1st C section plus size girly

Hi all.

Having my 1st c section next week. As a plus size girl wondering if anyone has tips for the healing process? Different dressing ect. Thanks in advance!

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Are you getting because of being plus size? And just keeping it dry. You’ll need to lift the area a lot to dry it. With a towel or paper towel or just air to help. You’ll get real sweaty. When showering just wash the area very gently. I had an antibacterial soap I was able to use. And then just underwear that went over the belly

Keep your incision clean and dry. As a bigger girl, mine definitely got irritated if it wasn’t kept dry.
Other than that, it was fine.

I had mine 10 month ago. I just rinsed with warm water every couple of days then air dried it. I air dried it twice a day to begin with. However I did have a pico dressing on for a week.

What would be different in care if you're plus sized? I was 260 at the time of my cesarean, so def a big mama. The only thing I'd be mindful of is like everyday hygiene. The fupa, staying dry etc.

Unless you mean you're very big and have issues with daily grooming, it doesn't require any other type of care

Echoing everyone else - make sure it’s clean and dry. I had a c-section pouch and my baby was born in a heatwave, so the incision got quite sweaty and unfortunately got infected. Making sure you lift up your tummy if it covers the incision and airing it regularly should help

I had the pico dressing and then ordered skin fold pads that absorb excess moisture from Amazon and then whenever I took a shower I used dove antibacterial soap and then used a hair dryer on the cool setting to make sure it was fully dry before applying the skin fold pads. Mine healed pretty quickly with no issues. I would definitely recommend the PICO dressing, I think that’s the most important part.

Like everyone said keep it clean and dry. You cannot really use any soap on it for at least 3-4 weeks ( I was cleared by midwife at 3 weeks as it was healing fine but can be longer than that if any issues). Just use warm water and keep it try. Kitchen towels worked well for me to absorb the moisture and sweat

I asked for Pico dressing as it does have a device to absorb moisture and consultant said it is a good idea. I’ve seen it on my notes. On the end I ended up with the normal one bcos the doctor doing the C-section decided there was no need for pico

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