Mine stopped completely at 8 days PP. I'm still kind of gross down there though and require a couple showers a day just to feel clean. Ick. So I bought some OTC stool softener yesterday (generic brand of Colace) and I asked the pharmacist if I could take it while breastfeeding. He said yes. Then I was looking at the bottle and it says to check with your doctor if breastfeeding. So I called them and was put through to the nurse line and never got anyone to pick up. What are you all taking? I'm nervous to take it without confirming with my doc.
Absolutely fine. Every single doctor and nurse at my practice and hospital told me to take it and they all knew I was BF
I was given it in the hospital post partum with DS1.
Tmi - my bleeding has mostly stopped 10 days pp..except for the straight up gushes I get after bf'ing or pumping. Gross.
Mine stopped completely at 8 days PP. I'm still kind of gross down there though and require a couple showers a day just to feel clean. Ick. So I bought some OTC stool softener yesterday (generic brand of Colace) and I asked the pharmacist if I could take it while breastfeeding. He said yes. Then I was looking at the bottle and it says to check with your doctor if breastfeeding. So I called them and was put through to the nurse line and never got anyone to pick up. What are you all taking? I'm nervous to take it without confirming with my doc.
It's on my "safe list" of things to take during pregnancy and bfing!
Post by pghtruelove on Jun 25, 2015 14:26:04 GMT -5
4 days PP and pooped today. Most terrifying thing ever. However after I pooped my insides feel even worse than they already did. I have pain in the sides of my stomach, kind of like I pulled muscles. And a pain radiating from my lungs to my stomach kinda like heart burn. Also severe lower back pain. Anyone else experience this after the first PP poop? All these feelings happen as soon as I stood up from the toilet.
Oh yeah I forgot. I've been meaning to ask this here for like a week. Is anyone else REALLY stinky now? My BO is out of control. I shower and the same day I smell. I'm hoping this is part of the crazy hormones and will go away in time, not be one of those permanent physical changes. Is there some reason for this, like it helps baby feel comfortable or something? It's just bizarre and frustrating since taking a shower is a difficult enough proposition without it feeling pointless by the end of the day.
YES! It does go away. I felt like I was sweaty and gross and smelly ALL the time after baby girl was born. We are 7.5 weeks now, and I feel a lot more like myself. I can't pinpoint exactly when it got better because I think it gradually did so. I do know it took at least 2-3 weeks or so.
4 days PP and pooped today. Most terrifying thing ever. However after I pooped my insides feel even worse than they already did. I have pain in the sides of my stomach, kind of like I pulled muscles. And a pain radiating from my lungs to my stomach kinda like heart burn. Also severe lower back pain. Anyone else experience this after the first PP poop? All these feelings happen as soon as I stood up from the toilet.
Maybe not after first poop, but yes. Insides getting rearranged.
Post by baileybaileybne on Jun 25, 2015 23:08:12 GMT -5
ombradellarosa I feel for you, BFing is the hardest part about being on your own at home without a call button if you ask me. The LCs at my hospital helped loads and I think the most important thing they said was patience and persistence. If you can try to put LO straight down your from with head on collar bone region, once head bobbing for food starts, you can slide her down your from towards the breast until LO starts fishing around and gets a good hold. Despite what some say, I find she needs to be pushed gently onto the nipple once she's in the right area to get a solid hold instead of just the nipple, then her head needs to be supported in that spot in a cradle-style hold that is straight up and down, in a reclined position for me. This is only one position but I found it much more effective to get a long lasting latch than side positions. Try not to feel defeated because it does seem to take time for them to learn how to feed well and each side is different. It took us a few awful nights and lots of angst from me but we are getting there now.
ombradellarosa I feel for you, BFing is the hardest part about being on your own at home without a call button if you ask me. The LCs at my hospital helped loads and I think the most important thing they said was patience and persistence. If you can try to put LO straight down your from with head on collar bone region, once head bobbing for food starts, you can slide her down your from towards the breast until LO starts fishing around and gets a good hold. Despite what some say, I find she needs to be pushed gently onto the nipple once she's in the right area to get a solid hold instead of just the nipple, then her head needs to be supported in that spot in a cradle-style hold that is straight up and down, in a reclined position for me. This is only one position but I found it much more effective to get a long lasting latch than side positions. Try not to feel defeated because it does seem to take time for them to learn how to feed well and each side is different. It took us a few awful nights and lots of angst from me but we are getting there now.
Thank you! That is so true. Not having a call button was the hardest part about being home and that's exactly why. I must have called for the LC five times a day in the hospital. It's so hard now because it seems all the hardest stuff happens in the MOTN and ther's no one to call.
SO glad I'm not the only stinky one! And thanks for the message of hope, gilder40, my husband will be even more pleased than I.
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