Water Retention After C Section

Now any swelling is typical after giving birth whether it was a natural birth or c section.

Water retention after c section. After the foley was removed 24 hours after the c section i remained bloated for a couple of weeks. Where you ll most likely experience swelling. However when you have a c section and you re administered iv fluids throughout the surgery this fluid will be redistributed too which may result in a little extra swelling after the procedure.

Article metrics reported rates of postpartum urinary retention pur following vaginal delivery range as high as 18 but the risk of pur associated with cesarean delivery is difficult to determine because of the effects of surgery and anesthesia on postpartum bladder function and also because there is no consensus on what constitutes pur. My foley wasn t draining properly causing my bladder not to empty and thereby causing water retention. Aug 8 2008 messages.

I know its from all the fluid i had before csection but didn t expect this i keep my feet up for a bit and it. The fact that you re not moving around much after delivery especially true post c section makes it more difficult for your body to rid itself of fluid. I had the same problem with the water retention after the c section which mine had to do with the foley catheter.

One of the outcomes of that extra progesterone is extra water retention leading to swelling during pregnancy and continued swelling after delivery. Discussion in postnatal support started by heavenx sep 2 2010.