Pregnancy/Delivery Recovery

[Trekhawk]

The girls are right - enjoy your baby they do grow up so quickly.

Also even if you have a normal delivery you still may feel some tenderness in the nether regions. For such a small bundle babies can throw your life and routine upside down so see how things go and just take each day as it comes. Remember babies sleep when they are tired not when you are.

[slinkedog]

I have 4 kids and delivered all of them vaginally. I had really easy deliveries with all of them but one... I had a 4th degree tear and that one took quite a bit longer to heal from than the others with little tearing.

I agree with everyone else that until you are dealing with a baby that eats every two to four hours round the clock (if you are nursing, it can seem like constantly!), you may not feel like doing much else for a while. You need to take care of you. Most of the pregnancy books advocate waiting 6 weeks before resuming regular workouts, but each person is different. Talk to your doctor.

With #4 (easy delivery) I was trying to do a lot for the other kids soon after the birth and I started bleeding profusely (I'm sure you know that you will probably bleed for a few weeks after a normal delivery.) Your bleeding level can tell you a lot. My doc told me to take it easy... my body was telling me that I was doing too much.

So, be careful, listen to your body and most of all, enjoy that new little one!!

[KSH]

Hhhuuuummmm... reading all that made me *OK* with not having any kids.

But horray to you strong women who could do it! You certainly are brave for giving birth... and raising kids!

[Irulan]

The girls are right - enjoy your baby they do grow up so quickly.

Also even if you have a normal delivery you still may feel some tenderness in the nether regions. For such a small bundle babies can throw your life and routine upside down so see how things go and just take each day as it comes. Remember babies sleep when they are tired not when you are.

lol, I remember with #2, I went in for my two week checkup. I had a wonderful midwife, she said, wow, you look great! You can resume relations anytime. But tell your husband I said another 4 weeks.....

[Trekhawk]

Irulan - now Im laughing....everyone should have a midwife like that.