https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:24:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784953 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:01:16 +0000 Honeydew 1784953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had staples, dissolvable internal stitches and butterfly strips after the staples were removed.</p> <p>Short term: No negative issues (except totally great time to catch a cold... ouch)</p> <p>Long term: I'm 6 mos pp and the scar looks minimal, a little raised. The area is still a little numb, but no major issues </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784835 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 10:10:36 +0000 yoursilverlining 1784835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had staples that were removed when we are discharged from the hospital, and steri-strips that were removed at my two week PP check up. </p> <p>Short term: no negative issues. No issues with incision healing no pain or other issues.</p> <p>Long term: for a while there was numbness around the incisions/scar site, but at some point (I can't remember when) that went away. For a bit the scar site felt like it had a sort of a rope of tissue underneath the scar site but that has also gone away as well. The only long-term negative complication I've had is that in the stitching up process the doctor caught one of my nerves so I have entrapped nerve - it only hurts if I do intense abdominal work. It's fine to do like 40-50 sit-ups a day, just not more. So basically, it's not a big deal at all - it's not even necessarily a c-section complication, as the same can happen from vaginal stitching up too.</p> <p>I'm 25 months out and the scar had almost totally disappeared - you have to really, really look for it to find it. I can't feel any scar tissue in that area and all feeling has returned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784663 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 09:09:46 +0000 JerricaBenton 1784663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had dissolvable stitches and butterfly strips. Strips fell off. Incision healed quickly. I had no problems other than soreness on one side where they had to cut more to get LO out of her wedged hiding spot. I described the soreness right after as a slight burning/sunburn feeling at the incision. Never really experienced pain after. I've had no long term issues. I started working out as soon as I was cleared and occasionally still feel a slight pulling sensation when doing a tough workout. My scar is barely visible at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784621 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:52:53 +0000 LuLu Mom 1784621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Short Term: I had staples and it healed nicely right away. I didn't need to pack it or anything just had to be careful with the steri strips they put on once the staples were removed. </p> <p>Long Term: barely even notice my scar (which is maybe 4-5 inches long), it healed incredibly well and is a white color that blends in with my skin. Don't even notice it and have no pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784598 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:43:34 +0000 2PeasinaPod 1784598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Short term: I had internal stitches and glue. I felt like I healed ok within 2 weeks PP, but definitely still had numbness and soreness throughout my 12 week maternity leave. </p> <p>Long term: I'll get a stabbing pain here and there, but overall, it healed nicely. Barely a scar. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784569 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:33:10 +0000 heartonastring 1784569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had internal, self-dissolving stitches. They healed pretty quickly without pain or issues with the incision.</p> <p>Now, 15 months PP, I have a scar that's about 6" long and very fine - some of it is white and some of it is pink. A tiny bit of numbness around it, but no pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784369 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 07:04:42 +0000 LulaBee 1784369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had internal stitches but my wound didn't heal for 8 weeks pp. I had to have a home health care nurse come out and take care of it, and the days they didn't come my husband had to change the dressing on it and shove gauze into the open wound with a Q-tip. I had a very slow recovery.</p> <p>A few months pp, I saw a therapist for some post-partum depression (stemming from C-section) and she said to put Bio-Oil on it. It helped reduce the scarring somewhat and helped me come to terms with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784358 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 06:56:09 +0000 Dandelion 1784358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was glued and I had dissolving stitches inside. 4 months later, there's a line and numbness, but it looks great. I didn't have any problems. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784353 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 06:52:30 +0000 erwoo 1784353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had surgical glue and tape on the outside for a few days. My scar is about 5 inches wide and I do feel numbness in one area. I don't think it's odd to feel some sort of numbness b/c they did cut through 6 layers of me to get to my baby. :) I had some steroids injected after my second section b/c I had a pretty big scar tissue. It's much better and not raised anymore like it was after I had my first. The weirdness and pulling does go away. I felt weird lying on my belly for a very long time b/c it stretched that area. Now I don't feel anything there anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784349 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 06:50:28 +0000 Mamaof2 1784349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1st - glued closed with internal stitches - no issues with healing, had a keloid form on about 2 inches of it - was numb for a long time</p> <p>2nd - glued closed with internal stitches - again no issues healing - dr removed the keloid and it didn't come back.</p> <p>I am 3 yrs PP now and have zero issues and zero numbness at the incision site. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784340 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 06:44:01 +0000 My Only Sunshine 1784340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Short term: I had internal stitches that dissolved and steri-strips that fell off after about a week. I had more soreness than actual incision pain. If I leaned or twisted funny, it felt like the edges of my incision would "catch" a little and that hurt!</p> <p>Long term: After the first 6 weeks or so it really didn't bother me. I'm 10 months out and the area of the scar is still sort of numb. If I have pressure directly on the incision scar it feels uncomfortable. And I still sometimes get a pinching feeling at the very ends of my scar when I twist or turn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784292 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 03:05:35 +0000 Skadi 1784292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was glued and had internal stitches. Six months PP, it's still kind of dark and feels a little numb, but is fine otherwise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784288 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 02:23:58 +0000 BabyMats 1784288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had mine glued and internal stitches as well. Mine did open up and get infected. Dh head to stuff mine with gauze too. Plus I took antibiotics. It took me to about 3 1/2months pp til I started to feel "normal."