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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 16:54:27 GMT -6
I was told golf ball sized clots or bigger were a concern too. I had much smaller ones than hat and it still freaked me out.
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Post by sweetsurprise on Jan 17, 2018 17:05:56 GMT -6
Hey guys. Things have been soooo busy for us. Today we did newborn pics and our 1 week pedi appointment. I'm feeling hormonally up and down and super sleep deprived. The good news is E is doing great. He's already heavier than his birth weight!
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Post by bassa on Jan 17, 2018 18:13:49 GMT -6
Ugh, the clots. I constantly passed clots that were huge. It was pretty gross. That reminds me, I need to get with MH in a couple weeks to shave the underworld so that clotting doesn't get all caught up in the forest 😂 Ugh, yes. I had big plans to be shaved/well groomed before delivering. I was stupidly so sure that I wouldn’t go early, and now here I am with a bloody mess down there. Obviously not about to take a razor to the area now. 😬😥
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Post by helloerrbody on Jan 17, 2018 18:44:32 GMT -6
I have no desire to shave between now and labor because I do not want to be dealing with razor burn while also dealing with a possibly torn vagina and soreness, etc. I think I’ll just make H use scissors to trim the jungle.
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Post by amesie on Jan 17, 2018 18:53:12 GMT -6
I trimmed the lady bits last week. Let me tell you, that shit should be an Olympic sport. I sat on the edge of the tub and propped up a mirror on the ground and did my best. All I could hear in my head was that scene from the grinch when young grinch shaves and all the kids make fun of him at school yelling “look at that hack job!” 😂 oh well. Most of it got cut at least. MH offered but I kindly declined haha.
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Post by aprilz81 on Jan 17, 2018 19:33:55 GMT -6
Guys... Try Nair (or similar) for the lady bits. Trim the best you can, slap on the cream, wait 5ish minutes and wipe it off then shower.... I've used it a few times and so much easier than trying to actually shave.
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Post by sweetsurprise on Jan 17, 2018 19:41:30 GMT -6
I have no desire to shave between now and labor because I do not want to be dealing with razor burn while also dealing with a possibly torn vagina and soreness, etc. I think I’ll just make H use scissors to trim the jungle. I didn't even make the effort at the very end. I wouldn't worry. The nurses and doctors won't care!
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Post by rebeccabunch on Jan 17, 2018 19:49:21 GMT -6
I don’t get what she thought recovery was going to be like. You pushed a baby out of your vagina. I remember I wasn’t able to use tampons for a couple of months because it was so uncomfortable. I never expected to feel 100% right away. Meh, I think this seems kind of harsh. As a FTM I "know" that recovery is going to hurt and I'm going to be in pain, but even knowing that beforehand I can imagine still being surprised by how MUCH it hurts, or how long it's going to hurt. I think beforehand it's more conceptual and you know that it's going to hurt, but actually experiencing that level of pain can still be surprising even if you are expecting it. I’m late and I know we are a loving board and no one meant anything negative but I was going to say something similar to this. We were all FTMs at one time. Since DS2 was a VBAC I was a first timer in that regard and remember being surprised at how sore I was with my V delivery. It was a 100 times less than my C but I wasn’t expecting by it. Every birth varies so much between Mom to Mom and even same Mom first delivery to second delivery and beyond. One of my friends had an unexpected C with her third. No one is an expert on what’s to come.
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Post by cake on Jan 17, 2018 19:50:59 GMT -6
I blindly shaved everything off on Monday. Just hoping I don’t have big patches I missed. I’m assuming the nurses won’t actually care when I go in on Friday. Definitely wanted to get it done before the bloody mess that is to come lol
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Post by rebeccabunch on Jan 17, 2018 19:58:39 GMT -6
I blindly shaved everything off on Monday. Just hoping I don’t have big patches I missed. I’m assuming the nurses won’t actually care when I go in on Friday. Definitely wanted to get it done before the bloody mess that is to come lol My SIL in an L&D nurse and she confirmed for me they not care! I did the same thing as you on Monday. I hate shaving.
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Post by aprilz81 on Jan 17, 2018 20:00:57 GMT -6
I try to keep everything tidy for personal comfort, especially for recovery versus trying to guess what the doctor/nurses prefer. The less hair down there means that it is easier to keep clean with the bleeding, clots and possible stitches.
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Post by sunfrogger on Jan 17, 2018 20:02:48 GMT -6
I have no desire to shave between now and labor because I do not want to be dealing with razor burn while also dealing with a possibly torn vagina and soreness, etc. I think I’ll just make H use scissors to trim the jungle. I didn't even make the effort at the very end. I wouldn't worry. The nurses and doctors won't care! So much less for the drs and so much for more the hygienic of massive clotting and being able to clean lol!
