Postpartum Body Check In

[alioop1028]

Hi ya'll. I was inspired by @beckaroo C-section question and I was wondering how you all are doing postpartum. C-section, Vaginal birth, and everything else. Since it's been a little bit since all our LO's have arrived.


1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth?

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth?

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general?

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body.

[alioop1028]

1. I had a vaginal birth, but had an episiotomy that was a 3rd degree tear. Not fun.

2. My scar still hurts sometimes and when I walk or run it gets irritated. It took forever to heal!

3. I hate that I sniss (sneeze and piss) I think that is going to stay forever. Also I can't figure out if my hair is falling out because of my hormones or if the shampoo I bought is shitty.

4. I hate some things and love some things. I hate how it feels like I'm still recovering from everything. I'm still coming to terms with some parts not ever bouncing back. But I love that I'm more comfortable in my skin and it may be because I'm hiding behind the "Mom" title but man, breastfeeding boobs are A-maz-ing!

[bella2425]

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth? Vaginal

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth? Surprisingly not really. I didn't tear with either baby and recovered very fast. I never even needed pain meds. I am still spotting from the damn merina that was inserted over two months ago and that is super annoying.

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general? Kind of a lot. My feet are still killing me. Apparently it's a nerve issue, not sure if it's ever going to go away. I'm also still dealing with a lot of stiffness and soreness. And my body is definitely not bouncing back. My abs are completely ripped apart and shot. It is depressing.

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body. - I hate my abs. And I think I could lose a ton of weight and still have saggy belly issues. I do love my skin though, it still looks amazing!

[alioop1028]

Agreed bella2425. The belly issues feel like they're here to stay.

[alioop1028]

Feb 9, 2015 13:07:50 GMT -5 @lildiamondeyes said:

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth?
Had an unplanned C-section, do to LO getting stuck.

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth?
Nope, not a thing.

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general?
I feel fluffy, like an over filled muffin cup. I would really like to look good in jeans again. Dh doesn't seem to care, but I care.

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body.
I am trying not to be too harsh with myself. It took 9 months to gain the weight, it should take at least that long to lose it, or at least that is what I keep telling myself. I LOVE the boobs though.

Word to the boobs. Lol

[judyblume14]

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth? Vaginal

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth? Not sure if it's a "problem," but sex still hurts. A lot. DD is 5 months old.

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general? I didn't have too terrible of time losing the weight, but those pounds are definitely distributed differently.

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body. Love - my boobs are amazing. Hate - belly fat, and general loss of strength due PP break from working out, and my inconsistency in working out now that I'm back to it. The other day I said to my husband "I wish I were more comfortable in skin. I'm not happy with my body." And then he said something ridiculously sweet about being too hard on myself and that he love the way I look or something like that. I know he's partly being nice, but I think he was being a little honest too, so that makes me feel good.

[alioop1028]

Feb 9, 2015 13:30:38 GMT -5 @lildiamondeyes said:

alioop1028 Looking at that makes me hurt.

Lol! Truth. TMI but if I were doing that there would be breast milk running down my shirt and boob pain for days.

[alioop1028]

Feb 9, 2015 13:35:00 GMT -5 judyblume14 said:

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth? Vaginal

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth? Not sure if it's a "problem," but sex still hurts. A lot. DD is 5 months old.

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general? I didn't have too terrible of time losing the weight, but those pounds are definitely distributed differently.

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body. Love - my boobs are amazing. Hate - belly fat, and general loss of strength due PP break from working out, and my inconsistency in working out now that I'm back to it. The other day I said to my husband "I wish I were more comfortable in skin. I'm not happy with my body." And then he said something ridiculously sweet about being too hard on myself and that he love the way I look or something like that. I know he's partly being nice, but I think he was being a little honest too, so that makes me feel good.

Aww, you're husband's sweet.

Also sex is weird for me too. Sometimes it will be great and then all of a sudden it will be like "OHMY GOD GET OFF! WHAT'S GOING ON!"

