postpartum symptoms complaint department

ssstephanie214 · November 2014

Anyone wanna bitch about recovery?

My mom bought me the wrong pads and I cried so hard. I passed a piece of tissue and it looked like a sea creature (doctor was unconcerned). My stitches still hurt--when will they dissolve?

I also don't think I've been feeling sad "baby blues"--it's manifesting itself as anxiety. Really not fun to feel like I'm on the verge of a panic attack while holding or feeding a newborn.

rox825 · November 2014

@ssstephanie214 I've had anxiety too, we're having breastfeeding issues and he's waking every 1-1.5 hours all night long for the past few nights which are both compounding it. I haven't really felt sadness either (weepy yes but in a happy way) but the anxiety is bad. Hoping it gets better over the next week.

Mine is the amount of bleeding, I wasn't sure what to expect post c-section but I definitely wasn't expecting so much!

Kristil2014 · November 2014

Night sweats suck! I wake up totally soaked. Hopefully they go away soon.

michellehwong · November 2014

It's only been a week and I'm already sick of the stitches, bleeding and the peri bottle routine. And never could I have imagined rivaling LO in pad to diaper consumption. I wonder if amazon can auto ship sanitary pads with the diapers. 5 more weeks of this? Sigh.

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And let me just add, engorgement sucks! Breasts are already tender from BFing but to throw in massive growth, stretched skin, resulting latch difficulties for LO and a pain that seems epidural worthy, it's enough to make a girl crazy. @-)

smboswell1 · November 2014

Im tired of the on and off bleeding. I won't bleed one day, but then the next.

Im also have bladder issues and poop. I never have the urge to pee or poop until the last second. It's getting annoying. Especially when I am dealing with LO!

When will my stitches go away?!?! I bleed every time I poop:( I also really want to take a bath but I am too scared!

I shower every single day and my V still smells. So frustrating!

MrsC430 · November 2014

smboswell1 said:
Im tired of the on and off bleeding. I won't bleed one day, but then the next.

+1 to this & the night sweats.

Also... TMI, but I'm dyinggg to give myself a decent shave (unlike the blind, hack jobs that have been happening the past 6ish months) but my csection cut is low & I'm scared to go near it w/ a razor

highbornhunter · November 2014

My recovery has been not bad at all compared to some I am sure, but one thing I didn't expect was the ugly ugly acne on my backside from sitting on it!

KMW08 · November 2014

Mine is on my swelling. My feet are still sooo swollen and it drives me crazy arrrrrgh!! I was really hoping it would be better, but sometimes I think it's a bit worse PP.

Also in the hospital, the uterine fundal checks?!? That hurt like a bitch!

Csection wise, no complaints here so far. My 2nd day home I was a tad sore, but I over did it -- we have stairs and I went to walmart. I've been great since then.

silverwings72 · November 2014

Caleb is 6 days old today and my feet are still painfully swollen. Is this normal?? And how do I make the pain stop?

shindylahoe · November 2014

My pelvis bones and hips hurt like crazy. Sometimes I can't hold my own weight when walking. Hoping it fixes itself.

BridgetThoams · November 2014

Ugh the night sweats and smelliness I totally get! Also hemroids suck! But my biggest complaint is that I had a labial tear and H checked it out yesterday to see how I was healing and said that it didn't heal correctly and I have a missing gap in my labia! How does that even happen

AnnieRoo13 · November 2014

Add me to the night sweats club. I thought there was something wrong with me the first time it happened. Nope, just hormones.

The baby blues have also kicked in hardcore and I'm a pretty big mess. Anything DH says I take to heart big time. It could be anything and I change it into something hurtful. Isn't it awful when you know in your head that something isn't rational but your emotions seem to take over?

Not to mention this back pain from leaning over LO all the time while nursing, changing etc.

And my body just looks so totally different that I find it a bit depressing. Maternity clothes are too big, but my old clothes are too small.

And whose belly button is this!?

