OMG MY UTERUS!!

1stWoodsBaby

I know its totally normal, good even, for my uterus to be cramping while I nurse my son. Its helping my uterus to shrink back down to size, which is great. But holy cow are there any tips for easing this pain?? Man it really really hurts! It catches me off guard sometimes and I could literally cry it hurts so bad.

RTMommy

Ibuprofen? I know it doesn't seem like enough, but maybe it will take the edge off.

EricaK22

Ask one of your nurses for some motrin or ibuprofen. That was the only thing that helped me afterwards.

Bahamamama4828

I had to take pain meds nothing seemed to help

1stWoodsBaby

@erikak22 @rtmommy @bahamamama4828 good idea. Idk why i never thought of that. Lol. My OB sent in a prescription for motrin to the pharmacy. I'll definitely be picking that up when they open. I remember feeling this with my first, but definitely not this strong.

Steph_Due_101611

I used a heating pad. Idk if thats bad but it helped tons.

littlenat86

It's worse the more babies you have. My mum told me that but I wasn't prepared for how bad they were after I had Riley (my 2nd)! I had a section too so it was really sore! Just keep up with the pain meds sweetie x

1stWoodsBaby

@steph_due_101611 I'll definitely keep that in mind! Ive got a new one thats barely been used.

@littlenat86 a nurse told me the same thing. I have a high pain tolerance so I wasnt expecting this too so much.

littlenat86

Me too but I seriously almost had to stop feeding him a couple of times cuz it hurt so much! It only happened that bad for the first probably 3-4 days for me at most, then it got lots easier x

1stWoodsBaby

@littlenat86 oh that's good to hear! Thanks!

cheryl74

I just had number 4 and hell the pain was immense. It does ease off though xxx

captivated

It is common for all new moms to have a script for Percocet. That is all that helped mine.

1stWoodsBaby

@cheryl74 hopefully soon!!
@captivated My doctor called me in motrin, I'll be picking that up today and hope it helps!

Mrz_Jackson

Motrin did nuthn for mine only the pain pills did but i hope it helps u i no it hurts bad cramps are the worse

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1stWoodsBaby

@mrz_Jackson thanks! I hope so too.
@mama_kat ill def try the heat. Something has to help.
@homebirthadvocate only one more day until day 3! I can make it... hopefully. Lol.

sands3

I remember feeling it with Connor but not so much with Jack

1stWoodsBaby

@sabds3 oh you lucky! I barely felt it with Keegan but this time I'm hurting bad. No fun.

Ourlittlenugget

Ow you're scaring me! I bled more during nursing, so I knew I was contracting, but I didn't feel anything. Probably because I was numb from the c-section. :-(

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