[judyblume14]

@lildiamondeyes - it sucks. it's not a lube thing (though we use a lot becuase i'm terrified). but it feels like my insides are crazy bruised. TMI. sorry.

[whitney4126]

I'll play...despite my better judgment.

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth?

Vaginal

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth?

My bladder prolapsed during childbirth, so I leak urine. I decided to give it some time to see how I heal on my own before we look into surgical options. I also injured my hips during pushing, and they have caused serious issues with me laying on my sides at time. I am happy to report that it is finally getting a little better, so hopefully more time will help.

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general?

Sex. Occasionally it hurts, but mostly it just feels different. I feel like childbirth wrecked my vagina. It's dry as the sahara down there. Also, other than maybe twice, I have been completely uncomfortable with my husband having anything to do with my breasts during sex because I am breastfeeding and it makes me think about the baby.

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body.

Hate: Skin is saggy and different. I still have a dark linea nigra. My hips hurt and I pee my pants all the time. I had to change to a prescription strength deodorant because I string without it. And my hair has been falling out by the hand full for 6 weeks now, and my scalp is super dry and flaky.

Love: my boobs have a purpose that sometimes make me feel like a superhero (or a cow, depending on the day). Also, I lost most of my pregnancy weight pretty quickly and without doing much (please don't hate me...remember I leak urine).

[doglover31]

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth? C-section after labor stopped progressing. I got to 6cm then stalled.

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth? My incision is still sensitive.

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general? My flabby belly. There is just extra skin that I hate. I have lost all the weight I gained but everything is much more jiggly.

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body.
I like that my boobs are huge. And even though my skin is loose and I have stretch marks its still crazy to me that a little human was in there. I just wish I had time to exercise to get where I want to be.

[alioop1028]

Feb 9, 2015 14:10:44 GMT -5 whitney4126 said:

I'll play...despite my better judgment.

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth?

Vaginal

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth?

My bladder prolapsed during childbirth, so I leak urine. I decided to give it some time to see how I heal on my own before we look into surgical options. I also injured my hips during pushing, and they have caused serious issues with me laying on my sides at time. I am happy to report that it is finally getting a little better, so hopefully more time will help.

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general?

Sex. Occasionally it hurts, but mostly it just feels different. I feel like childbirth wrecked my vagina. It's dry as the sahara down there. Also, other than maybe twice, I have been completely uncomfortable with my husband having anything to do with my breasts during sex because I am breastfeeding and it makes me think about the baby.

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body.

Hate: Skin is saggy and different. I still have a dark linea nigra. My hips hurt and I pee my pants all the time. I had to change to a prescription strength deodorant because I string without it. And my hair has been falling out by the hand full for 6 weeks now, and my scalp is super dry and flaky.

Love: my boobs have a purpose that sometimes make me feel like a superhero (or a cow, depending on the day). Also, I lost most of my pregnancy weight pretty quickly and without doing much (please don't hate me...remember I leak urine).

I lol'ed at every one of your answers. haha You're hilarious.

[alioop1028]

Feb 9, 2015 14:17:47 GMT -5 @beckaroo said:

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth? C-section

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth? Really just the intestinal irregularity I mentioned in the other post. I am also still pretty numb in the general belly area which is expected, but still a strange thing to get used to.

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general? I am really stiff. My bones finally stopped cracking every time I move, but now I hobble like a little old man every time I get up.

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body. My skin still looks really good which is nice. Hating the hair loss.

Seriously, the hair loss is weird. I find my hair everywhere in the house. It's kinda gross.
Also, thanks for the idea of this thread. Hope you don't mind!

[bainidhe]

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth? unplanned c-section after he got stuck

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth? I still have a few numb patches around my incision.

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general? I feel like my shoulders are always tensed up and my knuckles are stiff, idk if that's related though. Sex is okay but I'm usually drunk so that helps. It hurts sometimes if I can't figure out how to relax. Pumping makes my back hurt- the way I sit in the office chair, and then washing everything by hand at night.

