C section wound incision. Normal or not?
I had an emergency c section 5 days ago and my incision feels irritated. Doesn’t smell, no puss or rash. Is this normal? Could it just be itching from the healing process?
I haven’t actually looked at it myself yet but my husband says it looks okay.
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Its only 5 days .. give it time to heal . Its normal x
Do you still have the tape strips on your skin?
The skin around mine felt irritated, sore and itchy after a few days. My midwife recommended I put sudocrem around the scar which really helped. It cleared up in a couple of days.
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I had an emergency c section 5 days ago and my incision feels irritated. Doesn’t smell, no puss or rash. Is this normal? Could it just be itching from the healing process?
I haven’t actually looked at it myself yet but my husband says it looks okay.
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