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Better after pregnancy???
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fondreflections
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You won't be able to go back in two weeks...You will be making a very costly mistake...<img src="i/expressions/brokenheart.gif" border="0">
fondreflections
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You won't be able to go back in two weeks...You will be making a very costly mistake...<img src="i/expressions/brokenheart.gif" border="0">
fondreflections
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You won't be able to go back in two weeks...You will be making a very costly mistake...<img src="i/expressions/brokenheart.gif" border="0">
fondreflections
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You won't be able to go back in two weeks...You will be making a very costly mistake...<img src="i/expressions/brokenheart.gif" border="0">
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hopesiris
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When I worked I took cat naps during my lunch break wherever I could find a spot to lie down. Even a 15 minute nap after a snack will help. You won't be able to work for a long time after delivering, you will be weak, exhausted and still bleeding/sore.
I breastfed for a year. If it's all on you then breastfeeding will likely be easier since you can do it lying down or even asleep if you cosleep. Since I'm the primary caretaker day and night and I have a toddler, if I have another baby I will baby wear most of the time so I can nurse and care for my toddler. I know there are slings and wraps made for larger babies that allow breast access. Amelia was so big that I could only nurse her in the Hotsling for 6 weeks! Formula feeding a healthy baby is better than sacrificing years of life (which affects children) so if I am too tired to handle BFing then formula it is. Formula was created for sick moms/babies so there is no shame in using it if your lung function is at stake.
I did lose lung function but regained it all and then some. I was late dx so treatments had something to do with it but mostly it was jogging on my treadmill and using hypertonic saline that made the difference. I walked for at least 30 minutes a day once Amelia was about a week old and continued 30-120 minutes a day for months. Lots of laps at the mall! I also added in jogging, mommy baby yoga classes, mommy baby swim classes and I still stay active. Maybe you can get a double jogging stroller this Spring. Even a lap around the block helps.
I breastfed for a year. If it's all on you then breastfeeding will likely be easier since you can do it lying down or even asleep if you cosleep. Since I'm the primary caretaker day and night and I have a toddler, if I have another baby I will baby wear most of the time so I can nurse and care for my toddler. I know there are slings and wraps made for larger babies that allow breast access. Amelia was so big that I could only nurse her in the Hotsling for 6 weeks! Formula feeding a healthy baby is better than sacrificing years of life (which affects children) so if I am too tired to handle BFing then formula it is. Formula was created for sick moms/babies so there is no shame in using it if your lung function is at stake.
I did lose lung function but regained it all and then some. I was late dx so treatments had something to do with it but mostly it was jogging on my treadmill and using hypertonic saline that made the difference. I walked for at least 30 minutes a day once Amelia was about a week old and continued 30-120 minutes a day for months. Lots of laps at the mall! I also added in jogging, mommy baby yoga classes, mommy baby swim classes and I still stay active. Maybe you can get a double jogging stroller this Spring. Even a lap around the block helps.
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hopesiris
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When I worked I took cat naps during my lunch break wherever I could find a spot to lie down. Even a 15 minute nap after a snack will help. You won't be able to work for a long time after delivering, you will be weak, exhausted and still bleeding/sore.
I breastfed for a year. If it's all on you then breastfeeding will likely be easier since you can do it lying down or even asleep if you cosleep. Since I'm the primary caretaker day and night and I have a toddler, if I have another baby I will baby wear most of the time so I can nurse and care for my toddler. I know there are slings and wraps made for larger babies that allow breast access. Amelia was so big that I could only nurse her in the Hotsling for 6 weeks! Formula feeding a healthy baby is better than sacrificing years of life (which affects children) so if I am too tired to handle BFing then formula it is. Formula was created for sick moms/babies so there is no shame in using it if your lung function is at stake.
I did lose lung function but regained it all and then some. I was late dx so treatments had something to do with it but mostly it was jogging on my treadmill and using hypertonic saline that made the difference. I walked for at least 30 minutes a day once Amelia was about a week old and continued 30-120 minutes a day for months. Lots of laps at the mall! I also added in jogging, mommy baby yoga classes, mommy baby swim classes and I still stay active. Maybe you can get a double jogging stroller this Spring. Even a lap around the block helps.
