Comments on: 10 Things I Wish I’d Known About C-Section Recovery (And FAQs)

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 04:59:10 +0000

In reply to Tequisha Robinson. I'm so glad this was helpful. Best of luck!

By: Tequisha Robinson

Tequisha Robinson — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 14:23:33 +0000

Thank you so much for this article. I am having my first c section in 9 days. I have 5 kids at home and I’m pregnant with twin boys. I chose to have a cesarean so I can have a tubal at the same time. I am really nervous about the sergury and recovery, but your article has shed lots of light. Thank you!

By: Helena

Helena — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 23:21:36 +0000

Thanks for sharing its always great listening n reading others experience. I had 2 Caesars, the first was medication overload so i was constantly out of it especially in hospital. I stopped meds early and felt much better as you said it affects everyone differently. The after effects of swelling and the bleeding! Omw that was beyond crazy I was constantly paranoid unsure if it was normal.
For my second caesar I was more prepared I stopped meds at hospital thank God I had no pain both times. I was up walking around within 2-3 hours of my Caesar although truth be told i was told to take it easy I didbt want my first born seeing me lying in bed plus the earlier you start the better your recovery. Worked fantastically I must say I felt back to normal within a week . .. yep within a week! Ate normal from day 1. The stool softener yes definitely needed that first time around . I was there wen my baby was bathed for the first time (2nd) baby, being up and about n not being pumped with as much drug as the first Caesar made such a huge difference to me experiencing everything with my second born.
babies are a blessing all the best to moms to be n try not to stress about everything it has a way of working itself out. I also had elective Caesars n I wouldn’t change that, it was a great choice for me met with lots of negativity from people but I didn’t care and i have no regrets choosing it .

By: Brianna Cowles

Brianna Cowles — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 21:23:00 +0000

Just to weigh in here as another csec mom: not all csecs end up with staples and are painful or awkward. I had a healthy pair of twins at a combined weight of 13 lbs. It was painful and uncomfortable to try and lay down. Much less get up from anything. But i didn’t even fill my Rx for after hospital meds.
I’m 16 months post partum, and the only side effects i ever had with my scar is the initial healing when it was in danger of re opening, and the fact that i couldn’t shave. I have a bit of a mother’s apron going on due to how large my bump was, so properly cleaning my incision was difficult but not impossible.

Great read, though!

By: Brittany Greene

Brittany Greene — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 05:43:16 +0000

In reply to Maureen. That is amazing! I know how hard it was to recover from my one c-section and I think it's absolutely wonderful to hear other success stories!

By: Maureen

Maureen — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 19:59:54 +0000

All 4 of my births were by c-section. The first one emergency, the second presented in the same way that the first did. My 3rd. and 4th. births were scheduled c-sections. I’ve never known how much information to give about the births for fear of scaring a soon to be new mother. I was aware myself before as my sister-in-law delivered by c-section.
My first and second births were just about 14 months apart. I hadn’t recovered from the first c- section when I carried and delivered the second baby. My recovery from these two back to back surgeries was more then a year.

By: Brittany Greene

Brittany Greene — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 23:18:50 +0000

In reply to Karen. A good nurse can make all the difference! I love it when they can be real with you. I want to know what I honestly should expect, good and bad. Thanks for your comment! :)

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 16:14:52 +0000

I had my last 3 babies by c-section. The first was an emergency and the rest were by choice. I actually healed faster when I had them by c-section. I didn’t have any pain medication after I left the hospital and actually refused it when I could at the hospital. I was taped together and the morning after my c-section they told me to take a shower and take the bandage off and keep it off to let it breath. I walked around quite a bit at the hospital. It was painful. but I believe it helped my recovery. I also figured as long as it took me to get out of bed to go to the bathroom, I might as well take advantage of it before using all my energy to get back in bed again. They didn’t tell me not to drive after my first, but my husband had taken 2 weeks off work so I didn’t have to. With my 3rd baby and 2nd c-section I asked when I could drive again. The nurse to me, “well as soon as you get back to doing dishes, cooking changing diapers and things like that. So probably tomorrow.” Then she actually told me that I would know when I felt good enough. After my husband went to work, I had to because we had Dr. appointments. I loved my Drs. and hospital they were so good with me.

By: Brittany Greene

Brittany Greene — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 19:04:04 +0000

In reply to Phylicia Barr. Thank you! I loved sharing this and it's moms like you who I am thinking of! I hope you feel more confident and I really hope you have a beautiful c-section! Congratulations!

By: Phylicia Barr

Phylicia Barr — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:45:15 +0000

Thank yo for this I’m getting ready to have my second C section in about 7 weeks and although I have been through this before it was six years ago and seems so foreign now so thank you so much for sharing !!!