Today marks one year since the birth of my son. At 9pm on this day, last year, I was being prepared for surgery and 38 minutes later Edward was born.
You can read the details of the birth HERE
All in all the C-section went well. (on my part anyway) My scar healed well, fairly quickly and with no further trouble. As is usual with C-sections the skin around the scar was numb for a long time while the nerves repaired themselves. I now have complete feeling all around the area. It returned sometime around 9-10 months.
The scar is also shorter than it was after the operation. Not as dark and the scar tissue is not as tough.
A few months into the pregnancy I got stretch marks across my hips and breasts. I didn't get the three small stretch marks on my stomach until after I had Edward.
At first I was interested in getting rid of these as soon as I could. I used Bio Oil on and off for the first few months. I stopped using it rather quickly, realising I actually don't mind them. In fact I actually can't picture my body without them.
For those of you who have not read my previous posts, my son passed away at 26 days old. You can read more info on this HERE, HERE and HERE
In recovering form my C-section I tried not to diet (history of eating disorders) in favour of exercise. That quickly went out the window though. Exercise, I have never been a fan of. It's only this month that my body has returned completely to my pre-pregnancy weigh, after hovering a few pounds above for the past six months. It's something I've been trying to talk myself out of concentrating on. easier said than done though.
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