This post is a bit late but I meant to post about my recovery at the 6 week mark. All in all, I would say that I have had a good recovery from delivering twins. Apart from the bleeding escapade, things have been quite smooth. I only had slight tearing and haven't noticed any issues. The swelling has all gone down. My doctor gave me the all clear to resume all normal activities (including exercise and sex), which I am excited for when I can find the time/energy (which is a huge challenge right now as usually I or my DH are sleeping whenever we are not caring for the babies). I have had some pelvic pain in general but my doctor actually attributes that to low hormone levels, rather than actual physical recovery. With the low estrogen after being pregnant, your body feels different in certain areas but this goes away as hormone levels rise again.
Actually at my 6-week check up the main conversation was about birth control!!! I haven't used birth control for 7 years so I definitely am out of the loop. Basically my choices are only the mini pill or an IUD since I am breastfeeding. And yes, we DO want to use birth control since the idea of getting pregnant while dealing with young twins freaks us out! But we are undecided on whether we will try for more kids down the road. So, The IUD does seem the most convenient but I don't really know much about it at all. I will do some more research before deciding.
The only other update has to do with my weight/appearance. I really haven't lost as much weight as I expected by this point. During the pregnancy I put on about 40lbs, plus another 10 that I attribute to ttc. At this point, I am only down 25 from giving birth, which leaves another 25 to go. My eating habits have not been great since giving birth. At first I found that breastfeeding made me starving! I also have been giving myself much more license to eat things that are not good for me, particularly those sweets I avoided since I had gestational diabetes. And I really have not yet had the time to get back to regular exercise, though I want to so badly! I know it will come in time and that I should be patient but it is tough to feel unattractive while being so overtired too. I fit into most of my pre-pregnancy clothes but they just don't look or feel the same. Mostly I have bigger hips and lots of excess fat around the belly still (the midriff tire). I really hope to have the energy and time soon to get at exercise.
For interest's sake, here are some before/after photos of me and my pregnancy body.
34 Weeks Pregnant
Six weeks post-partum
You look great! I'm 8 months post partum and your belly looks better than mine :). Breastfeeding helps. Stick with it. It gets easier after you hit 12 weeks gestational age.
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