My first thought is yeast. Breastfeeding can make your vagina feel a bit dry, but it wouldn't affect the other areas nor is it likely to cause significant itchiness -- you probably wouldn't notice the normal lack of lube except during intercourse. There certainly may be some pregnancy-related healing but with a c-section it would be more in the sense of muscles and organs heading back to their normal places, not skin issues. This is worth giving your care provider a call, to get checked for yeast.
The only other thing to consider is, how is your lochia? Have you been wearing pads continuously? are you changing them often enough? are they Always brand? You could just be chafing from the constant moisture & rubbing of the pad. Always has a chemical in their liner that often causes irritation in postpartum moms, I know many midwives that recommend their clients choose another brand.
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Date: 2008-09-04 07:02 pm (UTC)The only other thing to consider is, how is your lochia? Have you been wearing pads continuously? are you changing them often enough? are they Always brand? You could just be chafing from the constant moisture & rubbing of the pad. Always has a chemical in their liner that often causes irritation in postpartum moms, I know many midwives that recommend their clients choose another brand.