Hi,
I didn’t have a c-section but I had to have forceps in the end and like you I couldn’t wee either. I first had one foley catheter overnight and when they took it out the next day I couldn’t go, they then put another foley catheter in and left it in for a week, I had to go back to hospital a week later to see if I could go and again I couldn’t go at all. I then had to have another foley catheter in, this time for two weeks and again when I went back I still couldn’t wee.
They eventually taught me intermittent self catherization, so when I got the urge to wee, I had to try myself and then catheter afterwards. At this point (3 weeks post partum) I still couldn’t go at all myself, so had to self catheter about 5 times a day. Eventually I started to be able to go myself but it was only dribbles - maybe 10ml at most.
The bladder specialist I was seeing told me I could stop self catherterizing if I was having residual voids of less than 100ml, this finally happened about 6 weeks after starting to self catherterize (so about 9 weeks post partum).
I’m now 4 months post partum and whilst I don’t need to self catherterize anymore, I still don’t pee as I did before giving birth. I will usually have to double void and go to the toilet around 15 times a day, the bladder specialist seems to think my bladder is still damaged from the forceps and that it could take months and months to heal fully but it will eventually get better to the point it was before giving birth.
I also think some of my issues are psychologial because I’ve spent so long not being able to go properly.
I just wanted to let you know it does get better but it might take a while longer than what you’re expecting. I would maybe ask your doctor about self catherterizing if it’s something you think you’d be able to do because I didn’t see any improvement until that point.
I hope everything sorts itself out for you and congratulations on your little boy.