![]() ![]() The Chills/Shakes: Another strange possibility is to feel cold or have uncontrollable shakes. Night Sweats: You can thank the hormones, but these can get so bad that you’ll be changing sheets. We can hear them breathe sleep deprivation is real. ![]() We have this sense that connects us to our babies. The happiest time of your life and within a week, you are alone with a baby.Įxhaustion: New mothers do not sleep. I highly recommend encapsulating your placenta to help with this! Hormones: The emotional rollercoaster of pregnancy continues postpartum as hormones rebalance. Grab a mirror and check it out, or avoid it all together, but sometimes you can become so swollen that the area is unrecognizable. Each woman is very different, but TUCKS with ARNICA OIL are amazing. Swelling can occur in both vaginal and surgical deliveries. Swollen Vaginal Area: A watermelon sized human sat inside your birth canal. (Personally, I use a homeopathic called ‘cramp bark’ to ease these pains.) ![]() I swear another baby was still in there trying to get out after baby #5 was born. No, those suckers continue to happen to help shrink the uterus back to size. Strangers may congratulate you on your pregnancy.Īfter Pains/Cramping: The contractions do not end at birth. It will also resemble your 4 month pregnant self for a while. Jelly Belly: Your stomach will have a numb, foreign feeling to it. There are certain exercises you can do to lessen the gap and strengthen the muscles. The abs separate during pregnancy and it leaves a gap that feels odd (to say the least). Stitches: They are not as easy as they seem.Ībdominal Separation (Diastasis Recti): This *could* be the cause of the mommy-gut. Follow orders, ask questions, and know the possibilities EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT PLANNING A C-SECTION. Surgical incisions can reopen, infections can happen, swelling does occur. When the recommendation is to rest, THEN REST. Even medicated versus unmedicated births will have different ways of healing. The body heals drastically different from a c-section versus a vaginal birth. The body heals differently after baby 5 compared to baby 1. Physical Healing: This is different for every mother and every birth. – Oh, and the smell, it is quite distinct. The blood decreases quickly, but it can come in waves. They will look like a crime scene within 2 hours of putting a new one on. The pads that are used immediately after birth are huge – like airplane sized. Overworking the body can cause bleeding to last longer. There can be large clots passed with the bleeding. Locia (Bleeding): There can be blood for 6 weeks – or longer. NICU: No one plans for this, but the emotions can be a struggle to understand. Thank God these babies are so freaking cute this crap is Cray Cray. You may not be able to prepare for most of these things, but just knowing they are ‘normal’ may be enough to calm you a bit during your postpartum period. None of the following, or all of the following may happen to you, so take the time to read and educate yourself. Take this seriously – as seriously as you can at least. There is a lot to be said about ‘Not understanding until it happens to you,’ BUT that’s why I’m writing this. I read the blogs, all the research, and then polled the social media worlds for all of the unexpected postpartum experiences. But here’s my takeaway after 5 births: The postpartum period is a time when you think about bonding with a precious baby, but the reality is anything but beautiful.Īnd of course, I took to the masses. Obviously, the postpartum period is not so horrible that it makes you not want more babies so there’s that. It is time to put it in words and share it with every pregnant mama out there. All of the crap that you forget about while pregnant – or maybe you think you remember it not being that bad last time, or maybe you just have no idea what happens postpartum. After birthing 5 babies, I feel obligated to write about everything that can potentially happen after having a baby. ![]()
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