For symptoms you experienced for the first time during pregnancy (ex. swelling, heartburn, etc.) did those things go away completely once you gave birth? Did it take a while afterwards for them to go away completely? Did you have new symptoms to replace the old ones? I am uncomfortable and wanting to know when I can reasonably expect to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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amen sistah friend~ i'm wondering this also... i've heard heartburn not going away right away :(((((
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Heartburn? Yes, immediately. Everything else kind of went away over the course of a couple of months.
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It took awhile for the swelling to go down. I remember looking at my ankles thinking, "where are you? My LO is out but I still have cankles, how is that?!" But in about a week I saw my ankles again.
It was a pretty instant relief in back pain though. Either that or I just didn't notice it anymore because all the pain was in my who ha tear.
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@zippylef: oooh really?! thank goodness!! my one gf told me it never went away for her...:(
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Yes. The only thing leftover was some swelling in my ankles that took a week or so to go away. It was sooooo nice to have my body back and to be able to sleep however I wanted!!
I did not sleep on my belly for a few months, though because of my milk supply and breast engorgement/pain. I enjoy it now, though.
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@zippylef: Phew. I can pretty much live with the swelling but I'm anxious to get this heartburn/indigestion thing outta here.
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My GI issues- heartburn, nausea (to the point that I was barfing while in labor) went away as soon as LO was born. I could eat sushi in the hospital a day after delivering without any weird smell issues too.
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Yes! I was still popping Tums while pushing, and I haven't had a single bit of heartburn since. No more sciatic issues. My back still hurts, but I carry a 5 month old around all day. I didn't have swelling, so I'm not sure about that.
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@mrsjyw: @highwire: Haha, yeah, I had HORRIBLE reflux so I was so relieved when it went away.
I will say that I am 6 months pp and still have night sweats/hot flashes and the swelling lingered until like 4-5 months.
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I was actually shocked by how fast all of my pregnancy symptoms disappeared after giving birth - nausea (I had it all through my 3rd trimester), heartburn, food/smell aversions, etc. Swelling is a bit different though, as my wedding rings still do not fit 5 weeks later. Close, but not quite yet.
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yes the heartburn, sore ribs, and general achiness all disappeared. I actually forgot about all of that because it was instantly replaced with the C-section pain. The feet swelling didnt go away immediately I dont think the compression boots helped plus I was laying in bed for days
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My wrist pain that I developed at 9 months stuck around for 7 months post partum. Everything else went away!
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Yes, pretty much. As for when I think it varies with every woman. Some right away some later. My food aversion to seafood with my oldest lasted quite some time after I had him. Took me a while to be able to even walk near the fresh seafood aisle at the market. Heartburn with my second went away right away. The swelling took about two weeks with my first; but about a week with my second. Just drink lots of liquids to help with that.
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heartburn gone immediately, and things like sciatica. Pregnancy swelling replaced by CRAZY swelling from being on an IV for 24 hours... once that water weight washed away my swelling was pretty much gone. Unfortunately recovery was not great for me the first time around
but the second time was much easier.
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I had major swelling, that was gone within 4-5 days. At 9w pp my linea negra is still there though.
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i felt like everything went away within a day! it was amzing haha but i didnt have much swelling, mainly heartburn and vomiting (every day of my pregnancy).
it was replaced wtih new symptoms though - my wrists and back kill when i nurse or sit or rock her in a weird position
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The heartburn and sciatia were gone instantly. The swelling took a while...7 or 8 weeks? But I gave birth at the hottest time of year.
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heartburn and rib cage pain: gone instantly
lax ligaments--still improving at 4 months pp
the majority of the swelling: gone by 2 weeks pp
able to fit my wedding rings around 3 or 4 weeks pp?
the weight gain: immediately stopped gaining HAHAH
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I didn't notice mine anymore after I gave birth, other than the swelling.
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Heartburn, reflux happened while I was pushing but went away immediately after! Thank goodness I was miserable! I was extremely swollen during my pregnancy and it took a few weeks for it to visibly go away.
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Oh and I forgot the sciatica, I had some trouble walking a few weeks after I gave birth now and at 6 weeks pp the pain is very very minimal compared to what it was.
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The swelling took a few weeks to fade (I was able to squeeze my wedding band back on around 4 wk pp, and at 9 wk it fits just like it used to), but everything else (particularly the constant nausea and aversion to pretty much all foods) faded almost within a day or two.
I did get night sweats/hot flashes for weeks afterwards. I still get hot flashes sometimes (always at night), and I get headaches more frequently than I did when I was pregnant...which I think might be from hormonal changes.
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My only issue during pregnancy was heartburn; like PP, I popped my last tums during labour and after that never had a problem. So happy that went away right away because I was over it!
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@autumnlove: ditto that. Everything was instantly better except my left wrist which got better over the course of a year. I don't think it would have been so bad if I hadn't had my IV right in the problem area!
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@Mrs. Jacks: I didn't wear my braces religiously and I was lax with the Naproxen! I hope it the wrist pain stays away for this pregnancy!
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@autumnlove: I hope so too! It was so brutal. Mine was de quervains, not carpal tunnel, but then I got this huge cyst that I thought I would new surgery on. Eventually it went away, thank goodness!
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The bloat in my stomach is still there a little... It was mostly gone by the first month
My sciatica isn't AS bad but it's still present
I didn't get any swelling or heartburn thankfully. But all my other symptoms went away nearly right away. But there is childbirth pain to deal with after so you wouldn't really notice haha
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All of my symtpoms went away immediately (except I still had quite a belly leaving the hospital!) The craziest was that I had really bad heartburn and it was gone literally moments after birth.
The only "new" symptom I had following birth (besides sore lady bits!) was extreme thirst - due to BF.
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Oh my goodness the swelling...you just pee it all away so quickly! A couple days later I could pass for never having been pregnant and at 3w pp I have 5 lbs left to lose but I can hide the flab with clothes.
I was also extremely fatigued at the end of my pregnancy and that went away as well (although now I'm tired because I have a newborn.) The nausea got better and went away after the first couple weeks (although if you are going to EBF I heard that can cause nausea too.)
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My boobs hurt my entire pregnancy. I think they magically stopped hurting afterwards?
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Oh yeah... my linea nigra is still here at 4.5 months pp.
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I had morning sickness throughout my entire pregnancy, and it disappeared the moment I gave birth. The night after my daughter was born was the first time I brushed my teeth in 9 months without gagging. It was awesome. Of course, some of the unpleasant pregnancy symptoms were replaced by unpleasant postpartum symptoms -- chills and sweats, anxiety, nipple pain, pain from tearing during labor. You will eventually get your body back, but it might still be a while!
but the second time was much easier.
I was also extremely fatigued at the end of my pregnancy and that went away as well (although now I'm tired because I have a newborn.) The nausea got better and went away after the first couple weeks (although if you are going to EBF I heard that can cause nausea too.)
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