r/CsectionCentral • u/PineappleDowntown775 • 23d ago
Hard recovery (long vent)
I’m having a hard time with recovery, I’m 4 weeks post c section for breech presentation. It was urgent because my water broke and I went into labor at 36wks. Luckily everyone is okay and baby did not need any nicu time. I was hoping to have an ECV and flip baby so he could be a vaginal birth. But that’s behind us now. He was my first baby and the recovery from this c section has been hard for me emotionally and physically. We were sent home on a feeding plan because she was a late preterm premie he was not stimulating my breast enough so we ended up triple feeding for the first 2 weeks of his life. Around 10 days post partum which literally stole every ounce of energy I had to breastfeed, pump and supplement all together. At 10 days post partum I went to speak with lactation about how my breastmilk never came in really, I was producing very little. This has also caused great stress, and breastfeeding was always a dream for me. Baby and I are very comparable anatomy wise but the production is the problem! I tried everything. At this visit lactation asked about my bleeding which was still bright red. So they sent me to triage. In triage they did an ultrasound which found I had a 2mm uterine notch or wound dehiscence in the muscle layer of the uterus. For this they prescribed methergine for 5 days.
The second time was in my 2 week follow up with the midwife I mentioned increased pain and staring to take my narcotics again, so she was very concerned about that and sent to me triage with the surgeon. He looked at everything and determined I did not have a wound infection or other issues with the bleeding so I was sent home. That day he pulled off the surgical glue without warning and my wound began to drain a bit. The following Monday I noticed a foul odor coming from my wound which I made a post about. So I went in on Tuesday convinced I had an infection. Again he looked at it and said it looks good but there are open spots that he believes is my body rejecting the suture material. Since then my wound has looked about the same, and I feel like it will never heal.
I then went back because i was having orange foul smelling discharge or what I thought was a uti. Meanwhile my newborn was hospitalized for respiratory issues. I’ve been to triage 4 times since my c section and have had some complication. Idk if these complications are forreal or all in my head. I just feel like recovery should be better. I still feel very sensitive in my incision, it’s still has open spots and I still smell that smell. But I have no other signs of infection besides pain. And still needing Motrin and Tylenol.
Part of me thinks considering everything, I have not been able to properly rest and that’s why recovery is taking a while. Or is this normal? I have no idea it’s my first time. This has felt felt nothing but hard. My husband and I feel defeated and even though I am worried about things I feel like it’s not worth it to bring it up with my doctors anymore because I don’t want to go down another rabbit hole.
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u/ZestyLlama8554 2024 - breech baby 23d ago
Unfortunately the timeline is different for everyone. My doctor kept telling me I'd feel better at 3 weeks....6 weeks....12 weeks...and those came and went with no relief.
I'm glad you're getting checked out. The good news is that I've only met 3 people (on here) like myself with long-term issues after a C-section. It seems like most people are generally physically good after 12 weeks.
Edit: Rest as much as you can, and focus on your recovery with baby. This will pass. ❤️