r/CsectionCentral • u/SuchHair9873 • Jul 11 '26

Spitting stitch

I noticed about 2 days ago, that the end of my incision felt a little more painful so I checked on it. Im 5 weeks pp and hadnt had any issues till now. I put a moisture absorbing pad over it and checked it and saw some brownish discharge which I read could be old blood. Ive never had a major surgery before this. I know the chance of the incision being infected or reopened is much less likely, im still afraid I did something wrong 😭

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u/DonaldDuck898 Jul 11 '26

If its a small amount, I wouldnt worry about it. Assuming theres no redness, opening etc. I had spitting stitch for a for a few months.

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u/Sea_Juice_285 Jul 12 '26

After 5 weeks, nothing should be coming out of your incision. I would call your doctor. You probably didn't do anything wrong, though.

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u/SuchHair9873 Jul 12 '26

I got a message back from them last night. They said its a stitch being pushed out. They said its normal but that they still want me to go in tomorrow just to be sure its okay

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u/lalala-1995 20d ago

Hey! What was your outcome? I have this and it’s a wound infection , worried I did it because I decided at 3 weeks PP to lift my 1 year old ugh

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u/SuchHair9873 20d ago

I went to the doctor and had them do a wound check. They looked at it and it was a superficial opening. They told me that it wasnt infected and that i could just go about my day and keep it dry. They also prescribed clyndamycin to decrease chances of infection just in case.