I breastfed for a year. If it's all on you then breastfeeding will likely be easier since you can do it lying down or even asleep if you cosleep. Since I'm the primary caretaker day and night and I have a toddler, if I have another baby I will baby wear most of the time so I can nurse and care for my toddler. I know there are slings and wraps made for larger babies that allow breast access. Amelia was so big that I could only nurse her in the Hotsling for 6 weeks! Formula feeding a healthy baby is better than sacrificing years of life (which affects children) so if I am too tired to handle BFing then formula it is. Formula was created for sick moms/babies so there is no shame in using it if your lung function is at stake.
I did lose lung function but regained it all and then some. I was late dx so treatments had something to do with it but mostly it was jogging on my treadmill and using hypertonic saline that made the difference. I walked for at least 30 minutes a day once Amelia was about a week old and continued 30-120 minutes a day for months. Lots of laps at the mall! I also added in jogging, mommy baby yoga classes, mommy baby swim classes and I still stay active. Maybe you can get a double jogging stroller this Spring. Even a lap around the block helps.
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hopesiris
Guest
When I worked I took cat naps during my lunch break wherever I could find a spot to lie down. Even a 15 minute nap after a snack will help. You won't be able to work for a long time after delivering, you will be weak, exhausted and still bleeding/sore.
I breastfed for a year. If it's all on you then breastfeeding will likely be easier since you can do it lying down or even asleep if you cosleep. Since I'm the primary caretaker day and night and I have a toddler, if I have another baby I will baby wear most of the time so I can nurse and care for my toddler. I know there are slings and wraps made for larger babies that allow breast access. Amelia was so big that I could only nurse her in the Hotsling for 6 weeks! Formula feeding a healthy baby is better than sacrificing years of life (which affects children) so if I am too tired to handle BFing then formula it is. Formula was created for sick moms/babies so there is no shame in using it if your lung function is at stake.
I did lose lung function but regained it all and then some. I was late dx so treatments had something to do with it but mostly it was jogging on my treadmill and using hypertonic saline that made the difference. I walked for at least 30 minutes a day once Amelia was about a week old and continued 30-120 minutes a day for months. Lots of laps at the mall! I also added in jogging, mommy baby yoga classes, mommy baby swim classes and I still stay active. Maybe you can get a double jogging stroller this Spring. Even a lap around the block helps.
I breastfed for a year. If it's all on you then breastfeeding will likely be easier since you can do it lying down or even asleep if you cosleep. Since I'm the primary caretaker day and night and I have a toddler, if I have another baby I will baby wear most of the time so I can nurse and care for my toddler. I know there are slings and wraps made for larger babies that allow breast access. Amelia was so big that I could only nurse her in the Hotsling for 6 weeks! Formula feeding a healthy baby is better than sacrificing years of life (which affects children) so if I am too tired to handle BFing then formula it is. Formula was created for sick moms/babies so there is no shame in using it if your lung function is at stake.
I did lose lung function but regained it all and then some. I was late dx so treatments had something to do with it but mostly it was jogging on my treadmill and using hypertonic saline that made the difference. I walked for at least 30 minutes a day once Amelia was about a week old and continued 30-120 minutes a day for months. Lots of laps at the mall! I also added in jogging, mommy baby yoga classes, mommy baby swim classes and I still stay active. Maybe you can get a double jogging stroller this Spring. Even a lap around the block helps.
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hopesiris
Guest
When I worked I took cat naps during my lunch break wherever I could find a spot to lie down. Even a 15 minute nap after a snack will help. You won't be able to work for a long time after delivering, you will be weak, exhausted and still bleeding/sore.
I breastfed for a year. If it's all on you then breastfeeding will likely be easier since you can do it lying down or even asleep if you cosleep. Since I'm the primary caretaker day and night and I have a toddler, if I have another baby I will baby wear most of the time so I can nurse and care for my toddler. I know there are slings and wraps made for larger babies that allow breast access. Amelia was so big that I could only nurse her in the Hotsling for 6 weeks! Formula feeding a healthy baby is better than sacrificing years of life (which affects children) so if I am too tired to handle BFing then formula it is. Formula was created for sick moms/babies so there is no shame in using it if your lung function is at stake.
