The C-Section Pouch
WanderingRivers
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Does it ever go away or am I gonna need to get a tummy tuck when I hit goal?
I really hate the way it looks and it is a nasty reminder of a traumatic moment in my life.
I really hate the way it looks and it is a nasty reminder of a traumatic moment in my life.
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Mine has never gone away, had it for 12 years. No Amount of weight loss and exercise has helped me. I feel your pain!0
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Well crap. Better start saving for that tuck, I guess. Between the pouch and the scar, they are awful constant reminders of being lied to and conned into a surgery I didn't want and didn't need.
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How old is your child?0
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Would it be from scar tissue? I've never noticed mine, in fact I just looked and my scar has all but faded too. I had a pretty easy recovery from my c-section, I suspect it was my reward for having lots of horrible things leading up to it.
But I think it's probably something that has to be dealt with surgically0 -
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GreenGoddess22, she turns 9 this year.0
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SynchKat, IDK. All I know is that the skin forms a lovely pouch that looks like crap and the scar under it from the surgery itself often bothers me.
I had really really really bad PPD after her....birth. (I hesitate to say birth. It felt more like an extraction but I guess birth would be the technical term) I would like to get rid of at least one of those reminders since they are a source of constant irritation.1 -
Lady_Spartan15 wrote: »Traumatic??! Had my kids via c-section and they were the 2 most beautiful moments of my life.
For some, the c/s is extremely traumatic. That's great if yours wasn't, but please don't belittle anyone who feels less than happy ( not saying you are). Kurumi, please feel free to message me if you'd like to chat; it took me many years to accept the fact that I had to have one.
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KurumiSophia wrote: »SynchKat, IDK. All I know is that the skin forms a lovely pouch that looks like crap and the scar under it from the surgery itself often bothers me.
I had really really really bad PPD after her....birth. (I hesitate to say birth. It felt more like an extraction but I guess birth would be the technical term) I would like to get rid of at least one of those reminders since they are a source of constant irritation.
I'd bet it's scar tissue and I kind of thought there are things they can to to lessen that. Might just be genetics though.
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Lady_Spartan15 wrote: »Traumatic??! Had my kids via c-section and they were the 2 most beautiful moments of my life.
For me, it was very traumatic. The doctors LIED to me and coerced me into a surgery I neither wanted nor needed which led to a horrid rabbit hole of PPD. I am begging you, please don't belittle my experience just because it didn't match yours. Bully for you that you liked your surgeries. I hate mine. I hate that it was 5 o'clock on a Friday and they just wanted to go home so it was easier to lie and coerce me into surgery then to wait and see if I would birth normally.0 -
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That's too bad you had such a horrible experience. I pushed for 2 hours then they discovered my tailbone is deformed and c section it was. It was the shift change for the doctors so ibended up with like two doctors doing it because I think he wanted to see that on fact I was a mutant.
But being told you all if a sudden have to have major surgery isn't super fun. I remember being terrified0 -
Lady_Spartan15 wrote: »GreenGoddess22 wrote: »Lady_Spartan15 wrote: »Traumatic??! Had my kids via c-section and they were the 2 most beautiful moments of my life.
For some, the c/s is extremely traumatic. That's great if yours wasn't, but please don't belittle anyone who feels less than happy ( not saying you are). Kurumi, please feel free to message me if you'd like to chat; it took me many years to accept the fact that I had to have one.
I get that surgery is not the ideal option for child birth but for some it is also a matter of life or death. Had I not had the first one done, my oldest son wouldn't be alive. The second I chose to do because the scar was already there so why not?! Do I like my scar.. No. And the pouch.. Huh-uh. I don't think any of us c-section moms do.
@KurumiSophia I'm sorry you had a bad experience, but I feel that any birth or "extraction" of a child is a beautiful thing!
My first sounds a lot like yours. I'm beyond thrilled to have had a healthy happy baby! However the emotional pain is very very deep for some and unless you've been in that position, you'll never fully understand it.
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I have c section scar, had pre eclampsia so choice of c section or i would be dead/brain dead. It was the most traumatic experience of my life and took while to feel connected to daughter even with breast feeding. Because Im so fat I cant see my scar but can feel it and do wander if I get to lose the 100lbs I want what will be there.
From all Ive looked into and trainer is to keep doing the ab workouts. Itll tone up as much as it can and what is left maybe just naturally how you will be. IT probably feels worse because it was unnecessary traumatic operation which you never recovered from. Before you have the tuck maybe work on recovery from the emotional trauma aswell.
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I'm so sorry you had to go through that, and I hope you can come to some peace with it. Nine years is already a long time to carry such a burden, emotionally.
As far as the healing goes, I suspect there're too many factors to be able to predict that from one individual to the next. I delivered my first via c-section but it was planned (he was breech), I had a great surgeon, no complications, and by 2 years later other than a really well placed scar, you couldn't see any difference. My friend had an experience more like yours, it was a rushed job with a less than excellent surgeon, vertical incision, and 25 years later her poor tummy is still a mess. I don't know if those muscles could ever heal up enough to be flat again. Plus there are factors like scar tissue that vary between people. So unfortunately even though it's possible to heal up just fine, I imagine you'll just have to see how yours looks at your goal weight. Good luck!0 -
Lady_Spartan15 wrote: »GreenGoddess22 wrote: »Lady_Spartan15 wrote: »Traumatic??! Had my kids via c-section and they were the 2 most beautiful moments of my life.
