8 days postpartum and suddenly having cramps?
To be fair i had a very quick and easy labor experience. My recovery was also very quick, or so said the nurses over and over. For the first time, i am having mild cramps that have felt like contractions getting worse throughout the evening. Ive been on my feet since being home, we even had his first outing walking around town for a few hours. Is this pain normal a week pp if i havent had pain already? Did i just push myself too hard yesterday?
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Are you breast feeding ? You’ll feel cramping if you are
It's normal to get cramps postpartum, especially while breastfeeding. I'm 4 weeks pp and still get those contraction type cramps even when I'm not actively breastfeeding. It's your uterus shrinking back down to it's pre baby size. I wouldn't think taking a walk would do any harm unless you're overdoing it. I was out and about walking nonstop right after having my first baby
not breastfeeding, been trying to stop lactation since i delivered. Heating pad and ibuprofen has helped but just confused as to why its only starting now
Your uterus is shrinking back down to size but if you worried def call your doctor
Regardless of breastfeeding or not your uterus still needs to shrink back to its usual size and that causes contraction like cramps so it’s most likely that
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