Things she looks forward to being rid of:
- Swelling & Bloating - hahaha... okay, perhaps I don't have as much as I did before, but with raging & adjusting hormones trying to overtake my body once again, your intestines and everything else are still out of wack- and as you (my sister) heard me complaining the other day, the pain of gas & bloating still exist almost like the first trimester of pregnancy. UGH
- Eat what I want! - see previous post about all the restrictions they recommend on when you nurse- seriously, I think it's almost worse than when I was pregnant, because at least when he was in utero, I never noticed if he was screaming & gassy from broccoli or too much dairy... granted, I do thoroughly enjoy having lunchmeat & sushi again.
- Exercise & get back in shape - I couldn't wait! Now at 5+weeks postpartum, I'm still waiting on my doctor's appointment to get the go-ahead to even be able to walk briskly or lift over 10 lbs again. It's almost like being on bed rest still. I feel like such a bum!
- Sleep- she seriously said this- hahahaha... okay, this was before she stayed over and may realize how it is to wake up every 2-3 hours, then have to stay up at least 15-30 minutes each time to nurse/change diapers/etc. Yes, the idea of not having to pee every hour is wonderful, but at least you can sleepwalk to the bathroom and be back to sleep in a matter of minutes.
- Not be such a *&$#!- okay, we know most pregnant ladies are a little nuts- and we deserved to be- but I think I've shown more temper and attitude postpartum than I ever did pregnant- and largely because it's about being overprotective (and over-exhausted) of baby boy...
- Get rid of maternity clothes! - I was so ready for this, especially living in Florida, most of the clothes I bought early in pregnancy were geared for "winter" and I never ended up wearing most. I did pack up a ton to try to sell to the consignment/2nd hand shop- which they kindly declined as being "out of season" but to keep and try again at the end of the year- UGH. But more-so, I still am wearing maternity jeans when I'm not wearing pajamas and yoga pants, and thanks to the enormous milk-makers, most of my pre-preggo shirts are too short. Not cool... sooooo- a lot of that maternity stuff is still lingering...
- Sleeping on my stomach again! -Once again, another myth, because unless you aren't nursing, there's no way you can sleep on your stomach without leaking & pain... not to mention those lovely nights of engorgement that make even sleeping on your side painful... seriously???
- Lastly- the departure of "preggo brain"- I think it's even worse now, because at least before I could sleep to some degree, but adding in exhaustion to the distractions of juggling a newborn with other responsibilities around the home, then the still overwhelming hormones and all that craziness- yeah... I still forget what I walked into the other room for, completely forgot that I hadn't eaten breakfast yet yesterday, for more than 2 hours, forgot that people were coming over, have forgotten for almost a month to call/mail in the jury duty excuse request, etc, etc, etc... sigh...
No matter what, all these things are worth the little bundle of joy of course- and I know these things will eventually pass/fade- but had to laugh as we sat there for a full day comparing the 38+weeks pregnancy with the 5 weeks postpartum, and how there isn't a whole lot of difference yet...
Chase has been continuing to hang out more and more being alert & awake, so we've started playing around with the bouncy seat, swing, and trying to do more "tummy time" exercising. Developmentally he's still stuck between the preemie time-tables and regular newborn ones, but he's continuing to grow and thrive like a champ!
Here is dad & him snoozing- I am sooooo jealous!
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