
What I Did for C-Section Recovery and Scar Healing
About this episode
Recovering from a C-section can be challenging - especially if you didn't expect your birth to end in a major surgery.
Between the exhaustion and lack of sleep from the newborn days, the pain from surgery, and concern about your scar healing, it can be overwhelming.
So what can you do to recover, promote healing, and help support your body during this time?
In this episode, Jordan shares the things that helped her the most when recovering from a C-section, and what she did to help heal her scar.
Tune in to learn:
- Tips for supporting your body in the first few weeks after birth
- The importance of listening to your body and prioritizing rest
- What Bielers broth is and how it helps nourish the body postpartum
- How to desensitize your C-section scar
- How scar mobilization and physical therapy can improve your scar tissue
Want to dig deeper into this topic? Check out the resources mentioned in this episode:
- Episode 303: My Birth Plan Went Out the Window
- Bieler's Broth recipe
- How to desensitize your C-section scar
- How to mobilize your C-section scar
- Mitigate Stress Master Mineral drink
- Jordan's book: Embrace Your Almost
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