pressure around previous c-section scar

[lozza1985]

hi ive had 2 sections before, the last one being only 15 months ago am due again in the beg of feb to have another section at 39 weeks for the past 2 weeks ive been getting alot of pressure /pain around the scar i mentioned it to midwife today and she booked me an app to see my consultant next week i was just wondering if anyone else has had this ?? any advice more than welcome!!

bump!!xx

Hi Lozza I had 4 c/s's and would have had tenderness and throbbing along my c- section scar lines during pregnancy and I believe this is pretty normal.Is that what you are experiencing or is it more painful? In fact my scar line still gets a bit tender when my period is due or when i am tired. However , not trying to alarm you, but my sister(3 c/s) had problems with her scar line thinning and splitting during her 2nd birth, when she had a long trial of labour. It was very thin again on her third baby. However she had just the same tenderness/ throbbing as me during her pregnancies and had no indications that this could happen. HTH's and good luck with your appointment

hi elliephant thanks for your reply ,its hard to explain sometimes its just tender but then other times theres a real sharp stabbing pain that takes my breathe away , i asked my midwife when they are going to do the c-section coz i thought its normally 39 weeks but she said if the pain stays there the might do it at 37 weeks ,so not really sure whats going on now!!

bump anyone else had this?

hi I am 31 weeks pregnant and due middle feb i have same prob midwife says it is just the weight of the baby that is putting pressure on previous scar i thought i was gonna burst open lol

hi sheena yeah it def does feel like that! are you having another sectionthis time , hope you dont mind me asking.xx

got my app tomorrow and scar really quite sore , any one got any ideas to what might happen ?

i wonder if you might have a scan, i don;t know if there might be a way to look at the area round the scar, to check all is well... sure all will be ok, but good to be checked out

hi lulumama sorry forgot to add am having scan to , what would they look for in the scan as far as i know baby is all ok .xx

not really sure , but i imagine they would want to look at the scar and see how thick / thin it is?

it might just be that the scar tissue is giving you pain as it stretches.

re c.s at 37 weeks, unless there is a hugely compelling reason to have it before 39 weeks, it is best to avoid , as more chance of breathing difficulties, but obviously depends on how things are ..

do let us know how you get on tomorrow

ive had 3 sections and on last 2 did have pain in scar-cant think how to describe it-mw said it was streaching and thats why it hurt plus the scar tissues.

thanks lulumama will let you know how i get on and thanks for the advice , moljam did you have your section any earlier due to the pain of your scar ?

dd was 41 weeks,ds1 was 37,ds2 was 37.both boys due to i kept having contractions and going into labour from 30 ish weeks.not because of scar pain.
as a pp said i still get pain/uncomfortable i scar now(youngest is 2)when cold,ill,hot,when periods due etc!

hope its all ok.

ok thanks will just go in tomorrow with open mind and see what he says thanks for your advice though.xx

what did they say?im offline tonight but hope it went well,thinking of you

hi they just said some pressure and pain is quite normal and booked me in for a section for the 6th feb ,so im glad i went as it put my mind at ease , thanks for all your help and advice.xx

glad it all went well!so by 6th feb youll have lovely baby-exciting!