Showering After C Section

Often just letting the water run over your wound in the shower is enough.

Showering after c section. The midwife gave me a wipe down just after the c section and but the shower was 100000000000 times better clean hair whoop. Keeping the area dry and clean. If your doctor used tape strips on your incision let them fall off on their own.

Use warm soapy water to wash your incision daily usually when you shower. Take only a short bath. It was great and made me feel human again emergency c section after 15 hours in labour.

You should have a list of things you can and can t do from your surgeon if not call the office to get one. You should also avoid soaking for a long period of time the first few times you take a bath. Though he may allow you to take a shower the day after the surgery this will reduce the risk of infection.

You will want to take your time and try not to twist or stretch your stomach muscles excessively as you. Taking a bath after a c section take your time. In most cases this is not until 3 weeks after surgery.

You may remove your wound dressing and take showers if stitches staples or glue were used to close your skin. You should have a list of things you can and can t do from your surgeon if not call the office to get one. I had a shower the following morning without a dressing and my scar healed really well.

Usually it takes around a week to ten days nearly after the c section surgery for the stitches to dry up and heal totally and having a bath before the many doctors do not actually advise this thing.