hello im 20F and i dont know if this is the right subreddit to post but if you have had a c section, pls advise.

not pregnant nor had a baby but my OB cut me up like i had a c section because i had my ovarian cyst taken out. my aunt who had a c section before told me she couldn't walk properly for MONTHS and im so scared. i think im too young for this. i dont know what to do. i keep crying rn because im scared that if i move it might harm the incision. this is my first time going under operation and i have a belly binder on to help with the cut but im still scared.

pls advise how i can manage or how i can help make the cut heal faster.

im a working student and my job gave me 2 months to rest, my uni gave me 1 month.

thank you.

I am having my second c-section in three weeks. And I am so scared. I just don’t. Want. To. Have. Surgery.

For context I had an emergency c-section 3,5 years ago. Perfectly calm labor, very effective concractions, everything was going well and I was just about to push and then BAM! My daughters heartrate fell off a cliff and they did an emergency c-section on me. It only took 20 minutes from when the c-section was called to when baby was out. That includes transportation from delivery room to the operation room, anestesia, opening and getting my daughter out. At that time she was so far down in my pelvis that they really struggled with getting her out and they had to make extra incisions in my uterus to loosen the deathgrip vacuum my uterus was making. I was awake and everything in me just shut off and I just tried to be the “perfect patient” and totally shut off my emotions.

They told me the next day that I should have a c-section next time because of all the scar tissue in my uterus. They’re scared my uterus will rupture if I go into labour.

I am just so scared. I know that it is in some aspects totally irrational, but I just can’t seem to “get over it”. I have talked to doctors, midwives, other women with similar experiences, a therapist who is also a midwife and I still just have this overwhelming dread just by the thought of having another c-section.

I am so sad, frustrated and ashamed. I really want my second baby’s birth to be a joyful event but I am SO scared… The doctors and midwives are all so kind and understanding, but nothing seems to help me. Today I cried for over an hour.

Looking for a bit of consolation and advice from other women who have experienced somthing similar….

TW: miscarriage

Hi, I’m looking for stories of isthmocele repair and if you had the Laparoscopic or Hysteroscopic surgery.
From my understanding, the laparoscopic is much more invasive, longer recovery time, and you have to wait 6 months to conceive. While hysteroscopic isn’t a full repair, more of a shaving down, but immediate recovery and you only have to wait 3 months to conceive.

I had two miscarriages in August of 2025 and in May of 2026 which was life threatening due to blood loss and ended up being hospitalized for 3 days and got 4 units of blood. So I need to have a surgical repair. I have my meeting for surgical planning tomorrow but would love to hear first hand experience.

There are my questions for the surgeon, please let me know if you have any advice or ideas of other questions to ask. My c section was in March of 2024 and I had a vaginal birth Sept 2022.

- Does either surgery make the next pregnancy high risk / less of a candidate for a VBAC

- Prolonged spotting during period/ AVB has stopped so that won’t be good indication of if procedure was successful - is repeat sonohysterogram as follow up a good idea?

- My OB confident the isthmocele is what caused last 2 miscarriages with the one in May life threatening, concerned that will happen again with the less invasive surgery

Thank you everyone

I’m 5 months pp, no complications, the scar no longer hurts, doing my daily scar massages but my abdominal muscles take soooooo long to recover.

I’m working with a physiotherapist and I try to do daily exercises for it and my pelvic floor, but I’m usually so tired in the evening I stop at just scar massage. I feel it gets better overtime but very slowly, I still have slightly visible line on my stomach.

My physio said I’ll need to wait till I’m 6 months pp to get into some real training but I don’t think I will be ready even by then.

How long did it take for you? Did you do anything in particular or will my core get better naturally with time?

Hi all. I'm due for my section on the 14th. Is there anything I should buy to aid recovery? I hear belly binders are good to have. Any suggestions for which brands in particular (UK based)?

Scar oil? Flannels? Let me know what helped you heal and keep a strong core ❤️

Hi mamas, I am five weeks postpartum on my second C-section. My first one was an emergency C-section and I recovered reallly quickly after a week I was feeling a lot better and progressively held up fast. The second C-section recovery has been really rough. I felt better at 2 weeks. However, be even weeks 3 to 5 I’ve just been in consistent pain. I didn’t push myself more or anything. It’s pretty debilitating. I can’t walk for more than 5 to 10 minutes in the house without being in a lot of pain and I can’t hold my baby for long either because it puts pressure on my belly which affects my pain. I know this is a major abdominal surgery and I’m trying to be hopeful, but I’m feeling anxious now that I won’t get better as dramatic as that sounds. The pain is on the left side above my incision. It feels like a sunburn very sensitive and localized, but that’s manageable, under that feels like a deeper, pulling, sometimes sharp, cramping deep pain. The doctor said the incision looks good and it’s not infected. I had a CT scan done and a transvaginal and abdominal ultrasound. All came back clear, although that’s good news, it makes me feel anxious that there’s no real answer to what feels like debilitating pain. Did anyone else go through something similar and get better ?

I could use advice or encouragement :(