https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:59:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2261582 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 09:22:29 +0000 ChelseaRose 2261582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: I think the dr said that they at least remove the old scar so that they attach skin to skin and not to scar tissue. </p> <p>@Mamasig: That's a bummer. I have another scar that's much bigger than I think it should be, so I hope that's not the case for me too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2261578 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 09:19:34 +0000 Mamasig 2261578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChelseaRose: I was hoping with a better scar my second time too. It's slightly better but still not great. I think I just must scar easily. It's still slightly raised and a much darker color than my skin tone. I'm 15 months post partum. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2261567 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 09:08:18 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2261567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChelseaRose: It might be worth asking your dr about. Im not sure it is the norm to repair a previous scar, so you may need to make a request for them to do it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2261556 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 08:55:24 +0000 ChelseaRose 2261556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: I'm so glad to hear that! Thanks for replying! If I have. RCS this time I hope I end up with a much better scar too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2261450 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 07:05:30 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2261450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChelseaRose: my first healed fine but was always raised. this time it's completely flat and much less noticable! I'm 6 months pp and it's still a little tender if I press hard or get a toddler kick while we are reading stories but overall it's healed well :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2261390 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 00:12:14 +0000 ChelseaRose 2261390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: I know this is an old post, but did your second scar heal better than your first? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2177772 Thu, 14 May 2015 09:09:03 +0000 beesknees 2177772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was much easier too. First was a non-elective, after water broke 48 hours before and labor never went anywhere- I was so pumped up with fluids and pitocin, etc, recovery was rough (but manageable)<br /> 2nd time- I still cried and got scared going in, but right when the baby came out I got skin to skin and was able to nurse while the dr. finished up. Much much different and recovery was easy. No swelling! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2177703 Thu, 14 May 2015 08:18:11 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 2177703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This might be silly, but I found it relaxing and oddly comforting: both of my spirals were strong, and my chest was numb. I didn't feel the rise and fall of my chest while breathing, and I have really bad anxiety so this was very strange and alarming to me!</p> <p>Breathing through my nose helped. I could "feel" my inhale and exhales, so it was both a relaxation technique and a soothing sensation, but it also kept me occupied which meant my mind wasn't on "soooo what are they doing down there....?!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2177688 Thu, 14 May 2015 07:58:49 +0000 SeptMomma12 2177688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone. We're heading to the hospital now, so I guess I'll be able to chime in soon with how MY repeat went :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2177625 Thu, 14 May 2015 05:45:51 +0000 GrapeCrush 2177625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My second was easier in most ways than the first. I wasn't exhausted and sore from laboring beforehand like the 1st. I was more relaxed. I left the hospital earlier. I definitely felt better the 2nd time around. I had a tight stitch that was pulling, but the amount of pain I was in wasn't normal according to my doctor. My doctor said that often times the repeats are easier because you don't labor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2177615 Thu, 14 May 2015 03:07:13 +0000 BunnyDragon 2177615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: my older son was born via emergency c-section. I had terrible pain post surgery and the recovery took long as well. With my younger son, I knew what was coming so I was mentally prepared. I was able to walk around the maternity ward the evening after the surgery and didn't need much pain medication after I left the hospital. good luck, mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2176970 Wed, 13 May 2015 12:49:54 +0000 Mrs. Pickles 2176970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>following as I'm scheduled for my repeat June 25th.. my first was an emergency and still a good experience so I'm hoping for a little less craziness :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2176545 Wed, 13 May 2015 09:07:57 +0000 ktdid23 2176545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My second (scheduled, repeat) c-section was so much easier than my first (emergency) csection.</p> <p>I think possibly because we knew what to expect and because it was routine: no rushing, everything was explained, the mood was certainly lighter than the last time.