I am posting this for a friend of mine who has to have a c section due to a health complication her unborn child has. So her question is.....when you have a vaginal birth you cannot wear tampons and have to wear pads for the bleeding...is the same for c section? I said yes( not to mention the bleeding is so much I can't imagine there is a tampon big enough????lmao)...but..just so I can pass it on from you ladies...I'm assuming the answer is no tampons right???
Post c section question???!?!
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DEFINITELY no tampons, she also isn't supposed to swim/take a bath for a month. No intercourse either.
That being said, my second was a planned c-section and they were able to take their time and I barely bled after the surgery, it depends on the surgeon, but often they do a pretty good job suctioning out the excess blood so that the mother doesn't experience too many painful clots. I had to wear a pad for maybe a day and it was never very full.
That being said, my second was a planned c-section and they were able to take their time and I barely bled after the surgery, it depends on the surgeon, but often they do a pretty good job suctioning out the excess blood so that the mother doesn't experience too many painful clots. I had to wear a pad for maybe a day and it was never very full.
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As the other ladies have said no tampons due to infection, plus they won't hold the amount of bleeding she will have (I didn't expect vaginal bleeding after a section, I got a big ol' shock!). I'd tell her to stock up on maternity pads xx