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Post by sunfrogger on Jan 17, 2018 20:04:15 GMT -6
I know you guys can commiserate. This big belly and this big bulky textbook are NOT getting along! I am sooooo uncomfortable trying to read for school. Ugh!
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Post by amesie on Jan 17, 2018 20:04:49 GMT -6
I blindly shaved everything off on Monday. Just hoping I don’t have big patches I missed. I’m assuming the nurses won’t actually care when I go in on Friday. Definitely wanted to get it done before the bloody mess that is to come lol My SIL in an L&D nurse and she confirmed for me they not care! I did the same thing as you on Monday. I hate shaving. as a nurse myself, I can confirm that the medical team could care less about the status of your lady bits. They are purely focused on the task at hand. I trimmed moreso for the comfort PP with all the bleeding. DNW a jungle with blood pouring out of me
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Post by aprilz81 on Jan 17, 2018 20:08:51 GMT -6
Dumb question alert...
Since Ava was still born she never turned "pink" after she was born. I know when newborns are first born they look purple/red for a little bit and I won't be alarmed, but about how long until they look more white/pink/normal?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 20:33:08 GMT -6
Yeah trying to trim was a chore but I have my gbs swan and what not tomorrow and I just feel more comfortable being as cleaned up as possible.
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Post by sarahh on Jan 17, 2018 20:33:42 GMT -6
aprilz81 neither of my girls had jaundice but DD1 looked a little yellow/tan to me for at least a week. DD2 was super red for the first week and it’s really just now more normal looking to me at 3 weeks. Here is a pic from the hospital when she was super red
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Post by aprilz81 on Jan 17, 2018 20:35:30 GMT -6
aprilz81 neither of my girls had jaundice but DD1 looked a little yellow/tan to me for at least a week. DD2 was super red for the first week and it’s really just now more normal looking to me at 3 weeks. Here is a pic from the hospital when she was super red She doesn't look too red to me in this picture... I know when they first come out they look dark red, almost purple until their blood circulates and they are breathing. I'm just not sure if that is 5 minutes or 5 hours...
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Post by easternshoregirl on Jan 17, 2018 20:55:06 GMT -6
aprilz81 I just looked at some pics that were taken within a couple of hours of E's birth...he looks very white/pink in those. I don't remember exactly how long before he got to that color though or how red/purple he was at first! Not a dumb question btw!
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Post by flippinchica on Jan 17, 2018 20:55:16 GMT -6
The purple look is only for a few minutes. Both of mine ended up needing a little help by the nicu team for that first bit but didn't actually need to go to the nicu.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 20:57:17 GMT -6
Dumb question alert... Since Ava was still born she never turned "pink" after she was born. I know when newborns are first born they look purple/red for a little bit and I won't be alarmed, but about how long until they look more white/pink/normal? Color is a part of the APGAR score so newborns are expected to "pink up" within the first minute or two after birth! However, a lot of the purple appearance is a combination of the vernix with the blood. So it depends on how aggressively the nurses wipe baby off before throwing her on your chest haha.
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Post by helloerrbody on Jan 17, 2018 21:53:00 GMT -6
aprilz81 neither of my girls had jaundice but DD1 looked a little yellow/tan to me for at least a week. DD2 was super red for the first week and it’s really just now more normal looking to me at 3 weeks. Here is a pic from the hospital when she was super red She doesn't look too red to me in this picture... I know when they first come out they look dark red, almost purple until their blood circulates and they are breathing. I'm just not sure if that is 5 minutes or 5 hours... DS did not look dark red/almost purple. He looked pretty normal just with vernix and some blood on him. Maybe slightly red...? But definitely not almost purple and nothing I even noticed.
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Post by helloerrbody on Jan 17, 2018 21:53:58 GMT -6
Guys... Try Nair (or similar) for the lady bits. Trim the best you can, slap on the cream, wait 5ish minutes and wipe it off then shower.... I've used it a few times and so much easier than trying to actually shave. DNW Nair on my lady bits. That shit has burnt my legs before so no way I'd try it down there lol.
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Post by sunfrogger on Jan 17, 2018 22:07:09 GMT -6
aprilz81 it's maybe only a half an hou?. This is DD1 being weighed and measured. She was immediately placed on my chest post delivery but I don't remember exactly when this happened. This is later that day :
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Post by ajetter on Jan 17, 2018 22:39:12 GMT -6
This is less than an hour after birth. She was my least swollen/beat up looking newborn because she spent so little time in the birth canal. But I’d definitely say they Pink up in less than half an hour.
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