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C section dressing
kaythorn · 25/03/2021 16:11
Hi I have had emergency section last Saturday and my midwife came today and asked if wanted to take my dressing off , I said no as I worry incase stitches will come open and she said I can take them off myself , just wondering if anyone else took them off themselves was it easy? And also how roughly did you leave them on longer for?
Starlive23 · 25/03/2021 16:28
I left on my dressing for 4 days then put a large sanitary towel over it for a few days (obviously changing it often) after just tucked into my pants. Not sure if it was a mental thing but felt less like I was going to fall open!
Notaroadrunner · 25/03/2021 16:38
Mine were off in a couple of days. It's probably best to take it off now. The stitches shouldn't open. I've had c-sections and never had an issue with stitches. After a shower make sure to dry the area properly by dabbing it with your towel - using a hair dryer on low heat will also help (don't have it on full blast).
Are your stitches dissolvable or do you need to go back and have them removed? On one of mine I had my stitches out after a week but the others were dissolvable.
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