Hi all, two weeks ago I had to have a planned c-section birth. This was something I struggled with, but I was actually pleasantly surprised by the procedure and it was just magical to meet my little girl, regardless of the more surgical situation. Since the birth I am massively struggling with the appearance of the area. I gained minimal weight in pregnancy and my stomach has already shrunk back quite significantly. However above the scar it is puffy and there is a little shelf of a bit of puffy skin/stomach running the length of the scar that sticks out around an inch. Below, where my pubic hair/area is it is flatter and tighter. I really don’t mind about having a scar but am terrified that it is going to stay shelf like above the scar so my stomach will unable to be flat and will forever have this tiered affect. Because Im not that large and didn’t gain loads of weight I guess I wasn’t expecting this overhang/distended puffy area. All the midwives have said that it looks like a neat scar and it should shrink back but all the images I find online don’t show this much overhang or swelling and so I’m really not convinced. I’m a firmer anorexic with a complex relationship with my body anyway and so I’m finding this so distressing. I know it’s only two weeks but I guess I’m looking to hear others experience of the healing process. Did you have swelling like this that subsided and flattened and if so, what was the timeline? Did yours never flatten? Have you had any successful procedures to help? Many thanks in advance x