My C-section Scar Massage Guide

aPART OF C-SECTION RECOVERY IS SUPPORTING YOUR SCAR HEALING. i LOVE SHOWING MY MOMMA CLIENTS HOW TO DO A SIMPLE SCAR MASSAGE. i CAN’T WAIT TO SHARE IT ALL WITH YOU TOO.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, ALWAYS GET CLEARANCE FROM YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE MASSAGING YOUR INCISION SCAR AFTER BIRTH.

tHE GOAL OF SCAR MASSAGE:

iNCREASING BLOOD FLOW AND KEEPING SCAR TISSUE FROM GROWING IN UNWANTED PLACES.

HOW TO MASSAGE YOUR SCAR:

pLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOUR SCAR IS NO LONGER PAINFUL TO TOUCH, RED AND TENDER. tHIS CAN LOOK LIKE 6 WEEKS AFTER YOUR BIRTH - WHENEVER YOUR DOCTOR GIVES YOU APPROVAL, THEN START!

wEEK 1 POST SCAR MASSAGE CLEARANCE:

mATERIAL bRUSH: oNCE YOU ARE READY TO MASSAGE, START WITH BRUSHING MATERIALS AROUND THE SCAR. thIS CAN LOOK LIKE DIFFERENT TEXTURED MATERIALS, THINK SOFT TO SCRATCHY. wHEN YOU FEEL OKAY WITH THAT MOTION, TOUCH THE SCAR WITH THE MATERIAL AND SOFTLY BRUSH AGAINST IT.

WEEK 2-8:

apply a belly oil - i love OSEA Undaria Algae™ Body Oil (USE MY COUPON CODE MEGANL10

MATERIAL BRUSH +

UPWARD MOTION: USING STROKES UPWARD, GENTLY PUT PRESSURE AS YOU STROKE UPWARD ABOVE THE SCAR.

CIRCULAR MOTION: AROUND THE SCAR, CREATE SMALL CIRCLES ABOVE, BESIDE AND BELOW.

PINCH & fOLD: GENTLY GRASP SKIN ABOVE AND PINCH, THEN FOLD DOWNWARD.

wHEN SHOULD I START + HOW LONG TO CONTINUE MASSAGE?

tHIS MASSAGE CAN BE STARTED AS SOON AS YOUR DOCTOR GIVES YOU CLEARANCE - THAT CAN LOOK LIKE 6 WEEKS POSTPARTUM. yoU CAN CONTINUE THIS MASSAGE ONCE A DAY/ONCE A WEEK HOWEVER FEELS GOOD FOR YOUR BODY FOR THE FIRST 2 YEARS.

mASSAGE FOR 5 MINUTES AND REPEAT THESE MOTIONS AS IT FEELS GOOD. NEVER CONTINUE IF THE MASSAGE FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE.

LOOKING FOR MORE TO ROUND OUT MY GUIDE:

I LOVE THIS GUIDE CREATED BY MIDWIFES WITH MORE DEEP MUSCLE FOCUS.

I LOVE THIS GUIDE TO SUPPORT YOU IN CREATING A HEALING MASSAGE ROUTINE.

This guide is for educational purposes - always check in with your doctor first before you start any scar massaging.

happy healing!