9 days since c section - is it normal ?

You've just had major surgery, lovely. It's normal. It takes a while for your postpartum belly to recover anyway, but deffo for a C section. Have you got a support belt or similar? It can help. Give yourself time and space to heal in the first 6 weeks and then look at postpartum safe abs exercises which can help bring your muscles back into the right place and usage.

Absolutely. I looked 7 months pregnant for weeeeeeks! I don’t think i actually fully settled till around 4 months pp to be honest. Hang in there mama! X

Yes. Ive had 2 cs and i was huuuge for a long time. Water retention, swelling from sugery, etc. Dont be too hard on yourself. Focus on your baby. It will go down with time

I’m 3 weeks pp after a c section and I’m still swollen and hurting lol it’s slowly improving but I’ve been told it takes weeks if not months

That’s a very normal body after birth, vaginal or C-section.

Takes weeks for your body to start to return to normal. 9 days pp you’ve still got extra pints of blood, water retention, organs moving back into place, hormones firing, milk supply establishing, internal bruising, drugs in your system. Your body is fighting in all corners post birth.

I looked pregnant for about 3/4 weeks post baby but by 6 weeks I was back in jeans and 6 months pp I was in my pre baby clothes. Takes months to make a baby and months to recover from one. Bumps dont vanish once babies out.