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C section incision swollen and sore after 5 weeks?

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Wiggleroomm · 11/07/2024 22:04

I’ve been healing super well from C section and pretty much back to myself after 2 weeks. Incision healing well and barely raised…

yesterday my baby was crying and I needed
to do some housework / get tea ready for older child so I put him in baby bjorn carrier for about an hour. All fine (no pain, just a bit of backache)

today I put him in carrier again to sort house as we had people come to viewing it as we are trying to sell. This time it felt too much so I took it off after about twenty minutes.

However my section wound is now Swollen like a pouch and feels sore.

have I messed up my healing and recovery ?

I thought after 5 weeks, we were pretty much in the clear to resume as normal again. I’m so sad :😞 I was doing so well and now my body looks awful and lumpy and I feel back to
how I did the week after again.

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Echodaisy7 · 11/07/2024 22:09

Oh dear, it sounds like you may have done too much. When I had abdominal surgery (it was a vertical incision, but similar to c section) I was told strictly no lifting/exertion for 12 weeks! So no, I'm afraid 5 weeks is far far too soon.

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