Hey Ladies!
I would love to hear about your experience of healing from a C-section. What symptoms have you experienced? What level is your pain? Milestones that you have hit?
My pain changes depending on the day and time of day. I am more sore as the day goes on. If I do too mush my body is quick to tell me.
I am 7 days lost surgery today and I am finally starting to feel a bit more normal. The other day I got a case of the chills and was shaking uncontrollably for about 5-10 min.
My milestone for the day is being able to get my pants on without help from my husband! It was a great feeling.
Re: C-section Recovery
I am 5 days post surgery and I have to keep reminding myself that I had surgery and need to heal. Thank goodness for my husband.
I had to go in for a nurses check yesterday as the swelling in my feet and ankles got really bad. I’m taking it more easy, being more mindful about elevating them as much as possible.
I only took the percocet in the hospital but am religiously taking the ibprophen every 6-8 hours. My pain is very easy (thank goodness) and really the incision only hurts when I move in a way I shouldn’t or when I stand up quickly. I also am wearing the band religiously. Makes me feel secure.
I am getting the chills and and shakes every now and then and it clears up once I cover up with a heavy blanket.
How are you all doing with going to the bathroom?
Bleeding is pretty much done as well which I'm kind of surprised by. I thought with my previous surgeries it lasted longer. Not that I'm complaining!
On another note the swelling in my feet finally went down days pose surgery! I had forgotten how small they could be. When I realized called my husband over quite enthusiastically. He rushed over thinking something was wrong with the baby. I was so excited I just couldn't contain myself.
@oftcfo honestly, I’m wearing those always adult diaper things, the belly band & high waisted leggings.
I had 2 spots on my incision open up this evening. Pretty sure they were just areas that had scabbed over and those came off but going to call my doctor tomorrow just in case. Incision still looks good. No indication of infection. Just a very small amount of bleeding at those spots. Put neosporin on the incision and covered it with gauze for now.
@nataliezbrungart I wore mine pretty much 24 hrs per day for the first week, it does make everything feel more secure. I’ve stopped wearing it all the time now. I just used the one the hospital put me in