C-section bounce back

Took be about 4-6 weeks to really feel better. Was very painful for moving and getting out/ Sitting up of bed the first 3 weeks

I don’t know anyone who ‘bounced back’ after just a week! It took me 2 weeks to not need any paracetamol/ibuprofen every 4 hours. I’d say for me it was about week 4, where I started to feel ‘better’ or things became easier. Getting out of bed became easier, coughing/sneezing/laughing, going up and down the stairs etc! Give yourself a break, and take the pressure off. It’s 6 weeks for a c-section recovery. Ignore the others and any negativity x

For me week 1 was awful. So painful. But by the end of week 2 there was a sudden improvement. Hang in there!! And ignore anyone saying you should have recovered by now. It's 6 weeks recovery and that's only to get back to a point where you can start exercising and putting yourself back together. You're doing fine!

Are you on any pain relief? At 1 week pp I was still on a 3 hourly schedule of paracetamol+ibuprofen. Were you given any laxatives to help with the bathroom?

for 3 weeks i couldn’t walk properly, it took me 2/3 months to get back to “normal” i’m 10 months pp and random day like today, i feel pain in my scar

I am allergic to pain meds and so my pain management after my last c section was awful. I hurt so bad all the time. For the first week I barely could move around except I had to go to the nicu to see my baby. I don’t really remember when the pain went away but even at 6 weeks I could barely function.

@Genevieve I am on Tylenol and ibuprofen and have the option to take Vicodin but my husband is very against narcotics due to his family history so I have to use them only when absolutely needed which is fine but I’m still just sore and uncomfortable. And I was given gas x and stool softeners and I’m glad I can at least pass gas and am pooping but my god does it hurt!

It definitely took me 3 weeks to feel okay again and 6 months to feel like "normal". I'm sorry you're hurting so much. I would crank up a heating pad for the back pain and maybe try nipple shields to help with the painful latch. Stool softeners and Tylenol were my besties while I recovered. You can chew gum to help your gas pass or try gas-x. A good position to be in to pass gas is laying on your left side with your left leg straight and right knee bent.

I'm 5 1/2 months postpartum and still have not bounced back... Shame on whomever made that insensitive comment to you!!

I felt much better 5/6 weeks PP. Weeks before that were pure hell. My legs/feet were so swollen I couldn’t even walk because of the pressure. My back was hurting so bad. I was sleeping on a recliner for 3 weeks. It felt like I was never going to get better. C sections are rough. Hang in there, stay on top of your meds

You need 4-6 weeks to feel remotely better.

That's ridiculous. I'm also 1 week pp and although my pain is reducing, there's no way I'm "bouncing back". I still take paracetamol at least two or three times a day, and I couldn't actually move myself forward to get off the sofa yesterday evening. With my son two years ago, I think it was about two weeks until I could walk to the end of the road, and then I was pretty much okay by my 6 week check. It's not 'normal' for months though, I still felt it aching during exercise or even just randomly - not painful but you know it's there.

I’m coming to two weeks and have been on the same boat - there is no bounce back rule, shame on that family member, everyone heals differently mama! I literally cried the other day saying I’m overrrr it, everything just hurts 😅😅😅 I have a friend we had the baby about the same time and two weeks she was walking with the buggy around the park - I can barely get to the toilet and back 🤣🤣🤣🤣 For the poops I had to use a suppository because nothing was working for me (microlax off Amazon) xx