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Night sweats after giving birth?

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Sweetpea86 · 20/05/2014 09:02

Might sound weird lol but I had my baby 5 weeks ago this Saturday coming up.

Every night I wake up soaking wet. Not just my hair feeling damp but soaking, woke up last night and I know were having hot weather but my legs were dripping wet.

I feel disgusting even my pillow was soaked.

I had pre clampsia. And since giving birth I've lost 31 pounds in 4 weeks. So is it my body getting rid of water. Or summit else.

Any body else had this

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meditrina · 20/05/2014 09:23

Hot flushes are associated with hormones bouncing round (I'd usually think menopause, but can think of no reason why it wouldn't go with the huge post-parturition changes).

Will you be seeing HV soon? Worth mentioning.

hefner · 20/05/2014 09:26

I had this, I used to wake up with the sheets completely soaked but it didn't last long, maybe a few weeks. I never found out what was causing it, just wanted to reassure you that you're not the only one!

birdbrain21 · 20/05/2014 09:35

I had a pretty normal pg and had this for about 5-6 weeks after birth. It was terrible went through so many p.js and was constantly washing the bedding and having a shower whenever someone could watch the baby because I felt so dirty, but then after a few weeks it just went away. As meditrina said your hormones are all over the place and that's what's causing it.
Totally normal as far as I know my gp and hv never said to worry about it.
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gamerchick · 20/05/2014 09:38

It is normal.. irritating but it passes. I can't remember when though.

Pregnantagain7 · 20/05/2014 10:17

Yes it's normal I had it and was told it's your body's way of getting rid of all the extra water it carries when you're pregnant. I was constantly weeing too, still took about three weeks till my hobbit feet went back to normal:)

hedgehogy · 20/05/2014 10:22

I had night sweats too, I also sweated a lot during the day if I walked anywhere (it's very unusual for me to sweat, even when exercising). I was worried it would be permanent, but it did stop after a few months or so.

Bramshott · 20/05/2014 10:24

Completely normal - I had to sleep on a towel, and still woke up with wrinkly fingers!

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Sweetpea86 · 20/05/2014 10:31

Thanks ladies glad I'm not the only one. I ended up having emcs and was worried it was infection but hv checked my wound and it's completely healed and only a little sore when I over do things. I forgot to mention night sweats so will check next time.

Yet another thing your not warned about pregnancy and after pregnancy lol.

It has calmed down a little bit the first two weeks were sweating like I'd never sweated before but still waking up soaked lol hopefully will pass soon
thanks fellow sweaty ladies

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firsttimemummy2109 · 20/05/2014 11:03

I thought this was just me! I had pre eclampsia and have lost 38lbs in under 3 weeks. Glad it's just hormones and I am looking forward to my sausage feet going back to normal!!

BakingBunty · 20/05/2014 16:05

I had exactly the same after DS was born. It really freaked me out! I was told that it was the body getting rid of excess water, combined with hormones. I slept on a towel to cut down on washing! And found that it got a lot better after the first three weeks.

On the plus side, the weight fell off me, which suggests that a lot of my weight gain was water (as well as cake!!).

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