Weight gain worries post partum

[worryingwartsandall]

Hi

I feel really vain writing this
I had a baby 7 days ago, my third and last. I have a history of eating disorders and while recovered it's always lurking in the background. One thing I love about being pregnant is I'm kinder to myself-and my body grows nicely and very large healthy babies. My tough point has always been post partum. No exercise for a while, exhaustion, intense hunger. My milk came in on day 2 and as always I have lots. I had a c section so I'm more bed ridden than usual. And I just want to eat all the time - I have a meal then it's on to chocolate etc. To make it worse my DD will not sleep at night and is screaming purple faced from 5 pm until 6.30 am. It's too early but similar to colic my other babies have. As a result I'm eating rubbish sweets chocolate muffins through the night
Then feeling so upset when I see that the shape I achieved in pregnancy ( minus the bump!) is now swelling and I'm getting bigger

Any tips?
I want to breastfeed if possible but the inability to control ny weight gain and appetite is making me feel so confused. With my others I also went back into my clothes quite quickly and now I look 4 months pregnant
Please help
Words or wisdom?
What /any exercise I can do and when ?
Food strategies?
Does breastfeeding make you gain weight? Does it taper off once a rhythm is established?

TIA

Gentle walking is great exercise. A slightly uphill terrain whilst pushing a buggy too. The great thing about walking is that you can set your own pace.

I think just start there and as you recover more you could look for some pilates videos (great for toning and healing diastisis recti) and some aerobics.

Remember it hasn't been that long and you do tend to take longer to recover the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. time around.

With my first, I was back into pre maternity clothes within a week or two. The second time around it took over two months.

Thank you
Do you know when I can start the walking?

Also- it's needing to stop eating during g night feeds I said today I would because I've eating around 2200 calories already but. Already loaded up on Snacks during feeds and making myself those promises about tomorrow being better

With all loving kindness OP, you're just 7 short days post partum. The biggest shift your body has ever gone through, hormonally. The kindness you expressed to yourself in pregnancy should really remain as you mind both yourself and your baby in this phase. Not to mention that you've had massive abdominal surgery where they sliced through 7 layers of your skin. Plus you're not sleeping. You're going through so much.

Of course you feel a whelm of emotions and of course you want to try control what you can. Thats normal and natural. My advise is to start really slow, really tune in and listen to what you can do. Today you may manage a 100m walk, tomorrow maybe getting to the bathroom will exhaust you. There are also PP mental health supports if you find yourself dipping into unhealthy patterns or obsessing over your weight and your appearance.

Mind yourself OP, the pp period is no joke x