https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:46:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/3#post-1602778 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:15:42 +0000 Veggiemama 1602778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: Yes, do it! It seriously helped so much! </p> <p>@Mrs. Pen: It definitely wasn't convenient for me either, my appointments were at 6 a.m. and I had to drive 30 minutes away. My PT co-pay was high too, I think $40-50/session. But it was one of those things I felt I should make a priority, I wouldn't hesitate to take care of any health related issue with one of my kids so I thought I should do the same for my own health! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/3#post-1601071 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 07:18:36 +0000 MsLipGloss 1601071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BeachMama: I also have a patch on the top of my left thigh that is still numb almost 20 months pp. I guess the feeling isn't going to come back . . . ? *shrug* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/3#post-1601061 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 07:09:57 +0000 looch 1601061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still have tailbone pain when I sit for extended periods of time, 3 years later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1601016 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 06:46:07 +0000 Rubies 1601016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Back/hip pain, wrist pain, heel pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1601008 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 06:43:01 +0000 citymouse 1601008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beyond2: I think I have one or two down there too! I discovered it the first time we dtd after DS was born. It felt like a hard little bump on my labia. Weird! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600952 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 05:48:14 +0000 travelgirl1 1600952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: I second the women's health physio stuff. My husband is a physio and the physios he's worked with who treat these kind of issues have had amazing results. It can be pricey but apparently very effective. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600928 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 03:42:45 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1600928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>incontinence :sad:<br /> i also sweat under my breasts now (I never did before)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600851 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:38:40 +0000 Running Elley 1600851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anxiety...but I had it before kids. It's just gotten worse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600844 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:28:09 +0000 Pepper 1600844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Incontinence when running. Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600839 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:17:32 +0000 sunny 1600839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have pain in my feet that just won't go away and I am 20 months PP! It got a little bit better after my chiropractor adjusted it. </p> <p>Other than that, I still occasionally have pain in my wrists. I had pretty bad deQuervain's for 6 months or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600813 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 22:24:39 +0000 BeachMama 1600813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nothing too bad, other than can't lose these 10 lbs. I also have a patch of numbness on my right leg that never went away. And my c-section scar itches and burns sometimes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600791 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 22:06:56 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1600791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaJ: I did the god-awful perineal "massage" (more like torture) and I still tore too... who knows, maybe I would have torn worse though. It was still terrible though.<br /> And I'm glad they did something! I wouldn't wish incontinence at our age on anyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600789 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 22:05:24 +0000 MamaJ 1600789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: @blackbird: I did so many freakin squats while pregnant because our Bradley instructor said it would prevent tearing. Yeah well I had a 3rd degree tear but I don't have incontinence issues. So I'm glad to know maybe they were good for something!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600737 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:27:43 +0000 LovelyPlum 1600737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaJ: :(</p> <p>My carpal tunnel still hasn't resolved, though from the sound of it, it may be awhile yet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600659 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:32:37 +0000 Bao 1600659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AmandaB8: forgot that one :/ ugh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600651 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:28:28 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1600651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I hear ya. I resorted to wearing pads for workouts.. It's gross but it helps! I still double up the cup and the pads just in case, but the last few workouts I've run for 2 miles and no leaks. I think I still may take the doctor up on her referral though... I may not ever TTC again and even if I do, it's a long ways away! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600632 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:20:32 +0000 blackbird 1600632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will have to mention it to my dr but it feels kinda pointless since we'll be ttc again this summer :-/. Maybe I will google some exercises and do them. Not opposed to a diva cup! It's just awful to go home smelling like urine. I'm willing to try it because if I'm having surgery, it's after I'm DONE. My mom still has this issue at 55 so I'm not going to wait forever for it to get better.</p> <p>I'm fact there's a whole Crossfit video out there about peeing when doing exercises and it's meant humorously but it's also so true! