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Five weeks postnatal and worried my caesarean scar is infected

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KeenGreenBird · 11/04/2026 16:56

5 weeks pp worried my c section scar is infected doesn’t smell and I don’t have a temperature

Five weeks postnatal and worried my caesarean scar is infected
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FeelingSadToday1 · 11/04/2026 17:45

It looks ok from what I can see (midwife). The white bits are likely slough. What makes you think it’s infected? You can get it swabbed to check if concerned.

KeenGreenBird · 11/04/2026 19:37

It’s a bit weepy like a pinky colour

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KeenGreenBird · 11/04/2026 19:42

FeelingSadToday1 · 11/04/2026 17:45

It looks ok from what I can see (midwife). The white bits are likely slough. What makes you think it’s infected? You can get it swabbed to check if concerned.

I found that it was a bit weepy like a pinky fluid

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