I did lose lung function but regained it all and then some. I was late dx so treatments had something to do with it but mostly it was jogging on my treadmill and using hypertonic saline that made the difference. I walked for at least 30 minutes a day once Amelia was about a week old and continued 30-120 minutes a day for months. Lots of laps at the mall! I also added in jogging, mommy baby yoga classes, mommy baby swim classes and I still stay active. Maybe you can get a double jogging stroller this Spring. Even a lap around the block helps.
I breastfed for a year. If it's all on you then breastfeeding will likely be easier since you can do it lying down or even asleep if you cosleep. Since I'm the primary caretaker day and night and I have a toddler, if I have another baby I will baby wear most of the time so I can nurse and care for my toddler. I know there are slings and wraps made for larger babies that allow breast access. Amelia was so big that I could only nurse her in the Hotsling for 6 weeks! Formula feeding a healthy baby is better than sacrificing years of life (which affects children) so if I am too tired to handle BFing then formula it is. Formula was created for sick moms/babies so there is no shame in using it if your lung function is at stake.
I did lose lung function but regained it all and then some. I was late dx so treatments had something to do with it but mostly it was jogging on my treadmill and using hypertonic saline that made the difference. I walked for at least 30 minutes a day once Amelia was about a week old and continued 30-120 minutes a day for months. Lots of laps at the mall! I also added in jogging, mommy baby yoga classes, mommy baby swim classes and I still stay active. Maybe you can get a double jogging stroller this Spring. Even a lap around the block helps.
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hopesiris
Guest
When I worked I took cat naps during my lunch break wherever I could find a spot to lie down. Even a 15 minute nap after a snack will help. You won't be able to work for a long time after delivering, you will be weak, exhausted and still bleeding/sore.
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<br />I breastfed for a year. If it's all on you then breastfeeding will likely be easier since you can do it lying down or even asleep if you cosleep. Since I'm the primary caretaker day and night and I have a toddler, if I have another baby I will baby wear most of the time so I can nurse and care for my toddler. I know there are slings and wraps made for larger babies that allow breast access. Amelia was so big that I could only nurse her in the Hotsling for 6 weeks! Formula feeding a healthy baby is better than sacrificing years of life (which affects children) so if I am too tired to handle BFing then formula it is. Formula was created for sick moms/babies so there is no shame in using it if your lung function is at stake.
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<br />I did lose lung function but regained it all and then some. I was late dx so treatments had something to do with it but mostly it was jogging on my treadmill and using hypertonic saline that made the difference. I walked for at least 30 minutes a day once Amelia was about a week old and continued 30-120 minutes a day for months. Lots of laps at the mall! I also added in jogging, mommy baby yoga classes, mommy baby swim classes and I still stay active. Maybe you can get a double jogging stroller this Spring. Even a lap around the block helps.
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<br />I breastfed for a year. If it's all on you then breastfeeding will likely be easier since you can do it lying down or even asleep if you cosleep. Since I'm the primary caretaker day and night and I have a toddler, if I have another baby I will baby wear most of the time so I can nurse and care for my toddler. I know there are slings and wraps made for larger babies that allow breast access. Amelia was so big that I could only nurse her in the Hotsling for 6 weeks! Formula feeding a healthy baby is better than sacrificing years of life (which affects children) so if I am too tired to handle BFing then formula it is. Formula was created for sick moms/babies so there is no shame in using it if your lung function is at stake.
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<br />I did lose lung function but regained it all and then some. I was late dx so treatments had something to do with it but mostly it was jogging on my treadmill and using hypertonic saline that made the difference. I walked for at least 30 minutes a day once Amelia was about a week old and continued 30-120 minutes a day for months. Lots of laps at the mall! I also added in jogging, mommy baby yoga classes, mommy baby swim classes and I still stay active. Maybe you can get a double jogging stroller this Spring. Even a lap around the block helps.
Chris was two days old when we adopted him. I was able to take a month off that time. Technically, I could take a month off with this one, too, through FMLA, but I would have a week of unpaid leave, which is about half of my paycheck, since I take so much out for day care and medical. I suppose I could put everything on credit cards. If it's really that impossible to go back to work two weeks after having a baby, then why is my school district able to restrict pregnant women to taking two days sick leave after a normal delivery and three days sick leave after a c-section.
