Anybody has issues with their postpartum bodies?

Baby is 2 months old and I am so disgusted by my body. Pregnant I had not gained a lot and so when I gave birth, everyone raved about how slim I looked... But after 2 months of overeating and not moving a lot, I feel so tired and fat... It's my second but for my first I struggled with depression and didn't lose the baby weight until her 4th birthday lol

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You just gave birth. Be nice to yourself!

Go for walks. Do online classes while baby sleeps.

I am the same. 4 months pp and I gained 30 pounds since I gave birth. I was also my most skinniest after I gave birth and everyone was going crazy because I was so skinny and now that I gained so much I feel like everyone looks at me like I’m disgusting 😔

I suggest for you to start a routine, wether it be daily (or almost daily) walking, yoga, fitness etc…I signed up for alo moves, I love this online platform. There are many beginner classes, but it may be more geared towards moderate - advanced students. Try yoga with Adrienne on google ! She’s free and she’s absolutely wonderful !

I’ve been doing FitOn classes in the morning . Totally free and great instructors. I also strap the baby on and jump on the treadmill in the afternoon. Try and move just a few min a day and you’ll likely start to feel better. Got to be kind to ourselves though!

I feel the same just try to stay as active as possible, now that it’s getting nicer out I’ve been walking with the little guy about 45 minutes everyday and it is helping me feel a bit better about myself. Having a baby in the winter months has been rough on my body as well I don’t move around very much but like I said walking is helping and also we just had babies only a few months ago! It takes time to recover and get back to pre baby feelings and bodies 💙 hope your doing well 💜💜

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Oh my God, oh my God I hope this is not true!!!! I’m kind of scared

I’ve been throwing up and taking a shit all night!!! I just hope that it’s not what I think it is

Small head reported following 20 week scan

Has anyone else had it flagged that their baby is in the bottom 5th percentile for head size?

They said everything was fine whilst we were in the scan and then I got a phone call the next day saying that it’s on the small side and we’re being referred to a paediatric specialist at St George’s. Has anyone else had this and how did things go??

Would you bring 9 week old to a family party of 35+ people?

These are also people who will want to pass the baby around and get a turn to hold him. He just got his 2 month shots two days ago

Exercise 6 weeks after c section

What movement did people start to introduce? I won’t do anything too vigorous until I’ve seen the pelvic physio as I don’t want to compromise anything that may have been extremely weakened through pregnancy! But just wondering what types of classes/movement people started off with?

Is this normal??

I’m 29 weeks pregnant and having really aching legs and they’re all lumpy and swollen. Above the knee and behind the knee . Should I be worried ? My legs have never looked like this up until a few days ago. ??

Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.