WHAT I WISH I HAD KNOWN ABOUT POSTPARTUM | Postpartum Tips + Tricks

[@MeganAcuna]

Happy Thursday! How many of you guys are currently expecting?

[@kaylawhite6303]

15 weeks! Love your videos!

[@allisobolewski]

15 wks! Love this video & your honesty so much! Currently struggling so much with the body dysmorphia part of the whole thing so it was sooo helpful to hear your postpartum updates on that & everything else! Thanks for you sharing!!!

[@katiemiller1093]

31 weeks

[@kyliesteele4542]

8 1/2 weeks!

[@mouseluva]

I expect nothing but chaos in these times of Covid. Does that count?

[@annekasumner]

This was honestly one of the most informative and helpful videos about what to expect postpartum! Currently 37 weeks and I feel like all postpartum videos say the same things but this was awesome! Thank you!!

[@iamwhoyousayiam6773]

Yup they all say to "sleep now while you can" which isn't helpful at all because I've always had insomnia and pregnancy ofcourse made that worse. It gets soooo irritating hearing that lol Also "prep meals on advance" but grocery stores are already like 70% premade meals 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@savannah1579]

This is the honesty we need in 2020

[@ladynicoletta]

It's so true Megan - I gave birth for the first time in September, and oh how I wish I had known what to expect after birth. I feel like we get perfectly prepared for pregnancy and birth, but no one tells you about postpartum which feels way harder than pregnancy.

[@iamwhoyousayiam6773]

Anything in particular that would've helped knowing?

[@emilymunday6212]

I’m expecting our second and totally binging so many of your videos!

[@roryl5907]

Thank you so much for this video! My little one is 8 weeks and I wish I had friends nearby with babies.. it’s refreshing to know I’m not the only one who’s going through these things and feels that this way.

[@StephanieHajal]

Rory L Congrats on your little babe💗 My daughter just turned 4 months. It’s certainly hard in the beginning. It’s nice having the mama support here on KZbin😊🤱🏼

[@gabrielasunrise3295]

I don't remember having night sweats during post partum. I had a c-section and a week later another surgery due to internal bleeding so my recovery was really difficult and long. For workout I needed about a year. For intimacy, however, I felt ready even before the 6 weeks period, which surprised me a lot. It was the last thing I thought I'd be feeling a need for. After being cleared, another surprise was that there was no pain during those moments.

[@valisesgourmandises2571]

39 weeks today so this was definitely helpful! I chuckled when you said "discharged after 36 hours" because the birthing center sends us home after 4 hours 😅 But the midwives do home visits everyday for 10 days and then every 3 days, and then every week... It's different in every country (I'm in Germany) but I can definitely recommend a midwife for any expecting mama! The earlier in the pregnancy the better 😊

[@ilyssahagood8387]

This is good to know for way in the future when I have kids ❤

[@siobhanjohnson8088]

Very honest and true advice

[@MeganAcuna]

Glad you think so!

[@emma.analise198]

i love the editing on your videos, it’s seriously so pretty!!

[@MeganAcuna]

Ahhhh thank you! I spend a lot of time trying to make them good so this means a lot!

[@Ashley-h719]

Thank you for making these videos! I am due in December with our first and your videos have calmed my nerves I do not feel so unprepared with my new adventure around the corner!

[@MeganAcuna]

I’m so excited for you! So happy you’re finding the videos helpful 💛

[@MeemoMay723]

I am currently expecting my first baby (In Canada) so this was so helpful 😊 I am also seeing a midwife, and I will have at least 6 follow-up appointements! I believe they do home visit on days 1, 3, and 7 after birth, and then appointments at 2, 4, and 6 weeks (if I remember correctly - pregnancy brain lol)

[@austinmerrifield9836]

Such great information! Not pregnant or postpartum, just a big fan :)

[@ilyssahagood8387]

Same

[@abbylandry212]

Just had my baby Tuesday, so loving all the tips and advice!

[@MeganAcuna]

Aw congratulations! How are you feeling?

[@abbylandry212]

Megan Acuna better today! The hormone shift with my milk coming in was HARD mentally, but my body adjusting to that and some better sleep has made a huge difference today!

