Congrats to you! 11 days old, wow! Hope all is going well for you. I had two c-sections two years apart. My second was tougher in the hospital but amazingly easier once I got home... I think knowing that I had another child to take care of made me get through it. I took the serious pain meds for about 7-8 days, then tried to stretch how long between each pill I could go until I was just taking ibuprofen. By three weeks postpartum I wasn't taking anything, and this is after both my girls. The two week mark was a huge improvement, like many have said. Even now, two years later, my incision and abdominal area aches after a hard workout, and the skin above the incision feels a tad tingly to the touch. Some say it will always be this way! I never had any bumpiness there, but I do have the lovely "lip" of loose skin that sort of hangs over the incision (sorry, I don't want to depress you, but I wish someone had tols me about this before I discovered it because for the longest time I felt like it was just me!!). Other than that, I am amazed at how quickly the body can heal after such major surgery, plus an infant, nursing (if you are), and just life in general! Good luck with everything!