1 week postpartum. A poll

[lishie]

I was really lucky. With DS1, one week post partum weather was great and DH and I took the baby to the zoo for a walk to get out of the house. I was able to do the full zoo. I felt even better after DS2.

I actually did serve as a bridesmaid at 3 weeks postpartum. I took a pump with me...though it was quite the pain to pump in a BM dress.

[sunshine608]

I had a C-section, but I'd had similar surgery ( no baby) so I knew what to expect. I think that helped with my recovery. I Felt pretty normal except I was extremely weepy. I probably would have cried through the entire wedding.

[chickenlittle]

#1: I was in the hospital for six days and slept a total of 45 minutes in that entire time. I had the worst pp insomnia. I still had high bp from pre-e, and my milk hadn't come in yet. I was also in a lot if pain from an episiotomy and a vacuum delivery. I bled heavily for six weeks. I was an emotional and physical wreck for a long time.

#2: fast vaginal delivery, with thirty something stitches from tearing my labia and vulva, which lead to a super painful recovery. Bleeding had stopped three days pp, but I had a PPH a week later because of retained placenta and ended me up in the ER. Crazy anxiety that was remedied with Zoloft a week later thankfully.

[nextbigthing]

I'm 2w post partum.

Definitely still have pain when sitting or moving a lot from the c section, but if I take the ibuprofen and don't overdo it I'm ok. Each day seems to be a little better.

The night sweats and crying suck. I cried over everything the first week, especially the breastfeeding issues, I still get weepy about that daily.

Incision is healing well, staples are out and tape fell off. Bleeding is a crappy shoot, one day I won't bleed a drop, next day like a very heavy period.

I can't complain, it hasn't been too bad, I think I'd prepared myself for terrible.

[tigress]

With my first I retained fluids and had lots of edema so exactly a week after I had DD1 was when I could finally see my ankles again. I also pushed from my face with her and broke blood vessels and gave myself black eyes. That wasn't gone for a while, so a wedding would have been a no go. Vaginal birth.

With DD2 I had a 4th degree tear. So while I actually could move fairly well when I did move, if I moved too much my crotch started to hurt. So I'm sure a wedding would have been overkill. Vaginal birth obv.

With DS1 this past September I had a scheduled c-section. I was still pretty sore at 1 week out. I did start coaching my diving team, but that essentially consisted of getting to the pool and then sitting on a chair. I did not move much. I still wasn't supposed to be picking up my other kids. A wedding would not have been good.

So for me, a wedding 1 week out was a no.

[kdubs923]

I had a really easy C-section recovery and I still think no fucking way.

I was able to be up, walking, up and down stairs without issue at 1 week pp. But I was bloated as hell (and have the newborn pics at 1 week to prove it), so I wouldn't have wanted to be in a fitted dress & formal pictures. Also, I was breastfeeding nearly constantly, DS wasn't gaining and we were at the doctors every day for a weight check.

For a close family/friend, I would go to the wedding 1 week PP assuming I could bail at any minute if needed. But being in the wedding involves hair/make up prep, a wedding ceremony (possibly an hour long mass standing?), pictures, reception... PLUS breastfeeding a baby, at the stage where it still took 4 hands and 2 pillows to BF? Nope.

[halfpint]

Heavy bleeding, my boobs were like Dolly Parton hard and huge, and between the c-section and sciatic nerve pain from late pregnancy/attempted vaginal delivery, I could barely walk for like a month PP. Awful.

[Deleted]

I can't see the poll options since I'm on the app. I assume from the responses it has something to do with being a bridesmaid 1 week PP? LOfuckingL, absolutely not. I had a rough c-section and DS was in the NICU for 5 days. So 1 week PP we'd been home for 2 days. I could barely walk. I needed DH's help to use the stairs and sit up in bed. I was still very much needing my Vicodin. I was bleeding heavily. I had rock hard swollen boobs, and DS was spitting up everywhere.

[Deleted]

C section with J - I could barely move, only maneuver my stairs once a day and literally living in my bed with him attached to a boob.

TMI warning......

Vbac with girls - I was up and felt "normal" I was deleriously tired and hadn't slept more than 2 hrs in any given 24 hr period the entire first week. I wasn't tandem feeding at that point so someone was inevitably attached to me. But because I felt so "good" and "normal" I also pushed it too hard lifting J and just up and around and passed a giant clot the size of a large grapefruit, maybe bigger. so yeah, I needed to rest more And although I felt "normal" I clearly wasnt.

[rbp]

I couldn't walk at all, but that wasn't the fault of childbirth  (wilted)

[dottyblue]

Vaginal delivery, but I bled so much during delivery due to internal tearing that I didn't bleed heavily afterward. The idea of walking to the corner of my street is making me want to weep-laugh. I couldn't even get out of a chair at 1 week pp without help or a lot of grunting/crying. It was 12 weeks before I could sit normally (due to the internal tear). Yay for a 9lb baby...

If this delivery isn't easier, I'm going to lose my mind.

[spk926]

Oh my gosh I was a hot mess. I lost so much blood during my 23 hour delivery (3 1/3 of which were pushing) I couldn't even get a picture with the doctor like I wanted.

