Let's talk about the physical effects, as well as the energetic effects, of a Caesarean Section within the body.

My Experience

I wanted to share a bit of my experience from a perspective that may help you to understand why you haven’t felt quite right since the birth of your C-section baby.

Scar tissue is formed; fascia becomes stuck and tight, lymphatic fluid becomes stagnant. The organs below can become displaced, compressed, or even adhered to your scar or other organs.

Rather than experiencing the peaceful, feminine, powerful, intimate birthing experience we deserve, we were treated as a liability. We were put on a clock, told our body couldn’t do it, told we were endangering the life of our child.

Forced to lie down on a stretcher when our body and intuition were screaming for us to stand, and hum, and sway.

We were surrounded by fluorescent lights with five, ten, or fifteen different people in the room. Being poked in the spine, being told “this has to be done.” People talking over the top of your screams, telling you that you have to lie down.

Your mind is being torn in a million different directions. You want your baby to be safe, but you don’t want your baby’s first experience on this earth to be trauma. You don’t want them to be clinically ripped out of an incision in your abdomen. You want them to peacefully enter this world surrounded by love and good energy.

Then you have your sweet baby in your hands. You feed them for the first time, the oxytocin is flowing, and you’re so in love. You maybe even forget, just for a second, what had just happened. It doesn’t matter anymore; you are both safe.

But you can’t help that your entire body is aggressively shaking, and you can’t cuddle your baby properly until the drugs wear off.

When the drugs start wearing off, you start to feel it. You start to become so fully aware of the fact that your abdomen was just sliced through seven layers and stitched up.

There’s no advice or education, no explanation of the recovery process, just a painkiller prescription, loads of pressure about medical decisions for your baby, and a tray full of processed “food” to nourish your exhausted, depleted, painful body.

The Postpartum Reality

You are so happy to be home with your baby and enjoying your newborn bubble. But you can’t get out of bed without help.

You can’t squat down to pick up the breast pad you just dropped. You can’t hover over the toilet long enough to change your pad because it feels like your abdomen is about to rip open again.

You can’t move freely enough to take a shower and wash yourself. You can’t roll into a little maternal C curl while you breastfeed your sweet baby. You can barely move.

You don’t want to take the painkillers because you notice the baby gets drowsy when you do, so you try to manage without. But of course, you can’t, it’s excruciating. So you’re taking paracetamol and ibuprofen around the clock.

Your gut health is feeling the effects of the painkillers and antibiotics. Nothing feels normal, nothing feels natural.

Then a few days pass, and the hormones start to rapidly drop off. Everything feels like the end of the world. You love your baby, and you’re so grateful for this fleeting time, but you just want to cry, all the time, for no reason at all.

You’re still in pain; you still need help to move around your home, all while sustaining the life of a tiny, brand-new little human. You’re soaking up every moment, but this is not what postpartum was supposed to feel like.

Your milk has come in; you feel like you’ve been punched in both breasts. You’re constantly leaking through your shirt. You’re eating whatever is convenient. You are completely disconnected from your body.

Everyone wants a cuddle; everyone wants to bring a gift. Your house is a revolving door of visitors, but you don’t even feel like you’re in the room.

All you want to do is go back in time to the moment you decided to go into the hospital.

“I should’ve just stayed at home.”
“If I’d gone to that other hospital, I would’ve been in the birthing pool.”
“If I didn’t tell them my waters broke, they wouldn’t have rushed me.”
“Why didn’t I trust my body enough to do this without a team of medical professionals?”
“Why did I not ask them to leave the room?”
“Why did I not stand up for myself and my baby?”

Healing and Reflection

I think it’s safe to say that for those of us who had a C-section, we have trauma residing within our body, from both an energetic and physical standpoint.

Stuck, tight fascia in the lower abdomen will pull your entire body forward. You feel it in your neck, shoulders, and back. It drastically affects your posture and the way you move.

Maybe my story resonates with you entirely. Maybe some of it doesn’t quite land. Maybe you thought you wanted the C-section.

Whatever your story is, the fact of the matter is this: this is not what nature intended for our bodies.

Childbirth was never meant to be treated as an emergency. It was never meant to take place in a bright room with a bunch of strangers.

There were never meant to be vacuums and forceps and scalpels at the ready while everyone around you watched the clock and told you when to sit, when to lie down, when to push, and if it’s not progressing, they tell you they need to intervene.

There is no denying that modern medicine is an incredible gift. Necessary C-sections have saved countless lives in genuine emergencies.

But it is also a big distraction from the power we hold within our bodies, a distraction from our ability to create, sustain, and deliver life from our bodies.

It is offered and encouraged to mums who have everything they need to guide their baby into this world naturally.

We are powerful. We were made for this. And if that opportunity was taken from you, then that trauma lives in your body.

Moving Forward

Let’s talk about how we can address the emotions: the grief, the trauma, the frustration, the anger, the disappointment, the feelings of guilt.

How we can allow our bodies to feel, process, and release these things that are no longer serving us.

How we can regain our pride, our confidence, our femininity, our posture, our health, and our life force.

I am so passionate about change in the pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and parenthood phases of life.

These seasons should be full of love and light: soft, joyful, exciting, and truly intuitive.

Once we begin to understand the inner workings of our body, and how they are affected by traumas on both a physical and energetic level, it becomes far more intuitive to reconnect with ourselves, tune into our body, and work toward healing, holistically.

That's why we're here. Follow along to learn about your body and the support it needs to heal, not only from a birth experience, from a lifetime of disconnection. I can't wait for you to feel the profound, euphoric feeling of trauma release and healing.

A Note from Ren Wellness

At Ren Wellness, we believe that true healing begins with awareness and connection: to ourselves, to our bodies, and to the wisdom that lives within us.

If this resonates with you, please share your experience or insights with us, either privately, or through our community across social media. Together, we can create awareness, healing, and empowerment for women everywhere. 

Trust your body, trust yourself. Let's heal the world, together.

Lisa x