Kristil2014 · November 2014

AnnieRoo13 said:

And my body just looks so totally different that I find it a bit depressing. Maternity clothes are too big, but my old clothes are too small.

Yoga pants! The only things that are comfy right now.

lizgrace03 · November 2014

Kristil2014 said:

And my body just looks so totally different that I find it a bit depressing. Maternity clothes are too big, but my old clothes are too small.
Yoga pants! The only things that are comfy right now.

Yes, yoga pants and Target has some large sweatshirt/tunic type shirts right now that I've been wearing with leggings and boots. My biggest complaint now is that I still have pain from where the catheter was. Yuck. It's getting better each day, but OUCH.

lizgrace03 · November 2014

Question for STMs: when would you stop taking Colace? I have been taking it religiously because I'm scared. Especially because my first PP poo was a horrifying experience. But I can't take it forever and I do feel better. But on the other hand I'm paranoid that if I quit taking it, I'll have issues. Any insight?

MrsC430 · November 2014

Econosaurus said:

Also I kind of feel like my new mom uniform should be a shirt that says "I was pregnant for 9 months and all I got was this terrible sleeper". Kid only sleeps 2 hours at a stretch.

@Econosaurus‌ LOL I'll be wearing that shirt right beside you. Story of my life these days... times 2 (:|

@lissydee‌ Omg that sounds beyond painful. I'm sorry you've had to deal with that!

highbornhunter · November 2014

AnnieRoo13 said:

And whose belly button is this!?

It's a cartoon character's belly button! I have that too. I can make it talk.

>.<

amberhoothoot · November 2014

Sorry I have been mostly a lurker...

But I'm glad to see I'm not alone in some of the pp weirdness. Whenever I get LO down to sleep and I lay down, I immediately start sweating and anxiety sets in bad. I know this happened with my first baby because my husband and I dubbed this "hormone dumping" after asking my doctor about it. Makes total sense that your body needs to purge 9 months of hormones, but when it happens it really freaks me out.

Also my baby is breastfeeding like a champ... but I honest to god think he sucked my left boob dry. Hurts so much.

sAAmFam · November 2014

I can't tell you how many times I've peed my pants now!!! I bought depends but the other night I peed right out of that and all over.

I am also having problems walking and with pain after breast feeding or pumping. I've taken aleve, ibuprofen, Tylenol. Nothing works real well. I can't get around the house!!! Ive decided that I just can't do it. The after pain is too much. To the point I can't stand up.

BridgetThoams · November 2014

Kristil2014 said:

AnnieRoo13 said:

And my body just looks so totally different that I find it a bit depressing. Maternity clothes are too big, but my old clothes are too small.

Yoga pants! The only things that are comfy right now.

And sweatpants! My family does a formal thanksgiving, and I am struggling to find something to wear. Then on Sunday my niece is being baptized and I'm the godmother and have to stand up infront of the church with her. Not looking forward to that

Curlyfries851 · November 2014

Tmi...I am 10 days postpartum and my stitches still bleed and sting. Midwife looked, and apparently they're not healing great at the edge. Why? Bc I'm a cheerfully chubby lady with lots of junk in my trunk...which prevents much needed air flow down there lol. I have been instructed to lay on my bed spreading my legs up in the air to resolve the issue. I think it's STARTING to help, but the lady bits still hurt and the laying position is mad awkward....

NunyaBennis · November 2014

@lizgrace03‌ I'm pretty sure I'll be taking colace for the rest of my life... in addition to daily probiotics, yogurt, chia seeds, shredded wheat, and juice. This may be reevaluated once I'm no longer taking a shit ton of iron supplements, we'll see. I've always been somewhat prone to constipation, though, so regularity is so nice (and nothing to fuck with)!

I'm right up there with swelling. I weighed the same when I got home from the hospital as I did when I was admitted, but lost twenty pounds in the first two days home just from flushing my system by drinking lots of water (and the above dietary mandates). I'd wager half of that weight lost was poop, and the other half sweat.

