DD is just over 6 weeks old now and feel we are doing fairly well after a not-so-great start (forceps/episiostomy birth followed by weight loss/tongue tie/feeding problems).
I've been mix feeding (formula top up at every feed initially) but have been cutting down gradually and in the last few days the BF has ramped up quite a bit and the formula has been cut down further.
Anyway, all bleeding had stopped by last week and then this week (possibly around the time of increased BF) it started to come back.
Yesterday I was out and about shopping with the pram and walked 10km without realising. Not a big issue as we tend to get out and about every day (but don't normally walk quite as far). Didn't really feel it at the time, but then felt exhausted in the night when DD woke up (to the point where I could barely cope) and the bleeding is now quite heavy. I've felt pretty crappy today, certainly not up to leaving the house to walk anywhere!
So, what I was wondering was, am I overdoing it? I'm a bit puzzled as don't feel I've done enough to overstretch myself, but my body seems to be reacting that way. And could the return of the bleeding be caused by the extra walking yesterday, or the increase in BF?
Feeling rather pathetic as hoped to start going to an exercise class this week (one where you exercise with your baby/buggy) but now thinking I should leave it Has anyone else felt like this, and how long does it take to feel up to exercising again?
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6 weeks after giving birth - am I doing too much?
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eagleray · 13/03/2013 18:44
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