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May 2016 Moms
LadySamLady
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Post Partum Thread
LadySamLady
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With so many babies arriving this week, I thought it would be nice to start some more specific threads to talk about how things are going.
When did you deliver?
How did you deliver (vaginal, c-section, etc)?
How are you feeling about your delivery?
How is your recovery going?
Any post partum issues or questions for the group?
When did you deliver?
How did you deliver (vaginal, c-section, etc)?
How are you feeling about your delivery?
How is your recovery going?
Any post partum issues or questions for the group?
Re: Post Partum Thread
When did you deliver? Yesterday! May 1st
How did you deliver (vaginal, c-section, etc)? Vaginal
How are you feeling about your delivery? It went just as I had hoped! Pushing was the most painful part. Laughing gas is the shiznit.
How is your recovery going? The first day was pretty rough. Everyone is telling me I look "So much better" today. I guess I looked pretty bad! I do feel a lot better. Just a little soreness.
Any post partum issues or questions for the group? My LO breastfed for over an hour today in one session, and fed again about 15 minutes later another 15 or 20 minutes on each side. Then about 15 minutes after that, he fed on one side again for about 15 minutes. Holy cluster feeding! I had no idea how exhausting it could be. I feel like a cow. He's a great nurser, though! I'm just looking forward to better efficiency when my milk comes in.
How did you deliver (vaginal, c-section, etc)?
vaginal delivery
How are you feeling about your delivery?
it wasn't at all what I was expecting. Came on so fast I barely had time to process everything. Also proud of myself for going med free even though I fully intended on getting that epidural.
How is your recovery going?
great!!! I can't believe how good I feel only 4 days after delivery. Also, where is all this blood I was anticipating? For me it's nothing worse than a regular period.
Any post partum issues or questions for the group?
brrastfeeding! Every time he latches on it hurts so bad. I'm hoping this is just temporary until I get some thicker skin, but any tips or anyone else in the same boat?
How did you deliver (vaginal, c-section, etc)?
I had a c-section after starting an induction on wednesday afternoon. After several attempts my body was not responding at all and did not even begin to dilate even a fingertip.
How are you feeling about your delivery?
I have mixed feelings about it. I really wanted an all natural childbirth. I ended up with a c-section, and didn't even get hold my baby right away. It wasn't possible but at least he was with his Dad. Right after the c-section it was decided I needed to go on magnesium sulfate which left me stuck in bed. The hardest part was being separated from my baby when he needed to spend a night in nicu. Just thinking about it brings tears to my eyes again.
How is your recovery going?
I've had very high blood pressure readings and am now taking a blood pressure medicine. That has added stress to the recovery process. Physically I feel great so far. I am hoping it stays that way now that I'm home.
Any post partum issues or questions for the group?
Nursing has been a bit of a challenge. We need to supplement with formula. I am producing some milk but it hash't come in yet. I am hoping the supplementing won't ruin our nursing relationship.
Wednesday, April 13th
How did you deliver?
Scheduled csection due to previous myomectomy.
How are you feeling about your delivery?
Meh...I never thought this would be a great, life affirming, experience because I honestly didn't have much control over the process. My hospital didn't offer the much lauded gentle csections, so I was getting what I was getting.
The biggest surprise was that the spinal was significantly worse than expected and my anesthesiologist was...awful is too nice a word. He texted the entire procedure, hit on my nurse repeatedly, and talked frequently about the hangover he'd acquired from a recent trip to Vegas.
I was also surprised at how often I felt alone. I barely got to see the baby before he and DH were taken to the nursery. LO had some issues regulating his temper so I was alone in recovery as well as in my room for a short time.
How is your recovery going?
My recovery has been ok. I had one scary moment about a week post partum where I was walking through a parking lot with LO and my legs started feeling heavy and I began to struggle to breathe. No other repeats of that since, but a reminder that a csection is major surgery and that recovery period is no joke.
Other than that I still have pain in the area where the spinal was inserted. When I lay flat on my back, the pain gets pretty bad. Anyone else experience this? If so, will it go away?
Any post partum issues or questions for the group?
So I've had some weird syptoms and Dr. Google has been unhelpful. LO is breastfeeding anywhere from 3 to 5 cumulative hours per day. After any of the particularly long cluster feeds, I tend to get chills (like visibly shaking) and painful joints. This always seems to coincide with or immediately follow long feeds. Any ideas?
If anyone has tips for preventing him from changing his latch during feeding, I'd love to hear it.
@lalala2004 the LC I worked with at the hospital told me that it's best to really hold them in place while they nurse to avoid any change in latch. I really like the football carry position because it is the easiest to maintain that way, so far. Whenever she is lying across my body she tends to slowly roll her body back and spread out and it gets real painful real fast if I'm not paying attention.
