Give us a quick update

[Jojo]

Ok so mommies always get lost in the shuffle of things...

Give us an update of how you are doing/how many months/days PP you are and anything else you feel the need to share...:tmi: is not a problem around here ;)

[Jojo]

ok I'll go first.

I find myself to be crazy hormonal. I get annoyed with things people say to me regarding my child. Is that a normal mommy thing?

Like the other night we had company and the wife told me I should leave Matt in the crib crying because that's what she would do and I basically just told her we don't do that and I don't let him cry and it ticked me off that she was telling me stuff to do with my son even though she doesn't have a child.

Even little things over the internet that I never cared about piss me off :blush:

Ummm other than that everything is fine :) My vag is healed, well healed like 3 months ago to where I felt comfortable using it again :lol:

[Ashley]

I am just about 8 months post partum and it goes by waay too fast. If I didn't have to be pregnant, I would do it all again in a heartbeat :hehe: I feel that way too Jo, and have since Tyler. I take people's opinions with a grain of salt. I like to hear what other people do, but don't tell me what I should do. I won't listen to you anyway ;)

I had an easy delivery and recovery, my anxiety flared up a bit postpartum but is mostly back down at this point. Here and there it acts up, especially regarding the kids & safety, but since my medical dramas have seemed to relax a bit, so has my anxiety!

Oh, and nursing has been great, although I started bleeding around 4/5 months pp, but I had mirena put in- that made me bleed on and off for like 6 weeks, but now I only get a bit of spotting for a day or so here and there.

[Mama Sandy]

I am 9 months pp (how the hell did that happen??). Things are really great. I had a vaginal delivery and it was by far my easiest with VERY little healing (no stitches) and I felt literally GREAT just hours after she was born. Thank goodness!!

Emotionally I have never been prone to pp depression (again, thank goodness!!) and always experience almost the exact opposite, I go through a nostalgic/euphoric phase post partum where everything is hunky dory. Jo, I think your reaction isn't hormonal at all but more "mama bear" reactions. I know I have been that way since I was pregnant with my first. And no, it doesn't ever get "better" :hehe: Just do like Ashley does and try to take advice with a grain of salt and take the advice you want and leave the rest!

Breastfeeding is going great, unfortunately my periods returned about 4 months post partum (could live without that for a while longer). We had an "oops" last week but since I am nursing I am trying not to completely freak out over it. My cycles are all sorts of messed up because of nursing so I have no clue if I am even ovulating.

Basically, all that to say that things are great here. I would totally have another right away if circumstances allowed but they don't so I am glad there are so many preggos here for me to live through :p

[Jojo]

Oh okay so the beastly feelings should last forever :hehe:

I got my period after I finally stopped bleeding at 8 weeks! OMG I was pissed off but at least I am not crampy anymore. I did heal quickly but with the episiotomy I was so scared of tearing it open or something so sex was non-existent for awhile.

[Farah]

ok I'll go first.

I find myself to be crazy hormonal. I get annoyed with things people say to me regarding my child. Is that a normal mommy thing?

Like the other night we had company and the wife told me I should leave Matt in the crib crying because that's what she would do and I basically just told her we don't do that and I don't let him cry and it ticked me off that she was telling me stuff to do with my son even though she doesn't have a child.

Even little things over the internet that I never cared about piss me off :blush:

Ummm other than that everything is fine :) My vag is healed, well healed like 3 months ago to where I felt comfortable using it again :lol:

I was that way during and after my pregnancy. I get so annoyed when people tell me things that I should do. I remember getting so pissed when Charlie was waking up at 5am every morning and it was super painful for us. You have NO IDEA how many people said "Maybe he needs to go to bed later." Seriously, that's a novel idea. I would never have thought of that. Oh wait, I did, and I tried it, and it failed, so I'm not going to make myself suffer if I don't have to suffer!! Thanks. :sarcasticthumb:

Now I'm better and just roll my eyes.

[Jojo]

Yeah like my inlaws with the paci. It pisses me off. Matt loves it and I make it a point to pop it in his mouth because for some odd reason they think it's the most nastiest bad thing I could do to the poor child :eyeroll: He loves it and if he wants it then he gets it!:p

I could go on and on and on but this is the PP thread and not Jo's thread to get annoyed with people and complain. :hehe:

[Meshell]

I am 11 months PP. Do I even count as being in the post partum section at all? Things are good. We are still nursing but trying to wean. Will has a different idea and since he can't have dairy he has been barfing all the time so he wants to nurse more. :eyeroll: I have lost all the baby weight and a little more. It was just from nursing. It's really annoying because some days I just can't eat enough! I even went in to have my thyroid checked because the last time I felt the way I do now was when my thyroid was out of whack. I have been on the mini pill since about 3 months PP and I hate it. It makes me an irritated witch all the time. Poor DH! :hehe: My periods came back too about a month ago and they are horrible! I've never been so crampy in my life.

[Jojo]

I'm sorry Michelle :bluehug: And yes, you do count! I think we as women are always going through so many changes with our body. :support:

[Caitlin]

I'm 9 months PP and doing well for the most part. I'm an irritable witch some days, but that could just be from the stress in my life. :hehe:

I've lost most of the baby weight, and I finally fit into all of my pre-preggo clothes, minus a few shirts that are tight around the girls. After the "scare" last month, I realize that I am in no way ready for another baby. Time to watch these cycles more closely!