How soon after giving birth can you have sex?
I gave birth 3 weeks ago. I'm not bleeding much, just very lightly sometimes not at all. I did not tear when I gave birth. I delivered vaginally. I was just wondering if anyones had sex soon after and what happened??
How quickly can cats get pregnant after giving birth?
I breed cats, and have done so for eight years now. Generally the queens don’t start calling for the stud until the kittens are at least 10 weeks old. If the kittens were removed from the queen early and cross-fostered onto another queen, the queen would come back into season much faster, but if they are allowed to raise their kittens, lactation suppresses their estrus for the first 10 to 12 weeks.
What would happen if you refused to give birth, just didn’t let that baby come out?
After hours of begging them to cut him out, it was finally time. On the toilet in the birthing room, the nurse tells me she can see the top of his head. C’mon she says holding my hand. “You don't want to give birth in a toilet”.“I'm not ready! Not yet. I can't do this now. Just a few more hours”She's leading me over to the bed. Through the tears I'm telling her I'm not ready for it.“He won't wait. He's ready” she said“I've just got to pop your waters” she says brandishing a large stick similar to a knitting needle.“No. No. No! You're not sticking that in me. I'm not ready. I'm not pushing”She sits me on a toilet shaped chair.I wasn't going to push. I wanted to feel the calm I had felt moments before while taking the gas and air. I kept saying “I'm not ready, I'm not doing it”.I didn't even realise she had used her ‘knitting needle’ to pop the sac. I felt a rush of fluid leaving my vagina and looked down to see what it was. I still wasn't going to push. Not long after another contraction came. As much as I didn't want to push my body had other ideas. I had to push. I didn't have a choice in the matter. My body was doing it whether or not I wanted to. Every contraction I pushed. Not through choice. I would have happily kept him in. Pushing was what I was scared of. I thought it would be hard.It was around 3–4 pushes and he was out. It was over. I finally had my baby. I forgot all about the pain I had just been through. I was holding the love of my life on my arms. Nothing before that mattered.I don't think anyone can just decide they don't want to give birth. When the baby is ready, they are ready. You don't have a choice in the matter. Your body will do what's necessary regardless of whether you want to or not. Believe me, I tried.
Shower after giving birth?
I'm a first time mom and will be delivering any time now, my due date is September 11th. I was told during my birthing classes a couple months ago I would have to wait an hour before getting a shower once I deliver my baby. I was wondering is this typical at most hospitals and why? Also I know you are usually in the hospital for two - three days depending on how you delivered. Does this include the time you are emitted into the hospital for labor or does it start after you deliver?
Pet rat has become aggressive after giving birth, will it stop?
This is more rare behaviour for a rat but it does happen. If she is new, she doesn't quite trust you yet so she will be extra aggressive towards you. It probably will go away after the babies are older or weaned completely if you work with her enough. It is still important to handle the babies every day so they will make good pets. Wait until she is out of the nest and put her in a different cage, using a glove or thick towel so she won't bite you, then you can handle the babies for a little while, no more than 10 minutes at a time at first but for longer and longer intervals as they get older. Rats are very good mothers and she likely won't destroy them because they have your scent on them like some other rodents do. I've handled all my babies from day one, even with a very aggressive mother and they never killed their litter out of stress, even a rat like yours that I just brought home and was scared of me. Hopefully she will come around after the babies are older, just keep working with her! Good luck!
Why didn't I lose any weight immediately after giving birth?
Were you on an IV? For my first child, labor had to be induced. I was on Pitocin for 9 hours. My check-in weight was 125 (I'm 4'11", my pre-pregnancy weight was 100, my BMI is fine, I'm just very petite!). My daughter was born at 8 lbs, 1 oz. When I left the hospital two days later, my check-out weight was 123.5. I was incredibly swollen from 3 bags of IV fluids. There were no other complications... you can see the massive swelling in all my pictures. I look MUCH puffier and "fatter" in the post-partum pictures than immediately before delivery.Don't panic. It's water weight. Your body will adjust to the fact that you no longer need so much blood, etc. If you're breastfeeding, you'll lose the weight faster. I sweated a lot for a few weeks as my body figured out how to get rid of all the extra fluids. I was back at my pre-pregnancy weight in 9 weeks (although NOT in my prepregnancy shape!). That doesn't happen for everyone, but I was nursing a big baby and it was a substantial caloric load on me, since I'm small.My second child's birth and delivery were very different; I was not on an IV at all, etc. I left the hospital probably 6 lbs lighter after having another 8 lb baby, even with no IV.Don't worry about it. You're probably full of fluids. Childbirth is a MAJOR physical event, even though it is common. Everyone's experience is different. If you feel all right, keep eating healthily, and exercise gently when you get the okay from your doctor, you'll be fine.
