Recovering

I dont want to brag or seem inconsiderate, I just want to let everyone know how I am doing. This resource and also this make me wonder how I got so lucky to have the recovery from a c-section that I do. With my son, over 3 years ago, I remember things being easier than I’d thought they’d be after a c-section. This time I expected it would be a little worse since I had the previous surgery and also a toddler to take care of. I guess God has granted me with more than one huge gift after a hard pregnancy, not only do I have an amazing little boy I have little to no pain and am feeling quite well these days.

For me pregnancy is very hard and it’s not just morning sickness it’s a ton of things and I’m suprised I even agreed to put myself through it again after the first go round. Some how for me recovering from being pregnant and having a c-section is so different than it should be for most women. I stopped taking pain killers about the 2nd day, and now am only taking tylenol for some horrific headaches I’m getting, no doubt the return of my migraines. other than that my body feels mostly good, a little tired, okay a lot tired and aside from the headaches things are going well.

we went out Monday night to our weekly young adults meeting to show off the kid and some people were suprised that I was up and about already. I know that how I recover is a lot different than the norm. And I feel very blessed. I guess it’s a good trade off, 10 months of pain and misery while carrying the kiddo yet after a major surgery my body does better than it should as far as healing. I’m very grateful for this but I want to make sure people know that this is more than likely not the norm for someone recovering from a c-section. I admit I probably do a lot more than I should at only a week after the surgery, like laundry and cleaning, but the more I make myself lay down the worse my incision feels so for me doing more is actually helping me heal better. The same was true the first time around. We actually went for a short walk yesterday and it felt good, tiring and made me crampy but overall it is helping me recover a lot quicker.

at the same time it may seem I am doing well, but in truth it does hurt some and walking is very uncomfy at times, but overall I’m just so glad the pregnancy part is over that I want to do what I can to get things on a schedule and back to as much norm as it can be after all these changes around here. So while I’m doing my best to rest as much as a newborn and toddler will let me, I’m not going to stop living life and doing what I need/want to just because I shouldn’t after the surgery. I know when to stop and indeed today made myself lay down when my head felt like it was going to explode after doing some laundry, so dont worry about me! and if I happen to overdo things it’ll be me that suffers the consequences. But so far things are going well, better than should be expected for someone recovering for a c-section, and with any luck things will continue to go well.

I’m so grateful to our church family for providing meals for us for the next week, I dont look forward to or even have an interest in cooking or even eating very much at this point, so that’s been great! For some reason my body hasnt gotten hungry since I was starving before my surgery last week, and all I want to eat is junk when I do eat. I’m trying to get on more of a schedule as far as my own eating but I’m just not hungry, it’s annoying at times because I know since I”m breastfeeding I need to eat really well, I should really be sticking to the diet I was doing for diabetes and thought it’d be easier to stick to it, but when people bring you chocolate and brownies before you even get home from the hospital I think I was doomed from the start. I’ve indulged myself to make up for weeks of having to not eat sugar and now I cant get back on track, it’s a bad cycle! I”m trying to do better but it’s hard!

well dont know why I’m rambling, probably because I”m so tired. I should be napping but Dean’s working on fixing our bed , maybe I’ll go sleep in Calebs bed for a bit, but at this point it’s almost time for the baby to eat so I better wait. Oh well, at least it’s almost time for an afternoon nap! The worst part this last week has been lack of sleep, everyone else in the house is sleeping well but me, it’s really not fair, but I guess I’ll survive!

Can you believe its been a week already! Before we know it it’ll be christmas, heck it’s December today! wow where did the time go?