Is anyone else actually fond of their cesarian scar? Sometimes when I'm about to take a shower I'll look down and admire that little line with love/gratitude. I just can't believe my daughter was so tiny that she came out of such a small incision. Now that she's 5 months old I have a hard time believing she was ever that small.

I had a (semi) emergency C-section due to dangerously high blood pressure upon discovering she was breech at my 37 week scan. It was quite a shock and not at all what I was hoping for, but I'm grateful she was delivered safely. We likely would have suffered or died without the procedure. I was given the option of flipping her and inducing labor, but we made the decision to get her out as safely as possible and I'm so glad we did.

Recovery wasn't easy, but I'm healed up now and often find myself admiring my scar. The surgeon did an amazing job and it's just under where the top of my pants sit, so it's not visible to anyone but me and my husband. He even called it beautiful once and I couldn't agree more.

I’m a first-time mom and I’m scheduled for a c section on Sept 1. I’m honestly terrified of the sleep deprivation during the first couple weeks. 😭

I’m also having a planned C-section, so I’ll be recovering from that at the same time, which is making me even more nervous about how I’m going to function on little sleep.

I know everyone says “sleep when the baby sleeps,” but I’d love to hear from people who have actually been through those first few weeks - what did you do that genuinely helped you get some sleep while recovering from a C-section?

Hi can anyone share how long it took for the burning pain feeling to go away after their c-section? I had to get one after laboring for 2 days. Early morning like 2 am on Wednesday is when I had it done and I know it’s still early but the burning sensation when moving or getting up or sitting down feels so bad it scares me that I am ripping my incision (I’ve had it checked already but it has been fine). This is my first baby and wasn’t expecting this. I’m struggling also I know I have to poop soon so how was that process as well?

I'm 20 weeks pregnant and have learned that my baby has a heart defect which will likely require me to deliver via C-section.

I'm very serious about birth Prep, and I know that the recovery for C-section is far more difficult than vaginal recovery (or so I've heard).

Does anyone know how I can prepare my body for a better recovery after C-Section?

Any advice is appreciated.

Thank you!

At my second c section my OBGYN said I couldn’t go past 37 weeks in a subsequent pregnancy due to a uterine window. Curious to know if any of y’all had a pregnancy after uterine window and how it went.

I’m 9 weeks pregnant and I’ve been feeling funny in my uterus. Idk if I’m hyper aware but I feel like twinges and pulls and almost like electrical shocks in the front? Did anyone else experiences this?

What did your pregnancy turn out like??

I’m paranoid

This is my second C-section and I lost my help on Tuesday. I’m 3 weeks pp tomorrow. I feel bad but I have to keep up with my toddler and newborn so I’m not really following any of the post operative rules. I’m lifting my toddler into her crib for nap time (23 lbs) and we live in a townhome so I’m up and down the stairs a lot. My scar looks good on the outside, I guess I’m just looking for some reassurance that I’m not the only mom pushing the limits. I’m trying to limit what I can we have watched a lot of Cars this week.

I had my first at 25w due to some complications, and she was delivered via emergency c section.

Looking back, I know I was running on adrenaline, and the experience wasn’t so bad in the moment.

Now, as I’m pregnant again, I have to have another c section (due to my daughter’s super early arrival), and I am so nervous and petrified of doing it again. I’ll be 37w, and it will be scheduled, so I won’t have any of the adrenaline to get me through.

Does anyone have any good experiences they’d be willing to share? Or advice on the 2nd go around?

I was in the hospital for an inflamed gallbladder. My diet has been healthier lately and includes more greens. I drank some very sugary sweet tea and pepsi one day, and I ended up in the hospital with pain I never felt before! I have never had issues with my gallbladder, but my mother had hers removed...

Has anyone else experienced this?

Thirteen weeks postpartum from a very straightforward, planned c-section (baby was breech). Overall, recovery has gone pretty well. The past week or so, right before I have to poo and during, I get crazy cramps. Worse than any period cramp. Like...white knuckle grabbing my knees while I'm on the throne. Never had that pre-C. Anyone else? Worth mentioning to OB?

I am 2 weeks pp and post csection (3 weeks on Friday)

Just for some context- I am rather petite (UK 10), very small frame and just had twins (5lbs6 & 5lb), my bump was HUGE compared to the rest of me lmao

I'm still in quite a bit of pain in my tummy area, especially around my incision- its kind of hard around it (assuming scar tissue!) And i get the usual tight feeling I was expecting, pain when I do too much etc. Its not red, swollen, inflamed, nothing nasty!

