Julieta Puente is enjoying one of the happiest moments of her life since the birth of Serena, the first daughter she had with Facundo Miguelena. However, the influencer decided to return to presenting herself authentically to her community and spoke without filters about the recovery process after the cesarean, an experience that, she confessed, has been much harder than she imagined.
This Sunday, July 12, the content creator shared a video from her bed in which she explained the pain and physical difficulties she still faces almost two weeks after giving birth.
“I don’t know if my message is very hopeful, but I have to be honest about how I feel post-cesarean because if not, I wouldn’t be true to myself and to our honest relationship,” she said before starting her account of events.
Julieta’s Postpartum Testimony
In her testimony, Julieta shared that many women had told her that recovering from a cesarean was easy, so the intensity of the pain took her completely by surprise.
“Maybe what happened to me is happening to everyone, but no woman ever told me that the recovery would be like this. All the messages I received were that it was easy. I don’t feel that I’m recovering quickly,” she said.
The influencer explained that the pain is not located on the external scar, but inside the abdomen. “My belly hurts, not the wound. I have no stitches. They did the cesarean incredibly well. I still have the pad and the diaper because the bleeding continues for several days.” Some women more, others less, others don’t have any, she added while showing the garments she continues to wear during the postpartum period.
She also revealed that next Tuesday they will remove the protective dressing and begin the treatment for healing the scar. “I didn’t prepare myself because they didn’t tell me it would hurt like this,” she confessed.
The Challenges of the Post-Cesarean Period
Julieta explained that she is thirteen days into recovery and still needs analgesics to cope with the pain.
“I don’t even feel the wound. The pain is inside the belly, in the seven layers that are cut. It’s surgery. I think the hardest part is that you can’t stay lying down because you have to breastfeed, get up, take care of the baby,” she reflected.
Additionally, she shared that one of the discomforts worsened because she couldn’t follow one of the medical recommendations.
“After the cesarean they tell you not to talk so you don’t fill yourself with gas. I talked a lot. Our whole family came over and I couldn’t not talk,” she recalled with a laugh, explaining that this caused abdominal bloating.
“Now, at thirteen days, it still hurts. I’m still taking painkillers, less than before, but I’m still taking them,” she added.
Beyond the physical difficulties and the fatigue typical of the puerperium, Julieta said she is trying to navigate this stage with optimism and a lot of love.
“I’m putting my energy into everything. I’m sleep-deprived, my breasts hurt, my belly hurts, I look in the mirror and don’t like what I see. But I look at myself with love. Nothing makes me feel bad because I look at her and I’m happy,” she expressed with emotion.
With this testimony, Julieta once again shed light on a reality that many women go through after childbirth, choosing an honest narrative that aims to accompany and generate empathy with other mothers.
Credits: Instagram