Intermittent bleeding here, too. So annoying.

My new belly button seemed to collect my linea negra and shed it. So weird!

I'm over a month out and am still having low cramping occasionally, and my incision burns!!! If I'm on my feet for too long (according to my body, not my desires) or have to push to poop, I feel like my lower half is being cauterized!

Ineedmorecoffee · November 2014

I didn't really swell up at all during pregnancy, but now 1 day post partum my hands and feet are all swollen??? It's gross.

Curlyfries851 · November 2014

Ineedmorecoffee said:
I didn't really swell up at all during pregnancy, but now 1 day post partum my hands and feet are all swollen??? It's gross.

My feet felt like sandbags for a week. Soak them in an Epsom bath and it'll do wonders!

lizgrace03 · November 2014

@NunyaBennis‌ right??! My mom was cracking up at me because I'm usually such a big cheese/bread person and lately I've been eating veggies nonstop. Anything to prevent another scary poo situation!! I'm down to one Colace a day. I think I'll stick with this for awhile!

lesliegolem · November 2014

My Aria is 6 days old. I'm moving around so much better than I did with my first but my hemorrhoids are killing me! Its bad enough I'm still swollen where my stiches are but my hemorrhoids got so much worse after birth.

Agree I'm sick of bleeding too. Oh yea peeing is such a B right now! I can't believe I'm having bladder issues, thought I'd just be scared to poop. Thank goodness for depends!

BridgetThoams · November 2014

How do you get rid of hemorrhoids...when do you need to see a doctor about them?

lizgrace03 · November 2014

BridgetThoams said:

How do you get rid of hemorrhoids...when do you need to see a doctor about them?

Try Tuck's pads or a sitz bath or something? I had them bad all throughout the third trimester and for the first two week PP. They just went away.

I'd say see a dr if you can't poo. Otherwise, they should subside. Unless they're super painful, then see a doc.

MissN06 · November 2014

What the hell belly pouch. I'm so confused by it because its above my hips and seems to be just a pouch of fat around the belly button.

Also if I truly carried all belly like everyone kept commenting then how come my maternity clothes are too big and my regular clothes can't get up past my thighs/hips

jac409 · November 2014

So glad I am not the only one who feels sweaty and smelly! I only had a couple of stitches, and they are finally starting to feel better three weeks PP. Overall I can't complain. I had a VBAC this time and it is so much easier than my CS recovery. There is really no comparison!

2ndGeneration · November 2014

BridgetThoams said:

And my body just looks so totally different that I find it a bit depressing. Maternity clothes are too big, but my old clothes are too small.
Yoga pants! The only things that are comfy right now.
And sweatpants! My family does a formal thanksgiving, and I am struggling to find something to wear. Then on Sunday my niece is being baptized and I'm the godmother and have to stand up infront of the church with her. Not looking forward to that

The maxi dresses are awesome for this issue! Even though they are summery, you can put a sweater or jacket up top-and being so nice and flowy, they look great and you could wear shorts underneath if you are wanting to keep the sanitary pad closer. The flowy skirts that are popular now are similar.

I never had night sweats until this baby! I am usually the cold one at night. I have woken up drenched! I was like, am I in menopause??? Hahaha, I'm 43 but since I am 3wkd pp, clearly not

But I guess that is what it will be like. I have not had any the last few days so I guess it's past.

BridgetThoams · November 2014

carolineheider said:

MissN06 said:

What the hell belly pouch. I'm so confused by it because its above my hips and seems to be just a pouch of fat around the belly button.

Also if I truly carried all belly like everyone kept commenting then how come my maternity clothes are too big and my regular clothes can't get up past my thighs/hips

^^This exactly! Also, with I'm still retaining lots of fluids and my yoga pants fit worse than they did during pregnancy. I'm just so squishy! Ugh. Another thing: I really can't stand the smell of the lochia. It's just nasty.