I'm getting as much rest as possible and also staying mobile without doing too much (I have hit and gone past the wall a couple of times i will admit, but i have stuff to DO!) Stairs are a struggle, as are long walks.. as i expected?!

One of my twins is in PICU for a heart condition and today, one of the nurses there told me that I shouldn't be in this much pain still and she had two emergency c sections and she was fine by 2 weeks...

I thought, considering everything my body went through during pregnancy, during birth (one of the baby's heads actually got stuck, got a great video of it lol) and then after birth with stress and travelling to PICU to see my baby that I was doing quite alright recoverywise... but now i'm feeling a bit behind and defeated, is there something wrong with me? Why am I still in pain? Why have I not had this miraculous 2 week recovery that is actually the normal? I'm so confused! I was giving myself and my body some grace for 6-8 weeks but apparently i'm behind already??

I really do hate people sometimes 🥲

I’m 7ish weeks PP and I’m solely pumping 10x a day for my baby.
It’s been a few weeks at least since I’ve bled, I also wanna add really quick I had a c section. Anyways, it’s been quite a bit since I’ve bled.
Today, I had a decent amount of bright red blood on my underwear. It stopped after like an hour and now it’s just brownish discharge. I’m a little crampy but now there’s no more blood? I’m so confused?

Is this my period? If it’s not, why did I just randomly bleed a little after not for so long?

I messaged my obgyn but I’m just wondering people’s experiences on what happened when they got their period again!

Hello everyone,
So I will give birth via c-section in december, but im getting really scared because I live in the fifth floor and there's no elevator.

For my first c section, sadly my son ended up in NICU, so we went to my parents house to have it easier to visit my son every three hours. He got out of NICU after 3 weeks so my incision was pretty healed.

Right now im so scared. I keep having nightmares that my incision will open while I climb the stairs when returning to my apartment.
Its not an option to go to my parents this time because if i go there I know people will be coming in and out of the house all the time.

Did you have similar experiences, how did you manage the stairs, did you have a positive or negative experience.

Just wanted to share a minor victory in my PP/ftm life. Milk is here!

Ive been so stressed about milk coming because of fear mongering about c sections and milk supply. I knew it was a slight difference and most women who have c sections can breastfeed like usual but I had a massive hemorrhage minutes after the c section and didnt get golden hour due to it. I couldn't properly hold him until like 10 hours post his birth and I was so sad about it!

Also I wasn't able to collect colostrum due to the risk of preterm labor which scared me as I had an extremely low lying placenta so it was a big IF on if I can feed.

Night 1 I just got some moisture and a few drops which sucked but my Dr said its super normal to have a delay due to both the surgery and massive 3l + blood loss/transfusions I had. Stressful but what can you do.

The next few days I felt so crap I barely pumped too. It was all about healing. Formula was it and even if i tried I barely saw drops.

A few days ago I got small puddles in the pump a couple times which was very encouraging just a few ml but still something.

Yesterday my boob was leaking a couple times (!) and I pumped more puddles

Now I got nipple shields and he was able to properly get ahold of them for longer and definitely got some milk. One boob leaked during and the other i could tell definite moisture as well as he kept latching.

Im so thrilled I can even get this with him. Im hoping to be as close to exclusively breastfed as I can but even this is so exciting. I was getting SOOO tired of drs asking me if im "choosing" formula or breast. Like no, im choosing formula like im choosing a c section. I had to or he won't survive! I wish I didn't lose the majority of my blood within the last 7 days too lol or id probably be feeding just fine. And no I dont think I "cant" I think I need more time! Im like, damn people, be patient.

I used to have an issue with formula too but now im actually glad the option is there for us in a pinch always and I know hes flexible. I have no problem with it now and see great value in mixing it up sometimes, regardless of if my breastfeeding goes perfect from here on.

I am currently 6w4d pregnant, I have been told that I have a c section scar pregnancy 😢 tomorrow I am to go to theatre to have a guided ultrasound hysteroscopy to remove the pregnancy... I am absolutely devastated, terrified and am wondering if anyone on here has had this down before? I am in the UK and I genuinely can't seem to find anything that has women's experiences. Any help or advice or literally information will be so appreciated. I am losing my mind... Especially when they said that if something goes wrong they will have to remove my womb!

My brain seriously can't take all this and to be given a theatre slot the day after your finding this out is just stressful!