OMG!
Ok so this Thursday will be 2 weeks since my surgery and I still have the surgical glue on my incisions....but BABY....I promise you the one above my navel smells like HELL! The doctor said not to put anything on it and Ive been showering and rubbing gently but my goo**** smells like RAW SEWAGE....HELPPPPP! WHAT TO DO????
Ok and regarding the smell... my c-section wound smelled pretty nasty. And it was not infected. I washed it with soft soap antibacterial which helped but the smell would come back pretty quick cause it was under my belly (i am guessing..) so I would keep it really dry with paper towels.
Moisture + wound seemed to make the smell worse for me. Ewe... I sympathise ;)
And I do have a inny bellie button so I guess that doesnt help and I have noticed some moisture around it at times. Yeah it smells pretty nasty
To dry up the moisture, try a little Caldensene powder. You can find it the baby section of your local Wally World. It's designed for diaper rash due to moisture and it worked wonders on mine. Be sure to wash the incision sites with an antibacterial liquid soap (I use the Wally World brand that is blue and has an island scent). Let that spot dry really well and then put a little Caldesene powder on it and you should be right as rain...
Let us know how it goes...and good luck!
Barbara