[@StephanieHajal]

Great advice💗 I’m 4 months postpartum, so I can really relate. Especially to those darn night sweats💦 Thanks for a helpful video!

[@livzz1419]

I would love that series!

[@MeganAcuna]

Oh good! I’m excited for it!

[@chavafrenkel8009]

Thanks so much for thid video!

[@moriahquintana2584]

Yesss I needed this video. Thank you!

[@jodimacdonald6096]

Thank you Megan! I love your videos 🥰

[@kaileyo5852]

Great to know! Love your videos

[@MeganAcuna]

Thank you so much!

[@breannaneden8088]

I'm already getting night sweats at 37 weeks, not sure why. It's October in Canada and I'm sleeping with the window open and am waking up super sweaty. Can't wait for more after baby is born! lol

[@xJaMi3]

Definitely doing the deed for the first time is painful I said it almost feels like I'm doing it for the very first time again haha. I will say after my 2nd kid it didnt hurt as bad as after I had my first. Wonder if its cuz its been thru it before so your lady parts are like oh been there done that already lol

[@Matt_Acuna]

xJaMi3 We had one or two false starts, but slow and steady wins the race! 😁

[@danielat1420]

i don’t know what to say but being intimate after i had our son is even more pleasurable for me now 😅 i often joke and tell my husband that when the baby was born things must’ve got rearranged in there cause now i feel all that much more pleasure and am able to “peak” faster. It took us a long time before returning to the physical intimacy though, 6 months actually for medical reasons on both of us, for me it took 4 months before my stitches finally dissolved and my body fully healed (long story) which had made me nervous to do anything before then, while my husband had thyroid issues that left him exhausted by mid day, and with a newborn to care for sex was the last thing on our minds. But once we finally did it it was amazing in every way, especially that feeling of reconnecting with your most loved one. When my husband asked how it was for me postpartum my reply was “how soon can we have a re-do?” 😆 All this to say don’t rush back into it, take your time or do other things if intercourse isn’t comfortable yet, and when things are truly ready it’ll be wonderful again 😊

[@ABDUKKAvlogs]

nice informative video.

[@thelittlebostons3045]

Yes! All of this! 👌🏼

[@novasmotion]

Oh man! No one told me about the estrogen drop!!! This was my second delivery and the first time I would wake up drenched in sweat and I thought something was broken in me 😜😂🤦‍♀️

[@MeganAcuna]

SAME! I wish I had known!

[@mouseluva]

Idea for your "what I wish I had known" series: What you wish you had known about having a baby in a pandemic. Covid is going to be affecting us for a long time, especially in countries that aren't managing it well, and if I were on that journey, I'd be frantically searching from resources from other people who've been through that crazy experience. I bet most of the tips out there are "gather your loved ones around you, have lots of amazing people, go to classes" etc Edit: YOU ONLY GET ONE FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT?!!!! God my friend had a follow up appointment recently and her kid has just turned 2. The total lack of maternity leave is diabolical too :( And god none of it is even free there ..... [screaming]

[@StephanieHajal]

Rebecca Hurford That is such a good idea! I had my baby mid-pandemic, (5.28.20), so I’d love to create a video on that topic to help other moms & dads on my channel😊

[@annettecardoso9298]

I'm curious if the running pain went away by now, or when did it stop if it has stopped?

[@MeganAcuna]

It still hurts if I run longer than like a half a mile 😭

[@Matt_Acuna]

First 😘

[@xxmyblackrosexx]

Ooh! Second!

[@MeganAcuna]

We stan a supportive husband!

[@katie1266]

I want to get pregnant next year, and have a question - you mentioned down there is more ‘fragile’ afterwards. Is it gonna be more ‘fragile’ forever? 😬

[@ddyslilangels]

No!!

[@MeganAcuna]

Katie Wells No! I feel pretty much back to normal at the three month postpartum mark!

[@Matt_Acuna]

Megan Acuna Can confirm 😏

[@janneke2315]

@@Matt_Acuna hahahah great

[@danielat1420]

no and in case you were wondering if things are left “wider” after having a baby that’s not true either, just a dumb urban myth, in fact, for me things feel even more awesome during intimacy now 😊 the body only needs some time to heal and return to normal ❤️