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Did a close pregnancy after a c-section hurt?
ALHolli
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My H and I want to start trying for #2 around our first's birthday. Did anyone who had a c/s the first time have pains towards the end of pregnancy? Did the scar stretch? If you had a VBAC, was there any residual old-c/s pain? If you had another c/s how did that go for you?
Thanks in advance!
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Re: Did a close pregnancy after a c-section hurt?
I have not gone through the c-section process again but I am pregnant again. I found out when I was only 12 weeks pp. I am 18 weeks now. The only problems I've had so far is some pressure in that area but since baby is in that area alot I just attribute it to that. I remember some pressure there from my DS so kinda normal. The scar did not stretch between my last 2 pregnancies. Granted they were about 6 years apart. The only concern my OB has is possible incision opening at the end from not healing all the way. But by the time this LO comes it will have been almost 11 months so it would have healed some.
For you waiting till after your LO's 1st birthday that will put you at least at 21 months. Except for maybe some tenderness and some extra pressure I don't see any problems you would have being that far out from your 1st c-section.
For me, I felt the most discomfort around my incision in first tri. after that there wasn't any at all.
My second pregnancy was easier than my first. My second c-section/recovery was hellish but it was due to complications unrelated to closely spaced pregnancies.
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OP I apologize for hijacking -- but, KatieS7 -- did you get a lot of resistance from your OB about VBAC after 11 months? My due date is just over a year apart from my delivery with DS, and my OB isn't even giving me the option to VBAC..?
OP -- as to your question -- I do feel some tingly feelings every now and then, and I'm very early still.. I've also heard recovery after rcs is sometimes more difficult (but, again, I'd attribute that to having another LO running around!!).
All of my children were born via c/s. My first two kids are 14 months apart. There wwas pain from the scar stretching during my pregnancies, but nothing unbearable. I'd take the scar pain over some of the over pregnancy miseries I experienced.
My second c/s was easier to recover from, though my first recovery wasn't bad. My third c/s recovery took longer, but I had hemorrhaged after it and also had 3u3 so I wasn't able to rest much.
This except my dd and ds are 22 months apart.
My DD1 was 14 months when I got the BFP for DD2.
I didn't feel any problems with my scar. I didn't have a VBAC though, my 2nd CS was awesome and will be having my 3rd CS just 18 months afterwards.
I made sure they cut the old scar out and that way it was just one prettier scar than the ragged one I had after my first. LOL I tried to get a tummy tuck but they wouldn't go for it