Taking Stock
<>Looking back over The Long List of Discomforts that I wrote a month after giving birth, I am amazed at how much I have recovered from. The female body truly is a remarkable thing.
The rash I thought would never go away is gone. The excessive sweating from shedding the fluid gained over the course of pregnancy has stopped.
All I am really still dealing with is the lack of sleep issue, but I don’t think that ever goes away. There’s still a dull ache in my hips and a constant back ache from bad posture when carrying the baby and nursing. That, and a few extra pounds that I still have to work off.
But, other than those little things, I am fine. How are you feeling?
Tags: bad_posture, excesive_sweating, post_partum_discomforts, post_partum_weight_loss, recovery, the_rashRelated Stories
POSTED IN: Weeks 6 to 12
2 opinions for Taking Stock
Hsien Lei
Feb 24, 2006 at 4:37 am
The blog looks wonderful, Kate! I’m so happy to see you here. Lots of love.
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