Eating after c section

It’s been 15 days since I had my c section. My whole birth experience didn’t go how I wanted it too and was honestly quite traumatic for me. I am really struggling to go back to my old self, I can barely eat a meal a day… anyone else been like this? Or know how to break the cycle.

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I am the same. Eating is so difficult and I have to force myself to eat. I am 9 days post op.
I'm sitting right now with a sandwich on my lap that I managed to take 2 bites of and cannot stomach more.
I am blaming it on the pain meds Tramadol and a side effect is loss of appetite.
Monday night I had a panic attack that my boyfriend is fairly sure caused by my lack of sleep and eating. He and my mom took baby duty at night for me to sleep and I'm trying to eat more but it's so hard. Today I've only eaten my 2 bites of sandwich and a smoothie.

I'm thinking of buying some protein shakes to drink to replace the meals I'm not eating.

it’s horrible isn’t it, I have 0 energy and also fighting an infection and I know I need to eat to get stronger but the thought of food makes me feel so ill… protein shakes are a good idea I might give that a go!

I also can't control my body temp and I am constantly freezing which I think I related to me not eating.

i was the exact same, now 14 days and able to eat normal ish again, it will come just make sure you are having 3 meals a day otherwise you’ll get run down and sick like i did

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