I was upstairs doing my business when I had an odd thought. I was going to text it to a friend who I knew would see the humor in it as I do. But then I thought of a few more like it, so I thought I'd put it on here instead.
Most of the things I read on the internet about "victories" after pregnancy are good, positive things. There have been a few that touch on things not talked about, but not very many. I've had 3 pregnancies, and 3 births. I've noticed with each one that there are things that I get really happy/excited about that people who haven't gone through it wouldn't really understand. Here they are for you to enjoy...and hopefully get a little laugh out of:
1 - Walking; after having my kids, I've noticed that for days afterward, I always have that "stomach drop" feeling whenever I get up and walk around. The best way I can explain it is that feeling you get in the pit of your stomach after a plane suddenly drops in altitude or when you're not quite ready for the elevator to go down when it does. Hopefully you get what I mean. Once you've felt that constantly for days, you really appreciate being able to walk normally again. Mine has been gone for a little while now, and I was so happy to feel normal when I walk again!
2 - Sitting down; Normally when you want to sit, you find somewhere and just cop a squat, right? Well after having kids, you don't get that luxury for a little bit. It's taken me almost 2 weeks and I still have to sit down a bit gingerly in case I pull or stretch my girly parts. I can get up much easier, but I still have to be careful not to slide off the couch. I have to actually lift my ass off and scoot towards the edge. It's annoying, and hard when I have William, but I'd rather do that than hurt myself more.
3 - Showering/Getting dressed; Especially after a shower! I cant just throw on clothes still, I have to make sure I have boobie pads ready and also girly pads so that nothing drips (or shoots out in the case of my boobs) onto the floor. It takes a little more time, and a lot more preparation to get ready for the day. I do miss the times when I could just hop in the shower whenever I had a free minute. Now I have to make sure I pump first so that I don't shoot out milk, then I have to make sure I have everything ready for after. It's not exactly quick and easy, and I'll have to deal with this for as long as I'm breastfeeding/pumping. So I haven't gotten to this victory yet, but it will be really nice when I do!
4 - Bathroom business; After having Isabelle, every time I had another baby, and I got moved to the recovery room...I was always so happy to see their "bag o' goodies" waiting for me in the bathroom. If you're a mom, you know what I'm talking about. That bag with the little water bottle, them lovely mesh undies, those medium to diaper sized pads, and the pain reliever spray in it. Childbirth is gross, and messy, and those things are a God send. That water bottle helps in tremendous ways when you have to go to the bathroom. As I'm getting better and healing, I've been using it less and less. Today was the first day I've been able to wipe myself without needing it and it not hurting! I almost did a little victory dance right in the bathroom!
There you go! There are probably more, but that's all I could think of right now. :)
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