Compression socks after c section

How long after C section did you take your compression socks off? I had a 10 day course of injections which I have now just completed an hour ago. Am I able to take the stockings off and leave them off now?

My midwives when discharging me from the hospital did not tell me anything about it and I can’t remember from my first as it was 3.5 years ago

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Yes, I could stop wearing my compression socks when I stopped with the blood thinners x

With my first section I never had compression socks at all and was completely fine.

This time around I had to wear them for 3 weeks because every time I took them of my feet and ankles blew up !
Midwife told me it’s trial and error and to take them of every 4-5 day until I don’t get anymore swelling 🤷🏼‍♀️
(Apparently it’s nothing to do with the blood thinners 🤷🏼‍♀️)

My midwife told me to take them off after 5 days as they were causing me more bother in the heat. I’m sure you will be okay to take them off just make sure if your sat for long periods just move your feet about every now and then!

I was told I could take them off during the day when I was a bit more mobile and just wear them at night unless I had any swelling. After day 4 I only wore them at night until I finished the injections at day 10

Mine said if I was up and moving as normal I could stop however I still wore mine overnight for a while as you're at an increased risk of clots for 6 weeks

Mine made my swollen feet worse so I took them off after a day 😭

Was told by midwife that they could come off after 10 days.

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