I had my 6 week checkup yesterday. My midwife said I lost 20 pounds, which was “very good”. She said the rest of the weight should nurse right off. I hope so because I am not as happy.
She also apologized profusely about the birth and she hopes they will change the protocol about waterbirth for insulin dependent and VBAC mothers. I told her it didn’t bother me, but that would be a really great change.
There is always this really weird feeling about not being pregnant anymore and closing the door on that life chapter. On the one hand I am so thankful I am not pregnant anymore, that I can breathe easy and get around. On the other hand, there is always a feeling of slight sadness that the pregnancy is over. What is that? I guess because that person will never be that close to you again…
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Not to slight your weight loss — perhaps you are counting from an earlier postpartum visit — but how can mothers not lose around 15-25 lbs. right away? After the swelling has gone down, within a couple weeks or so, both times I’ve been about 25 lbs. lighter. Now, with #1 I was only 11 pounds heavier on the day of birth than at my first (9-week) visit, and with #2 I gained about — urk — 60 lbs. from conception 🙁 And in both cases I seem to have been carrying about the same amount of baby-related “stuff”, with 7 lb. 8 oz. and 8 lb. 4 oz. babies.
So I’m curious when women say they haven’t lost any pregnancy weight, or when the doctor says good, at my 25-lb. “loss.” Actually, both times, with just a bit of conscientiousness, I’ve started losing more weight — actual fat, I guess — about 2-3 months pp.
I like numbers maybe too much. Always wonder of this kind of thing makes other people’s heads spin.