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staceyd
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a little personal.. but looking for advice...
I am 13 weeks PP....
I have lost 25lbs almost immediately... (gained 40 totally) and have been working VERY hard to lose the rest and NOTHING has fallen off (like dieting, kickboxing, running, etc)...
I havent gotten my period yet....Edited to add.. I pumped and nursed for the first 5 weeks....
I have no sex drive..
could these all be related? I took another pregnancy test and it was negative....
Do I go back to the OB for more tests?
Message edited 7/4/2009 9:47:03 PM.
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mikeswife06
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Re: a little personal.. but looking for advice...
I know that feels like an eternity of being "off" but quite honestly your body has a LOT of adjusting to do. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Are you BFing? That has a lot to do with not getting AF. Everything else is hormone related also. The weight WILL come off...it's hard...it takes time...
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| Posted 7/4/09 9:45 PM |
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Rycois
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Re: a little personal.. but looking for advice...
Are you nursing?
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| Posted 7/4/09 9:46 PM |
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staceyd
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stacey
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Re: a little personal.. but looking for advice...
THanks... I BF and pumped for 5 weeks... and then stopped... it really does feel like an eternity...
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| Posted 7/4/09 9:46 PM |
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KateDevine
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Re: a little personal.. but looking for advice...
Just remember that it took 9 months to put it on....
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| Posted 7/4/09 9:51 PM |
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staceyd
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Re: a little personal.. but looking for advice...
Just wanted to add... the lack of sex drive is what really gets to me.. poor DH had to wait this long and now I dont even want to do it!!! I am just taking one for the team every now and again.. did this happen to anyone else?
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| Posted 7/4/09 9:54 PM |
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headoverheels
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Re: a little personal.. but looking for advice...
Posted by staceyd
Just wanted to add... the lack of sex drive is what really gets to me.. poor DH had to wait this long and now I dont even want to do it!!! I am just taking one for the team every now and again.. did this happen to anyone else?
yes! you are still exhausted from being a mommy, it's normal. i know that after being home all day with DS the last thing i wanted was DH all over me.
but i learned to take one for the team now and then - it's important to keep DH happy and that made ME happy - and after a few months went by i was back to normal!
okay more than a few months but i am normal now 
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| Posted 7/4/09 10:00 PM |
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waterspout4
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Re: a little personal.. but looking for advice...
Posted by staceyd
Just wanted to add... the lack of sex drive is what really gets to me.. poor DH had to wait this long and now I dont even want to do it!!! I am just taking one for the team every now and again.. did this happen to anyone else?
Definately. I was always wanting it before having DS. Now it's hard to turn my mind off from listening to DS in the monitor, wondering if he ate enough during the day, working, etc. Many times I just give it because I feel bad.
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| Posted 7/4/09 10:03 PM |
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Rycois
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Re: a little personal.. but looking for advice...
It's def. normal - it was the furthest thing from my mind in the beginning. You've got a zillion things going on - it's hard to relax and enjoy it - but it does get easier - and enjoyable again 
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| Posted 7/4/09 10:08 PM |
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mikeswife06
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Re: a little personal.. but looking for advice...
The BFing and pumping has a LOT to do with things.
After I stopped nursing around 6 weeks, I got AF 2 weeks later.
I honestly cannot say my sex drive is back to normal but I also have other issues and am back on BCP so But for MOST people, I think it does take a few months. You body just went through a lot. Hang in there. You'll b back to normal soon
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itsbabytime
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Re: a little personal.. but looking for advice...
My body was not even close to feeling normal until 4 months pp. I was in good shape and a normal weight prior to getting pregnant - gained 30lbs - BF for 10 months and watched EVERYTHING I ate and it still took FOREVER for the weight to come off and for my uterus to shrink back. My OB said everyone's body is different and this was normal - I joked that maybe he left something behind and that was why my stomach was still so big.
Honestly for me it wasn't until I completely stopped BF that EVERYTHING went back to normal - my body, my boobs, my sex drive etc...and even then it took a few weeks after to regulate.
Don't put so much pressure on yourself - not everyone is the same - the weight doesn't just peel off for everyone. Evenutally I went back to completely normal in fact at my 8wk appt for DC #2 I weighed the exact same thing as I did at 8wks with DS #1!
ETA: Didn't get AF until 10 months pp when I completely stopped BF.
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staceyd
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stacey
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Re: a little personal.. but looking for advice...
Thanks everyone....
I put A LOT of pressure on myself... always have...
I have to remember... there is only one thing to focus my full attention on.. me and madison....
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| Posted 7/4/09 10:16 PM |
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julz33
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Re: a little personal.. but looking for advice...
sounds normal to me
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| Posted 7/5/09 6:50 PM |
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LSP2005
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Re: a little personal.. but looking for advice...
I just wanted to say, while I lost the weight that I had gained with DS, it was not until I stopped BFing that my body finally started to go back to looking like normal. I had lost the weight and then some, but was still a size larger than pre-pregnancy. As others have said, it just takes time. HTH
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