Hellobee Boards Topic: What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?

Hellobee Boards Topic: What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 20:14:15 +0000 prettylizy on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-414044 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 22:18:52 +0000 prettylizy 414044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Just peeing for the first few days stung a little. I had a super easy recovery. mrsjyw on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-414039 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 22:16:54 +0000 mrsjyw 414039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sitting up and down (episiotomy pain) Engorged breasts due to IV fluids edema Back/spinal disc pain T-Mom on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-413426 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:20:55 +0000 T-Mom 413426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not being able to pee for 3 days after my first delivery. I had been catheterized for too long and my body forgot how to do it. Man, as a first time mom I was so scared I would never pee again but of course I finally did. lavender on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-413160 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 07:43:53 +0000 lavender 413160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sitting down, getting up, using the bathroom. Thank god for painkillers and stool softeners. Sweet T on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-413105 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 01:57:58 +0000 Sweet T 413105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Getting up from the bed or couch! It was so hard after having a csection. Boogs on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-413078 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:56:23 +0000 Boogs 413078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @autumnlove: I had the same experience! Sitting up was sooo painful for me because of my c/s incision. Running Elley on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-413069 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:42:11 +0000 Running Elley 413069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Thehistoryofus: I agree!! BF'ing was really hard for me at the beginning and extremely painful all the time. To have the constant uterine cramps on top of that was almost unbearable to me. sera_87 on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-413063 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:27:08 +0000 sera_87 413063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ cough, sneeze, laugh. I had a 2nd degree tear. OH and go #2 -thank goodness for stool softeners! also, I would get these AWFUL headaches while BFing. Just, ew. Meridian on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-413055 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 23:57:13 +0000 Meridian 413055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Omg, this thread is scary!! skibobrown on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412947 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 21:42:18 +0000 skibobrown 412947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Umm... using the bathroom! I tore a fair bit, but was able to control the pain pretty well with a nice strong dose of Advil every few hours, so walking and sitting weren't too bad. sorrycharlie on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412940 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 21:36:01 +0000 sorrycharlie 412940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ still sitting on the toilet. it puts way too much painful pressure down there! I didn't have any hems either, just a bad tear. ChelseaRose on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412906 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:50:55 +0000 ChelseaRose 412906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MsMini: Yes, to all of these. T.H.O.U. on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412841 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:40:15 +0000 T.H.O.U. 412841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I know this is a lame complaint but all of the cramps/contractions that didn't go away! They only lasted that first week or so but I was taking some Motrin for most of that first week junebugmama on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412814 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:10:34 +0000 junebugmama 412814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had really bad tear (32 stitches) but felt perfectly fine sitting up and what not. TMI - bowel movements. It was awful!!! MsMini on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412813 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:10:18 +0000 MsMini 412813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I found my post-op restrictions so rough! I just wanted to get up and going - I felt pretty good otherwise! Actually, the post partum hormone and milk smell was pretty gross, I felt like I had to shower every few hours (even though no one seemed to think I smelt funny but me!). glimmersnaps on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412805 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:02:39 +0000 glimmersnaps 412805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I didn't tear at all, but I did somehow manage to get my hip out of wack during L&D. I was literally hobbling around for two weeks until my midwife told me to see a chiropractor who took care of it in no time! hilsy85 on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412801 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:58:30 +0000 hilsy85 412801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Hmm, I think sitting and standing were painful for the first week ir so. Sitting on the boppy helped! mrskc on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412537 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:52:40 +0000 mrskc 412537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Tricycle: start doing kegels as soon as you can. It helps the healing process. The hardest part for me was sitting on the toilet. I couldn't use the restroom comfortably for 3-4 weeks pp. it was very painful! trying to go #2 was the worst b/c I needed to sit on the toilet longer. autumnlove on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412532 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:39:15 +0000 autumnlove 412532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My incision was painful and I couldn't sleep in my bed because it was too high! I had lots of sleepless nights on the couch. CupQuakeWalk on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412528 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:33:17 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 412528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Same as @Rainbow Sprinkles: by the way, when did it end for you? I thought I was all healed about 3w PP, but then DH & I attempted to DTD & now all the pain is back! (5w5dPP). I think I had like 1,000 stitches;) @Mrs. Tricycle: and sadly, I kinda pee when I sneeze, I'd rather hurt than pee a little-hands down. SleepyMonkey on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412509 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:13:06 +0000 SleepyMonkey 412509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sitting down comfortably was so painful for the first week. I ran out of Advil and the drugstore was closed from hurricane sandy so that was a rough couple of days. Rainbow Sprinkles on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412503 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:02:39 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 412503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sneezing and coughing and just getting up from sitting down. No on understood how much pain I was in. mediagirl on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412474 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 11:13:32 +0000 mediagirl 412474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sitting on a kitchen chair. It didn't happen for 2 months comfortably. JessicaMcB on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412472 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 11:11:32 +0000 JessicaMcB 412472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had third degree bilateral urethral tearing from a nurse trying to catheterize me without checking Emma's station after having pushed for 40 minutes. Peeing was a nightmare until recently (5 weeks PP). And of course I had a UTI from 2-4 weeks PP, so I was in bathroom hell. Weagle on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412467 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 11:05:35 +0000 Weagle 412467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Rubies: +1 Andrea on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412360 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 09:05:06 +0000 Andrea 412360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The worst was a terrible head cold that I had. I was so stuffed up and lost my sense of smell/taste for 1 month. I wanted to smell my baby and I couldn't. :( travelgirl1 on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412359 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 09:04:13 +0000 travelgirl1 412359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sitting up after a c section - pretty tough in the middle of the night. DH used to have to push me up for the first week! Rubies on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412358 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 08:59:12 +0000 Rubies 412358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was in terrible pain (stitches and hemorroids the size of you-don't-even-want-to-know), and it was hard to just get in and out of bed, on and off the toilet, in and out of a chair, etc. It lasted a good 2 weeks. :( Mrs. Tricycle on "What was the hardest part of your normal routine postpartum?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-your-normal-routine-postpartum#post-412351 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 08:41:47 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 412351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm feeling good after delivery, so I was totally surprised by how miserable it is to cough and sneeze. Ouch! What was the roughest aspect of postpartum for you?