C-section recovery

How are we all doing? I had a planned section this time, after having an emergency one 3.5 years ago and I don’t know what I was expecting but I thought it would be easier this time. Safe to say it has not been easy!

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I’ve struggled a lot more this time .
I had an emergency C-section 3 years ago then planned this time but this time I was cut hip to hip and my god has it been sore . I had read that a second C-section is a harder recovery because of the scar tissue but because of the extra stretching and needing to be cut wider this time I feel like the pain is never ending

I had alot more pain for the first few days due to it being my second. I also had my tubes tied, but found after a few days it was wasnt too bad.

I am first time c-section 9 days pp, and Im not really in pain, more mild discomfort every now and then when I twist the wrong way. I thought it would be much worse. Probably moving/doing too much because its so surprisingly ok.

Just curious if the c-section pants and silicone strips are worth getting? Any experiences?

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