16 Things No One Tells You About Having a C-Section

You might think your granny-panty, elastic-pant-wearing days are over once your incision finally heals, but they are not. Your incision scar and the area around it will be sensitive for months to come. Plus, because some of the nerves are now a little mixed up down there, you might feel sensations in different places or react more strongly to light touches.

I avoided anything that wasn't soft or stretchy over my incision for weeks and wore a belly band almost daily as a kind of barrier to protect my incision from rubbing uncomfortably against my clothing.