Oozing From C Section Incision
Hello moms i delivered my baby 13 days ago by c section.
Oozing from c section incision. A c section may be scheduled before labor if you had a c section with your last baby. The nurse put them on the day i was leaving the hospital and about 5 days ago i noticed that. Pat your incision dry.
Here are some suggestions. This extra skin might trap your excessed sweat and keep it inside. You have to remember that various kinds of bacteria are also located beneath the skin and around the wound.
A cesarean delivery or c section is abdominal surgery to deliver your baby. This can be the culprit of the bad sensation of smell you notice on your incision. This was a repeat c section but the first time they used the steri strips on me.
There are many reasons you may need a c section. Although wound infection is common there are ways to help prevent infection following a c section. C section incision healing usually produce extra skin hanging around the wound.
Infection by certain germs such as the bacterium staphylococcus leads to a grayish white discharge from the incision. Watch your incision for signs of infection like more redness or drainage. After a c section it is normal to experience some swelling redness and pain around the wound.
Helping a c section scar heal. Abscesses can form at the uterine incision scar tissue ovaries and other tissue or nearby organs when an infection is present after surgery. Hold a pillow against the incision when you laugh or cough and when you get up from a lying or sitting position.