</p> <p>No issues, so I got to hold him while they were stitching me back up and except for the brief time they took him to clean him up and weigh him, I held him the entire time I was in recovery... something I didn't get to do with my first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2176473 Wed, 13 May 2015 08:20:52 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2176473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was long because the surgeon took a lot of time to eliminate a keloid scar from my first, but it was a pretty easy recovery! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2176458 Wed, 13 May 2015 07:58:29 +0000 MarieJ 2176458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My repeat section was awesome. It was scheduled for 9am. We arrived at the hospital at 7:30 for check in. They started on my spinal around 9:05. I had my daughter at 9:41a, and I was in recovery by 10:30, maybe earlier but I can't remember. It was great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2176428 Wed, 13 May 2015 07:23:25 +0000 SeptMomma12 2176428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies! This is the kind of stuff I needed to hear :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2176426 Wed, 13 May 2015 07:22:12 +0000 Mamaof2 2176426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not sure why but recovery with my 2nd c/s (both planned) was so much easier!</p> <p>I didn't have has much pain and was mobile much sooner!</p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2176132 Tue, 12 May 2015 18:14:07 +0000 marionberry 2176132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My repeat c-section for the twins was awesome and for some reason my recovery was so much easier. I think knowing what you're in for helps you to push yourself a bit more too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2176079 Tue, 12 May 2015 17:02:00 +0000 Mamasig 2176079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: wow! Super woman! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2176077 Tue, 12 May 2015 17:01:28 +0000 Mamasig 2176077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found my repeat to be so interesting. Because I had done it before and wasn't scared, I paid attention to everything. It was so cool. </p> <p>But it also HURT. With the 1st I felt tugging and pulling. With the second I felt a lot pressure and pain. I kept telling them it hurt and they asked if it was pressure or pain. I don't know, but it hurt. I had to really focus and breathe through the pain. </p> <p>I also found recovery to be harder. Probably because I had a 20 month old toddler at home. My stomach muscles were weaker much longer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2176064 Tue, 12 May 2015 16:41:21 +0000 charlotte 2176064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following as I'm having my second in the fall. My doctor tells me repeats are a breeze but of course she might just be keeping things positive. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2176016 Tue, 12 May 2015 15:50:10 +0000 Mrs. Train 2176016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was great, way easier than the emergency. I showed up early in the morning and it was totally relaxed. I didn't have any medical issues like I did the first time so I was able to hold my baby as soon as they were done sticking me up instead of four hours later like my first. It was a really positive experience for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2176015 Tue, 12 May 2015 15:47:32 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2176015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Easy!<br /> I was home in my own bed 29 hours later. Went on a two mile walk five days out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2176009 Tue, 12 May 2015 15:44:00 +0000 SeptMomma12 2176009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: Thank you! My mom had a similar experience, but it's nice to hear it from someone else as well.</p> <p>@autumnlove: How scary :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2176006 Tue, 12 May 2015 15:42:35 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2176006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following as well since I'll be having a RCS after an emergency C-section in September. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2175984 Tue, 12 May 2015 15:29:04 +0000 autumnlove 2175984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The surgery was awesome and I was so happy and relaxed right afterwards. I felt an euphoric type high that I didn't get after LO 1.</p> <p>Overall, it was positive but I started hemorraghing about an hour afterwards and it was a stressful next 24 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2175976 Tue, 12 May 2015 15:21:42 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 2175976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Easy. </p> <p>I had two scheduled sections, and both were easy, but my second was a breeze. </p> <p>I asked to leave the hospital a day early. I had her Tuesday morning and was home for dinner on Thursday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2175968 Tue, 12 May 2015 15:15:52 +0000 BananaPancakes 2175968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following just because I'm interested in what the future may bring if we have another. This is honestly one of the reasons on my list not to have another. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-was-your-repeat-c-section#post-2175957 Tue, 12 May 2015 15:12:42 +0000 SeptMomma12 2175957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an emergency c-section with my son, so I never really had a chance to think about it. I really didn't find it so bad overall, but I was just so glad to be done with labor. Now I'm two days out from a scheduled repeat c-section with my daughter and I'm terrified. How was your repeat c-section compared to your first? </p>