Because I really don't have a clue about what is 'normal'.
I had my baby two and half weeks ago. It was very quick (had to call an ambulance and he was born out in the street as I clung to back of it). No stitches, no tearing, basically as easy as I could imagine childbirth could be.
But I still feel utterly exhausted and can't seem to get myself in gear to do anything and I feel like a complete lazy, useless lump. Baby is feeding about every 4 hours, so only wakes once during the night. My husband gets up with him in the morning and deals with him for a couple of hours in the afternoon. So it's not like I'm short of time to sleep.
Plus my husband and daughter (19) are doing all the meals, most of the washing and much of the housework. So I really have no excuse as all I do is feed the baby and rock him to sleep. I've just got up after a 2 hour afternoon sleep and I'm just as tired as when I went to lie down. I don't think it helps that I'm still in a lot of pain with PGP, although no where near as bad as before birth. But still I've done bugger all. :(
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AIBU in my expectations of recovery from childbirth or am I just lazy?
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WestieMamma · 05/05/2013 16:44
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