Yay!! So funny that this is just starting and it's May 23rd
We sure have a bunch of hypergestators
How is breastfeeding going?
It seems to be going well
Milk came in today, so I have even larger than large boobs... but not in a crazy uncomfortable engorged way, which is nice. They're just very full. Nipples are a bit sore while we work things out, but the football hold seems to really be the best thing for both of us right now (and it has been that way for babies past while both parties learn what each one needs). Poop has also transitioned from meconium to seedy-looking poop
How are you feeling?
I feel like my answer is twofold. .. I feel fabulous .... mostly. I did get two stitches/sutures after my nearly 10-pound, two-push baby barreled into the world. But honestly, my vagina is fsbulous. My butt, on the other hand, is not faring so well. (Reference my post on the chat thread of googling, "F**k you postpartum hemorrhoids"). So, so ridiculously uncomfortable and painful to walk or sit. I know they'll go away soon (I discovered their joy after child
#5 , so at least this time around I wasn't as ill prepared or clueless), but in the meantime it just sucks.
What is your baby like?
Bernadette... hmm... I feel like I'm still figuring her out. She doesn't cry much at all. She also doesn't open her eyes at much as some of my babies have. So. . I don't know what that means yet! She seems quite even-tempered (has tolerated grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, sisters) all holding her and being passed around, so that's good. I think I'll need more 60 hours with her to fully sort it out.
Who ate their placenta and do you think it helped?
No placenta-eating here. Never have, never had issues. So... yeah.
Any other questions or rants?
I have no idea what to attribute it to, but my postpartum bleeding *knockonwood* has been pretty manageable this time around. It's never been like crazy out of control, but I really feel like it's already lighter faster than ever. I also feel like things healed so fast (other than butt complications. .. lol. .. except not so funny). I'm still tired easily/quickly, but not sore or completely done in. Like, I told dh we could do this again... less than 24 hours after her birth. I don't know is it was the water or what, but wow. I'll take it.