Randoms 2.21

[nomnom]

Does anyone remember how long postpartum exhaustion lasts. No amount of sleep seems to be enough.

[LydiaDeetz]

I already asked @feegan this last night, but have any of you had strangers ask to take pictures of your twins? It was asked in a twins facebook group and I thought it was the weirdest thing.

Also, I've hit that "unicorn" pregnant lady status: you know, where people stop dead in their tracks to take in all your pregnant misery glory. I remember it from being pregnant with C, but tonight I noticed 10+ people visibly staring at me tonight as I waddled through Costco.

I hope you get some relief nomnom.

[nomnom]

LydiaDeetz Yes. Mostly Asian families who see twins as a sign of good luck (or so MH says).

[callmeKD]

Feb 21, 2017 18:44:03 GMT -5 nomnom said:

Does anyone remember how long postpartum exhaustion lasts. No amount of sleep seems to be enough.

I was lucky to get 3 nights of sleep at home before babies were discharged from the nicu. I feel like that put me miles ahead in my c section recovery.

Now I'm into the exhaustion of being awake from 2-4am feeding babies.

[dukegirlsc]

So I feel like I'm not asking enough questions of my OB when I see her weekly, she asks if I have questions and I'm like "nope, all good" is there something I really should be asking? I feel like I'm missing something and I'll be sorry in a couple weeks!

[pbandj714]

Feb 24, 2017 12:25:29 GMT -5 dukegirlsc said:

So I feel like I'm not asking enough questions of my OB when I see her weekly, she asks if I have questions and I'm like "nope, all good" is there something I really should be asking? I feel like I'm missing something and I'll be sorry in a couple weeks!

That was ALWAYS me. I almost never had any questions...and everything worked out just fine! I felt well-prepared, and a lot of times they answered things I was wondering about before I got a chance to ask. I was also very much in the camp of whatever happens, happens and I'll be ok with it as long as my babies are healthy regarding delivery, so I think that factored into it.

[piccyami]

Feb 24, 2017 13:23:27 GMT -5 pbandj714 said:

Feb 24, 2017 12:25:29 GMT -5 dukegirlsc said:

So I feel like I'm not asking enough questions of my OB when I see her weekly, she asks if I have questions and I'm like "nope, all good" is there something I really should be asking? I feel like I'm missing something and I'll be sorry in a couple weeks!

That was ALWAYS me. I almost never had any questions...and everything worked out just fine! I felt well-prepared, and a lot of times they answered things I was wondering about before I got a chance to ask. I was also very much in the camp of whatever happens, happens and I'll be ok with it as long as my babies are healthy regarding delivery, so I think that factored into it.

Also me.  Between my OB and MFMs, I had very few questions (my MFM hired another, so I saw both for a while).

[dukegirlsc]

piccyami, pbandj714 thank you ladies! I feel well informed and like I have answers to all of my pertinent questions but of course that makes me feel like I'm forgetting something!

[lindsay]

Being pregnant with twins is NO JOKE. There is just so much baby going on, it's hard to move.

[LydiaDeetz]

Feb 24, 2017 20:48:01 GMT -5 lindsay said:

Being pregnant with twins is NO JOKE. There is just so much baby going on, it's hard to move.

PREACH!

[Crisco Salad]

My feet are staring to swell, at 22 weeks. I've got a long road ahead, huh?

[mc13]

My babies are 6 months old today! I think I blurred the last 6 months with sleep deprivation and pure chaos but we're starting to come out on the other side of the fog and it feels great!
*poof*

[dukegirlsc]

Crisco Salad, compression socks are your friends, until the swelling gets so bad (around 32 weeks) when you have to just give up!

mc13, your girls are adorable!! Happy 6 months babies!

[schmella]

Feb 25, 2017 6:31:12 GMT -5 Crisco Salad said:

My feet are staring to swell, at 22 weeks. I've got a long road ahead, huh?

I started at 16w, people were really alarmed by the sight of my feet by the time I delivered- my MFM just laughed and said "you're having twins!" I think after 32 weeks I only had one pair of flip flops that fit and had enough support

[callmeKD]

Feb 25, 2017 10:35:47 GMT -5 dukegirlsc said:

Crisco Salad, compression socks are your friends, until the swelling gets so bad (around 32 weeks) when you have to just give up!

mc13, your girls are adorable!! Happy 6 months babies!

