Khaberni - A cesarean delivery is no minor surgical procedure. It leaves a mother preoccupied with numerous questions and fears regarding the following pregnancy. What is the right timing? Does early pregnancy harm the mother's health or the surgical incision site after a cesarean delivery? Follow the next article to know everything that concerns you about pregnancy after a cesarean delivery.
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Recovery from a cesarean delivery takes approximately the same time for a woman's body to heal as it does for vaginal deliveries, but the recovery process in the abdominal area for mothers who have undergone surgical cesarean is very different.
The surgical staples from the incision site will be removed within a week of the cesarean surgery, but actual healing at the incision site itself occurs six weeks post-delivery. However, it is common for women to experience some discomfort in the wound area. Some women may suffer from numbness or tingling for months after the surgery, which is generally normal as long as the pain does not increase and is not accompanied by other symptoms such as fever.
Also read: Stages of pregnancy in detail and the issues a pregnant woman might face. When can one consider pregnancy after a cesarean delivery? As a general rule, you might want to refrain from trying to conceive again for about 18 to 23 months, which is roughly the same waiting period recommended for women who give birth naturally through vaginal delivery as well.
This may seem like a long time, but cesarean delivery is a major surgical operation in addition to childbirth, and the body needs time to recover and replenish lost nutrients, such as anemia that may occur from iron being transferred to the fetus and the placenta during pregnancy, as well as the blood loss experienced during delivery. Women who give birth via cesarean lose double the amount of blood compared to those who deliver vaginally.