I don't feel that I have to breastfeed. I formula fed Chris and he was perfectly healthy. I just thought that breastfeeding would be relatively as easy as bottle feeding, maybe easier, since I don't have to get out of bed and make a bottle. If it's harder, I'm perfectly willing to bottle feed. I have always maintained good weight (5'1" and 127 pounds before pregnancy, with vitamin levels at 96% or higher). What are the things that make breastfeeding more difficult? Does everyone seem to think it takes more out of you physically?
I don't feel that I have to breastfeed. I formula fed Chris and he was perfectly healthy. I just thought that breastfeeding would be relatively as easy as bottle feeding, maybe easier, since I don't have to get out of bed and make a bottle. If it's harder, I'm perfectly willing to bottle feed. I have always maintained good weight (5'1" and 127 pounds before pregnancy, with vitamin levels at 96% or higher). What are the things that make breastfeeding more difficult? Does everyone seem to think it takes more out of you physically?
Chris was two days old when we adopted him. I was able to take a month off that time. Technically, I could take a month off with this one, too, through FMLA, but I would have a week of unpaid leave, which is about half of my paycheck, since I take so much out for day care and medical. I suppose I could put everything on credit cards. If it's really that impossible to go back to work two weeks after having a baby, then why is my school district able to restrict pregnant women to taking two days sick leave after a normal delivery and three days sick leave after a c-section.
I don't feel that I have to breastfeed. I formula fed Chris and he was perfectly healthy. I just thought that breastfeeding would be relatively as easy as bottle feeding, maybe easier, since I don't have to get out of bed and make a bottle. If it's harder, I'm perfectly willing to bottle feed. I have always maintained good weight (5'1" and 127 pounds before pregnancy, with vitamin levels at 96% or higher). What are the things that make breastfeeding more difficult? Does everyone seem to think it takes more out of you physically?
I don't feel that I have to breastfeed. I formula fed Chris and he was perfectly healthy. I just thought that breastfeeding would be relatively as easy as bottle feeding, maybe easier, since I don't have to get out of bed and make a bottle. If it's harder, I'm perfectly willing to bottle feed. I have always maintained good weight (5'1" and 127 pounds before pregnancy, with vitamin levels at 96% or higher). What are the things that make breastfeeding more difficult? Does everyone seem to think it takes more out of you physically?
Chris was two days old when we adopted him. I was able to take a month off that time. Technically, I could take a month off with this one, too, through FMLA, but I would have a week of unpaid leave, which is about half of my paycheck, since I take so much out for day care and medical. I suppose I could put everything on credit cards. If it's really that impossible to go back to work two weeks after having a baby, then why is my school district able to restrict pregnant women to taking two days sick leave after a normal delivery and three days sick leave after a c-section.
I don't feel that I have to breastfeed. I formula fed Chris and he was perfectly healthy. I just thought that breastfeeding would be relatively as easy as bottle feeding, maybe easier, since I don't have to get out of bed and make a bottle. If it's harder, I'm perfectly willing to bottle feed. I have always maintained good weight (5'1" and 127 pounds before pregnancy, with vitamin levels at 96% or higher). What are the things that make breastfeeding more difficult? Does everyone seem to think it takes more out of you physically?
I don't feel that I have to breastfeed. I formula fed Chris and he was perfectly healthy. I just thought that breastfeeding would be relatively as easy as bottle feeding, maybe easier, since I don't have to get out of bed and make a bottle. If it's harder, I'm perfectly willing to bottle feed. I have always maintained good weight (5'1" and 127 pounds before pregnancy, with vitamin levels at 96% or higher). What are the things that make breastfeeding more difficult? Does everyone seem to think it takes more out of you physically?
Chris was two days old when we adopted him. I was able to take a month off that time. Technically, I could take a month off with this one, too, through FMLA, but I would have a week of unpaid leave, which is about half of my paycheck, since I take so much out for day care and medical. I suppose I could put everything on credit cards. If it's really that impossible to go back to work two weeks after having a baby, then why is my school district able to restrict pregnant women to taking two days sick leave after a normal delivery and three days sick leave after a c-section.
I don't feel that I have to breastfeed. I formula fed Chris and he was perfectly healthy. I just thought that breastfeeding would be relatively as easy as bottle feeding, maybe easier, since I don't have to get out of bed and make a bottle. If it's harder, I'm perfectly willing to bottle feed. I have always maintained good weight (5'1" and 127 pounds before pregnancy, with vitamin levels at 96% or higher). What are the things that make breastfeeding more difficult? Does everyone seem to think it takes more out of you physically?
