Had my emergency c-section a month ago. Every time I see midwife/HV they always admire how well it is healing despite the fact there is a huge stitch sticking out of the right side (the stitches which absorb into the skin etc). From time to time I noticed there was a smell, a bit like rubbish and when I mentioned it to midwives they just said to double the amount of baths I have and avoid irritating the area. I did what they advised, but find it's just getting worse. The sticky-out stitch seems to have slightly bruised now, and there's a moistness around the area. I'd noticed the smell had changed and asked my partner to sniff it for me, and he confirmed it's a lot stronger now, and for lack of a better description, he said it smelled like an "unwashed vagina". Previously it smelled more like how I would imagine dead flesh would smell.
Has anybody else got any experience of this? My next HV appointment isn't until later this week and I'm just wondering if I should try and get somebody to come out and see it sooner in case of infection.