@KDennis202 what @lalala2004 said is the best advice although I haven't been as diligent about it. To get that good, deep latch they really have to open up wide and connect with nipple and as much of the areola as possible. I'm going to have an LC make a home visit with me this week as we are latching well only about 75% of the time and my nipples are hurting.
ok, my turn!
When did you deliver? Thursday April 29
How did you deliver (vaginal, c-section, etc)? C-section after a very long labor and pushing for 3 hours
How are you feeling about your delivery? I actually feel pretty bad ass. I pushed so hard and so long and got her to nearly crown before my doctor called it, when she was finally born it was clear I never could have delivered vaginally because she was way too big to fit. I never gave up and I gave it everything I had. I'm still shocked that I had a c section because it was my worst fear going in.
How is your recovery going? Recovery is rough because I have a lot of the symptoms of a vaginal delivery from all the pushing in addition to my c section recovery. It is hard and I'm in pain but I know that I'm healing and the cliche is so true - it was all worth it and I would do it again in a heartbeat!
Any post partum issues or questions for the group? None at the moment but I'm sure I will eventually!!
April 19
How did you deliver (vaginal, c-section, etc)?
Vaginal. 7hrs of labor, 30 mins pushing, second degree tearing
How are you feeling about your delivery?
im really happy I had such a quick labor, however the tearing is a b*tch to recover from.
How is your recovery going?
Not quick enough!! My stitches are still killing me. Also, in pretty bummed that I've already hit a weight loss plateau...I was losing a pound a day, but for the last 3 days I've lost nothing :-(
Any post partum issues or questions for the group?
When does baby acne clear up? My son has it pretty bad right now.. Poor guy!
How did you deliver (vaginal, c-section, etc)? Vaginal induction
How are you feeling about your delivery? Pretty positive. I was able to nap this time and my pushing time was greatly reduced. It was so much faster that I was actually surprised when the doctor said he was almost out.
How is your recovery going? Decently, it's much more difficult to rest with a 2 year old. I haven't napped or really rested much since we left the hospital. The upside is I've already been fairly sleep deprived for 2 years so the lack of sleep isn't nearly as jarring this time.
Any post partum issues or questions for the group? I'm having some bf issues that made me pretty emotional last week, but this week is a lot better. I did bedtime for both kids alone last night and it wasn't as horrible as I thought it might be, but it's so hard not being able to go right to DS1 whenever he wants. He's been amazingly patient and sweet with the baby though.
Eta: I can't spell/more coffee, please
At one point they did make me take it off and gave me straight oxygen instead because I guess my oxygen levels were a little low since I was using it so much towards the end. The straight oxygen felt pretty good at that point, too, though.
Seriously, I think everyone should use it, if it works for you, of course!
@Kdennis202 Are you in pain just during latch on, or during the whole feeding, or after the feeding? Does your nipple look irritated, cracked, bleeding, scabbed, blistered, white, creased, or a weird shape after unlatching?
@lbachran Chills can be normal surrounding breastfeeding in the beginning. Anything where your body is flooded with a hormone like oxytocin can cause chills. I had them horribly during DD's birth! I'm so sorry, it's not comfortable at all. Try to relax your body and take deep calming breaths until your body settles down.
@lalala2004 Weren't you on my recent breastfeeding thread? Try out the laid back position to keep baby in a good spot with a nice deep latch. It's common for new babies to slowly slip off the breast when baby is being held underneath the breast versus on top like in laid back breastfeeding. Give that a try and see if it makes any difference.
@mcb2016 Has your milk come in yet? How are things going with nursing/supplementing today?
Oh, I also wanted to recommend Earth Mama Angel Baby nipple butter to anyone looking for a brand of nipple cream. It really helps soothe them and keeps the soreness from being too bad. Soooooo glad I brought it with me!
@LadySamLady Definitely keep that home visit appointment! I feel like those are the best breastfeeding help because they're not rushed, and you have the LC's complete, undivided attention. Hope she gets in to see you asap! So your nips are scabbed, that's definitely gonna make latching uncomfortable. Do you have All Purpose Nipple Ointment? If not, please call your OB or MW to get a script for it. APNO will heal up those scabs a lot quicker than any other cream or ointment.
You might try out side-lying position. That one is so nice because you can snooze while baby nurses (have someone keep an eye on the two of you if you're concerned about baby's safety), and it keeps little one completely off of your incision and your hands are free to apply counterpressure to your incision as needed for your comfort if you need to cough/sneeze/move around. Side-lying can be a little tricky to get the hang of, especially if you have large breasts, but is really nice for a tougher postpartum recovery, and just takes some trial and error.
