My internal temp is all over the place since giving birth three weeks ago. I will wake up soaked in sweat (so, so disgusting, I know), and then a few hours later be adding blankets because I'm cold. I'm wandering if it's just an effect of all the hormone fluctuations or something. Has anyone else had "hot flashes" after delivery? If so, how long did it last?
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Yes! I would say they lasted about a month postpartum. I ended up chopping all of my hair off in an emotional/hot flash state.
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Yes! It was freaking horrible! Even with it spring time & cool I would sweat buckets out of nowhere! It does pass though!
@mrsjazz: Lol! They were my deciding factor for bangs.... Then I looked more presentable with my perma messy bun! Lol
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Yesss. Still occasionally covered in sweat and have horrible nightmares (also hormonal I'm guessing) at 4 months PP
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Yeah, that's pretty par for the course. It doesn't last forever, although it feels that way.
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Yes! I've been sleeping with the windows open and fans on since December ... Poor dh is freezing at night
thankfully I'm finally getting more ... Regular? 
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Yep! It's pretty common and normal. Another one of those things no one tells you about postpartum. It lasted a few weeks for me. I would wake up just drenched in sweat.
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Yes! My body temp was all over the place for a few weeks after giving birth.
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I didn't but it's common! (Or maybe I did, but it was September...)
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Yes!!! I am sleeping in just my nursing sleep bra and boxers tonight. Went to bed freezing and woke up for a feeding sweating. So gross!!!! I am ready for it to pass.
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Yes! For about 4-5 weeks then everything seemed to get back too more normal'
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Yes! Hot flashes and major night sweats. It will even out after a few weeks.
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Yes, and I'm still having the hormonal temp changes at 6 weeks! I get hot flashes during the day & insane chills in the middle of the night. I just had a "spell" tonight... woke up freezing from the inside out & shaking. I had to get in the hot shower at 2am! Ugh.
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6 weeks and still alternate between night sweats and chills. It used to be every night but now I get a normal night every once in a while. It definitely sucks.
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Yep. It lasted until 3 months pp for me!
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Yes...sounds like me, too!
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Uh yes I had to change my shirt at night frequently.. I think mine evened out at a month
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yes, i sweat buckets at night for the first few weeks, maybe a month, like others have said. what a mess!
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Yes, I wasn't back to normal until about 6 weeks pp.
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Oh my gosh yes. Took about a month to settle down. Why does no one talk about this stuff before you have a baby??
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Yes, for a month or so.
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Yep! I'll be 4 weeks out on Wed and I definitely woke up last night w/sweat rolling down between my boobs.
I think maybe I'm still getting rid of some water/bloat + hormones do wacky things w/body temperature.
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Ugh the night sweats. Disgusting !!! They lasted about a month for me
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I would leave a sweat stain in the shape of my body on the sheets - so gross! My nurse friend said it was my body's way of getting rid of all the extra fluid from all the swelling.
I want to say it took about a month to get normal.
thankfully I'm finally getting more ... Regular? 
I think maybe I'm still getting rid of some water/bloat + hormones do wacky things w/body temperature.
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