Wanna talk post-partum mama bodies?

[HomeBirthMommy]

I am feeling pretty good for the most part and of my 3, this has been the easiest post-partum so far. However, I have a few "problem" areas.

1. Freaking hemorroids. Ugh. These just suck. :
2. My face is breaking out like crazy. Hormones?
3. I feel skinny, but my maternity pants are TIGHT. WTH?
4. Stitches are uncomfortable when I sneeze, cough or laugh.

Anybody else need to vent? :

[blairinargentina]

I'm five weeks out here and my incision still hurts. As do the ole ab muscles. I went to african dance class tonight and didn't make it the whole hour and a half cause I knew my abs would wake me up to thank me later! I am still swollen along the incision too, which makes my pants tight when they would otherwise fit. Boohoo. I am over it but thanks for starting this thread!

[crazyeight]

my stitches are doing much better but they are still there and i am still bleeding red even though its not very much....i hope it stops soon!!

all my clothes don't fit and i refuse to wear my maternity clothes any longer!! i just ordered some new shirts and capris online and hope they fit better!! (most of my stuff is spaghetti strap shirts and anything else is to tight in the bust!!)

i still have that jiggly belly thats extra skin.....icky. i am crossing my fingers that with a few more weeks it will "suck in" and become a little tighter. i hate all that overhang that you can't do anything about!

i feel really good but i still have some image issues. course running after a toddler, nursing, and trying to figure out how to function outside the house with 2 kids will surely take off some weight....right??????

[gulatigirl]

i'm one week since the birth tomorrow and although i haven't weighed myself yet, i feel like i've lost a LOT of weight and I'm so exhausted. i feel like she's sucking me dry. i need to eat more! and i wish i had more energy!!

my incision is healing well but is puffy and hurts when i cough / sneeze / blow my nose which sucks cause i'm all stuffed up.

and yowza, i think i'm over it (for now at least) but engorgement was crazy painful and the size of my boobs was SHOCKING!

[sesta]

Hmmm, no real complaints here.....all is well, no 'roids, didn't have any stitches down there, no incisions this time - I love that I had a VBAC, what a difference in recovery!

My breasts though, they are huge! I'm starting to feel like they are affecting my posture as all of a sudden I've noticed my back is hunched over because they are so big and feel so heavy!

[Piper's mama]

My back is still killing me. I have daily fantasies of the Chiropractor. I would love to be wrung out like a washcloth . Hopefully I will be in the next couple of weeks. Other than that I can't complain. I did the hard work of blowing the baby out, it sucked very much, but I came out of it with no tearing at all this time. So it was worth it. Arnica has become my best friend! It helps so much with the after pains and back/hip pain. So we are doing pretty well. My boobs are calming down a bit, they were pretty sore last week. Getting used to the milk again...