Postpartum / birth story
Postpartum / birth story
February 5 I went to see my ob to see if I had any progress and sadly I didn't so she decided that it was time for an induction since I'm diabetic and blood sugars while fasting were going up daily. She gives me the prescriptions , tells me some instructions and lets me go. Next day February 6 I was at the hospital at 8pm how she told me to. By 9pm we were settle but nothing started till like 11 maybe 12 but I knew that by then I was already 1cm. By 3am things got serious I was already 4cm and I asked for the epidural because I was so tired and I wanted to sleep and my contractions weren't minutes apart but seconds. By 8am I was already 7, by 12 I was already 8 and by 2pm I was already 9 almost 10 so I wanted to push . 2 hours later and I had my baby girl at 4:04pm on February 7. it was the most beautiful experience of my life because after suffering 3 misscarrige i had my angel with me . After everything that's how things started to hurt. I am miserable , can't sleep , can't poop, can't sit properly, can't close my legs properly can't sit in the toilet like normal people do . This is hitting me really hard and idk what to do. All I want to do so cry and I don't feel capable of doing this while in pain. I feel like I have postpartum depression because all I do is cry and I'm unable to do things idk what to do to help my self ? I need advice I feel like this is to much , I feel like once the pain is gone I will be so much better but I can't get better at the moment
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Dermaplast! Ask for it! Load up on tucks pads and ice for swelling! You can also get a doughnut to sit on and take stool softeners for the first WEEK! It gets easier! The first 3 days are the worst..
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Drink lots of water and eat fiber cereal (like fiber1). I had to do this for several days before i had a bm. Colace and miralax didn't even help. It was miserable.
I second the donut pillow, and recommend padsicles (freeze your pads with witch hazel, aloe, tea tree oil and lavender essential oils) to help your lady bits. Don't distress! This pp time is hard for every mama. You've had a long pregnancy and labor/delivery and now you don't get to rest because you have a sweet baby to care for.
It gets easier, i promise.
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If this is first labour. You are experiencing normal things, your hormones are whack, Everything in your entire body just experienced a really difficult and painful thing! Yes joyful, but your body isn't ok yet. Seriously Advil and stool softener it up, neither will effect baby if nursing. Use the suggestions above!
I was so similar my first postpartum and had No one, not even this group at the time. I suffered for days before I started figuring it out on my own. :/
You seriously need The Runs so you can get some pressure relief down there, something for aches and pains, and someone to hold and breath check baby so you can sleep a bit knowing she's safe and sound. People kept laying my son beside me at home when I tried to rest, I couldnt help it, I had to check on him constantly. Finally got enough brain power to figure out what I needed and hubby took him after I'd fed him, and watched a movie just holding our baby so I wasn't worrying and I slept for the first time in like 4 days!!
You need some rest to recover too.
Hopefully you have some support there to get you what you need.
Oh also tell people/hubby whomever is helping, just give you food and water, if your brain is full and exhausted, your not making decisions right now, but you need food and fluids. Just say, give me anything, dont wait for me to request it or to pick something.
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I agree with the suggestions above about dealing with the pain. I sat on my extra Bobby pillow for weeks after my first.
I would also suggest talking to your doctor sooner rather than later if you think you have ppd. I had two friends that had ppd and one of them waited awhile before getting help and wished she went in sooner for help. It’s better to talk to someone than keep it bottled in.