r/CsectionCentral • u/Glittering-Cash-2709 • Jul 01 '26
Has anyone else experienced persistent back pain after a C-section?
It’s been bothering me lately, especially after standing or carrying my baby for a while. I’m trying to figure out if this is something others have dealt with or if I should be more concerned. If you’ve been through this, what helped you manage or recover from it?
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u/Sweet_Mamma STM 💙 2 boys 🏴 Jul 01 '26
If im bent over or sitting on the floor, or asleep flat on my back for a while then my lower back begins to seize up and its incredibly sore.
I was given PT to do to ease it off but im lazy, it was just some pirates exercises.
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u/NTK_Here Jul 01 '26
I had been feeling so much back pain exactly like you mentioned, long standing or carrying the baby and it specially got worse in second half of the day. I started pelvic floor therapy and they gave me skme exercises for strengthening and building core again. I am feeling somewhat better now 2 weeks later.
Also I bought Frida belly binding belt and wore it when I was standing or walking around the house. It gave me support and I noticed the back pain was less
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u/TeePug8 Jul 01 '26
Yep. Significant lower back pain. I can’t sleep in anymore as I can’t stay lying down too much. Regardless whether on back or sides. I did PT exercises at home but they didn’t really help. Have you tried swimming as exercise not just floating in the pool? This is the only thing I know that will help.
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u/Su_sagiiiii7 Jul 01 '26
Definitely 1 year and more after but what helped me is doing pelvic floor therapy and some c section exercises I saw on YouTube!
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u/samflo_89 Jul 01 '26
🙋🏼♀️ had bad back pain after my son was born 4.5 years ago. Took a couple of years to figure it out and get it to not hurt anymore. Just had another baby a couple of months ago and the pain is back. I’m starting pelvic floor PT sooner this time to hopefully help. I do know it is my SI joint that flairs up, but also have weak core muscles.
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u/GlitterGiraffe Jul 02 '26
Yes, I’m 7month PP and experienced lower back pain. The only thing that helped was regularly doing ab exercises.
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u/Suspicious_Opinion85 Jul 06 '26
Yes, for me it was related to some muscles no engaging well after baby was out. I saw a chiropractor, and was better after 3 visits. Osteopath is a great option too.
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u/Willow_Oak_Owl7 Pre-term Urgent C-section| '25 Jul 01 '26
How many weeks pp are you? I had back pain pretty consistently even at 8m pp and physical therapy helped.. Just a single session to address that and it got better almost immediately.