C-section mamas

Despite not wanting it, I’ve come to terms that I have to have the bloody thing (12cm cyst on my ovary)..

So… to those who’ve had it:

• How long did it take for it to heal? I’ve had major surgery on my ovaries before and have some understanding of the healing, and that took only 3-4 weeks I think, but obviously they didn’t cut into my uterus.

• What REALLY helped you?

• When were you able to go back to the gym and lift again? (If you went to the gym).

• Were you able to breastfeed ok? I am worried it’ll disrupt my milk coming in- I’ve always breastfed and don’t plan to stop now.

•When can you have a shower/bath?! 😭

Thank you!

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I had a planned one with my first and found it a really positive and calm experience so hoping for the same again.
I felt pretty back to normal after 3/4 weeks and was just frustrated that I wasn’t meant to drive!
Get some over the scar maternity pants - it helped feeling that there was extra padding and protection to stop material rubbing on the wound.
Breastfeeding worked fine, kept it up for 2 years 😅
Can’t really remember re showers but probably a few days and managing with a flannel beforehand.

I had an unplanned one with my first, take the stool softener and stay on top of your meds even if you think you’re doing ok! A pillow by my tummy helped with certain movements initially like coughing! (This really helped!!)

Keep the area clean and dry.

I was up and active sooner than I should have due to my circumstances at the time, this delayed my physical healing so try and take your time.

I think I had to have shallow baths initially.

We breastfed for nearly 2 years, had zero affect on my supply. If I could go back in time I would have tried to get some colostrum as initially I had alot of scrutiny over if my milk was coming in or not.

I had an emergency, first couple of weeks were pretty rough, make sure you keep on top of painkillers and get as much help as you can. By week 4 I was feeling much more myself and felt I could drive, I called my insurance company to check with them and they said it was fine, as long as I felt fit enough. So once you feel like you are able to drive you can just check with insurance.

Breastfeeding didn’t really work out for me, my supply just didn’t ever really kick in properly and honestly I was in too much pain and too exhausted at first to really try.

I defo had a shower in the hospital the next day and again the day I got home but can’t remember if i had to keep the area dry or not?

My top tip would be get a couple of litter pickers off amazon so you are able to be more self sufficient in getting things off the floor etc. I would literally sort washing with it lol

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