<br /> Almost 12 months pp still tingly and sometimes had this itch that a scratch cannot get rid of and every now and then some random twinges of pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784260 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 23:36:25 +0000 sunny 1784260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had staples and I think I was also glued up. I also had steristrips put on after the staples were taken off. </p> <p>I had a lot of tenderness up through probably 12 weeks. Now at nearly 2 years post partum, I have a really nasty hypertrophic scar that is red and raised and gets itchy. My OB said that she could cut it out the next time and we could try different topical stuff to try to prevent the scarring, but some will be inevitable. :-( It doesn't hurt anymore but it is itchy from time to time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784229 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 22:20:42 +0000 daniellemybelle 1784229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had no real issues with my incision but my staples were extremely painful. I felt so much better when I got them out! I had to take Oxycodone to manage my pain while healing for about 10 days though, which is longer than normal I think.</p> <p>I think it was about 4 or 5 weeks before I felt 100% better. At 9 months pp, I have some weird twinges &amp; pulling sensations. I also have a horrible flap for a stomach. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784203 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 21:53:27 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1784203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had internal stitches and glue, with butterfly strips. They fell off on their own in about 10-14 days.</p> <p>Short term: I was freaked out by the inscision so I never once looked at it. I let the strips fall off naturally and still didn't check out my scar! I never felt numb there like a lot of women describe. I never had any problems healing. </p> <p>Long term: for about 10 months following the surgery, I felt a tugging sensation on my right side but it felt more like on my hips than from my section. My scar healed amazingly- it's barely noticeable. I'm 34 weeks pregnant with our second and just last week started to notice a heavy feeling around the scar site. It feels like scar tissue build up, which I'm assuming is normal. It's uncomfortable but not painful, if that makes sense. I am not numb there, either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784198 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 21:49:24 +0000 GrapeCrush 1784198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Short term: I had staples. They were removed the day I was discharged both times. No problems with the incision healing. </p> <p>Long term: after my first, I got pregnant at 6 months pp, so nothing felt 'normal' haha. With my second, she will be 1 on Friday and I'm still numb. Other than that, everything is fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784193 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 21:47:59 +0000 Sammyfab 1784193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I believe my incision was closed with glue and dissolvable stitches. Thankfully I had not complications with swelling, bleeding, infection, etc. I didn't do anything to minimize scarring and 2.5 years later it's still a deep purple-y colour.</p> <p>It is also numb and tingly at times. If I press anything up against my scar or if something hits it (e.g. a crazy toddler), it stings a little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784186 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 21:43:15 +0000 twodoghouse 1784186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm only 12 weeks out, but here's my experience so far. I had my incision glued shut and I believe internal stitches that dissolved.</p> <p>Short term: Everything healed really well and pretty quickly after I was pain free. I did get bad bruising on one side about a week PP but that's normal I guess?</p> <p>Long term: My incision is still a really angry red color. I'm not sure how long till that will fade. It's also crooked (it was an emergency section) but there's nothing I can do about that. I occasionally have some tenderness when I wear the Moby for a long time or have sex. Mostly pain free though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784184 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 21:42:46 +0000 lilteacherbee 1784184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had glue and dissolvable stitches. At 1 week pp, I noticed my incision was opening a bit where it criss-crosses another scar. I went to the OB and he said it sometimes happens when they have to cut across a previous scar. He gave me some antibiotics and told me to put honey on it every night (weird, but its a natural antiseptic) and it healed in a couple weeks.</p> <p>I'm now 8.5 months pp and have no lasting issues other than some minor numbness near the incision. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784179 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 21:38:01 +0000 Applesandbananas 1784179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Short term: I had staples and had a small (about an inch) area open after I got the staples out. I used neosporin and it healed well. </p> <p>Long term: I don't really have feeling along my incision scar, but I think that is typical? I don't really need feeling lol so nbd I guess? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784174 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 21:35:24 +0000 MrsH 1784174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had internal stitches and glue. It was really sore at first but healed really well and six months later I still have numbness but don't notice it much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/c-section-recovery-short-and-long-term#post-1784160 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 21:22:44 +0000 Mae 1784160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just curious for those who have had c-sections, how did you heal up? Also how was your incision closed?</p> <p>I had staples.</p> <p>Short term: My incision opened up the day I got the staples out, 1 week pp. Initially I thought it was only an inch wide (because I'd not looked at it and my husband was being kind) but it was actually about 3 inches wide and was 4cm deep. My husband had to pack the wound with gauze daily and it didn't finally close up until 7 weeks pp! </p> <p>Long term: I'm only (almost) 11 weeks out now but I still have some numbness around the incision, and it can be somewhat sore in the area if I've been up and down off the floor a lot or when I sleep weird and the area gets stretched. </p> <p>Just curious what other peoples' healing was like! </p>