Hey, has anyone had some seriously bad gas during their postpartum period? I’m 5 weeks pp and the gas is horrendous. It’s not like constant but it is so stinky. It’s worse than my pregnancy gas. I wondered whether it was a hormonal thing, but I also unnecessarily got 3 rounds of IV penicillin in the hospital because at my emergency 36 week induction they did not have my strep b results yet. Of course it was negative results a day after the birth. 🙄 But I’m wondering how much the penicillin f*cked up my gut. I take daily probiotics, eat yogurt, drink probiotics/prebiotic drinks, and try to avoid foods that will cause me excess gas. I’m still just having the worst smelling gas in my life. It’s torture for me and my partner, and my poor baby always getting gassed by mommy. 😓

Could it be hormonal or a combo of hormones and the penicillin? Anyone else had this issue? Did it go away on its own or did you need more help?