https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 22:29:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-mamas#post-184710 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 13:22:53 +0000 pastemoo 184710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine never really hurt--I get cramping/soreness occasionally-more now (3w pp) than initially. The first few days it hurt like major gas pain, but I also DID have major gas pain. I took motrin from 4d pp to 8d pp to help reduce swelling, but never took anything else for the pain. I did have general anesthesia during my surgery, and that lasts 12-24 hours, I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-mamas#post-19802 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:51:11 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 19802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had mine on 10.21, and felt pretty good about three days after the surgery. I felt so good, in fact, that I pushed myself a little too hard... and then felt like crap the next few days.</p> <p>I'm 4 weeks PP, and still have the lifting restrictions until I see my OB in two weeks, but I feel pretty much back to normal now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-mamas#post-18965 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:14:06 +0000 MsMamaBear 18965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had mine Sept 1st. I was fine 2wks later. They took my staples out the 2nd wk and after that I was good. I needed a min to get in the bed since it was high, but that's about it. The staples were the worst part. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-mamas#post-15663 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:30:55 +0000 venice4504 15663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had mine early September. The first 7 days (of which I spent the first 3 in the hospital) were bad in terms of trying to get out of bed/sore/getting up and down. After that I was off meds and only taking stuff on an as needed basis. Day 8 I took a walk to Starbucks (about 4 blocks). By day 14 I was basically fine and driving again. Now, 2 months out it's like it never happened...except when I do too many lunges at the gym...bad news bears. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-mamas#post-15634 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:55:13 +0000 LivsMama 15634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had one on July 22, and Ive felt 100% since about 6 weeks pp. I didnt take any percocet after I left the hospital. I had a really easy time, knock on wood </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-mamas#post-9654 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:57:43 +0000 mamapink 9654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It looks like I'm a minority here.<br /> I'd say I'm a hypersensitive person in general and that's no different when it comes to recovery from surgery. I was ok on morphine the first day but once they took me off it I was screaming and crying from the excruciating pain I was feeling 24/7 even while on Percocet and Advil round the clock! I could not imagine not taking Percocet even at around two months PP! I had to ask my doctor to refill my prescription.<br /> The first month was horrendous. I didn't start feeling okay until after the third month. I also had terrible side effects from the surgery. Perhaps it was a side effect from the spinal. I'm not sure. But I had severe tendonitis on both of my arms and severe swelling and excruciating pain on both of my legs and feet. I forgot exactly how many months it took for the leg swelling to go away but my tendonitis stayed until 9 months PP.<br /> I didn't start feeling normal until about 12 months PP but my scar area is still very itchy and numb to this day and my baby is 19 months old.<br /> I have friends who didn't think their c-sections were that bad and a couple of them just stopped taking Percocet after a day or two after surgery.<br /> My horrible recovery is yet another reason I'm hesitant to have another child! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-mamas#post-9621 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:01:46 +0000 bakingAbug 9621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had my c-section on 10/21/11 and I feel pretty good so far. I've been off the meds for almost a week and I've been pretty mobile since right after the surgery. I think the activity really helps a lot. My scar is tender and numb but it doesn't really bug me at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-mamas#post-9585 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:35:17 +0000 L2sweetpea 9585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started feeling better around week 3, and now at week 6 I am back to jogging 3 miles regularly. I would recommend staying active, yet taking it easy during the first 4 weeks. My skin about an inch above and below the incision is very minorly sensitive, which my provider said that can take up to a year for the nerves to return to normal around that area. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-mamas#post-9568 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:03:51 +0000 venice4504 9568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first 10 days were the hardest for me. After that I was off meds and moving around rather easy unless you asked me to get in the car. For some weird reason that movement/turning sucked for a good couple weeks. I'm 8 weeks PP now and other than a little tummy I'm fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-mamas#post-5488 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:26:52 +0000 Ambergontrail 5488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 2 weeks the husband and I went to Target and the Mall to get some Christmas shopping done. I was fine, a liiittle slower than usual but not too bad. At 3 weeks I was able to take longish walks up the hill by our home, and to run errands (the store while walking), too. I went off my percocet during the second week and didn't use advil, either. I did need a stool to get in and out of bed, but soon I didn't need it anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-mamas#post-5470 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:45:17 +0000 mommacommaphd 5470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took the full 7 weeks before I was back to almost normal.</p> <p>At my 2 week post-partum visit I really struggled to get in/out of the car, walk in the building, etc.</p> <p>By 4 weeks I could get around alright for short periods of time.</p> <p>It's a really slow process. Wishing you the fastest possible recovery! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-mamas#post-5460 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:02:14 +0000 hreichard 5460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a c-section and it wasnt too bad. The more you get up and move around the better you will feel. I believe i was on meds a week after i got released from the hospital. I had my son 3 months ago and still occasionally i'm a bit sore, especially if i push around my incision area. As for pain, i didnt have pain after about a month. It will take a long time to fully heal though, you figure they did a lot of moving around things in there. Just take your time and dont push yourself too much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-mamas#post-5424 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:09:33 +0000 Red 5424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a c-section and it actually didn't hurt too much afterwards but I also had a separated pubic symphysis that more than made up for it. Or maybe the pain from latter distracted me from the pain from the c-section, who knows? Hard to separate the two but I was off pain meds after two weeks and wasn't taking too much to begin with. I just had to be careful moving around.</p> <p>However, it's been 10 mos and my keloid scar is still pretty angry looking and there's still itchiness and some numbness at the site. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-mamas#post-5422 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:59:35 +0000 Mrs. Bee 5422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i think it took me a month to feel pretty much back to myself post c section, but i was pretty functional when taking my percocet/motrin. the recovery with vbac i think is going to be much faster, but was much much more intense the first 10 days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-mamas#post-5417 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:43:38 +0000 Becksabee 5417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm wondering how many people have had c-sections, and how long it took you to recover. I had mine on October 11th. I'm still pretty sore, but I'm getting around a lot better than I was a few days ago. I'm not fond of having so many restrictions, but I'm trying to hang in there. My boyfriend has been at home with me, so it hasn't been too bad. </p>