For some, the c/s is extremely traumatic. That's great if yours wasn't, but please don't belittle anyone who feels less than happy ( not saying you are). Kurumi, please feel free to message me if you'd like to chat; it took me many years to accept the fact that I had to have one.
I get that surgery is not the ideal option for child birth but for some it is also a matter of life or death. Had I not had the first one done, my oldest son wouldn't be alive. The second I chose to do because the scar was already there so why not?! Do I like my scar.. No. And the pouch.. Huh-uh. I don't think any of us c-section moms do.
@KurumiSophia I'm sorry you had a bad experience, but I feel that any birth or "extraction" of a child is a beautiful thing!
Unfortunately, not every birth is beautiful. It can be marred by medical abuse, assault by medical professionals, as well as lies and coercion by those self-same professionals. I had no idea it could happen until it happened to me and then I found out that there are millions of women just like me who were taken advantage of by their doctors at a time when we are most vulnerable. It still hurts to this day. I won't have another child because of what I went through. The only thing I am waiting for is a doctor that will agree to sterilize me.0 -
That's too bad you had such a horrible experience. I pushed for 2 hours then they discovered my tailbone is deformed and c section it was. It was the shift change for the doctors so ibended up with like two doctors doing it because I think he wanted to see that on fact I was a mutant.
But being told you all if a sudden have to have major surgery isn't super fun. I remember being terrified
Pre-E, I get that. Mine was the result of an induction for being 41w. That was it. In hindsight, I should have never gone in and just waited until I went into labor on my own but hindsight is always 20/20. 0 -
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I hate the platitude of "a healthy baby is all that matters." There are few things that will enrage me more. Birth experience matters too. Talking to the mother like she matters instead of doing what's convenient for the doctor matters. So many things matter, not only a healthy baby.3
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My son was "sunny side up" and completely stuck. After 15 hours of labor, I spiked a fever of 105 and they took me to surgery. I remember almost nothing. Had a scheduled C with my daughter. I'm at goal weight now, and the pouch is still there, but the more I work out, the more it shrinks. I will never wear a string bikini, but a two piece with boy shorts is possible.0
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My 12 yr old daughter was delivered via a vertical incision. I have the giant scar from my belly button all the way down. My 8 yr old was delivered by a bikini cut incision, so I have a T shaped scar. It sucks because the vertical cut basically ruined my ab muscles and I have an extremely weak core. I'm self conscious and it frustrates me to no end, but the c-section saved my daughter's life so it's a small price to pay. I've known women who've gotten a tummy tuck but the subsequent pain of recovery and scars were not worth it for them.0
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I thought muscles were cut in that process. I'm thinking the only cure is surgery but I may be off base.0
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I thought muscles were cut in that process. I'm thinking the only cure is surgery but I may be off base.
It's a lot of work getting your core muscles back after a c section. I've never felt so floppy. But I think really lots is genetic. I did tell my Dr if I ever needed another section I'd appreciate a tummy tuck as well.0 -
My oldest has a pouch from my first grand . He was a big baby. She isn't into fitness heavily and I told her don't get discouraged since it's unlikely she'll get rid of it with exercise alone but to work to fitness for health reasons so she can be around a long time for her boys (she now has 2)0
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My oldest has a pouch from my first grand . He was a big baby. She isn't into fitness heavily and I told her don't get discouraged since it's unlikely she'll get rid of it with exercise alone but to work to fitness for health reasons so she can be around a long time for her boys (she now has 2)
That's good dad advice. she carried 2 babies she should be proud of her body however it is...birthing babies ain't easy0 -
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I had a c section with my son. The doctor told me that my abdominal muscles separated because of how large he was and the only fix was cosmetic surgery which I will never be able to shell out the money for. That being said no man has ever noticed my scar unless I point it out and they've never said anything about my abdominal muscles. I think we over think it.
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Your abdominal muscles can separate from pregnancy alone, especially if you have larger than normal babies.
Mine did- and I delivered 4 children, the smallest of which weighed 8lb 8oz, and the largest (also my first) weighing 9lb 12oz.
The "I love my tiger stripes" mentality is wonderful, but certainly not widespread- not even close.
But, no matter what your stomach looks like-- scars, muscles, stretch marks. Or if it snapped back into shape instantly... We're all going to pinpoint flaws, and hyper focus on them. And I'm willing to bet that nobody, especially "partners" give a rats *kitten* about them. The idea that you, me, or anyone else needs a tummy tuck for esthetic reasons is absurd. You don't have to love your imperfections, but women should really figure out how to love themselves as a whole, especially when it comes to all the things we do, did, endure- or endured being AND becoming a mother.
If that happened, I bet there would be whole helluva lot less self depricating, body shaming, and whatever else women think about themselves and eachother going on.2 -
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