+1 to all of this!

[hollyberry]

Night one of being alone for a week with the babies.. so far my thought of trying not to bring baby boy into bed with me has been unsuccessful. I am such a softie!

[nerdykitten]

Oh no! The stomach bug that has been going around here was awful. If it is similar make sure your husband still eats smaller, blander meals for a day or two after he feels better or he will backslide @feegan.

[schmella]

@wineandcupcakes, @feegan posted a pic when she was like 4w PP and she looked amazing.
I on the other hand have 16m olds and have been told i need to embrace the flap or look into plastic surgery. Some women bounce back, some do not. I've had plenty of people tell me it's a reminder of the amazing thing my body did... yeah, but they aren't the ones going up 2 full pants sizes to accommodate this thing.
I was also 40lbs overweight when I got pregnant, and I know thats a huge part of it. I didn't gain a ton of weight with the twins but no way was my skin going to come back from that! Give your body some time to heal, I was told a year after twins. It's much better, just not the same

[schmella]

Feb 26, 2017 17:55:01 GMT -5 @wineandcupcakes said:

@feegan schmella - ugh. I knew my body wouldn't look the same but I didn't think I would be physically lifting skin. I'm wearing the binder today in hopes it helps something!!

Yeah I'm pretty sure there's a post in the archives where I basically said, "WTF happened to my body?!?!"

[callmeKD]

I could barely get my feet into my running shoes. 4 weeks post c section today. Am I screwed? Or are my feet going to go back to normal?

[schmella]

Feb 26, 2017 23:50:57 GMT -5 callmeKD said:

I could barely get my feet into my running shoes. 4 weeks post c section today. Am I screwed? Or are my feet going to go back to normal?

Give the swelling a little more time to go down but it's fairly common to have permanently larger feet- damn relaxin!

[callmeKD]

Feb 27, 2017 6:47:50 GMT -5 schmella said:

Feb 26, 2017 23:50:57 GMT -5 callmeKD said:

I could barely get my feet into my running shoes. 4 weeks post c section today. Am I screwed? Or are my feet going to go back to normal?

Give the swelling a little more time to go down but it's fairly common to have permanently larger feet- damn relaxin!

Thanks. My feet stayed the same after DD1 so I was hopeful that would be the case again.

[schmella]

Feb 27, 2017 7:39:27 GMT -5 callmeKD said:

Feb 27, 2017 6:47:50 GMT -5 schmella said:

Give the swelling a little more time to go down but it's fairly common to have permanently larger feet- damn relaxin!

Thanks. My feet stayed the same after DD1 so I was hopeful that would be the case again.

Yeah... I have fallen arches, so my actual feet didn't change much but the swelling... I think mine peaked at 2 weeks, and at 4 weeks a massage therapist friend came over to do my legs and feet- that was SOOO helpful in getting the last of the swelling to go down.

[callmeKD]

Feb 27, 2017 9:35:52 GMT -5 schmella said:

Feb 27, 2017 7:39:27 GMT -5 callmeKD said:

Thanks. My feet stayed the same after DD1 so I was hopeful that would be the case again.

Yeah... I have fallen arches, so my actual feet didn't change much but the swelling... I think mine peaked at 2 weeks, and at 4 weeks a massage therapist friend came over to do my legs and feet- that was SOOO helpful in getting the last of the swelling to go down.

That's a good idea! Thanks!

[piccyami]

My swelling (and everything I gained with pregnancy) was gone in 10 days, thanks to the Lasix I was on. My feet and legs swelled alarmingly before I left the hospital, so the OB put me on things to help. My feet didn't change and I can wear all my shoes, but I completely wore out my tennis shoes, so I'm hoping to get more soon.

[dukegirlsc]

piccyami, did you breastfeed? The reason I ask is that I'd love to have some lasix post delivery to knock the swelling out but I'm not sure how that would affect breastfeeding.

[piccyami]

Feb 27, 2017 15:24:00 GMT -5 dukegirlsc said:

piccyami , did you breastfeed? The reason I ask is that I'd love to have some lasix post delivery to knock the swelling out but I'm not sure how that would affect breastfeeding.

I tried to and did ok until about 6 weeks. I'm convinced it was related to dropping my synthroid dose. My supply was completely gone by 9 weeks.