I don't feel that I have to breastfeed. I formula fed Chris and he was perfectly healthy. I just thought that breastfeeding would be relatively as easy as bottle feeding, maybe easier, since I don't have to get out of bed and make a bottle. If it's harder, I'm perfectly willing to bottle feed. I have always maintained good weight (5'1" and 127 pounds before pregnancy, with vitamin levels at 96% or higher). What are the things that make breastfeeding more difficult? Does everyone seem to think it takes more out of you physically?
Chris was two days old when we adopted him. I was able to take a month off that time. Technically, I could take a month off with this one, too, through FMLA, but I would have a week of unpaid leave, which is about half of my paycheck, since I take so much out for day care and medical. I suppose I could put everything on credit cards. If it's really that impossible to go back to work two weeks after having a baby, then why is my school district able to restrict pregnant women to taking two days sick leave after a normal delivery and three days sick leave after a c-section.
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<br />I don't feel that I have to breastfeed. I formula fed Chris and he was perfectly healthy. I just thought that breastfeeding would be relatively as easy as bottle feeding, maybe easier, since I don't have to get out of bed and make a bottle. If it's harder, I'm perfectly willing to bottle feed. I have always maintained good weight (5'1" and 127 pounds before pregnancy, with vitamin levels at 96% or higher). What are the things that make breastfeeding more difficult? Does everyone seem to think it takes more out of you physically?
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<br />I don't feel that I have to breastfeed. I formula fed Chris and he was perfectly healthy. I just thought that breastfeeding would be relatively as easy as bottle feeding, maybe easier, since I don't have to get out of bed and make a bottle. If it's harder, I'm perfectly willing to bottle feed. I have always maintained good weight (5'1" and 127 pounds before pregnancy, with vitamin levels at 96% or higher). What are the things that make breastfeeding more difficult? Does everyone seem to think it takes more out of you physically?
rubyroselee
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Yes, it requires you to eat a lot more calories. You basically have to eat like you did while you were pregnant in order to keep up your weight and the demands of the breastfeeding. I think maternity leave length is set by state, you have to see what your state allows you to take for maternity leave. Massachusetts, where I live, lets you take anywhere between 8-12 weeks. Unless you have a short-term disability plan that covers maternity leave, most people take the leave unpaid. We had to save up money so that we could both take time off when our babies were born. It took a chunk out of our savings, but we were still able to do it and enjoy our time off.
For me personally, I did not feel back to normal until about 3 months post-partum. I was very tired. I went back to work after 9 weeks and I really wasn't ready yet. And I'm the type of person who thinks I'm superwoman and I can do anything. I was planning on going back at 8 weeks but I just couldn't do it, so I took another week off. The post-partum period is at least 6 weeks long before most women start to feel a sense of normalcy with their bodies again.
For me personally, I did not feel back to normal until about 3 months post-partum. I was very tired. I went back to work after 9 weeks and I really wasn't ready yet. And I'm the type of person who thinks I'm superwoman and I can do anything. I was planning on going back at 8 weeks but I just couldn't do it, so I took another week off. The post-partum period is at least 6 weeks long before most women start to feel a sense of normalcy with their bodies again.
rubyroselee
New member
Yes, it requires you to eat a lot more calories. You basically have to eat like you did while you were pregnant in order to keep up your weight and the demands of the breastfeeding. I think maternity leave length is set by state, you have to see what your state allows you to take for maternity leave. Massachusetts, where I live, lets you take anywhere between 8-12 weeks. Unless you have a short-term disability plan that covers maternity leave, most people take the leave unpaid. We had to save up money so that we could both take time off when our babies were born. It took a chunk out of our savings, but we were still able to do it and enjoy our time off.
For me personally, I did not feel back to normal until about 3 months post-partum. I was very tired. I went back to work after 9 weeks and I really wasn't ready yet. And I'm the type of person who thinks I'm superwoman and I can do anything. I was planning on going back at 8 weeks but I just couldn't do it, so I took another week off. The post-partum period is at least 6 weeks long before most women start to feel a sense of normalcy with their bodies again.
