Some people can’t metabolise codeine which might be why you had a bad time with it. But it still stands that people should be getting adequate pain relief in hospital whether that’s liquid morphine, codeine, diclofenac suppositories etc and should be given it to go home with.
The night sweats are the absolute pits. This morning I thought I was running a temperature as still sweating at 8am but no just the joys of pp life!Sending love to everyoneNew babies are hard hard work whatever other situations you’re trying to fit them in around. Hope everyone is getting the help they need, and if you’re not ASK FOR IT!!!
What’s everyone’s most hated postpartum symptom then? Mine was night sweats with my first but this time it’s the swelling my legs are like balloons and also the hunger I’m so hungry and I’m not even breast feeding!! I actually nearly vomited this morning I was so hungry at 5am
I had a 3rd degree with my second and didn't have sex until 15 weeks after and even then it was still painful!
Yes mine was doing this a few weeks back when we had really warm weather. We started giving her an oz of cool boiled water in between feeds to try and keep her hydrated, check with your health visitor though but I asked mine and she said here and there was fine if she wasn’t taking much of her milk, she is 3 months
It's from that still I don't know) 
but hoping someone else knows and has experienced the same 
I’m no expert and with a toddler you’re certainly more experienced than me, reflux and colic seem to explain 90% or baby problems but have you looked at paced feeding and symptoms of allergies such as CMPA? I honestly don’t even think doctors know but terrible wind seeming to drive the milk back out with my little one was diagnosed as cmpa
Same. I’m very much a ‘own brand is the same, you’re just paying for the name’ person but I got samples of pampers and they beat Aldi hands down. Also when you go to size 2 they cover a bigger size range so you don’t get stuck with loads they’ve grown out of if you’re not careful. Tesco size 3 are a close 2nd but Aldi’s have been relegated to day time only when she’s unlikely to poo
I would say for night time, get a bigger size or most of them do a '+' size which are supposed to be extra absorbent
It really does suck, i think lack of sleep is making it seem worse for me as well.
which nappies do you use? I know aldi does an extra absorbing one which is ideal for nights. I’m sure other brands have a similar thing
Is that after section? We ask for one void of 150ml for normal birth, two for trial after catheterDefinitely! I chug like a demon in hospital, not sure if everywhere is the same but mine requires 3 pees of 200ml+ (I think!) before they will discharge you, so I drink like someone caught in the desertdefinitely helps keep everything moving too
Where can I get those from? I loved my hair during pregnancy it felt so lush, even when it hadn’t been cut for months cause of lockdownHave you tried taking biotin and collagen supplements? I took them before I was pregnant and started again as soon as I gave birth and my hair has kept that fullness it had during my pregnancy, also mixing a few drops of clary sage oil into a thickening shampoo/conditioner and giving your head a massage for 5 minutes is supposed to help thinning hair, I do it to mine and my husbands hair
100%! I had a csection as well, how are they supposed to check that over the phone?!
I hate the night sweats too! Was not prepared for that at all, and I feel like I’m only just getting over them six months in. Nightmare!Sending love to everyone
What’s everyone’s most hated postpartum symptom then? Mine was night sweats with my first but this time it’s the swelling my legs are like balloons and also the hunger I’m so hungry and I’m not even breast feeding!! I actually nearly vomited this morning I was so hungry at 5am
Have you got a black out blind?5.05am wake up this morning, wide awake and would not go down. Getting earlier by the day!!
I think il have to invest in some of that, thank you. I think now the worlds opening up abit I need to look half decent and not like I’ve been dragged through a bush backwardsBeing a FTM is so hard, you definitely do struggle with that shift from just being you to being mum 24:7. The newborn days are so intense, and you don’t get much time to switch off from it, and that can be really difficult to manage when you are used to just having yourself to sort out. But as they get older it does ease, I promise you.
Ahhh the baby hair growthdefinitely not fun! The front of my hair is always totally wild looking because of my post partum new growth hairs. And just when they get to a decent length I have another baby
For periods, have you ever tried a menstrual cup? I have heavy periods in general, and find a cup holds so much more than a tampon (and I hate pads so never use them). They can be a bit icky to start, but once you get used to it I swear they are an absolute godsend. I wish I’d discovered them 20 years ago.
please say that periods start to get lighter as the months go on…
