Recovering from a C-section is no picnic, and we get a lot of questions about the scar. What it looks like, how quickly it heals, and more ahead.

A mom in Scotland said she remembers sitting on her couch thinking “Oh my god, I’m holding my intestines,” after her cesarean section scar split just days after her daughter’s 2011 birth.

Then we went to a class that explained the various birth types, and we saw a 3D animated video of what a C-section is like. I turned to my husband and said, ‘This doesn’t seem like anything to ...

A uterine rupture is a tear in your uterine wall, commonly from a cesarean section scar. (Photo credit: Science Source) In your next pregnancy, your scar tissue can weaken.