https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:05:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3236 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:24:53 +0000 mrs. wagon 3236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hang in there, Bee!! I can't imagine having to go back and forth like that. I basically lived in my bed for the whole first month. I expected to be up and about 2 weeks after delivery, but that's when I had the complications and had to start recover all over again. Good luck... thinking of you and little Olive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3214 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:42:35 +0000 sandsandmore 3214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know it's hard, but do try to take care of yourself right now. Make sure you eat well and drink lots of water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3211 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:36:24 +0000 Mrs. Bee 3211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i have to pump a lot today so she has enough milk for her overnight feedings. i'm at the hospital all day today and will go home in the evening maybe around 8. mr. bee will probably return to the hospital late tonight to bring one last batch of milk. </p> <p>i've been hanging out in the hospital lounge or the uv treatment room all day the past 4 days. i'm sure i'd be feeling better if i were at home this entire time though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3207 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:51:34 +0000 mediagirl 3207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hope you feel better soon, Bee. So sorry you're still not starting to feel better. I guess for the rest of us that haven't had babies before and are planning on vb, it's useful information. Be prepared to be really sore...</p> <p>Are you going to drive from home to the hospital for feedings until you can pick her up (hopefully) tomorrow? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3199 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:14:35 +0000 Mama Ek 3199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Feel better Bee! I had a *rough* recovery from VB and thought it was just me seeing a lot of women being fine on Day 3. You will feel better when you get home, I'm sure. It probably took me 10 days to be without pain down there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3198 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:13:37 +0000 Mrs. Bee 3198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the doctor wants olive to stay one more day, so we're here til tomorrow morning. the hotel has no more rooms so i think i will have to go home today. </p> <p>olive is currently 4lbs 12oz, so 3 oz away from her birth weight.</p> <p>i thought i would be back to normal by now, but still on a looooong, slooooow road to recovery. by this time with the c section, i was blogging away (the percocet really helped me manage my pain, but nothing i do seems to help with the soreness this time around).</p> <p>i spent the day with charlie yesterday though and he is having a blast with grandma! i just can't wait to be home for good though... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3115 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 09:51:14 +0000 PBandBaseball 3115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope that you get some rest today Bee! I'm glad to her that Olive's eating well. Hopefully she'll get to go home tomorrow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3114 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 09:32:36 +0000 winniebee 3114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hang in there bee! We are all routing for you and little olive and Charlie and mr bee! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3109 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 09:01:57 +0000 Mrs. Bee 3109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>olive's temp stabilized last night, but her bilirubin levels came back up so she's under the uv lights for another day. phew what an emotional rollercoaster because we've expected to go home for three days, and with each test we have to stay longer.</p> <p>she is 4 lbs 11 oz right now though, so still such a peanut! but eating well and getting stronger with each passing day. </p> <p>thanks so much for your words of support! still feeling as bad, if not worse since the first day. looks like a long recovery ahead! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3108 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 08:59:55 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 3108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely all that walking doesnt help. Rest as much as you can. Hope olive regulates her temp. Soon </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3081 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:45:44 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 3081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hang in there Bee!! I second the Sitz Baths (warm water for at least 10 min once a day) and Benzocaine sprays... they helped me so much with my recovery. Try not to be on your feet so much if you can help it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3038 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:37:23 +0000 geekinheels 3038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hang in there, and please take it easy! A good friend has had both c-section and vaginal deliveries, and she tells me that the recovery for the c-section was actually easier for her. (So I guess it really does depend on the person and the circumstances.) Keeping you guys in my thoughts and prayers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3037 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:19:29 +0000 Rubies 3037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, Bee! I can't imagine all the walking you're doing! I had a vaginal birth that resulted in several stitches and giant hemorrhoids and just being alive hurt...The uterus contractions go away gradually but even at 10 weeks post-partum, I still get them every now and then. Get LOTS of rest and soon everything will begin to feel better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3030 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:45:35 +0000 mediagirl 3030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hang in there bee, it will all be worth it when you get your little Olive home!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3029 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:42:11 +0000 Mrs. Marbles 3029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That sounds miserable Bee. Make sure you're getting some sleep in between. Maybe this is TMI, but nothing relieved the swelling and pain down there like a warm "sitz bath." Did they give you one at the hospital? If not you can order one cheap online. I also used a lot of benzocaine spray. Hoping you and the littlest bee get to go home soon... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3026 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:24:31 +0000 tequiero21 3026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm no expert since i've never experienced it, but i think it's because of all the back and forth from the hotel and the hospital and you weren't able to really relax and rest. hopefully, you'll feel better when you're finally home! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3023 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:54:28 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 3023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hang in there Bee! Hopefully you will all be safely resting at home soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-5-update#post-3022 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:44:08 +0000 Mrs. Bee 3022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Olive is having trouble regulating her body temp so we're here another day. It's not something we can control just by keeping her warm, so staying another day is our best bet. She'll be 36 weeks old tomorrow.</p> <p>I'm in a lot more pain now from walking back and forth from the hotel (approx 5 blocks so have been taking cabs, but still a lot of walking). It's pretty miserable and I can't wait to get home. My milk still hasn't come in but I'm producing enough colostrum for all of her feedings. Just exhausted though. Everything is sore down there, lots of cramps from uterus contracting, headaches... Recovery from vaginal birth is turning out to be harder than expected.... </p>