What surprised you the most about your postpartum experience or body?

[alicia1984]

How peeing burned really bad for a few days after giving birth and that preperation H wipes were a gift sent from heaven. It took the stinging sensation away.

Uh, boobs leaking was kind of alarming. I don't miss waking up with a saturated shirt.

[~Allison~]

I agree with the boobs leaking! Definitely a surprise. I was also surprised by how emotional I was. Anything (like DH telling me he was going to an auction) would make me cry. I could just be sitting in the living room and out of nowhere I'd start crying.

[Banned-Jill_at_Storkradio]

How hard PP would be and how hard it would be to emotionally get over the labor.

My body was like a stranger to me after giving birth.
My privates were swollen and held together with stitches, I was bleeding a lot, I had hemorrhoids, my boobs were huge, and my tummy was deflated with lots of extra skin. It reminded me of jello. lol

I was prepared for being super emotional as my hormones settled but not prepared for how physically different I was. I missed my pre-pregnancy self.
But in time things started to heal and go back to somewhat normal.

[Admin-Twinkle]

The hormonal shift was really hard, but of course the physical effects were difficult too... peeing, pooping, etc!

[Kelllilee]

how horrific the hemorrhoids were after my second! I couldn't sleep for days because of the pain and it took a good 2-3 weeks for them to go away. OUCH.

Other than that, not much, I didn't really have much in the way of mood swings or baby blues. My body otherwise felt just fine. Though the empty belly feeling was weird! lol

[ChicaChels]

physically i felt great about 2 hours after she was born...i never had much pp pain or anything...the biggest thing for me is how annoying i find my husband to be now!!