I had a 4th degree tear. 4th fucking degree. It's the worst type of tear possible you guys. I had an episiotomy and then my body was like, "Oh, so THIS is how you want to do it? Fine then, we'll just keep ripping until we can't rip anymore."

I was still ungodly swollen with high blood pressure despite medication. My boobs were gigantic and leaking and I could barely walk let alone sit without being in pain. Going to the bathroom was a 10 minute ordeal with the stitches, peri bottle, padsicle that needed changing, etc.

I am hoping not to tear next time or at least not as bad as I think that was the hardest part of all of recovery for me.

[Alyssa]

1st Child
I was still in a ton of pain 1 week pp.  My whole body ached.  I was bleeding a lot, if I walked around too much, the bleeding amped up and I would have to sit back down and rest.  My stitches hurt and stung (tearing from vaginal delivery) especially when I had to pee.  I was almost delirious from lack of sleep and I had no appetite.  I continued to have a lack of appetite for almost a month pp and I had to get those liquid nutrition drinks to stay on top of the calories.  I don't know if it was just the huge change in our life but I couldn't handle eating anything with a lot of flavor or salt.  So it was vanilla nutritional shakes with a lot of toast and cereal.

2nd Child
Pain level was a lot less, no stitches second time around.  I was tired but I was doing alright.  I was able to walk around more.  I had an appetite.

[qcinoct]

1 week postpartum? I was so, so swollen. And hormonal. And bleeding and dripping milk. Yeah, I was a hot mess. Pretty much the first 6 weeks were a write-off for me both times (c/s, if that matters)

[qcinoct]

oh, and the pain! I couldn't sit up without it hurting for at least a month. And I was incredibly thirsty, and so sleep deprived. Yeah, I am SO GLAD that I'm never doing that again! I mean, I loved the newborn snuggles but otherwise, that period in my life was not good

[felicity]

I didn't realize that the lost baby in the bed thing was common. For the first few weeks when DH come in to wake me for a feeding, I would start freaking out I fell asleep on top of DS from our last nursing session and was smothering him. I don't know where that came from because I never side nursed him or kept him in the bed.

But to answer the questions, physically I felt okay. I was even getting a reasonable amount of sleep. Emotionally I was a wreck and I thought I had made a mistake and I basically thought I would never be happy again ever. I didn't want to see anybody other than DH. That passed after a couple weeks, thankfully.

[thatgirl2478]

So physically - all of the bad stuff - but I felt NORMAL mentally & emotionally.  If I didn't have to walk TOO far I was OK (like a short trip to the store, but not a marathon grocery shopping session).   C Section.

[simpsongal]

Honestly, I felt pretty good (but exhausted)

[estrellita]

I had a vaginal delivery and had a 3rd degree tear. It took about a week or so to be able to move somewhat normally. I was so sore and had a hard time getting up and down. My bleeding was only bad the first couple days, and since then has been basically like a period. Sometimes there's barely anything which is nice. I did walk around the store for the first time on Sat and had a little more bleeding than usual, so I'm trying to decide if I want to go for a walk this week (it's so nice out!) or take it easy a bit longer. My boobs have never leaked unfortunately (I know, who would have thought I'd be wishing for leaky boobs? But at least it would mean there was milk!) and they are only a little sore now from pumping. I think my biggest issue has been temperature control. My pillow was completely soaked the other day because I had been shivering under the covers when I fell asleep and ended up getting warm. My emotions have been a little iffy, but that's mostly because of the BFing/pumping issues. I think if I didn't have those issues, I wouldn't have the emotional issues I'm having right now.

ETA: I don't think I could have been in a wedding 1 week PP, but maybe 2. I probably wouldn't have been much fun though, haha.

[penguingrrl]

Kid 1: I was a mess and walking down the street was slow. I had a c section.
Kid 2: I was feeling great. Vaginal birth with forceps
Kid 3: I could have easily and happily been a bridesmaid. I was already cleared to run. Vaginal birth with minimal pushing and minimal tearing.

[4speedy]

I had an easy delivery with my first baby and an even easier delivery with my second.  With my first, she was born on a Tuesday morning.  We came home from the hospital on a Thursday and the next morning I walked our dog on the rough hiking trails on our property for about 3 miles while my mom stayed in the house with DD.  Totally did not follow doctors orders.

With baby #2, I was laid off 6 weeks before my due date and DH's company declared bankruptcy.  We had no idea if either of us would be employed when our baby arrived, so I started sending out resumes that day.  I had several phone interviews that week with one company I wanted to work for so I scheduled an in person interview for a couple weeks later, wondering how I would explain being 38 weeks pg.  But then my son was born early.  I kept the interview as planned.  My son was 6 days old when I got on a plane, flew to another city, had 6 hours of back to back interviews with VP level and above and then few home.  All told, it was 14 hours away from my son.  I looked like a sausage stuffed into a non-maternity suit but I must not have sucked because I got a job offer.  I think that is pretty much the equivalent of being a BM for 14 hours.

[Mrs.Syntax]

Leaky boobs, heavy bleeding, mastitis, a broken tailbone, and a 2 year old who wanted to go on the potty all the time. Fun times!

Ok, the PT'ing 2 year old had nothing to do with my recovery, I just remember feeling so fucking overwhelmed.