For me personally, I did not feel back to normal until about 3 months post-partum. I was very tired. I went back to work after 9 weeks and I really wasn't ready yet. And I'm the type of person who thinks I'm superwoman and I can do anything. I was planning on going back at 8 weeks but I just couldn't do it, so I took another week off. The post-partum period is at least 6 weeks long before most women start to feel a sense of normalcy with their bodies again.
rubyroselee
New member
Yes, it requires you to eat a lot more calories. You basically have to eat like you did while you were pregnant in order to keep up your weight and the demands of the breastfeeding. I think maternity leave length is set by state, you have to see what your state allows you to take for maternity leave. Massachusetts, where I live, lets you take anywhere between 8-12 weeks. Unless you have a short-term disability plan that covers maternity leave, most people take the leave unpaid. We had to save up money so that we could both take time off when our babies were born. It took a chunk out of our savings, but we were still able to do it and enjoy our time off.
For me personally, I did not feel back to normal until about 3 months post-partum. I was very tired. I went back to work after 9 weeks and I really wasn't ready yet. And I'm the type of person who thinks I'm superwoman and I can do anything. I was planning on going back at 8 weeks but I just couldn't do it, so I took another week off. The post-partum period is at least 6 weeks long before most women start to feel a sense of normalcy with their bodies again.
For me personally, I did not feel back to normal until about 3 months post-partum. I was very tired. I went back to work after 9 weeks and I really wasn't ready yet. And I'm the type of person who thinks I'm superwoman and I can do anything. I was planning on going back at 8 weeks but I just couldn't do it, so I took another week off. The post-partum period is at least 6 weeks long before most women start to feel a sense of normalcy with their bodies again.
rubyroselee
New member
Yes, it requires you to eat a lot more calories. You basically have to eat like you did while you were pregnant in order to keep up your weight and the demands of the breastfeeding. I think maternity leave length is set by state, you have to see what your state allows you to take for maternity leave. Massachusetts, where I live, lets you take anywhere between 8-12 weeks. Unless you have a short-term disability plan that covers maternity leave, most people take the leave unpaid. We had to save up money so that we could both take time off when our babies were born. It took a chunk out of our savings, but we were still able to do it and enjoy our time off.
For me personally, I did not feel back to normal until about 3 months post-partum. I was very tired. I went back to work after 9 weeks and I really wasn't ready yet. And I'm the type of person who thinks I'm superwoman and I can do anything. I was planning on going back at 8 weeks but I just couldn't do it, so I took another week off. The post-partum period is at least 6 weeks long before most women start to feel a sense of normalcy with their bodies again.
For me personally, I did not feel back to normal until about 3 months post-partum. I was very tired. I went back to work after 9 weeks and I really wasn't ready yet. And I'm the type of person who thinks I'm superwoman and I can do anything. I was planning on going back at 8 weeks but I just couldn't do it, so I took another week off. The post-partum period is at least 6 weeks long before most women start to feel a sense of normalcy with their bodies again.
rubyroselee
New member
Yes, it requires you to eat a lot more calories. You basically have to eat like you did while you were pregnant in order to keep up your weight and the demands of the breastfeeding. I think maternity leave length is set by state, you have to see what your state allows you to take for maternity leave. Massachusetts, where I live, lets you take anywhere between 8-12 weeks. Unless you have a short-term disability plan that covers maternity leave, most people take the leave unpaid. We had to save up money so that we could both take time off when our babies were born. It took a chunk out of our savings, but we were still able to do it and enjoy our time off.
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<br />For me personally, I did not feel back to normal until about 3 months post-partum. I was very tired. I went back to work after 9 weeks and I really wasn't ready yet. And I'm the type of person who thinks I'm superwoman and I can do anything. I was planning on going back at 8 weeks but I just couldn't do it, so I took another week off. The post-partum period is at least 6 weeks long before most women start to feel a sense of normalcy with their bodies again.
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<br />For me personally, I did not feel back to normal until about 3 months post-partum. I was very tired. I went back to work after 9 weeks and I really wasn't ready yet. And I'm the type of person who thinks I'm superwoman and I can do anything. I was planning on going back at 8 weeks but I just couldn't do it, so I took another week off. The post-partum period is at least 6 weeks long before most women start to feel a sense of normalcy with their bodies again.