@allthingsgo - It's a youtube thing, right? We deleted youtube kids after DD watched some weird shit. Currently, she's addicted to Storybots and is telling us all about how things work and asking so many questions.
StoryBots is on Netflix! DD came down with a cold this morning and is glued to it currently. I really am happy that she likes it because I do too. Lol.
Really depends. Mine was about a month. Some ladies bleed like 2 weeks. If memory serves I only had to wear a big one for about a week and was able to switch to regular, thins for the rest.
Fantastic. It’s so fun when people say the good thing about pregnancy is not having a period. I mean, I bled and spotted for the first two months of this pregnancy, and if I’ll bleed for two weeks to a month after birth too I’ll have bled more than I would have if I hadn’t been pregnant. No fair.
DS born 2/18/2019 DD born 4/1/2023 Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
Mine was 6 weeks both times. I only needed super pads for the first week or two then could switch to thin pads. I didn't have a period for almost a year twice after birth, though.
I'm dreading the pads. I switched to cloth ones a few years ago because I hate them so much. I usually have a pretty mild flow though so my cloth collection is going to do me no good at all in this context.
Mine was 6 weeks both times. I only needed super pads for the first week or two then could switch to thin pads. I didn't have a period for almost a year twice after birth, though.
Same for me with DD. Also not having a period for a year after birth was awesome. So almost two years no period!
With our first, I did secretly enjoy sending DH to the store to buy the fat pads. I just told him to look for a woman who had kids, she would help him!
I mean really some bleed even closer to 2 months. I’ve heard it’s worse with second babies. I’ll tell report back on that one.
That was the case for me. I bled 4 weeks with DD and 6 weeks with DS. Both times I only wore a super for the first week. I’m also one of those few lucky ladies who get her PP period back super effing fast. I was exactly 2 months PP with DD and I was 4 months PP with DS when the bitch came back. I breastfed both, too.
Cloth pads!! Seriously way better than the disposable kind for avoiding rashes, but I cloth diaper so it’s no big deal to throw into cloth laundry. I actually never got my period back, haven’t had it since giving birth to DD (got pregnant breastfeeding before my period returned!)
@becks_726 I use Hannah pads, they are great. I use disposables in the hospital but outside of that their heavy flow ones do the trick. I bled for eight weeks after birth so it was nice to have something a little more comfortable
I havent worn a pad in like 15 years because i find the feeling disgusting and it just dawned on me that ill have to for like possibly 2 months? Oh god!! Good thing i wont have to leave the house much i guess.
@cass06_07 I never used pads until I was PP (I always used tampons). It blows but you have bigger concerns. I had to wear them in some capacity for 6 weeks. The big ones you one need for a week or two. After that, slim overnight ones worked for me.
I was totally dreading the pads too @cass06_07 but it's not that bad (mostly because you're so focused on keeping a human alive, bleeding nips, cramping, and all the other fun stuff that comes postpartum lol)
I’ll throw in a recommendation for Always Infinity pads. They’re thin but absorbent. The pads aren’t glam but neither is anything else that comes with childbirth.
Reviving this thread! With my last pregnancy I started focusing on exercises that could help with labor around 32 weeks.. thought it worth mentioning it to FTMs that I was super grateful I did, and starting earlier this time. Mainly squats and back exercises, and focusing on controlled breathing and stretching.
@lzzfrancisco yess!! I have been focusing on this. As a FTM I feel so empowered doing something that I think could help with labor. Helping me feel more empowered and less scared. I love Expecting and Empowered workouts. They are AMAZING. Worth every penny! There are even pelvic floor exercises every work out, too!
That's a great suggestion @lzzfrancisco. I've been trying to walk a significant distance daily but that's getting harder. I need some indoor activities, I think.
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BFP 6.8.2018 EDD 02.18.2019
What is Storybots on? Sounds like a good show if it’s getting her to tell you what she learned and ask questions. Impressive!
There is a lot of weird stuff on YouTube and sometimes even the commercials I feel can be inappropriate on kids videos.
... for how long is a pad necessary anyway? I’m not looking forward to that part.
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
BFP 6.8.2018 EDD 02.18.2019
BFP 6.8.2018 EDD 02.18.2019
MMC 2.12.11 @ 8w
PVM 5.8.12
GWM 3.17.15
RPM 2.21.19
BFP 6.8.2018 EDD 02.18.2019
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024