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Post-partum a Brief Visit to “Crazy Town”
This is a tough few months after you have baby. You are exhausted, your body is trying to recover from being torn end from end, your boobs hurt and are leaking, your emotions are taking a roller coaster, your body looks like a bomb went off, you currently have porn-star boobs on loan and no matter how sensitive your husband is they won’t be able to make things better. I spent these months medicating with cookies. My “me” time was spent strolling the aisle of the grocery store so much like during my pregnancy food was becoming a good friend. I would attempt to eat a dozen cookies on the 3 mile trip back home from the grocery store. I think I thought if there wasn’t any evidence of the cookies then the cookies never happened. Needless to say I gained weighted after I gave birth. I didn’t recognize how bad I felt but in hindsight I was having a brief visit to crazy town.
- You will cry for no reason for a few months. Don’t be afraid to tell someone. Take the medication if offered.
- Drink lots of water, eat healthy food, and sleep whenever you get a chance.
- If someone offers to help use them. Dinners, Laundry, Cleaning, Walking the dog, ect
- Try to get out every day. Take a walk and get some fresh air.
- Buy yourself some post-partum cloths. Yes, its depressing to be shopping for big girls cloths that aren’t maternity but you will feel better being out of maternity cloths and your husband will appreciate you not raiding his closet. I have a story about this but will share later.