C-section recovery

I had the pain in the right side of my scar and the bleeding. I ended up having an infection so maybe call the postnatal line, thats what I did to get seen :)

That's okay, it was a sharp stabbing pain in the right side of my stomach that shot down to my scar :)

I’ve had the same thing with bleeding. My C section was on the 16 March and I only bled for the first week, and quite lightly after the first couple of days. It stopped for a full week and then just came back suddenly and very heavily on Monday for one night. The same has happened again today- heavy bleeding after nothing for a few days.

The midwives advised me that it’s nothing to worry about as long as you don’t soak through a pad in an hour, pass any clots bigger than a 50p, or have any signs of infection like a fever. They said this often happens as part of the natural healing process, and sometimes due to increased physical activity.

I had my second C-section 8 days ago. The bleeding ebbing and flowing is normal, you also won't bleed as much as with vaginal birth. Above my scar my stomach is very tender and gets painful when I have gas or need the loo... The pain meds can make you constipated, adding to your pain. So they prescribed lactulose as well when I was discharged

I had all of this and i currently have an infection x

I'm having a similar experience! My midwife said more pain in the right hand side of the scar is common - the theory is that it's because most surgeons are right handed, so when they're moving things around in surgery, they're more heavy handed around your right side!

I was told the sharp pain/pulling sensation is where they tied off the stitches. I’m 4 weeks out and only in the last 4/5 days has it really started to feel better.

If you can avoid laying on your right/using your right arm or leg to get yourself up and try to rest as much as possible it will get better.

Bleeding will come and go, the norm is about 6 weeks :)

I’ve had really bad trapped wind and constipation and that felt like stabbing pains in my tummy. Rennies helped and lactulose but worth mentioning to rule out anything else

I’ve been the same, I’ve often had pains around my stomach and also on my incision. Id also say that gas and trapped wind makes it feel a lot worse and at times I’ve taken painkillers because of it. Dihydrocodeine does bung you up, so try not to take it as much if you’re having problems going to the loo. I’ve stopped taking it (pains more manageable now anyways) and the pain has settled naturally.

I was bleeding heavily up until maybe beginning of this week - I ended up in pregnancy assessment and they confirmed I had an infection but I went in with pains, bleeding and fever symptoms. Bleeding is settling down now but I find my flow is heavier if I’ve been straining or more active x