A friend of mine had the same night sweats. She’s a health care professional and said your body takes on LOTS of extra water to support baby and then it gets rid of it en masse via sweat after he’s born.
One of those things no one tells you…

I love my breastfeeding boobs, too. One super important thing ti remember-they may seem like they shrink and get softer as the months go on-the feeling of engorgement and breast size have zero affect on if Cullen is getting enough milk. Sometimes my boobs seem like normal, non-breastfeeding boobs and I wonder if I have enough milk for my 5 month old, but wet diapers are the best indicator. Glad you have some confidence, you should, you are gorgeous!

while i agree with these…you also had a baby 2 weeks ago! pp body is all ‘new and exciting’ so to speak. i have a 6 mo old and i’m not nearly as amazed and humbled by my big boobs, elastic kangaroo pouch, and body odor. it gets old. fyi – antibacterial soap helps bo.

Yeah so I had NONE of that! :S Well maybe bigger boobs but when you are a G cup it doesn’t really notice.

Yeah I’m with you on most of these! But my smell is more spit uppy than bo! Do yourself a favor and in a week or so buy some new jeans. Even if they get too big you will use them next kid too. I dropped below my prepreg weight while nursing #1 but my hip bones just never got small enough to fit in old jeans. I waited too long last time to buy some but was glad to have them pre and post #2! :)

I didn’t get night sweats with my first so it was a huge surprise for me too when I had my twins. What was helpful for me was to lay a clean nightgown by the bed before I went to sleep and then sleep on a towel in my bed – when I woke in the night to feed my twins, I’d get cold from being soaked so I’d change gowns and remove the towel. Then my bed would be dry again for me to fall back asleep without freezing. Not ideal but it worked for me for those few weeks of misery!

I got stretch marks places I didn’t expect.
Thighs, hips, VAGINA
My belly, however, didn’t get any.
And after 8 months of breast feeding my breasts look empty, sad, drained… Stretched.
But my son is amazing and I wouldn’t change it for the world.

i was very surprised to have found this patch of fat at the bottom of my belly that i just couldnt get rid due the c section scar not cool

I liked this blog post I have recently been feeling the same way about my body I am 7 months post partum and although I am nursing and have been exclusively for the past 6 months aunt flo has been coming to visit and unexpectedly I am having a challenge on getting use to it again I am confused and uncertain about my symptoms one month it’s like when I was a teenager and I get terrible cramps and another month i have a roller coaster of emotions! Anyone feeling like this I know I should talk to my midwife but I wanted to see how other women cope.

I’m glad to hear that other people have bad body odor after birth as well. I had forgotten how bad can be since I have four years between babies. Yuck- I hate it.

Just a tip for you! I’m menopausal and have the same night sweat issues. I started wearing my dry fit running shorts and shirts to bed and it helped a bit with comfort.

My rosacea cleared up, which is nice. Probably due to hormones. Now my youngest is 3 years old and I finally feel really good about the way I look. I don’t look exactly the same as I used to and I certainly have a baby belly, stretch marks, the whole deal but I like myself more now than I did before. Go figure!

I have hot flashes now (about 7.5 mos preggy). I had stretch marks way before I ever got pregnant (from being overweight) so it doesn’t bother me like it seems it bothers most people. I am surprised that I have them running from the top of my pelvis to the underside of my bump… it makes it seem like my vagina is a demilitarized zone, with trenches running all over!

I’ve got a little less than 8 weeks left.