Well, I had pretty much forgotten how busy one can be doing nothing! Okay, so I haven't been doing nothing, but it's amazing how the day comes and goes, and I look back and realize I haven't done anything apart from look after and hold Abigail, while talking with Matt and Elijah, watching Backyardigans, and eating meals. I'm just now finding a random 15 minutes between cluster-feeds to type this, so we'll see how far I get in an update before it's time to get ready for bed and feed Abigail again.
First, Abigail is doing amazingly. She weighed 9lb1oz on Monday, down from 9lb7oz when she was born. This loss was great, as she could have gone down to 8lb8oz before they get worried. My MW warned then that Abby might not gain anything from Monday to Wednesday, if she continues to lose, and then gains back to 9lb1oz. By Wednesday though? She was up to 9lb6oz! This girl is a rockstar. Apparently, they hope for 1oz of weight gain a day, but are okay with 1/2 an ounce, but Abigail averaged 2.5oz a day!
I can't even say what a relief this was to me. I was worried she wasn't latching well, I was worried she was spitting up too much, but apparently she was doing just fine.
I'm doing pretty well myself. My stitches are healing well, but aren't quite done doing their job yet. My body doesn't dissolve suture material at all, so it might get a little uncomfortable for a bit, waiting for things to heal enough to just remove them. Also, I have some swelling that is really starting to hurt, but when I think it's bad, I just remember Elijah's recovery and how brutal was, and I think I'm doing pretty well. My biggest problem is with my muscles, which ache for so many reasons. My pelvic floor muscles hurt a lot (totally to be expected) but it makes it so I can't sit on the toilet at all once I've gone pee. Like, AT ALL. Also, my lower back and hip muscles, as well as the muscles at the top of my legs (where they connect to my torso) ache randomly, and twitch sometimes. This is because of the position I was laying in for so long after delivery. Also, my tummy muscles, mostly down the sides, hurt and feel like giving up with little provocation it seems.
Honestly, though, when I compare this to recovery with Elijah, I feel like I'm doing amazingly. My biggest concern is that I've been getting a little dizzy at time, accompanied with slight nausea and tiredness. I hope it isn't an infection developing, I'm kind of concerned that my stomach pains are infection-related.
This is totally TMI (but hey, I think I only have 1 reader anyway, so sorry! I want to record little random details for my journal's sake. :) ) but I've actually pooped 3 times since delivery!! It hurt my pelvic floor muscles like the dickens, but it's such a relief to me, I was so worried about constipation, after going through it for a month with Elijah.
Pre-delivery my weight was up to 203-205 (from 175 pre-pregnancy) and I'm now down to 185. Not bad! I'm still losing water weight, I know I have water retention going on in my legs still, but my face looks thinner to me, and my feet are recovered enough to wear a pair or two of bigger shoes that I own. Hurray for my flip flops lasting me through the whole summer, though!
I know I could write more, this is such a boring post (like, even I find it boring...) but I wanted to write a few of these details before I forget. Oh, like how I was going to mention Abigail losing her umbilical cord this morning. Not that anyone but me cares to know, but I imagine that if we have another baby after Abby, I might be interested to know Abby's timeline. OH, and the most awesome thing happened this afternoon. You know how babies randomly smile because of gas, dreams, or a comfortably full belly of breastmilk? I LOVE these first smiles, but what happened this afternoon was even better. Abigail laughed. I was not mistaken, it was not gas, it was a full-out little baby giggle, and it was the most beautiful thing! She was sleeping and dreaming, and kept smiling and smiling, opening and closing her mouth, and then all of a sudden she lit up and laughed! I hope I never forget that memory.
Anyway, Abigail is fussing now, and I need to go to bed. Hopefully I can find the time to do a more upbeat, things-are-amazing post soon, because things really are great, and I feel so blessed and lucky to have my two beautiful children and my husband, who is pretty much the best, I'm not going to lie. :D
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