more pain!
There are just too many reminders I have a 3 month old! First there is the obvious one, sleep. We are getting better with that, however we do have our good nights and our bad. I'm finally getting smart enough to take naps when the kids do. I always thought I needed to get other stuff done, but I've since figured out I need sleep! My brain doesn't function like a normal person on the sleep I've been getting.
Next, there is the breast feeding. It went great with Ella and has been going smoothly with Miles up until now. Last night, I started feeling this horrible pain on my right side. I thought the little guy just wasn't latching on correctly and it would go away, but that doesn't seem to be the case. With each feeding, the pain is getting worse. I consulted my brother in law, who doesn't think it has developed into a full fledge infection yet. I need to monitor the milk to see if any blood or puss shows up, yuck! In the mean time, I am using heat compresses and taking an anti-inflammatory. I really hope I don't get an infection, because the pain I am feeling now is horrible and I can only imagine what it will be like if I do get an infection.
And to top it all off, I hurt my left knee in a class the other day. It isn't so bad I can't walk on it, although it is pretty painful. At times, it is more painful than my breast. And of course, I ran today, which didn't help it. I wanted to get one more longer run in before my race next Monday. We did a pretty short run though, just 5.7 miles, and I hurt the whole way. The knee, the breast, the knee, the breast... it was a continuous rotation of pain. I really should have taken a tylenol before the run, but I didn't... too little sleep, makes for a fuzzy brain. If only I was thinking clearly these days!
I am getting into great shape though! I figure by six months post partum, I will be in excellent shape. My muscle tone is coming back and I am feeling much stronger than a few weeks ago. I have been lifting weights 2-3 times a week, which seems to be helping. I haven't been doing yoga as regularly as I would like though, and that needs to change. I do everything else much better when I have a relaxed and flexible body. I've been way too stiff recently, which of course is because I haven't been doing much yoga. I'm going to get my honey to do yoga with me tonight. It always helps when I volunteer someone else to do it with me, especially when its that special guy :-)
As for the weight loss, it is coming along. Not as quickly as I would like it to, however the inches are dropping. Two weeks ago, I lost .5 pounds and this last week it was 1.4 pounds. I haven't been paying too much attention to what I've been eating though, so that's what is going on. I am still happy with my progress. I should be back to my pre pregnancy weight at or around 4 months post partum and that makes me happy. I can fit into all my size 6's right now, however the majority of them are a little too tight for my liking. I enjoy my clothes having a little looser fit.
Next, there is the breast feeding. It went great with Ella and has been going smoothly with Miles up until now. Last night, I started feeling this horrible pain on my right side. I thought the little guy just wasn't latching on correctly and it would go away, but that doesn't seem to be the case. With each feeding, the pain is getting worse. I consulted my brother in law, who doesn't think it has developed into a full fledge infection yet. I need to monitor the milk to see if any blood or puss shows up, yuck! In the mean time, I am using heat compresses and taking an anti-inflammatory. I really hope I don't get an infection, because the pain I am feeling now is horrible and I can only imagine what it will be like if I do get an infection.
And to top it all off, I hurt my left knee in a class the other day. It isn't so bad I can't walk on it, although it is pretty painful. At times, it is more painful than my breast. And of course, I ran today, which didn't help it. I wanted to get one more longer run in before my race next Monday. We did a pretty short run though, just 5.7 miles, and I hurt the whole way. The knee, the breast, the knee, the breast... it was a continuous rotation of pain. I really should have taken a tylenol before the run, but I didn't... too little sleep, makes for a fuzzy brain. If only I was thinking clearly these days!
I am getting into great shape though! I figure by six months post partum, I will be in excellent shape. My muscle tone is coming back and I am feeling much stronger than a few weeks ago. I have been lifting weights 2-3 times a week, which seems to be helping. I haven't been doing yoga as regularly as I would like though, and that needs to change. I do everything else much better when I have a relaxed and flexible body. I've been way too stiff recently, which of course is because I haven't been doing much yoga. I'm going to get my honey to do yoga with me tonight. It always helps when I volunteer someone else to do it with me, especially when its that special guy :-)
As for the weight loss, it is coming along. Not as quickly as I would like it to, however the inches are dropping. Two weeks ago, I lost .5 pounds and this last week it was 1.4 pounds. I haven't been paying too much attention to what I've been eating though, so that's what is going on. I am still happy with my progress. I should be back to my pre pregnancy weight at or around 4 months post partum and that makes me happy. I can fit into all my size 6's right now, however the majority of them are a little too tight for my liking. I enjoy my clothes having a little looser fit.
posted by Scheri @ 6:05 PM
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