How hungry and tired are newborns right after birth?
Generally, no, babies aren't hungry when they are born. They take all their nutrition from their mother when in the womb, so when they are born, they are already fed. And sometimes, newborn babies even eat very little for the first 1-2 days because they can't yet figure out what they should do (drinking milk) and they feel too tired to even do that action. Which brings us to your other question. Are they tired when they are born? Yes. Very tired. Babies born with an immature nervous system. They spend their time with moving very little in the mother's womb in a dark place. When they born, they're tired from coming out of the mother's body, and the light, noises they see 'outside' all make them get tired. Hence why almost every baby falls asleep right away after the mother gives birth.EDIT: And thanks Nan Waldman for this additional info...In the first 1-2 days, the baby will be exhausted and will sleep a great deal. When the baby wakes up, s/he will root for nourishment via breastfeeding. While it's true that the baby is well nourished in the womb, and that the nourishment carries over until after birth, the baby will begin to learn to suckle with exposure to mother every hour or two. The baby's latching on and sucking stimulates the milk ducts and provides exactly the supply needed (of colostrum, at first -- and then the milk flow will come in).At first nothing comes out except for clear fluid called colostrum. The colostrum has all kinds of antibodies, human growth hormone, and proteins which are easy to digest for a newborn's immature digestive system. The baby needs colostrum and will learn to latch on and suckle. This stimulation every two hours creates the more fat-rich, breastmilk, which follows colostrum and comes in about two to three days after birth.Then, the milk supply is established. It is determined by the amount of sucking, mother's hydration, and the frequency of nursing opportunity.
How long after giving birth can I get a tummy tuck?
The cost is different with each doctor and depending on where you live. I had a consult with a doctor in Little Rock, and she was going to charge me $9,000 for just a tummy tuck. I got another consult in Conway, and he told me $5,000. I don't know how long you would have to wait. Not everyone needs a tummy tuck after giving birth, but for me, I stretched so badly that I've had extra hanging skin (it's horribly gross) for the last 7 years. I'm ready to do something about it now that I'm having my 3rd and final child. Weight loss doesn't help sagging skin.
How long should I wait to go back to work after giving birth?
As with any parenting question and the word "should" you are going to get a wide variety of answers.I have friends who were back to work a few weeks after giving birth, others who had 6 or 8 weeks (the sort of standard paid leave you get at good US companies for vaginal and c-section births), others who took around 12, and still others who waited much longer or elected to stay home entirely for a variety of reasons. I personally started back in a very limited capacity at around 4 weeks (mostly e-mails and doing reviews) and slowly ramped back up to full time with the baby in day care at 6 months, but my situation is HIGHLY unusual.A lot is going to depend on factors you may not be able to control, so my recommendation is to do what you can to build in flexibility to your plans to come back. How wiped out will you be after the delivery? Will the baby have any medical issues that are taxing to the parents? Will your child sleep in sane amounts at sane times so you can sleep too? Will you have help? What can you afford? Do you have a spouse/partner and what will s/he be able to get for leave? What kind of job do you have and how physically demanding will it be? Do you plan to nurse and how friendly is your work-place for that as early on nursing is hard?Depending on where you work and your child care situation, you may have an option to come back part time, but some companies don't allow this and there are some issues around FMLA, too. My job, at least certain times of year, can mostly be done anywhere I have internet, and can be interrupted, and I was allowed to use my leave in 15 minute increments, but my spouse could only use his in half-day increments (and we are lucky that he got any leave at all, honestly, given the US's crappy parental leave policies).Good luck! My second is due in about 3 months and I'm looking forward to the time off :-)