Pp woes (PUPPP, stink, & hubby)

I gave birth to baby 2 a week ago.

1) They said PUPPP (pregnancy induced hives) would go away within a few weeks of baby being born. Of course I would have preferred if they went away immediately but it’s no surprise that it’s still here. What IS surprising is that is so much worse!! 😫 I only have it on my armpits and a small patch on my panty line but it’s 2-3x larger since baby was born and super inflamed. Wtf.

2) I remember the pp stink from last time but this time I can’t wash it out of my clothes! I’ve washed the same load of laundry 5 times and it all still smells of mildew or rancid or something. 🤢🤮 Gross. My mom smelled it too so it’s hit just my hormones. I finally added 3 cups of vinegar into this last load so hopefully that does it because I am now several loads of laundry behind. So frustrating.

3) My husband took off for 3 weeks with our first and we agreed that 2 weeks should be enough this time. But this time I’m physically recovering a lot slower and I feel like I need one more week of help before he leaves but he won’t even consider it. Every time I think about him leaving I feel overwhelmed and start crying. Just one more week to help me adjust to being a mom of 2 and get back on top of the house stuff and he can leave. His coworker added 2 more weeks of leave without a problem and he has plenty of paid time off so I don’t understand why he won’t at least talk to his boss about the possibility of staying with us for a little while longer. 💔