It is not going to go back to normal overnight. So be patient and give your body grace! As funny as it sounds, rubber tipped gardening gloves are excellent tools for helping with scar tissue management. Again, wait until your scar is fully healed. It is amazing the difference they can make! All of this should be fairly pain free. A little soreness is ok, but if you have significant pain, please follow up with a physical or physiotherapist who can help you conquer that scar!
They have so many tricks and tools in their toolboxes and would love to help you achieve your goals. For me it was a transverse baby, a baby with scary low fluid and a third baby who came at 35 weeks. I desperately wanted to fall asleep on the operating table, I was chattering, I was cold. But I felt no pain — just a little tug as that precious baby came out! The pain was covered up by drugs — although the drugs spoke for themselves as I fell asleep mid-sentence constantly.
Oh the mess! Your body is working its way back to normal and it all comes out. You pee a lot — which is great for swelling. You bleed a lot — I am not talking about the incision, that should not bleed. Luckily again the drugs mask most of that. After that catheter comes out you will be asked to stand and walk. Say what?!?! You want me to stand?!?! Oh and you want me to walk?!?!
As I leaned on my husband — my goal was simple — I must walk to the restroom. I will never forget the difficulty. But amazing thing, it got easier every time and by day 5 I was ready to walk right out of the hospital! While your blood volume and uterus work to get back to their normal selves, you are left with some intense cramps.
These cramps can be worse if you are breastfeeding, and tend to be worse with each consecutive pregnancy. The thing is … your uterus going from the size of a watermelon to the size of a plum. The body is amazing! And you are left with loose skin, extra fat, cellulite and added weight. Your belly is covered with a sticky film and iodine. During the post-surgery bed bath, the nurses will scrub you and I mean scrub. But the good thing is the drugs again mask it.
I was alone, my husband went with our newborn daughter, which was ok cause all I wanted to do was sleep. I completely failed at breastfeeding my baby so they took her for her bath, while I laid there totally numb. But the clean feeling felt quite good. I was coming to my senses and ready to see my baby again. It really was only about 30 minutes but it felt like forever. With each C-Section I was less sleepy and figured out the breastfeeding thing!
So 2 and 3 were different experiences immediately post-birth. And while this is embarrassing to mention…you should shave the incision area before a c-section. Otherwise you are stuck with blood, sticky film and iodine to clean up and pull off. The difference is in the recovery. How is a c-section performed? If you don't, you're probably ready to exercise. If you're still leaking urine 3 months after the birth, talk to your GP or a physiotherapist about strengthening your pelvic floor.
You can find a physio near you using the Service Finder. If you have trouble emptying your bowel or bladder , feel a sense of pressure in your vagina or notice a bulge or swelling in your vagina, you may have a prolapse. See your doctor. Speak to a maternal child health nurse Call Pregnancy, Birth and Baby to speak to a maternal child health nurse on or video call 7 days a week.
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Hold this position for 15 seconds. You want to work your way up until you can do second intervals, twice in a row. Start by lying on your side with a pillow under your head for support. You want your entire spine, from your head down to your buttocks, in a straight line. Make a fist with your upper hand and press it into the floor in front of your tummy. Roll your hips forward a bit so they are stacked on top of each other.
Bend your bottom leg so your knee is at a degree angle. Lift your top leg up to hip height, and glide your leg forward and then back into a straight line with your body. Repeat this 15 times with each leg for one set. Start this move in the same position as the side-leg glides; on your side with your knees at a degree angle. Repeat this 10 times with each leg. Of course, Ryan points out that all of these are useless if your form is off.
You need to be properly aligned, breathing correctly and engaging your core, which should feel as if your lower tummy is gently stiffening without forcing it! To see Ryan in action and working with a patient on these exercises, you can watch this video. Marianne Ryan is a New York City-based physical therapist who specializes in prenatal and postpartum physical therapy.
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