Had a c section 5 weeks ago from today.
My recovery has been really good with minimal pain, I did catch an infection early in the wound last week so have just finished antibiotics.
The past two days my lower stomach is incredibly sore. Not internally like cramps etc it’s more to touch and feels really really bruised like I’ve ran into something kind of pain. Just washing up and my stomach touching the worktop is painful.
Wondered if anybody experienced similar? I haven’t had a health visitor yet and was signed off by the midwives weeks ago so can’t really go to them for advice!
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it’s so draining I just want it to end and be over with specially as I’ve not been too bad now this.
Does your skin feel sore at all? I feel like I’m sunburnt that’s the only way to describe it.
I hope it passes for you soon xx

Had section 3 weeks ago have had infection after infection and feel exactly the same the healing has been awful any advice on making it feel better

I'm the exact same pain wise. With the heat I feel it's just awful all the time. I've found a hot water bottle filled with cold water against it helps a bit. I've had it checked but they say there's nothing wrong and just part of healing apparently. I'm going to bring it up at the 6 week pp check next week!

I feel the same. The incision doesn't hurt at all but my lower belly hurts when I touch it. It's horrible because it hurts to cuddle my baby and my toddler. Didn't have this last time with my emergency section.

I’m 4 weeks pp and feel the same 😭

I’m 4 weeks pp and mine is painful on the inside just above my scar. At first i thought it had come open but when i checked it with a mirror it was fine. It seems to be taken ages to heal internally. My last section i was driving by now and feeling 100% better. Maybe because its my third one its taking longer. Just want to feel better now! Just fed up of relying on other people 😢

I’m 5 weeks PP and feel the same x

I had one and I’m 5 weeks pp and mines like that it was okay at the beginning and now it’s just very sore I think it’s a normal part of the recovery as Google has said it can take 6 weeks to a couple of months to not be as sore

It can be the nerves healing! It creates hypersensitive patches that can ache and feel bruised when even clothes touch it! I’m 11 weeks post section and the patches that were sensitive early days are settling as new ones start xx

4 weeks post, and I'm the same even without having infections x

yeah even prior to this infection I was getting painful spells with this feeling. Also feel a lot more swollen than the second week post op! X