Postpartum things ?!

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Hi what can you expect postpartum .. Like how long does one bleed, how long will it pain down there if it's a vaginal birth ? What about C section recovery? When does the milk supply start ?? What about haemorrhoids? How long does that last.. .

What about delivering the placenta after the baby ? Does that hurt too?

Please help  just wanna be prepared emotionally .. Like everyone talks about till birth and nothing postpartum .. thank you :)

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Everyones bleeding is different mine lasted about a week but I know people who's lasted for weeks. With my 1st recovery was a bit more difficult then with my second(both vaginal unmedicated births). With my second I was literal picking up my 16 month old hours after I had him and he was 9lbs 4oz. I had almost zero pain. My milk came in with my 1st at like 3 days pp. my milk came in with my second after 12hrs. The worst part for me was the 2 weeks of hormone rush and the crying and lack of sleep.

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I agree no one mentioned the postpartum stuff to me. I bled for about a week or just over (I think I was just lucky) and I had a vaginal delivery and it also took about a week to feel normal-ish down there. Tylenol was a life saver. The

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Two days after having my daughter I swelled to the point that I could barely walk( doctor told me it was because of the fluids I received during birth); my milk came in three days after her birth; I bleed heavy for a week and a half and spotted lightly for an additional two to three weeks after that. The first two weeks my hormones left me feeling emotionless and unattached in some areas and in other areas angry. Sleep deprivation for the first month was very difficult as well. As for the placenta coming out, never felt it because of my epidural.

I am a first time mother at 35 years old and I love my daughter with every fiber of my body, but I can honestly say that out of everything that I went through I was not mentally and emotionally prepared for the after effects my body went through (I did a lot of reading/researching/talking with my Dr.)

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I bled for a couple weeks, I hate wearing pads but had to use the maxi ones to make sure nothing leaked... there will be some nasty stuff coming out lol, I had a c-section tbh recovery sucked. It hurt to laugh and to cough, omg it hurt to have a bowl movement and you have to take things slow because if you try to rush your recovery it can open. I used a girdle for extra support

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