that little guy terribly when we're apart! I'll just have to make sure that he's careful around me, and I won't be able to hold him in my lap or anything.
Suggestions: Take the meds they recommend. Get up and moving as soon as possible. bring comfy clothes that don't ride low where your incision will be (I wore the hospital issue disposable panties and my full panel maternity yoga pants home). Have someone around who can get the baby for you, because getting out of bed is a biitch the first couple days, and will take you a long time, all the while you have to listen to baby cry...and then you have to get back into bed!
My stitches and staples dissolved so I didn't have to have any staples removed before I left the hospital. I just had steri strips over the incision when I left. It was amazing! My Dr. also told me that dissovable staples helps reduce the amount of scar tissue you will end up with.
ETA: My scar is only barely visible, it healed really well.