post pregnancy body bits and complaints

lost in my own head

cbyrd wrote: »

it's now 14 weeks since i had ben and i'm wondering when do the tummy muscles knit back fully... weeks or months?? i have a 2 finger gap at my belly button and although i'm doing my tummy exercises regulary and am now doing sit ups and walking loads i'm worrying this is not normal...

that's really my only complaint for now... i'm getting lots of sleep but i'm still knackered though i know from experience that this does not get better with me:D

It is different for everybody, however if you are breastfeeding it helps, the pain is a lot worse, but the tummy flattens faster, and of course continue with your exercise.

And you will get loads more of that once the baby starts moving round. It's great fun.

cbyrd

Das Kitty wrote: »

God, they only gave me panadol! Fecking cheated!

Me too!! :eek: i got about 6 ibuprofen over 2 days.. then i had to get my own!! i'm a saint

caprilicious

They gave me ponstan in the hospital, was kinda kicking myself afterwards for not asking for a few to take home with him for those few days after :rolleyes:

Is anyone else still losing hair? Cbyrd I know you said you were losing a bit, has it stopped yet?
I've been losing hair the past few weeks but it came out in a few clumps today :eek:
My hair is really thick but at this rate I don't think it will be for long!

cbyrd

yes i'm like a little bald man with a dirty combover now...

seriously, it's still falling out so much so i got up on the morning of the christening took one look after the shower and got out my scissors.. i now have a lovely feathery fringe made from the hair on the middle of my head and i have to give myself little flicks at the side so you can't see through my hair.. :eek:
it's in about an inch at the hairline on the sides it's like newborn hair... and about a half inch on the hairline at the front.. all the years of making combovers for men has finally paid off:D:D

crazy cat lady

I have a thingy in the plug hole to catch all my hair and I can block it up in 1 shower.

My hair is just awful at the minute too. I think I need a trip to the hairdressers!

Das Kitty

Yeah mine is still falling out to beat the band. lovely little baldy patch at the back.

lost in my own head

caprilicious wrote: »

They gave me ponstan in the hospital, was kinda kicking myself afterwards for not asking for a few to take home with him for those few days after :rolleyes:

Is anyone else still losing hair? Cbyrd I know you said you were losing a bit, has it stopped yet?
I've been losing hair the past few weeks but it came out in a few clumps today :eek:
My hair is really thick but at this rate I don't think it will be for long!

Yeah, the loosing hair thing goes on for absolute ages, Had my lil fella over a year ago and still find it coming out, but it will get better after a while, Used to come out in clumps too especially after a shower, but just a few here and there now.

January

Mine's the same, still falling out, my hairdresser SIL commented on it when she was doing my hair last week! No bald patches thank god though, my hair is too thick for that.

cbyrd

:eek: have you seen how quickly the ads for baldness popped up... and tummy tucks?? are they trying to say i'm fat???:eek:

caprilicious

I know the feeling cbyrd I was starting to wonder if Sky changed my subscription to show me fat people ads encouraging me to lose weight

That's ok, glad I'm not alone in the hair loss department! I haven't got any bald spots (yet/that I can see) but I'm getting so sick of unblocking the vacuum head from all the hairs

gogo

yes i'm like a little bald man with a dirty combover now...

seriously, it's still falling out so much so i got up on the morning of the christening took one look after the shower and got out my scissors.. i now have a lovely feathery fringe made from the hair on the middle of my head and i have to give myself little flicks at the side so you can't see through my hair..
it's in about an inch at the hairline on the sides it's like newborn hair... and about a half inch on the hairline at the front.. all the years of making combovers for men has finally paid off

Lol:D
Im nearly bald! Every time I look at my son, there seems to be hair dangling from his hand.
My hairdresser recommeded 'head high', they are supplements you can get from the chemist, ten euro for a big jar, they are making a real difference, but they are making my hair grow at a rapid rate, so now I have a sticky up fringe type thing going on at the front, but they have def slowed down the rate of it falling out.

crazy cat lady

Well the decorators finally arrived and I swear I'm in agony! Its their worst visit ever.

I was so convinced that I was pregnant too. In fact, I'm quite disappointed that I'm not!! :eek: Anyone else REALLY clucky??

caprilicious

crazy cat lady wrote: »

I was so convinced that I was pregnant too. In fact, I'm quite disappointed that I'm not!! :eek: Anyone else REALLY clucky??

yes, VERY

Sorry if this is tmi, I didn't have a period last month just a bit of light brown discharge for a day so was convinced I might be pregnant but 5 tests later and I'm not. (was a wee bit disappointed at the negatives!)

I'm actually kind of nervous about whether I get them or not this month (due them in 4/5 days) I would actually love to get a BFP

January

You're still early for testing so you could still be pregnant!!

CCL, told yaaaa it's horrible...

I am most definitely not clucky, no way no how, two is my lot...

caprilicious

adrieanne__x wrote: »

You're still early for testing so you could still be pregnant!!

Here's hoping

crazy cat lady

I had a couple of days of spotting while I was on holidays so I was convinced that was my implantation bleed, then last week I woke up in the middle of the night ready to puke. Up until this morning I was still convinced that the bleeding was probably an implantation bleed and the other spotting was ovulation. Crazy huh!