You might also consider trying a modified laid-back positioning. Laid back breastfeeding usually looks like baby lying tummy to tummy with mom with baby's head between your breasts. You could try that, but with a pillow over your incision to keep little one from kicking your incision. I like this brief article about laid back positioning following a cesearean. You might also find this video helpful.
Edited for typos
Sunday evening 5/1
How did you deliver (vaginal, c-section, etc)?
Csection with a spinal-- I was minutes away from general anesthesia though, which frightened me.
How are you feeling about your delivery?
Pretty awesome to be honest. I didn't get my vbac because he was complete breech, but I went into labor on my own and progressed to completion without any meds in 30 minutes. It was a total whirlwind and I'm glad to know that my uterus is still strong and that I can make it though overlapping active labor contractions on my own. My husband was just in awe. Beyond that, my surgery this time was much better than with my first. I didn't get as nauseated, I was only tingly numb rather than completely numb, and never lost sensation in my hands.
How is your recovery going?
Better than my first! I had full feeling return within 2hrs this time (much faster) and was walking 8hrs after birth. I still got sick, but not as badly and it wasn't until after I got to bf and do skin to skin. My incision hurts, but I know what to expect this time which really helps a lot. We were able to catch a breastfeeding issue early this time (tongue-tied) and corrected it with a quick snip from the pediatrician.
Any post partum issues or questions for the group?
Before correcting the tongue tie, I got a wicked friction blister. I've been using coconut oil-- has anyone dealt with this before and have any other tips to heal it quickly?
My one other issue is more or less resolved: cluster feeding overnight while still on a liquid diet yesterday (7hr on and off marathon). My bowels kicked it into gear today though, so we got to go home and I can eat like a real person again-- if it happens again tonight, the snacks are ready!
How did you deliver (vaginal, c-section, etc)? Vaginal
How are you feeling about your delivery? Pretty freakin' great! It was the last possible day my doctor could deliver until after returning from the Bahamas (and we both felt I wouldn't make it that far). I actually saw her walking across the lobby as I was headed to triage to be checked! From admittance into L&D to baby on my chest was 2 hours. I had the same anesthesiologist for my epidural that I did for my son, and the guy is AMAZING. Super calm, super gentle, he's just fantastic. Sadly, because L&D happens so fast for me, baby girl was born with a broken clavicle from her rapid descent and was seriously bruised in the face. Luckily, she's doing well now.
How is your recovery going? The first week was brutal pain wise. It didn't help that DH was essentially useless because he was coming down with a cold/flu the day we went into labor, so obviously I wasn't going to let him cough/sneeze all over the infant. Because he was so sick I had to do everything on my own, while trying to recover, which was no picnic. Also, while DS was super excited for baby sister to arrive, he's having the expected toddler issues of adjustment. So that's been trying. And DD doesn't really want to sleep anywhere but on mama most of the time. But I know this will all fly by in a blink, so I am just rolling with it all for now and praying like mad that DD doesn't catch the sickness from DH.
Any post partum issues or questions for the group? None that I can think of right now.
How did you deliver (vaginal, c-section, etc)? Vaginal with assistance from pitocin. 4 hours of active labor, 10 mins of pushing, 2nd degree tearing (ouch)
How are you feeling about your delivery? Good enough. I didn't have any expectations going in. I was disappointed that they wanted to use pitocin but it ended up not being that bad. The actual delivery went pretty smoothly and quickly, so I can't complain.
How is your recovery going? Better than last time. I'm sore and bleeding a lot. The pp contractions are so much more painful this time, too, but those are starting to get better.
Any post partum issues or questions for the group? No, just sympathizing with the BFing pains.
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Our twins are 2yrs old, and they will stay at Gram's house while I recover from the c-section. DH wants the girls to visit later the same day, after naps, but my Mom suggested that less is more because they won't miss me as much if they don't see me/have to leave me in the hospital. My mom said maybe have them visits once, maybe twice, depending on how they do. My MIL will do what we prefer - and at least the girls love to stay at Gram's.
What did you do and what advice do you have for us?
Thanks!
Mama to Three Girls:
Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
Anyone else do some damage to their tail one during delivery? We heard two different loud pops during labor/pushing, the first time she said it baby passing my pubic bone, second one maybe my tailbone? Anyway, it is SOOO painful. Sitting, standing, walking. Way worse than my stitches lol
Mama to Three Girls:
Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
I will add, I was super emotional about him coming, but when he got there he was all about baby sister and not at all worried about leaving me because he loves spending time with his grandma. He's only 2.5 but I think your twins will have a similar situation.
Been married since 2009.
Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter)
Several MCs
DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
I'll probably go at least once because apparently the first postpartum visit is free, but I'm not sure I want to be going all the time, and for some reason I just don't 100% trust this guy.