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body. Don't mind the stretch marks much, but hate the flap of belly that hangs over my incision. It gets ingrown hairs and BO. Who the hell gets stomach BO? Hating the hair loss too, it's long and I end up feeling like I have spiderwebs clinging to my back and legs. My weight is back around where it was before I got pregnant, but things don't fit the same and it bugs me.

[bainidhe]

My boobs are pretty much the same too, and thank god. I was legit scared.

[rkang01]

1. Vaginal

2. Nothing more than a pee dribbling every now and then.

3. I have a lot of pain in my hips and legs still. Sometimes when I am walking I get a sharp pain through my leg and it almost has a numb feeling. My lower back hurts and feels weird when I try and lay flat on the floor.

4. There is a lot I hate about this body. I have only gained weight since giving birth and am now 25 pounds over weight, I have no idea how people find time to exercise. Although my husband loves my butt now. It is funny even with that same sometimes I look at my body and love it because of what it has done. I go back and forth between being self conscious and feeling completely confident.

[yuristar]

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth? Vaginal birth, episiotomy and forceps

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth? sex still hurts a little

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general? DH has helped me a lot to feel comfortable and building my self-esteem back up

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body. My belly button. I had 2 surgeries before, and while I was pregnant the scars extended and now it looks like an alien scar coming out. Not too happy with my belly either, but mehhh...

[whitney4126]

Feb 9, 2015 16:34:24 GMT -5 @beckaroo said:

alioop1028 I'm constantly checking lo toes because someone freaked me out about the hair tourniquets. I seriously can't believe I'm not bald yet.

bainidhe I feel you on the hangover belly. You can see mine through yoga pants and a couple pairs of higher waisted jeans. Worst part, I didn't even realize until I caught myself in a mirror at kohls a couple weeks ago.

WTF! I just googled hair tourniquet. I had never heard of such a thing. Now I'm going to be so paranoid because I find my hairs on the baby all the time. And why must Wikipedia put those poor baby toe pictures up?!?

[alioop1028]

Feb 9, 2015 18:28:14 GMT -5 @giamia923 said:

After reading the rest of the replies I should specify "mom boobs" - I only breastfed a little over two months now that I am all dried up they are deflated and saggy didn't mean to offend anyone.

And forgot to mention the hair loss OMG!

No offense taken here. As soon as underwire can be a thing with me again I am pushing all that shit up. Lol

[judyblume14]

@giamia923 - my friend calls her post-nursing mom boobs her "beaver tails"

[thelittlesrunmylife]

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth? Vaginal

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth?

Back issues from the epidural that caused a spinal headache. I thought that the stiffness and old man walk after getting up was just something I had going on. That makes me feel better that I'm not alone but it can seriously go the F away now.

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general?

I'm sore and stiff everywhere. All the time. I'm exhausted from having to get up and feed the boy several time. (That one may not be body related but it's my boobs, so it's going here!)

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body.

So much dislike. I'm starving from bf and the weight just won't go away. I'm up from where I have ever been.

[Mermz]

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth?
repeat section



2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth?
not any more but I had a horrible yeast infection on my incision. It was red swollen and it was stanky. It took for weeks, two rounds of abx, and a cream to clear it up.



3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general?

Not really. It's the same as before. Strength marks and saggy boobies. Haha
4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body.
my rack is sweet.

[designaddiction]

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth?
Vaginal

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth?
Not really, seems all there

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general?
Belly for sure, I still have 10 lbs to go and even then I don't think that it will really make all that much difference until I actually work out in some capacity. And nothing fits

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body.
The belly and totally the hair loss, I leave it up all the time, I just can't deal with it down. I hate the stretch marks too, I got them the worst in the last month, so I thought I had almost gotten by without getting them, but no.

The boobs are nice, but they only look good when full. After LO eats or I pump, they just sag.