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600628 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:17:48 +0000 Corduroy 1600628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePeony: you're not alone with the flatulence. </p> <p>I have about 30 seconds to get to the bathroom when I first feel like I have to poop. If I don't go immediately it turn into this uncontrollable fart disseminator. I sound like a human whoopie cushion walking down the hallway at work... so loud. I want to die. It happened at dinner with my in-laws too. I essentially farted all over the dinner table when I stood up to grab something from the kitchen. No warning whatsoever that time.</p> <p>Crazy thing is I'm not sure what hole the air even comes from. If it didn't happen when I had to poop I would swear it's from my vagina. Sorry, I passed graphic a few sentences back. My doctor seems concerned but he did a full exam looking for fistulas and can't find anything. It hasn't happened in a few months so I think it has gotten better (14 months pp now). I certainly don't test the limits of my 30 second rule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600610 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:04:42 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1600610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Veggiemama: @Mrs. Bee: I actually did! I have the referral sitting and waiting but was waiting on a couple things with insurance before making an appt. the therapist is over an hour away too so it will be interesting scheduling an appt.</p> <p>@blackbird: I talked to her about the bladder issues due to exercise and she recommended using a diva cup when I run/do cardio (like jumping) and it's helped!! It gets better everytime. She said the way the cup is positioned, it supports that muscle that gets damaged from childbirth and helps strengthen it. This coming from a doctor who has had four children and went through the same thing so I trust her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600592 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:53:51 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1600592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Veggiemama: hmm interesting. you're right that i am too young to be dealing with this for the rest of my life! i have to talk to my doctor anyway soon... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600573 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:46:24 +0000 photojane 1600573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Glamorous life we live, y'all. I had sciatica, but it seems to be getting better. Pushing gave me one doozy of a hemorrhoid and it still pops up at almost 15m PP - I think it's with me for life. :sad: :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600563 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:40:50 +0000 Boogs 1600563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sciatica and stretch marks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600522 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:20:57 +0000 meredithNYC 1600522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: I'm with you. Things are just not right down there, but since LO was born, two different doctors have told me that everything seems to have healed fine. Doesn't feel that way, though :(</p> <p>@lovehoneybee: Yes! I have that thing with my knees, too. Totally forgot about it until you mentioned it. Weird, right? Like, of all things...? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600514 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:18:40 +0000 Smurfette 1600514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumuckl: me too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600510 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:15:52 +0000 yoursilverlining 1600510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: It really sucks because I had to wait almost 15 months pp to do ab work because of very separated abs and then when I finally was cleared and met with a personal trainer to whip me into shape.....severe, burning, pain :crying: I can do crunches on an exercise ball, but have to take it really easy, much more than that brings on the pain. Blerg, I feel like I'll never get my abs back </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600507 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:15:10 +0000 Veggiemama 1600507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: and anyone else with post-partum incontinence or intercourse issues, get a referral ASAP for a women's health physical therapist!!! I casually mentioned to my midwife that I was having a minor stress incontinence issue and she recommended PT. I was a little hesitant at first thinking my issue wasn't that bad, but then came to the conclusion that I am only in my 30's and way too young to be dealing with this for the rest of my life. </p> <p>I only went for 4 sessions (what my insurance approved) and it made a HUGE difference, I have almost zero issues now. She taught me all kinds of exercises for the pelvic floor muscles, a lot of abdominal and core strengthening as well as different versions of kegals. It was amazing, it's now my PSA for any woman who has given birth!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600451 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:34:17 +0000 bushelandapeck 1600451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: definitely not alone...I feel like I have some nerve damage from the stitches/tears and am always super anxious and uncomfortable now when dtd. It sucks, for sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600429 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:18:01 +0000 rachiecakes 1600429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: you're not alone (((hugs))) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600405 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:04:03 +0000 lovehoneybee 1600405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep with the peeing when I cough, or sneeze and don't brace myself, or do jumping jacks...</p> <p>Also, I dunno what I did but I can't sleep on my side with my knees together anymore. I have to have one leg pulled up with my knee resting on a pillow. If I even try to sleep completely on my side I HAVE to have a pillow between my knees or I wake up with screaming pain from my hips to my knees. </p> <p>Sleeping on my stomach makes me nauseous, and I had lower back pain around the epidural site off and on for almost a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-long-term-postpartum-issues/page/2#post-1600403 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:03:39 +0000 MoonMoon 1600403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AmandaB8: me too :sad: </p>