I totally agree with all of this! Im squishy no clothes fit at all!. Im in sweatpants everyday. not even my shirts fir because my boobs have grown exponentially.

The lochia smells awful. I can't stand it.

BridgetThoams · November 2014

I made the HUGE MISTAKE of looking at my lady parts in the mirror today! I am 2 wks 4 dys PP and OMG it was horrible!

I had a labial tear which apparently did not heal correctly because my right Labia is in 2 pieces. How does that even happen! Also wearing pads nonstop has given me a rash! What on earth? Im half tempted to use LOs Desitin. These are problems I never thought would happen

turtles7 · November 2014

BridgetThoams said:
I made the HUGE MISTAKE of looking at my lady parts in the mirror today! I am 2 wks 4 dys PP and OMG it was horrible!
I had a labial tear which apparently did not heal correctly because my right Labia is in 2 pieces. How does that even happen! Also wearing pads nonstop has given me a rash! What on earth? Im half tempted to use LOs Desitin. These are problems I never thought would happen

I built up the courage to look down there but I can't find my mirror so I gave up. I'm also getting a rash but I'm spotting now. So I'm giving my lady bits a break and not wearing any pad.

BridgetThoams · November 2014

turtles7 said:

I made the HUGE MISTAKE of looking at my lady parts in the mirror today! I am 2 wks 4 dys PP and OMG it was horrible!
I had a labial tear which apparently did not heal correctly because my right Labia is in 2 pieces. How does that even happen! Also wearing pads nonstop has given me a rash! What on earth? Im half tempted to use LOs Desitin. These are problems I never thought would happen
I built up the courage to look down there but I can't find my mirror so I gave up. I'm also getting a rash but I'm spotting now. So I'm giving my lady bits a break and not wearing any pad.

I wish I could stop wearing the pads, before I was strictly a tampon girl and I would give anything to use tampons instead of these stupid pads. I tend to get yeast infections really easily when wearing pads so I've been super nervous about that. Bleeding has really let up in the past couple of days but it still gets heavy periodically and the lochia is terrible

kstirton · November 2014

My feet are super super swollen and its 4 days pp for me. I took my wedding ring off in the hospital bed and haven't been able to put it back on since. I have no desire whatsoeber to do anything with my appearance and my stomach is all flubbery!

Jpinky9 · November 2014

smboswell1 said:
Im tired of the on and off bleeding. I won't bleed one day, but then the next.

Im also have bladder issues and poop. I never have the urge to pee or poop until the last second. It's getting annoying. Especially when I am dealing with LO!

When will my stitches go away?!?! I bleed every time I poop:( I also really want to take a bath but I am too scared!

I shower every single day and my V still smells. So frustrating!

I could have written this exact samething!!! I feel for ya!!!

MissN06 · November 2014

I really want to groom but am still not ready to attack that bush yet. I keep thinking maybe after I get the all clear at my 6 week. I don't want to hurt myself while healing and bending over still isn't easy.

songbirdsinging55 · November 2014

silverwings72 said:
Caleb is 6 days old today and my feet are still painfully swollen. Is this normal?? And how do I make the pain stop?

Did you have pitocin? I had the same issue and also had severe charlie horses in my legs. The O.B. said it was the pitocin and would subside in 2 weeks. Also to drink lots of orange juice and get more potassium. Prenatals helped with this. All better after 2 weeks.

songbirdsinging55 · November 2014

Anyone else having an issue with tension headaches? I am also having sinus pressure. I can't tell if they are allergies. I have never had allergies before. I tried taking ibuprofen and tylenol but no meds are working. I also tried hot showers.

BridgetThoams · November 2014

songbirdsinging55 said:
Anyone else having an issue with tension headaches? I am also having sinus pressure. I can't tell if they are allergies. I have never had allergies before. I tried taking ibuprofen and tylenol but no meds are working. I also tried hot showers.

I've been getting headaches a bunch too, I believe it's due to dehydration through. If you are BFing you need to drink ALOT! I'm not very good about drinking water.

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