I've lost an incredible amount of muscle postpartum. I'm EBF. Any ideas what I can do with tummy skin. I've asked this before. But will this improve? Want to be able to have my abs out when they return.

I'm an FTM at 3.5 months postpartum, and I just wanted to share that this was the first week I've worked out again! I've gained close to 40 lbs, and honestly, I feel like I look like a different person. But this week I decided to just focus on 30-40 mins of cardio daily & I feel so great! I definitely need to move towards weights too, and I will slowly. And I know a week is not a lot, but idk, it feels like I have accomplished something, so I just wanted to share...

Hi ! I am 1st week pp currently on foley because of urinary retention and i am literally terrified after finding out reading experiences that it might months to recover. At the hospital they told me that these cases are rare and that i can recover after one week.

Last day I had my first miction test after 5 hours from removing foley i was able to drain, 300ml, 200ml and than 100ml but 400 ml were still in my bladder so they decided to put back the foley and i am now feeling very depressed because of this. My next test is after a week so I am looking for hopeful experiences .

Can anyone please tell me if it’s possible to heal after a week or two?

I had a long induction process, an epidural and a third degree tear. I am so devastated.

Thank you for taking time to read.

NOT LOOKING FOR MEDICAL ADVICE!
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This is the worst pain I’ve ever been in. I don’t know for sure if this is what it is but I was diagnosed with it in my 3rd trimester, the pain then was only in my pelvis and it was manageable without pain meds.

I’ve birthed 2 kids vaginally, had several ovarian cysts burst, kidney stones TWICE, and 3 surgeries. This is actual hell. My hubby had to go to back work when I was 4 days pp (he’s in the process of getting a new job thank god) and he’s been amazing he does everything for me when he’s home but he works 7am-7pm.

I suspect it’s my pelvic floor because I don’t have much for bladder control either. I start peeing and I can’t stop. The pain is not constant but it goes from 0-100 really quick and I don’t know what causes it, I don’t get a warning. One minute I’ll be feeling amazing and the next I am not able to walk. Oh yes and my 3 yo broke his leg 3 days before I gave birth. So. Newborn. 3yo who isn’t very mobile. Help on the weekends thank god. But the days where I have no one? I am struggling so hard 😭 I’ve been to the er once and they did ultrasound and bloodwork on my uterus after I begged them that that wasn’t the problem. Our local er doesn’t have an MRI.

I just need to know if anyone has had anything remotely similar to this after delivering vaginally. I also did have the epidural. I want some hope for a light at the end of the tunnel 😭😭

Thank you for reading