I'm super jealous of you guys having sex, still haven't done it at all yet. Combo of no time, and probably me not feeling sexy. I know there is time if I make it.

Eta - hit send before I answered anything.

[mana8503]

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth?

Emergency c section

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth?

So much gas. I also hate I'm still numb around the incision. The incision is also in my hair line and I'm scared to use a razer around it. Don't tell H I use his micro trimmer.

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general?

I just stopped spotting daily from the Merena. I feel like my belly is so flabby. I keep telling myself I grew a baby, relax. I just miss rocking a big belly because it was cute, not just fat.

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body.

Boobs are the same, then again I was a G pre baby. Everything else is just bigger (belly and ass). I've started going to the gym at lunch it's the only time I came work out. Can't wait for spring so we can walk more.

[smalltownmoon]

I'll play...

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth? Emergency c-section after LO started having a bad reaction to the drugs.

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth? My scar is still sore sometimes, especially if I'm moving around a lot.

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general? Weight. My back and hips are sore a lot too, nothing like I remember pre-baby.

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body. I'm kind of meh? Everything went more or less back to normal except for some excess stomach skin and stretch marks which don't bother me most days. Would love to lose about 20lbs but I felt like that before I was pregnant.

[alioop1028]

Feb 10, 2015 9:49:58 GMT -5 mana8503 said:

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth?

Emergency c section

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth?

So much gas. I also hate I'm still numb around the incision. The incision is also in my hair line and I'm scared to use a razer around it. Don't tell H I use his micro trimmer.

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general?

I just stopped spotting daily from the Merena. I feel like my belly is so flabby. I keep telling myself I grew a baby, relax. I just miss rocking a big belly because it was cute, not just fat.

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body.

Boobs are the same, then again I was a G pre baby. Everything else is just bigger (belly and ass). I've started going to the gym at lunch it's the only time I came work out. Can't wait for spring so we can walk more.

Word to rocking the big belly. It was the only time in my life where I could wear a maxi dress without feeling fat. 

[mana8503]

Feb 10, 2015 11:14:57 GMT -5 alioop1028 said:

Feb 10, 2015 9:49:58 GMT -5 mana8503 said:

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth?

Emergency c section

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth?

So much gas. I also hate I'm still numb around the incision. The incision is also in my hair line and I'm scared to use a razer around it. Don't tell H I use his micro trimmer.

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general?

I just stopped spotting daily from the Merena. I feel like my belly is so flabby. I keep telling myself I grew a baby, relax. I just miss rocking a big belly because it was cute, not just fat.

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body.

Boobs are the same, then again I was a G pre baby. Everything else is just bigger (belly and ass). I've started going to the gym at lunch it's the only time I came work out. Can't wait for spring so we can walk more.

Word to rocking the big belly. It was the only time in my life where I could wear a maxi dress without feeling fat. 

I'm gonna miss my maxi dresses this summer unless I figure out how to lose massive amounts of weight.

[alioop1028]

mana8503, right? It's like you have to be a supermodel to look good in something that tight.

[camichael84]

1. C- Section or Vaginal Birth? Vaginal

2. Any problems you are dealing with in relation to the C-section or Vaginal Birth? Occasionally I've felt less bladder control than I had previously. It's more the feeling that I'm seconds from peeing myself than actually peeing myself, but it's different than it was pre-baby.

3. Any problems relating to your postpartum body in general? Just flabby overall. My periods (if it is even that and not just occasional spotting) are wonky. Sex is back to normal and doesn't hurt anymore, but I'm still scared to use a tampon.

4. Things you hate or love about your postpartum body. I hate how my fat redistributed itself, and that my lower belly/hips are even bigger than they were before. Love my boobs, and knowing that my body carried and gave birth to DD.

[mana8503]

I feel better knowing I'm not the only one missing the belly...

alioop1028 - I feel like all comfortable clothes are for the super skinny. I tried pulling off leggings, but too self conscience. I was constantly asking myself "is my ass hanging out?!"