When you\u2019ve had a C-section, you\u2019re told to rest, to heal, and to let the scar close. And then\u2026 You were discharged. You\u2019re cleared for activity. You might even be told you\u2019re \u201cgood to go”. But your c-section recovery wasn’t fully explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What no one tells you is that recovery after a C-section doesn\u2019t stop when the scar heals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Caesarean section is major abdominal surgery. The procedure involves multiple layers \u2014 skin, fat, fascia, and tissue are cut to deliver your baby safely, and yet C-Section recovery guidance is often minimal. Women are handed a baby, gifted a new scar, and then expected to bounce back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And months, or even years later, they still don\u2019t feel quite right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That \u201cnot quite right\u201d can feel like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The problem isn\u2019t in your head. It\u2019s in the disconnection that surgery creates, and the lack of rehabilitation that follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n