C section

Hi C bell,
I see from reading over your older posts that you have had more issues than just the c section. Were you able to resolve those?
Any surgeries are going to affect and even slow down the process of healing, so taking the whole woman work mindfully and slowly is always key in success. Also, even without any surgeries or other conditions you may have, the body does take two years to heal on its own after having a baby.
I would like to say that we are very cautious giving advice to those with the conditions you have described here on the forum in your past posts.
A consult with Christine is always a good idea in these situations

Whole Woman posture is not something contrived or invented. It is a return to the natural spinal shape we all had, before we were taught that it was better to pull our bellies in tight, tuck our butts and flatten our lumbar curve. THAT is the contrived posture and it has caused a host of ills. Take a look at the natural way that young children carry themselves and you will see WW posture.

So there's no reason to question whether WW posture is recommended after C-section or not. It is the posture all of us should cultivate. - Surviving

Haveyour symptoms gotten worse postpartum? How'd your pregnancy go? Are you glad you opted for c section? Do you think it would have been worse if you had another vaginal birth?

A C-section itself is a pretty invasive procedure which can and does compromise the pelvic organs (re-read the first couple of pages of the Pregnancy and Prolapse chapter of Christine's book). Given the fact that prolapsed organs tend to move out of the way when birthing in an optimal position, C-section can't be guaranteed to prevent worsening of prolapse, and could even worsen it. I realize your situation was a little bit different and that you had many concerns about vaginal birth and even some surgical plans for the future. You are looking here for anecdotal information from other C-section moms but it is not likely to be too helpful, given all the variables. No one's success with WW can be predicted, as it completely depends on a number of factors; the extent of understanding and internalizing of the principles; the extent of daily practice of posture and other tools; and other medical issues you may have. - Surviving

I think symptoms get worse postpartum regardless of mode of delivery. I'm 6 months out from 1st. Thank you for answering - I read your old post which was ironically a month before I got pref, now I struggle with many issues you do. I asked bc I want my child to have a sibling but I can't see it not making things worse:(. Surviving - I know it's a major surgery and I desperately didn't want one but I had a "natural" birth in upright position and the pushing- straining I believe made things way worse and in that much pain of labor I don't know if I could resist pushing. C bell - hang in there, maybe try a women's health physio for scar questions? but avoid the kegels ?