Emergency c section - Questions

When did your steri strips fall off? How much did you bleed and for how long from your vagina? When did your belly really shrink back down? When did you start being active again after c section? TIA
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I was told I could take the strip off 7-10 days after the C-section. I bled four about 4 weeks. (Depends postpartum underwear were my best friend) My belly is still shrinking and it is week 6.5. it is really soft and numb around the incision site. I was told it could take up to a year to get full feeling back. As for being active go slow. I'm still only able to take slow walks around the neighborhood.

I didn’t realize I was supposed to take the Steri strips off, I thought they just came off on their own, however mine were still completely on at 4 weeks and I asked my doctor about it and they said I should have taken them off within 10 days. Oops! It all healed fine, though. I just now stopped bleeding completely at 5 weeks. For most of it I just wore high waisted underwear and panty liners because it wasn’t very heavy. I started going on long walks about 2 weeks pp. I’m almost 6 weeks pp and I still have a c section pooch. Mine is really flabby. I have a feeling I’ll really have to diet and lose some weight to get rid of it 🫤

I took my strips off after 10 days I bled a lot; heavier than a period for a week or two then like a period for 4 more weeks 3 month pp with twins and a still have a belly I could run errands and go around the block like 3 weeks pp but am still not super active. Can do like a 40 minute walk now and housework and stuff like that is fine now

I took my strips off after a week And I only bled for around 2 weeks I'm now 7 weeks pp and more a less lost all baby wait I wasn't to active until around 3 or 4 weeks pp Just take it slow ,no need to rush anything x

Hi everyone, thank you so much for all of the feedback. The hospital told me to never take off the strips which I think is kind of weird. I’ll be 3 weeks post partum this upcoming Wednesday. Super depressing about the stomach. I never wanted a c section and had to get an emergency one. I’m devastated

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