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So i’m currently 13 weeks 3 days pregnant, about 8 months PP from my first C section.
I’m wondering if anyone has been in the same boat with getting another planned c section done & how the pain was during & after for you?.
i’ve read a few stories about how they felt their belly was stretched again & needing oxygen ect.
it scares me because my first baby was 10.1 4.6kgs, they had to take out pelvic muscle so healing was so painful, i’ve heard it can be worse 2nd time around.
any stories & or thoughts would be so appreciated!

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Chat_noir_dusoir

June 27, 2025

I had two sections 17 months apart, both under general anaesthesia (one emergency, one because my epidural wasn’t working).

I found the second nearly easier because in knew what to expect with regards how much I could do and what the healing process was like.

What you need to be very careful of is lifting your toddler. The first time around, all you had to pick up was your newborn, its easy to fall into our usual routines and forget that we really can’t pick them up. Line up plenty of help in the weeks immediately post op.

Chat_noir_dusoir

June 27, 2025

I had two sections 17 months apart, both under general anaesthesia (one emergency, one because my epidural wasn’t working).

I found the second nearly easier because in knew what to expect with regards how much I could do and what the healing process was like.

What you need to be very careful of is lifting your toddler. The first time around, all you had to pick up was your newborn, its easy to fall into our usual routines and forget that we really can’t pick them up. Line up plenty of help in the weeks immediately post op.