How did you feel post-birth?

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During the last few weeks of pregnancy, I was soooo looking forward to being able to reach my feet, get up easily out of bed and walk faster than 1 mile an hour.

But, I didnt realise quite how knackered I'd feel after giving birth. Im not expecting to be able to do cartwheels, or run marathons, but, I just feel like i've been put through a mangle!

How did you all feel in the first week after giving birth?

Ditto! I felt the same. Sleep deprivation is a killer

I felt a bit euphoric, tbh

Esp with DC3 - I was so fucking pleased to not be pregnant anymore I felt like I was on Cloud 9

But generally, I was buzzing. In a good way - the sleep deprivation hit me about 3m in with all of them

Like I had been run over by a bus.

Awful, really really awful. so bad both times that there is no way I would go through it again.

Mmmm, I don't really feel sleepy, DH is good at shooing me away for an hour here and there throughout the day and doing shares in the night feeds. But, my tummy is still tightening back into place, my milk has come in (Bottle feeding, so having to bear with the pain), and after an assisted birth, my ahem...undercarriage is soooorrreeeee.

Ds1 - sore and a bit 'run over', but high as a kite.

Ds2 - pretty good, but no euphoria. I was pretty anaemic, so that made me a bit yuk, but apart from that I felt well.

Utterly shattered but very happy to be able to fit into my non-maternity jeans (massive as they were!) and tie my own shoelaces.

But seriously, just completely tired. I don't remember a lot of it despite it being only a month or two ago. I didn't have any stitches or tear either which meant I was one of the lucky ones, physically speaking. But my body and mind ached for sleep and peace and of course I wasn't getting any.

It's better now DD is nearly three months although my knees are killing me now!

I felt fucking awful.

I feel so much better knowing Im not alone in feeling physically worn out. Fliss we are of one mind

Had a nice stew for tea, which seemed to give me an immediate energy boost, so must start making the effort to get decent food into me!

I had a ventouse and forceps- I felt like I was in shock! Literally turned inside out. Vowed that I couldn't do it again- I had no idea the whole thing would be so "physical"!

Put through a mangle sounds about right to me

Oh God. I'm 38 weeks and clinging onto the thought of being able to put on socks, walk up the stairs in one go etc. I can't remember how I was after dd.

completely knackered after ds and dd. I am due dc3 in a couple of months, hoping I will feel better this time

After dd1 I was bouncing up and down and amazing

Dd2 felt like I'd been hit by a car (and I've actually been hit by a car and I think I felt worse after giving birth )

And I'm expecting again. Oh god

First birth - felt shattered for weeks/months!

Second birth - felt good after a few days, bt still took a few weeks to recover physically.

Sore, unable to sit and in shock over my deflated belly. That and the emotional rollercoaster made the first few weeks crappy but I'm hoping that forewarned is forearmed this time round.

Already getting a little sad over my nice hard bump turning to a wibbly sack.
Stocking up on the rescue remedy now and looking forward to the little baby.

Sore. Bleeding. Aching with tiredness and bruises i given myself during labou - I know, I know.
Emotional, and then even worse, progresively for about 4 weeks - bfding nightmare. Then discovered bottles, friends in same situation and it all got lots better (Did continue with bfdg, by the way beofre it all starts ...)

First time I didn't feel much. I think I was aware of being lucky but otherwise I was blocking a sense that I had been punished in some way. Strange really.

Second time . I felt amazing. I was tired but I was feeling on top of the world almost like a superhero.

Looking back there is quite a difference. Same woman different children/births.

I remember the midwife saying after, go easy, what you've been through is as traumatic as a major car accident. Had an elective C for the next one!

I felt great! I was exhausted with bf round the clock and not sleeping well in the hospital and having a nocturnal baby... However, I was just so pleased not to be pregnant anymore none of that stuff mattered! I feel even worse in this pregnancy so hoping to feel great again.

It did take a few weeks to get over it physically, I couldn't push the pram for a week or more as my abdominal muscles were sore, but truly I felt euphoric.

I felt great after both of mine, but then again, I was fairly young (22 and 23).

The day after DC2 was born, I drove us all to the supermarket and we did the big shop.

Every muscle I had hurt, and I felt like I'd run a marathon, but that was totally bearable.

I had an emcs both times round. First labour was extremely traumatic, both v v long. After dd I felt physically and emotionally exhausted. I was severely anaemic and traumatised and I felt removed from reality, limp and desperate with fatigue and anxiety.

With ds, despite the long labour and emcs, I felt utterly normal afterwards. Odd twinge, bit of a headache from dehydration but was up, about and feeling fine within a couple of hours.

Shattered but euphoric. I was 40yo, and my pregnancy had gone to 40+13 with the last 2 days in hospital (so even less chance of rest than at home).

The tiredness really kicked in at around 5months though - continuous lack of sleep, underactive thyroid, low iron, been overdoing it, DP abroad looking after elderly ill father since 9 days after the birth - I was more of a wreck then than at any time in my life - thank goodness for my cousin who came over from Poland to stay with me for 3 weeks to help me.

All ok now though at 13mo

Did anyone else have a sore throat after all the noise during labour? My sister brought me throat lozenges round!

I felt knackered, sore and a bit in shock. But at the same time I was really happy.

Maynie the G&A gave me a horrible throat for two days.

Mincepie I was another delivering 40+13, I think that is part of the reason I felt great!