I'm a new mom just had my 1st son on The 24th of Feb this year and i had to have a C-section....?

now i keep having alot of pain on my lower abdoman left side. During the biginning of my pregnancy i had a kidney infection and was on anti-biotics during my whole pregnancy now that i stopped taking the medicine i keep getting this pain il get it for a few days then stops for a couple days then il get it again. now i did do some exercise like 3 weeks after sergery and i heard it takes 3 months to completely heal... Does any moms out there that had C-section know if pain like this is even normal?

I'm a new mom just had my 1st son on The 24th of Feb this year and i had to have a C-section....?
After the initial healing, some pain after having a C-section is normal. You are going to be slightly tender in that area for a while. If it becomes worse, or the pain is persistent, it wouldn't hurt to contact your doctor.
Reply:Yes, some pain is normal after a C-Section, after all it is major surgery and people around one tend to forget that. All they care about is the new baby and tend to forget what the mother has gone through...


However, in light of your previous history, I would definitely have my urine checked by a doctor if I were you as it is possible that the infection is back.


Being a new mum also brings your defences down as your body is under a lot of strain taking care of a new baby.


All the best!
Reply:I'm thinking that you probably did start exersising to early. I myself never had a c-section, but did have to be cut open after my last pregnancy for a radical hysterectomy, and it hurt like hell for quite a while. I'm sure you've already asked your doctor about this, but if you haven't...go and go soon. You have a brand new baby to care for so you can't afford any problems with your health right now. ps CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!
Reply:I know that a C-Section is extremely painful (personal experience); I remember not being able to stand up straight and having difficulty breathing the first times I stood up by myself, I thought I was going to faint! It did get better as time went by, but the pain was quite consistent for about a couple of months (although it was better every day)





However, if you gave birth almost two months ago and it still feels like you just had a C-Section, you should definetly follow up with your doctor. Sometimes the incisions can get infected and I have heard that's very painful (and dangerous). It's best to be safe than sorry, so it would be a very good idea to check in with your ob gyn.





I hope you feel better soon.
Reply:It sounds fairly normal to me. I had c-sections for my 1st and 3rd sons and had lots of pain afterwards on and off for a couple of years. I still get pain sometimes and my 3rd son is going to be eight years old soon. Do yourself a favor. Relax. The baby weight is not going to fall off for the next few months so, stop the exercising for a while. You will get down to your regular size or close soon enough. There are these annoying little things called adhesions that you get after a c-section. Basically they are strips of scar tissue that connects your uterine scars to your scar on the outside wall of you abdomen. Kind of like when you have gum on your hands and stick them together then pull them apart. Everybody gets them and, they don't go away. If you have one in a particular spot and you pull hard enough in the oppsite direction of the scar tissue it stretches. Then there is pain. It is not unbearable once you get used to it and, learn not to move in that particular way. I'm not saying to stop all regular activities or anything. I have had them pull sometimes when I cough too hard. It's really touch and go. You just got your staples out and are still very tender. New scar tissue is always painful. You have to realise that it's in an area that is used constantly and will take much longer to heal than say your arm. There is a chance you have an infection or something else but, I doubt it. You are probably just over doing it. Go get checked just to make sure.

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