Still Numb After C Section 6 weeks ago.

Hey Ladies,

As you know I had an emerg C Section with DD 6 weeks ago and I still have some numb sections bellow the scar - has anyone else or does any one else have these? Do they stay that way or does feeling slowly come back??

Cheers
Kate xox

Hi Kate
Congratulations on your bub!
That numbness is really normal - to make the incision they have severed the nerves in your skin. It takes time for those to grow back together and until they do you'll have numbness around the area.

Some feeling should come back over the next few months but it may take a few years before it goes away completely...sometimes women never regain full feeling but most do. It does take awhile though.

Hi there, most women feel numb around and above their scar-- its completely normal. Mine took almost a year to fully go away. But sometimes if its cold, it goes a bit numb again

Totally normal mate.

I still had numbness from the first c-section when having the second!!! I don't think it will ever come back for me.

Mine is still numb after 3 months

Congrats on the birth of your DD..

I had 2 emergency c/s my last 20 months ago now and I remeber being numb in small sections of the scar for 12 months

So yes it is very normal to experience numbness afterwards

Yep, its normal . I've still got numbness, and it doesn't look to be coming back any time soon.

Mine is just back to normal now, after nearly 8 months... About a month ago it got itchy (on ths inside), and now it feels normal again. HTH.

Thanks Ladies - glad to hear that at least some part of me is normal!! hhehe

Well I could always look inthe bright side and get a kick a$$ tatoo on my numb area!!!

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Well I could always look inthe bright side and get a kick a$$ tatoo on my numb area!!!

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LOL I was thinking that too (except I'm all stretchmarky!).

Leash - yeah I am stretch marked up to! Maybe on hell of a cover Tat!! He cept it would turn to poo when I was carrying number 2 I would guess!!

yep very normal. im still numb. My sister is still numb and her youngest is turning 7.

Congratulations on the safe arrival fo your new bub.
Yes my scar is still numb from my second c/s 4mths ago but I never fully regained feeling from first c/s 16mths before that. Everyone has a different network arrangement of nerves that is why there is varying degrees of numbness around the scar between individuals. It depends how the nerves are severed during the operation as to how much if any feeling will return because a nerve can only regenerate when severed if severed at a particular point. Full regeneration usually takes 12mths. If the nerve cannot regenerate then you will have permanant numbness. Massage can help as it increases blood flow and will help those nerves that can, to regenerate and I here accupuncture is worth a try which I may look into for my scar.

mine is still a little numb feeling.. I can't feel it unless I rub along my scar if that makes sense..

My C- section was 2.5 years ago and some bits of the scar have only just come good...