After C Section Incision Care

It would be best if you don t try to wash glue or those strips off.

After c section incision care. It s ok to shower and gently pat the area. If your doctor used tape strips on your incision let them fall off on their own. This will come off in roughly a week though if they re still there 10 days later or longer you can ask your doctor if you can remove them.

For comfort put a pillow along your side and use a chair with broad low arms. After delivering your baby by c section your doctor will tell you how to care for your incision. Keep your perineum clean to prevent an infection in fek shun.

Use warm soapy water to wash your incision daily usually when you shower. Breast feeding positions that work well during c section recovery include. Keeping the area dry and clean.

Do not spray water directly into the wound. This usually takes about a week. Caregivers may give you a squirt bottle of warm water or special cleaning solution to use.

Hold your baby at your side with your elbow bent. You can begin breast feeding almost immediately after the c section. If you were in labor before you had a c section you may need to take special care of your perineum the area between your legs.

Keep the incision clean and dry. You may also need ibuprofen advil motrin acetaminophen or other pain relievers. This care should include.