I was doing tests willy nilly and was gutted when they kept coming up negative. I even bought one in Tesco (in England) then me, Chet and Megan went off to the disabled loo to do the test together! What is wrong with me?? Chet is mad for another one too so I guess watch this space

Glad I'm not the only crazy clucky lady Caprilicious. I think Rose and Megan deserve little siblings for being so cute

hacked

My hair has started falling out like crazy too,but it's itchy! I thought I had lice at first, but no...just my hair falling out appears to be itchy.

Am also mad. Got my first period on friday. SO unfair...isobel is only 3 months, i am exclusively breastfeeding and all!

January

Awww, here's hoping the two of you have new babies very soon!!!! Take it from someone with a 14 month age gap it is actually lovely

caprilicious

crazy cat lady wrote: »

Glad I'm not the only crazy clucky lady Caprilicious. I think Rose and Megan deserve little siblings for being so cute

He he that sounds like reason enough to have no. 2

Poor hacked, I'm really suprised at that, I thought you didn't get periods at all when you were breast feeding

If my hair loss doesn't slow down soon I'll be asking Santa for a wig for Christmas :D

Das Kitty

Man, I have a wedding on Saturday and I don't know what to do about my scabby head. Usually my hair is the nicest thing about me when I'm done up. If only I didn't look like such a tool in a hat...

crazy cat lady

Get yerself a nice big fascinator and take yourself to the hairdressers and let them work their magic!

Das Kitty

Oh I wish I could afford it. Sealed the money in the card this morning and we have enough for 2 drinks each. Ah well, I'll just have to avoid the cameras.

hacked

caprilicious wrote: »

Poor hacked, I'm really suprised at that, I thought you didn't get periods at all when you were breast feeding
D

I know! I mean the bleeding after the birth only stopped 5 or 6 weeks ago, and I thought even if you got your period while breastfeeding it usually didnt come back for 6 months or so.

Fortunately, I seem to be much luckier than the rest of you. It hasn't really hurt that bad...just feels normal, dull cramping and bloating. It came on like crazy though! I was in church and one minute nothing...the next thing it was dark red and like syrup and pouring down my legs! EEK! (sorry tmi!) I had to run out and find someone with a pad, as i obviously wasn't prepared!

implausible

Can I join in??

I've jumped from the pregnant women's moan thread to this one, delighted to see it's here. A good moan is good for ya!

I had a section and have been lucky enough in that I feel nearly 100% now 3 and 1/2 weeks later and the bleeding is more or less gone.

However, my main whinge is to do with the breastfeeding. I'm leaking, spurting, spilling everywhere. I'm nearly expecting the local Creamery to cart me away! Seriously, I have to sleep on a towel for middle-of-the-night leaks and when feeding and I have another one on the bed for when the boob I'm not feeding from decides to produce in sympathy (think my body thinks I've had twins sometimes!).

I thought my ickiest problem was going to be sanitary pads, not breast pads! Does anyone know when this should settle down??

That said, wee Cathal is a dote and feeling like a malfunctioning cow is worth it:D

hacked

deemark wrote: »

Can I join in??

I've jumped from the pregnant women's moan thread to this one, delighted to see it's here. A good moan is good for ya!

I had a section and have been lucky enough in that I feel nearly 100% now 3 and 1/2 weeks later and the bleeding is more or less gone.

However, my main whinge is to do with the breastfeeding. I'm leaking, spurting, spilling everywhere. I'm nearly expecting the local Creamery to cart me away! Seriously, I have to sleep on a towel for middle-of-the-night leaks and when feeding and I have another one on the bed for when the boob I'm not feeding from decides to produce in sympathy (think my body thinks I've had twins sometimes!).

I thought my ickiest problem was going to be sanitary pads, not breast pads! Does anyone know when this should settle down??

That said, wee Cathal is a dote and feeling like a malfunctioning cow is worth it:D

Congratulations and welcome to breastfeeding! That should start to settle down when you milk supply is established. That can take a good few weeks though! it took me 6 or 7 weeks, but the leaking wasn't as bad towards the end.
A good tip for at night? Forget the breast pads....go buy some cheap tescos nappies and stick a nappy in each side of the bra. Looks ridiculous, but I guarantee you, while you are spurting, you wont need to wake up during the night!

caprilicious

Congratulations Deemark! I was thinking we must be due a few new mammies in from the pregnant forum

Cathal is such a gorgeous name too! Good on you with the breastfeeding, hope it all keeps working out well for you

Hacked that sounds like an excellent tip with the nappies, will definitely bear than in mind for next time

hacked

Cap -- oh yeah do! My mother suggested it to me, and it was fantastic. Feels a little weird at the start, but at that point you are so tired you dont care. Didn't leak anywhere the nights i wore the nappies!

implausible

Ta for that Cap, I knew I'd read a post somewhere about nappies before, it was your post. Will try and in the meantime hope for this supply issue to sort itself soon.

Not really bothered about looking ridiculous at this stage, couldn't be worse than the (now too big and sagging at the ass) granny knickers up to me oxters, two different-sized boobs and a selection of towels I don't like..... And I wonder why we haven't got back to doing the bold thing again yet:D

hacked

Ok this is starting to reallllllly bother me. My hair is falling out and it's ITCHING. Is anyone else getting this? I swear I thought I had lice, but my head has been thorougly examined and comed like three times a day and there is nothing there. I mean nothing. The itching is so irritating!

crazy cat lady

you could just be itchy in the heat?