8 days since 2nd c section

Is it okay to still have a big belly 8 days after ? It’s huge!!!

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My belly was big for so long my whole body was swollen it’s just swelling and your insides are all rearranged it takes time for everything to get back to normal im just now getting back to normal and im 5 weeks pp

Mine was scary huge for about 2 weeks, then the swelling went down

Did your over hang go down? I’m so scared it won’t

I looked pregnant for about 3 weeks after my section but it went down eventually.

The summer heat and swelling isn’t helping right now either xx

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I’ve got gestational diabetes, baby has consistently been measuring in the 94-99 percentile and now they’ve found that I’ve also got elevated levels of placental fluid.

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