C Section numb spot?

Anyone out there have a c section and don't have that weird numb spot? Everyone I've met with the scar has the numb spot, and so do I. Also, sometimes it feels itchy all of a sudden, but of course scratching it does nothing because it's numb... It's been eight months for me, does that sensation ever go away? Any imput would be appreciated, I'm really looking for a survey...

C Section numb spot?
Yes! I hate the numb spots! I have gotten used to them a little bit but it still feels weird sometimes. And yes it does itch too! My doctor told me it could take up to a year for the feeling to come back, as they cut nerves but my sister still has it and it's been 4 years. It's been 6mo for me......I've been reading some of the answers and I had a bikini cut but I think everyone is different. I like the fact that it is so low. I was amazed when I first saw where it was and amazed that my son came out of there........
Reply:Been nine months and mine is still there, it's annoying at times. But, I keep remembering that's how my sweet baby boy came into this world.
Reply:I had my c-section 13 months ago and I still have that numb feeling where the incision is. It was really weird the first few months...and I totally understand what you mean about the itching! Scratching it does nothing. Ugh!





My doctor said the numbness is normal and it varies for everyone. I asked my aunt who had a c-section and she said she had that numbness for about 3-4 years!





So I hope that helps yah!
Reply:I had a c-section in June of 2005 and my scar is still numb as well and yes, it does itch sometimes too! It's like pinching or scratching my elbow....really weird.
Reply:Well, if it's any consolation, I still have the numb spot and my son is three years old. (Sorry)
Reply:mine lasted almost 2 years its just the nerves where cut and they need time to heal it will get better and the iching will go away my c section was 19 years ago
Reply:I asked my OBGYN about it at my checkup visit, and he told me that the feeling may never return. Freaky, huh?





And I agree about the itching! Its so aggravating not to be able to make it stop!!!!!
Reply:I had my daughter 2 1/2 years ago by c-section and my numb spot is still there. I get itchy there too and it bugs me cuz it feels weird to itch that area.....don't think the numbness will ever go away!
Reply:It has been 6 months for me and I no longer feel the numbness. I tell you what I do feel. Is each day it itches ohhh so bad lol! It does help for me to scratch, but people stare especially at work and I have to explain. It's even better when my family gives me "the look". Makes my day!
Reply:I had my daughter four months ago and I have that numb sensation almost every day. I also get pain there when I have my period or need to use the bathroom. I guess this is normal.
Reply:I had an emergency c-section with my last baby... And I think everyone gets that numb spot because they have to cut through nerves. My baby was 1 year old on February 18th and my numb spot is still there.. Not as bad as when he was first born... but still there, and its a very large spot. I don't know that it will ever get back to normal.. I think it has alot to do with the type of incision, and the doctor.. some take more care in cutting then others, and I think it depends on if it was an emergency basis where they had to get the baby out, such as mine was.
Reply:I have had a c-section. I have the numb spot and it has been over 5 yrs since the c-section. I also have scar tissue underneath that hurts if anyone puts pressure on it. I don't think it ever goes away.
Reply:Mines only been 4 months and the numbness is pretty much gone.





Isn't that weird though? I thought I was broken until I talked to the doctor...he said I'd be numb for a year...
Reply:I had twins a year ago, one was natural and one was a c-section. Since I hadn't known anyone that had a c-section, I thought I was just being weird with the whole numb spot. But I do have that numb spot plus it itches too. I thought it was itchy from being pregnant again and the constant pressure being put on the spot. Anyway, thanks for the info, now I don't feel so weird!
Reply:My youngest is nearly 5 and the spot is still numb and itchy as ever...It is aggravating!
Reply:And I thought it was just me! My section was 8 years ago, since then I've had a natural birth and yet that numb itchy feeling is still there.
Reply:What kind of c-section did you get? I just had a bikini-cut (under the belly horizontally) 2 monthes ago and I am not experiencing any numbness. However, I do get the itching sensation once in a while.
Reply:I have had 3 c-sections and experienced the numb spot with all of them. It is caused by nerve damage and will eventually get better. I am not sure how long it took with all mine, since the last one was 4years ago next month. I still have the itchy feeling, but not very often.
Reply:Mine was over 12 years ago and it still is numb but I don't notice it as much anymore. They have cut nerves in that area and they usually can not grow back to exactly how they were. The itching will go away as well.
Reply:Remember everybody body is different.
Reply:been 6 months and i still have it... put lotion on it.. helps with some of the itching!!! good luck!!!
Reply:I had my c-section at the end of last October, had the vertical incision (emergency c-section) and I lost all numbness probably by January. It does itch occasionally, though, and baaaaaaaad.
Reply:3 years and counting for me... and still numb! I still have all those feelings-the "itchy" spot that you know is there, but can't feel. My mom still has the numb spot and it's been 26 years for her. I don't think it goes away. It sucks. I hate even when my kids or hubby touch it. It feels yucky, for lack of a better term.