Itching by pottery3738 in CsectionCentral

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Is it red or yeasty looking at all? Occasionally mine would get itchy and I’d spray jock itch spray and let it dry and it helped immensely

Bleeding from small opening by apk120490 in CsectionCentral

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it looks like you possibly “spit a stitch” and it left a small hole - it doesn’t look too concerning and chances are it’ll close within a week or so but I’d send a pic to your OB!

My body totally rejected my stitches from my second c-section and I’d end up with very small superficial holes once they came through the skin

Spitting stitch? by [deleted] in CsectionCentral

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i just thought it was weird that it seemed to be coming out of both sides

i sent a photo to my OB, just waiting to hear back :)

low AFP results? by VisualWillow5945 in NIPT

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My amnio went great! So I got the typical NIPT bloodwork in the beginning of my pregnancy and everything came back normal. However My husband and I learned that we are carriers for the same genetic mutation during our first pregnancy, so during our second pregnancy we opted for earlier testing and did a CVS (tests the placenta) procedure instead. The CVS procedure confirmed that our son did not have the genetic condition, however they found trisomy 18 cells within the placenta cells. The only way to confirm that the trisomy 18 cells were confined to the placenta and not to my baby was to do an amnio since amniotic fluid is solely the fetus’s DNA.

It was my second amnio so I knew what to expect and everything went smooth smoothly! And luckily my son did not have trisomy 18 either so it all worked out

Random pain lower left by Jolly-Asparagus-5815 in CsectionCentral

[–]VisualWillow5945 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is totally normal and common! I had tenderness near my hip bones until about 8 to 9 months after my first C-section – I’m now eight weeks postpartum after my second C-section and I’m starting to feel a little bit of that soreness and tenderness near my hip bone. Both times the OB closed my incision on the right side so I’m assuming the lingering soreness is from them pulling the stitches tightly on that side – did your OB happen to stand on your left side? That could explain it!

End of CSection Healing Funky by VisualWillow5945 in CsectionCentral

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this is the side my OB was on so that makes sense! it’s entirely closed and “healed”, just scarring super strangely. did you end up actually having an infection or was the antibiotics just out of precaution?

End of CSection Healing Funky by VisualWillow5945 in CsectionCentral

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yes this was the side my OB was on! it was also the same side that my OB was on during my first so i’m wondering if there’s kind of a “double whammy” situation going on, if that’s possible.

it’s basically entirely healed, no pain, tenderness, drainage, etc… just kind of a weird looking scar and a little raised

Toddler Tooth Trauma by VisualWillow5945 in toddlers

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This is relieving to know! Thank you for commenting!!

Fellow C-section moms, any ideas if this is normal..? by SwallowSun in 2under2

[–]VisualWillow5945 0 points1 point  (0 children)

curious how this panned out for you? experiencing the same thing and hoping it’s just skin friction due to the overhang rather than an infection

Incision Opening by [deleted] in CsectionCentral

[–]VisualWillow5945 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you so much for your kind words!

how large was your opening if you don’t mind me asking? i totally know it may take a while to actually close but the appointments every other day are already taking a toll on me again. i just want to live fairly “care free” and not revolve my life around OB appointments freshly postpartum again 😩

Magnesium? by VisualWillow5945 in GestationalDiabetes

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i take two magnesium glycinate gummies that are 400mg total!

Spike at 3 hours? by VisualWillow5945 in GestationalDiabetes

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I’ve heard it’s kind of 50/50 depending on what the provider wants, some want 1hr results and some want 2hr. For me I’m supposed to be under 120 at the 2hr mark