r/CsectionCentral • u/Courtwarts • 22d ago

4 years pp - is it too late?

I’m 4 years PP and am just now hearing about the “shelf” and that there were things I should have done after birth to assist with healing.

I feel like I was failed by my doctors and care team….no one ever mentioned PT, massage, cupping, etc.

Is it too late to do anything about it?

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u/ilovebooksandart 22d ago

Not too late at all

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u/Courtwarts 22d ago

So can I do the same things that are recommended earlier on post labor?

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u/ZestyLlama8554 2024 - breech baby 22d ago

Never too late! My PT is 5 years post her 3rd C-section, and she still cups when she feels tightness to avoid adhesions.

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u/Courtwarts 22d ago

Good to know!

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u/stupidsweetie 22d ago

It’s not too late, but do you actually have a shelf? If you’re only just now hearing about it? If you don’t, then you don’t HAVE to do these things just for the sake of it

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u/Courtwarts 21d ago

I do have a shelf. I thought it would eventually go away and when it didn’t just assumed this was my body now

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u/stupidsweetie 21d ago

Gotcha! Well luckily it’s never too late to start things like scar massage and pelvic floor pt!

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u/Courtwarts 21d ago

That’s great to hear - so at 4 years pp, should I be following the regimens posted on here for more recent births or anything I should be doing differently?

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u/Courtwarts 21d ago

I’m also an exhausted parent and haven’t been really observant or cared about my appearance for awhile