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My first day home! I had my baby 2 days ago, 6 lb 1 oz 19.5 in

Sorry if this sounds rushed, but I've already written this a million times. You can see my diary for a more enthusiastic description, lol!

I know I'm not pregnant any more, but I'm guessing for some of you, this isn't your first time, and might be able to answer something for me. It's about my post-partum belly. Searching the internet shows all about how to get rid of the pregnancy fat. I've only been post-partum for 2 days, and I'm not expecting any miracles, so that's not my concern. It's reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeealy hot in my area right now, and my once taught pregnant belly is now loosely hanging down over itself, and it's getting really hot and sweaty under the skin. It might be my fault for having been overweight already before I became pregnant. Firstly, I'm wondering if that flopped over collapsed belly is normal, and secondly wondering if anybody has some temporary short-term solutions to get me through this heat wave. I'm blasting my AC in my room, but that's the best I can do. The hospital was actually pretty cold, but now that I'm out, I just can't stand this heat, and I want to flatten out my skin to allow it to cool!

yes the "flop" is very normal for up for 6-8 weeks and even then if you are over weight (like me) i NEVER got it to go totally back to where it was always kinda have a hang there this is the first time in 4 years its not hung lol (im 16 weeks lol) the best advice i can give is time .... get some lotion that has elastic repair chemicals in it....and about 2 -3 weeks in start doing yoga you can your youtube to look up post pregnancy yoga that works WONDERFULLY

very happy for you and your little baby!!! I cant wait to have my little girl in December!!!

6 to 8 weeks, woo.. might be cooler by then! Well, August and September, probably not, heh! Thank you so much! I used to do yoga a long time ago. I liked it, so I don't know why I stopped, but that sounds like a good idea. I'm gonna try to make it a daily routine again. I also plan to start walking daily like I once did thinking it would help me lose weight. It wasn't as affective as I'd hoped, mostly because I had a serious eating disorder. I now have two eating disorders, but I think I have much better control over them than ever. Anyway, despite my obesity, I was much healthier when I walked for an hour every day. Whatever takes up that time now has to be less important than my health. I think it would be great to walk at night, but I think I'd be alone if I did that. The baby won't care. She has no concept of night and day yet. But it's so hot during the day! I used to love the heat. I can't stand it these days. My sentences are getting pretty short. I wonder why. Sleep deprivation, I suppose.

Very normal, as leandrat says, I am very slender and I still have the "pouch" for weeks after I have my babies. I wish I could help with the cooling effect, I'm very uncomfy with the heat myself and still have the rest of the summer to go with my little internal heater lol.

And congratulations for your baby!!!!

Thanks! My sister has told me about how she thinks fat people stink because of the rolls in their skin that trap sweat and toxins, so I guess I'm a little self-conscious about it. I don't want her to think I stink. It feels dirty under there, though I clean it daily. It's probably all in my head

Your sister sounds lovely! (sarcasm) Skinny people get pockets of sweat too...and honestly, the people I can think of where I've thought I've determined an odor, not many of them were overweight and I think it comes more from unwashed clothing...

LOL that's an encouraging thought. One thing I cannot do is wear the same clothes for longer than 16 hours between washes (except in hospital where the clothing is the hospital gown and I'm usually not perceiving the passage time properly), nor can I wear the same clothing twice or more in a row between washes.

I really doubt you smell badly!!! I get all sorts of inklings from your diary entries that your family doesn't entirely support you as a person...

Or maybe that's just the way I see it. Maybe they do try too support me and I just don't notice. Or I don't remember. People are constantly telling me that I was involved in situations of which I have no memory, so either my memory is really bad or people are trying to make me question my sanity, to what end I'm not entirely certain. On the other hand, I have solid memories of things people insist never happened, so maybe I should be questioning my sanity. Or theirs. Gee, now I'm not sure.

But at any rate, I think your perception is accurate. There does seem to be a line drawn between me and my family, and my poor social skills prevent me understanding the origin or even the nature of that line. My toddler and I are the best of friends! But maybe I've brainwashed her to love me, LOL!! Awww, she's so cute sitting on my lap watching the curtains blow in the air conditioning. I donno what makes her so happy! Hmmph, her hair smells like barbecue smoke. Guess it's time for a bath. xD I love my little girl!! I think we'll make a great family all by ourselves!

Haha, I think I'm raising her to be completely opposite me in that I abruptly change our activity fairly often, and she just goes right along with it whereas if somebody suddenly interrupted MY activities so often, my blood pressure would go through the roof! I never get tired of seeing her figure things out, and it's great to see the infant doing the same thing when she's only days old, and I didn't get to see my baby when she was that young. Er, my toddler. She gonna be my baby forever, she so sweet! The infant is still doing a lot of sleeping.

HOooooly moley, it's getting late, I better get her in the bath, haha! I get so carried away! Well, maybe it's not so important since I'm still on infant-time. I'll go take care of her anyway. She's completely oblivious to how late it is. I'll try to keep it that way and get her to bed before she notices. o=)

Hahahaha, it isn't brainwashing for a toddler to adore her mama, that's HEALTHY lol.

Lots of people tell you that, or your family specifically, about the memory of things being different? I hate to jump to conclusions but if you are only getting that from one source I would seriously question their motives...