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4981292 tn?1381256805

Things I wish someone told me

Hey everyone! I havent been on for like 4 week. I had my baby girl Ariella on October 22nd. God, She's beautiful and sure keeps me busy.

Well, I thought i would give everyone the "Things I wish someone told me about having a baby."

Your Vagina actually sometimes takes longer then 2 weeks to heal. Its been a month and my down stairs is still swelled, bleeding, And honestly, I feel like it's NEVER going to heal.

I dread peeing . The sting is horrible, And that stupid little water bottle the give you, Yeah It doesnt always work.

If you are breastfeeding. Prepare to wake up every morning in a puddle of milk.

everyone knows that your baby wont sleep, and you think you may be prepared for that. You aren't.

PPD, Yeah, that's no joke. If you think you may be getting depressed, go to your dr. It's actually more serious then you may think.

You'll probably have to wash your bed sheets at least three times a week. my baby doesnt sleep with me, but i sometimes let her lay in my bed and she likes to puke everywhere.

Finger nails are a killer to keep short IMO.  My boobs really takes a beaten because of her sharp nails.

I caught on to breast feeding easy, but I didn't think it would hurt so much, after a month my boobs got used to breastfeeding and it was easy after that!

these are just a few things i didnt know.

Any one feel free to add to this, help mommies be better prepare! :)
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6068453 tn?1380396210
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i wana say u goo girl on the bf one tip i can say is keep in mind that baby will go thru many growth spurts and baby may seem like shes not gettibg enough cz shell want to nurse more than normal ( cluster feed) but remember ure boobs will get the message n increase the supply to meet babys needs. So dont think ure going dry it might just be a growth spurt
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4981292 tn?1381256805
everyone is different. My firend was all healed up by week 2.
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It takes about 6 weeks for ur vagina to heal..
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4981292 tn?1381256805
I had bad depression before i got pregnant. (i was a self harmer)
But i was so happy when i got pregnant that i thought to my self . 'I love her so much, no way i'll get depressed once she's here"

Well, I was wrong.

I didnt get depressed around my daughter, it was with my boyfriend. I felt so distance from him and felt like he was going to leave me and was falling out of love.

pray for the best but prepare for the worse.
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5143780 tn?1370557931
For those of you worried about PPD, I strongly suggest looking into placenta encapsulation! It helped me so much, my doc wanted to put me on meds right after delivery for my depression but declined because I'm breastfeeding...after the first month (you take them 3 times a day then, then taper off to as needed) anytime I felt really down or felt like I was getting extremely emotional I would take one of the capsules and within an hour I'd feel a bit more normal. Your body takes awhile to get your hormones under control and your placenta has so much of what you need in it. I'm so grateful that I was able to encapsulate and not become dependent on meds again!
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I know I'll probably end up with postpartum depression because I had depression and panic disorder before the baby so I'm prepared to go back to that. Thank you for posting this though I'm a ftm and pretty scared about,all this I'm due in Jan
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4981292 tn?1381256805
PPD - Post pardon depression.
I honestly didnt think i would get it, but i did.
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6452840 tn?1381776492
Thank you for posting this!! Im expecting my first, and its good to known what to actually expect :)

Payton, You mean PPD ?
Its the depression after you had your baby.... I guess.
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5154295 tn?1372284196
PPD is post pardon depression. And well thank you for the heads up! I'm due in 5days and have no idea what to expect!!
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6710217 tn?1386110892
What's ddp
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So very true. I remember all that from my first! The two That are the most true are ddp, your a cocktail of hormones for months after. And the sleeping, as prepared as one feels for those sleepless months, you are never truly prepared
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