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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 1/16/2009 4:17:00 PM
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Sideways
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Did anyone else retain a lot of fluid after their sections? Seriously my feet and ankles looked like water balloons, and I never had that during pregnancy. Right after coming home I weighed myself and was rather disappointed with how little I lost. But I think I've been peeing out a few pounds since cause my feet look normal and I'm happier with the scale.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 1/16/2009 4:19:34 PM
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I think it's normal after any surgery, especially if they were pumping you full of fluids. I was more swollen after delivering then I was before going in(hard to do, I was quite swollen) because they gave me so many IV fluids.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 1/16/2009 4:21:01 PM
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Did anyone else retain a lot of fluid after their sections?
Yes, for several days.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 1/16/2009 4:23:40 PM
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Sideways
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After the problems with low blood pressure I had they kept me pretty filled up with IV fluids. Even hours after surgery it was still low, so they weren't taking chances.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 1/16/2009 4:40:08 PM
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Did anyone else retain a lot of fluid after their sections? Seriously my feet and ankles looked like water balloons, and I never had that during pregnancy. Right after coming home I weighed myself and was rather disappointed with how little I lost. But I think I've been peeing out a few pounds since cause my feet look normal and I'm happier with the scale.
Well...after I had Hannah (induction) the day after my legs swelled up and I couldn't see my knees anymore. It took over two weeks for the swelling to go completely.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 1/16/2009 7:35:05 PM
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It can also depend on how much you're resting, with your feet/legs elevated above hip level.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 1/17/2009 8:59:28 AM
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Docs did tell me that the best thing for the swelling was to get up and get moving. Actually, they wanted me up and about as soon as possible.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 1/17/2009 9:04:01 AM
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Ruth, cranberry and lemon are excellent ways to flush out extra fluid too.
A squeeze of lemon to each glass of water, or a cranberry water mix ( however you like it)...if you go with cranberry, be sure to get pure cranberry juice, no cocktails, too much added sugar.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 1/17/2009 9:06:28 AM
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Docs did tell me that the best thing for the swelling was to get up and get moving. Actually, they wanted me up and about as soon as possible.
Yes of course, that's for your circulation, but also balanced with sufficient proper resting.
(I was up on my feet in my room the evening of my section, and walking around back and forth to the loo, day room etc, from the next day - that's what was expected of us!)
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 1/17/2009 9:11:50 AM
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Day room? What's that?
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 1/17/2009 9:22:03 AM
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sounds like the lounge..or visitors room? We had one at the naval hosp I had two of the kids at. It had books, videos, tv...recliners and couches...
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 1/17/2009 9:43:21 AM
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Ours, being an NHS hospital, just had a few armchairs, chairs, tables and payphones. It was where we had breakfast too.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 1/18/2009 4:34:49 PM
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Docs did tell me that the best thing for the swelling was to get up and get moving. Actually, they wanted me up and about as soon as possible.
I was up and moving literally less than 12 hours after Hannah was born and it still took me 2 weeks for the swelling to go away.
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 1/18/2009 5:32:41 PM
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Docs did tell me that the best thing for the swelling was to get up and get moving. Actually, they wanted me up and about as soon as possible.
I was up and moving literally less than 12 hours after Hannah was born and it still took me 2 weeks for the swelling to go away.
Yup, me too. And I didn't even sit home, I was out shopping and back to normal activities within 3 days(as soon as I got home from the hospital).
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 1/19/2009 2:16:05 PM
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I was pacing the hospital room within a few hours of delivering and my feet still swelled so much that I couldn't wear shoes for 2 weeks after delivering. I wish someone at the hospital would have told me that was normal because I was afraid I was having an allergic reaction to something!
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 1/19/2009 2:38:14 PM
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Sideways
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Even though this was my second, I was still making several calls to my OB advice nurse to make sure somethings were ok!
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RE: Post Pardum Talk...(cont'd) - 1/27/2009 12:46:11 PM
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I'll probably lose some of that when I go back to work just because I'll be a lot more active. The rest will take a little more effort.
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). I always feel bad when ladies are down on themselves because of weight, especially when it's weight that looks downright skinny to me. 