Post-partum bladdder issues after c section

[Anonymous]

I am 12 weeks post partum and still exerpeincing urinary issues! I have trouble emptying bladder, have to literally push to get it all out. Its not like a UTI or anyting. Ive been to a urogyno and am getting a procedure to look into my bladder in a couple weeks. He said it might be some kind of temporary nerve issue. Did anyone experience this? Weak stream of urine (sometimes) have to push to get it all out?

[Anonymous]

Not sure I had the same thing but after my c section I didn’t feel like going to the bathroom for like a few months never got that “going to the potty now now” feeling so I had to actively think about it and then go on toilet and push the pee. Hope that makes sense haha it slowly slowly went away but yeah I felt messed up after the c section but it didn’t hurt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure I had the same thing but after my c section I didn’t feel like going to the bathroom for like a few months never got that “going to the potty now now” feeling so I had to actively think about it and then go on toilet and push the pee. Hope that makes sense haha it slowly slowly went away but yeah I felt messed up after the c section but it didn’t hurt.

op here. I can totally relate!

[Anonymous]

Don't push. My pelvic floor PT said you can sort of wiggle your body to shake it out, as silly as that sounds. But don't bear down - you are straining already-strained pelvic floor muscles (even without vaginal birth, pregnancy can do a number on them).

[Anonymous]

12:42 here, I should add that I had this (sort of) after vaginal delivery and it resolved completely with pelvic floor PT. I did 4 months, maybe 12 sessions total, all virtual

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't push. My pelvic floor PT said you can sort of wiggle your body to shake it out, as silly as that sounds. But don't bear down - you are straining already-strained pelvic floor muscles (even without vaginal birth, pregnancy can do a number on them).

a pelvic floor issue was ruled out for me. I was examined by a Urogyno - no issues there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not sure I had the same thing but after my c section I didn’t feel like going to the bathroom for like a few months never got that “going to the potty now now” feeling so I had to actively think about it and then go on toilet and push the pee. Hope that makes sense haha it slowly slowly went away but yeah I felt messed up after the c section but it didn’t hurt.

op here. I can totally relate!

It took a looooongggg time to get back that feeling of natural peeing like almost a year after 6 months it was better but when I had sex or did a weird ab activity that feeling of not wanting to go and having to push the pee out came back.

I mentioned it to my OB and she said nerves and big big baby pushing on bladder for a long time I had a 9 pound baby through 41 weeks.

You can do tests but also give it time.