C Section Drainage From Incision
Contact your health care provider if your incision is red swollen or leaking discharge.
C section drainage from incision. Your arm or leg feels warm tender and painful. Check your c section incision for signs of infection. Foul smell from the area.
After a c section it is normal to experience some swelling redness and pain around the wound. Wash the area with warm water once a day is sufficient. Change any bandages regularly.
Your stitches come apart. Fever higher than 100 4 f. You cough up blood.
You feel lightheaded short of breath and have chest pain. Experiment with breast feeding positions you can begin breast feeding almost immediately after the c section. Tight clothing can irritate your incision so skip the skinny jeans and opt for pajamas baggy shirts jogging pants or other loose fitting clothes.
However with wound infections these. Incision and uterine infections are relatively common after a cesarean section. Before calling your doctor you might want to recheck the area with the help of your loved one if necessary to find out more about the drainage fluids and smell.
In some cases clear fluid may also seep out of the wound. You have questions or concerns about yourself or your baby. Signs of c section scar infection.