What I wish I would have known before delivery...

BlondeBeachBride08

Thought that since we're talking about puking and pooping we could also throw together a post about what we wish we would have known before the baby was born about the post-partum period.

For me: I had a really hard time both peeing and pooping for about 2 weeks afterwards. The only way I could go was squatting over the toilet and leaning forward. It was bizarre... and awful. 

Also, I wish I would have brought more things for DH to eat and for me to snack on. We spent over $100 at the hospital cafeteria! 

I'm sure there's more but these are the first things I thought of.  

ash.flea

I'm glad I didn't know or I never would have had kids.  The thought of going through that again is the biggest reason why I'm thinking one and done.

libertadw

Yeah, the pp poo is horrible. I swear some BM's were harder than having both babies.

 

Ms.Beachbum08

libertadw:

Yeah, the pp poo is horrible. I swear some BM's were harder than having both babies.

 

I agree. 

MelVic

I wish I would have known how painful it was to be sewed up....and how uncomfortable I would feel still a few days later!!!

Wendells

MelVic:

I wish I would have known how painful it was to be sewed up....and how uncomfortable I would feel still a few days later!!!

I'm going to change that up and say how uncomfortable I would still feel a few WEEKS later!  & yeah, those bathroom trips were awful.  I wish I had started taking a stool softener a week or so before! 

DreamsBride411

That 3 months of colic can drive anyone batty.

MmeBP

libertadw:

Yeah, the pp poo is horrible. I swear some BM's were harder than having both babies.

 

Exactly!  I also had no idea that the feeling of my milk coming in would be so painful!