Three months after my c-section, I think I am starting to be as normal as can be expected. The swelling in my feet and hands is almost completely gone. I wonder if the humidity and high temp here in Florida is the cause for this little bit sticking around...
I can fit into a lot more of my shoes, but I'm still having a hard time fitting new shoes in a size 7. Some fit, some don't. Before I was pregnant, I was a guaranteed size 7. I'm still hanging onto a lot of my shoes, hoping that one day they will fit again. I'm wearing my wedding rings again which makes me so happy.
I'm still numb around my incision. Not sure if that will ever go away. And every now and then I get a sharp pain there. I guess this is all to be expected since a c-section is "major surgery". It's funny, with everything we learned in our baby classes, the c-section was approached very nonchalantly...
I have decided that all my two piece bathing suits need to go. I may keep one or two for nostalgia, but I don't see myself ever having the guts to wear one again. My stretchmarks are looking much better. The cocoa butter really does work.
Still not super regular yet, but I think I'm on the right track. And the hemorrhoids are still a problem but only after the bathroom. My plan is to wait until I'm done having kids and have surgery to fix them, since I doubt they will go away on their own.
The biggest obstacle for me right now is sleep deprivation. I only get 4-5 uninterrupted hours of sleep a night and its been that way since Aug 2. I have always needed a lot of sleep, so going this long without it has taken its toll. I bump into things all the time, I have a short(er) temper and I forget things easily. I'm hoping that I will learn to adjust to this new life of little sleep...
Everyone tells me I need to take care of myself. And I totally agree. But the problem with all that is no one has told me how to take care of myself while I take care of Gunnar. I would love to have eaten better while on maternity leave, exercised more, put myself first more. I just didn't, and still don't, know how to manage all of that and give Gunnar the attention I feel he needs and deserves. So, needless to say, I have let myself go because I feel it would be selfish to focus on me when I have this little person that needs me and doesn't understand how the world works yet. Maybe in the near future, I will be able to figure out how to be a good mommy and be good to myself too. But right now, its an easy sacrifice for me to make. And I will always put my family first. Always.
This is going to be my last recovery post. I'll be switching over to The Bear Den for all things baby related. I hope that my journey through labor recovery has helped someone out there. While I got a lot of information from my mom and my classes, there was still a lot that surprised me. Every women is different and if the tips and struggles I've shared here have helped even one women, well, that's enough for me.
Cheers.
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