"jocelyn (IFerToo)" <rkjkbob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Hi Everyone!
>
> Aaron had his 1 mo WBV on Monday and did great! (Well, he did nothing
> really, just laid there!) At birth he was 7lbs 8.4oz, 21.5 inches
> long, and has grown to 9lbs 7oz and 22.25 inches long in 4 weeks! DH
> and I are not big/tall people and it is tripping me out that he seems
> so huge (I mean, I top the height chart at possibly 5ft 1/2inch). He
> is 75th for height, and 50th for weight. Kai is more our size - she
> has always been 5th% for height and weight.
Wow--he IS a big boy! Glad to hear he's thriving and doing so well!
Something I have been wondering about is: When I heard stories about
> labor and delivery, the main emphasis is the pain of delivery. Why
> doesn't anyone talk about the pain of *recovery* from delivery or the
> pain of beginning to BF? Heck, I had the epidural, so the delivery
> was great! (I know some choose not to use any drugs - not discounting
> anyone's experience) The pain of recovery, now THAT was not fun at
> all. The swelling of the nether regions, the stitches (unfortunately,
> I had a 3rd degree tear), the buildup of extra blood that causes more
> swelling of face, hands, and legs/feet (lasted 1 week), etc. I was
> not that prepared for the after pain at all. I was rather surprised
> at the complexity of just going to the bathroom (rinse with this, put
> this cream, use the tucks pads, put the giant ice pack on the giant
> pad in the giant net undies. And then BF-ing. I won't get into it
> lest I sound like I am complaining too much (!), but that pain (which
> is now gone - lasted almost to 4 weeks exact) was piercing! Anyway -
> were any of these topics covered in the "Girlfriend's guide to ..."?
I'm sorry you had such a rough recovery, Jocelyn! Hope the pain is much
less
now. It's funny that we don't hear much about vaginal birth recoveries,
yet
so many people go on and on about how difficult c-section recoveries can
be,
which causes many women to be afraid of having a c-section. Of course,
each
woman's experience is different, but both of my c-section recoveries were
fairly easy (much easier than your recovery sounds like it was!).
Another thing that you don't hear much about is the endless lochia in the
weeks following birth. I had no idea that both times I would bleed for
eight
freaking weeks afterward!! ;)
Mary
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