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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 5/5/2008 7:05:44 PM
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IAMJulie
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ha ha!  I hope so but honestly at this point I don't really care, just get it out of me! 
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 5/5/2008 8:54:27 PM
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(((Julie)))
Luckily dulcolax worked for me, though I had to take it for several weeks. Hope the suppositories work for you soon.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 5/6/2008 6:58:44 AM
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If ya'll think about it, could you pray for a FULL recovery for me? It's going on eight weeks on wednesday. I really need/want a full recovery.
I will certainly pray, dear, but please be patient with your body.
I know you long for a return to certain activities, but giving birth is one of the most traumatizing things a woman's body can go through, no matter how much the naturalists like to talk about how we are designed for it. Realistically it can take up to a year or two to fully recover from giving birth.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 5/6/2008 7:27:47 AM
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I'm almost 8 months post-pardum, and my body is still not recovered.
Everybody is different though, I had a hard time after he was born, and my sister, she was up and around the day she had her baby, and hasn't stopped since!
My neighbour had her baby a week after me, and she was out walking long before I ever could...I felt like I had no support and couldn't even stand for long periods of time. It's getting better now though. Slow...but coming.
Praying for ya Janine. It will get better, even if it's slow going.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 5/6/2008 8:26:40 AM
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Georgia-Peach
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Janine, I agree with Ruth and Yolanda. Its only been 8 weeks so give your body a chance to recover and don't rush because you are missing certain activities. Every woman is different after she has a baby and everyone's body heals differently. The morning after I had Hunter I could not wait to get up, walk around, take another shower, and put make up on. I healed quickly and my recovery was great, but emotionally I was drained and not prepared or ready for certain activities even after the ok from the doctor. My sister on the other hand took 3-4 months to recovery completely, she was still having to stay on the couch majority of the time even when my nephew was 2-3 weeks old. But, she was ready emotionally for certain activities early on. But, we both had to give ourselves a break, rest, and be patient with all the changes. Once you get past this point you will have plenty of opportunity to be with hubby and feel back to your normal self.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 5/6/2008 11:16:02 AM
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I'm almost 8 months post-pardum, and my body is still not recovered.
Everybody is different though, I had a hard time after he was born, and my sister, she was up and around the day she had her baby, and hasn't stopped since!
every PERSON and every PREGNANCY is different in the healing time. I have been on both extremes of feeling like I was on the top of the world right after, all the way to still having some issues (sensitivity and not being able to hold it when I had to go to the bathroom) up to a year after birth. I have heard some dr's say that it takes about 3 years for your body to fully recover in every way from a pregnancy....and when I asked my mom about that she said that sounds about right for her. She said though that having kids so close together (3 kids in 3 years time) really was the worst on her body and really didn't help with the recovery time. She said she finally felt like she was over pregnancies when my little brother turned 9 or so. Anyway...it can take quite a while for your body to get over having a baby...sometimes weeks, or months, or sometimes even years.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 5/6/2008 8:00:22 PM
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Alright, I can't keep track of what was discussed where so I have a question and I'll put it here since to me it's related to my post-pardum recovery. Some folks were discussing an iron suppliment alternative to the ferrous sulfate (is that even the right name?) stuff, what was the name of it? I was thinking about looking into it for myself and then two people just today mentioned to me that they should be taking iron and aren't so I thought I'd ask.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 5/6/2008 8:09:16 PM
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before you decide to take an iron supplement of any kind you need to know what your numbers are and if it's even necessary.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 5/6/2008 8:29:26 PM
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Julie,
I agree with Sarah that you should check first whether you actually need it.
But JFYI, the iron preparation I used to take was Ferrous Gluconate (Ferrous Sulphate made me sick).
*Especially* don't even consider taking it till your bowel movements are back to normal, as iron supplements have a tendency to constipate.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 5/6/2008 11:05:02 PM
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IAMJulie
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Brandy, thank you, that is the suppliment that was being discussed the other day.
Sarah and Manda, thanks for your concern and advice. Right now I want to look at the info on it and hope to have it on hand next time I see my doctor. My primary OB told me she was going to prescribe iron when I left the hospital (my HCT was 24 after all the bleeding that I did) but her partner discharged me and he said he doesn't "believe" in extra iron but told me just to take my prenatals, which I'm doing. A friend of mine was an OB nurse and she said she routinely saw transfusions done for HCTs as low as 27 and I was lower. I am still so weak. I know it's only been 8 days but I do wonder if I would have a little more strength back at this point if I had either been given blood or had been prescribed iron - or something else. I see tiny differences in how much I can do at a time. The first day I came home walking across the living room was too much, then I could do that but walking up the stairs set my heart a pounding and made me woozy, now most days I can do that OK (going slowly and carrying nothing) but even taking a short shower is barely doable. My DH is going to have to back to work at the office (he is working at home right now), if I don't get stronger soon, no matter about all the other ways I still need to heal, I don't know how I'll handle 3 kids 4 and under. DH will come home to find me passed out somewhere.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 5/7/2008 1:09:13 AM
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IAMJulie
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I don't see her for a while so, yeah, I should give her a call. She may not know that the other doc didn't give me iron and I don't know if he even looked at my chart enough to see how low my HCT was. Of course, I'm not going to start any sort of iron sup until after my BMs are a little more back to normal.
According to safefetus.com ferrous gluconate hasn't had studies done to show safety and according to drugs.com it is contraindicated during breastfeeding. Do you any sites I can look at besides the manufacturers? I'd like to read more about it. Thank so much!
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 5/7/2008 10:35:25 AM
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Julie....CALL YOUR DR!!!!!!!! you need to have your levels tested again, but according to your body's signs, you need something.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 5/7/2008 10:38:43 AM
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Julie, THIS is what I took when I was pregnant. It is the only Iron Supplement that does not make me constipated, Target and Sam's club both sell generic versions that work just as well. Oh, and I know it's not contraindicated for breastfeeding, my OB was pretty opinionated about me taking something since I hemorrhaged so badly.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 5/7/2008 12:34:51 PM
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I am still so weak. I know it's only been 8 days but I do wonder if I would have a little more strength back at this point if I had either been given blood or had been prescribed iron - or something else. I see tiny differences in how much I can do at a time. The first day I came home walking across the living room was too much, then I could do that but walking up the stairs set my heart a pounding and made me woozy, now most days I can do that OK (going slowly and carrying nothing) but even taking a short shower is barely doable.
I posted about the liver before I read this.
Julie, it's imperative IMO that you see your doctor right away and get checked out. It could be your iron levels, it could even be something else (eg thyroid).
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 5/7/2008 1:05:41 PM
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Julie,
After I had my older dd, I had a pretty serious hemorrhage. I was pretty close to transfusion levels -- if they hadn't intervened, I would have had to have one. I didn't, but they did put me on iron supplements as well as my regular prenatal vitamins--I think it was a slow releasing iron (it has been a long time). It was still pretty slow going for my recovery, though. I didn't have to have repeat blood draws after they were sure that I was stable.
Red meat is the best source for iron especially when it is paired with vitamin C. Calcium blocks the absorption of iron, so that needs to be spaced out.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 5/7/2008 3:52:19 PM
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How do you change your baby at night? We're planning to have the baby sleep in a co-sleeper bassinet, and I'm hoping to not have to get out of bed at night to nurse ... but with newborns, you're changing them every 2 hours, right?
I only changed mine if they were dirty, and for some reason, they maybe only had one a night as newborns. So I'd just change them in the bassinet beside the bed.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 5/7/2008 3:56:10 PM
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Yup, we only changed poopy diapers at night, otherwise she woke up more then I wanted.
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