Seriously fuck this!!
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I hope that overall it’s better for your foot health that they’re not as spread out? But dangnabbit bodies
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I’m just relieved it was a shoe problem, not (yet another) foot problem!
The change might be related to rebuilding ankle stability and foot strength (2 days of strength and 2 days of short runs is the schedule, and I usually get 3 of the 4). I still pronate and still have wide feet, but maybe they’re not as collapsed as before. If my eBay listing for the old boots sells I should be able to get out of this for ~$100 total which I will happily pay for a functioning and pain-free body.
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I’m crossing fingers for less collapsed!!!
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I’ve been having some insane periods lately. I’ve had two cycles post second baby and they have been really heavy flow with intense contraction like cramping. My baby is 11 months old and I am still nursing.
My doctor suggested that getting a hormonal IUD could help with the bleeding and cramping and I’m open to trying. I really wanted to try no hormones but if it’s not working for me, hormones could be great.
Does anyone have personal experience or scientific articles to share about IUDs with regard to nursing and reducing bleeding. Nursing is going so well I don’t want to mess with it. It seems like if the birth control doesn’t have estrogen I’ll be fine?
It’s only been two cycles but they have been awful and I don’t want to keep having awful periods.
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I have a hormonal IUD and had one after my first. For me it was uncomfortable going in but not horrible. I know that is absolutely not the case for everyone.
For me I has completely stopped my period and I just found out they are good for 8 years not the 5 that I was told when I got it. We dont want more kids and husband had a vasectomy. I’m keeping it though to avoid periods hopefully until menopause.
Both times I had the IUD placed at my 6 week appointment. It didn’t at all affect my milk supply. First kid I breastfed for 25ish months. Second for about 22 months. It’s definitely worth trying if your doctor is on board. Getting the IUD out was not painful at all for me.
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Pre-kids I had a Mirena which totally stopped my periods. About 6 months after 2nd kid, I got a Mirena again. I have periods again, but very light and only 2-3 days. I breastfed a few more months after that. I can’t say there was any noticeable change in supply, but I was tapering intentionally anyway.
I came across this study that finds a slower return to fertility after long-term IUD use. I only found it after I was done having kids but it might have implications for someone who’s not, yet. A First Pregnancy May Be Difficult to Achieve After Long-Term Use of an IUD | Guttmacher Institute
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I only had Paragard so YMMV but even though I checked the string regularly, it had partially dislodged and I had a nonviable pregnancy. I don’t know if with a hormonal one it would be easier to tell if it’s not working, and of course my experience isn’t common, I just wanted to flag that IME it’s not as “set it and forget it” as the marketing suggests.
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I have had two hormonal and one paraguard. I got pregnant immediately after removal of both types. As far as I can tell it has not impacted breastfeeding. Of course I’m only one person
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I had a very small low dose iud pre kids and nightmare insertion but otherwise a dream and better everything. No fertility impact. OH - I bled and shed for like 10-12 weeks and THEN it was great. But that was a buildup of 25 years of uterine garbage not a short time post partum.
Post kids I absolutely could not. I tried twice (different models) and things in me were different and they hurt and I was miserable. No problems nursing or with fertility. But severe pain and not much help with periods since I was in pain. I removed them which helped. I tried oral progesterone but it hit my moods badly
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I dont know about the IUD, but my periods used to be routinely how you’re describing, and taking birth control pills helped ease them off - plus a physio to teach me how to relax the muscles and check for hypertense muscles through my hip and pelvic area (i was a sedimentary rock, it turned out). I know you’re the sort to already be in touch with a physio, might be worth asking them as well as considering the hormone option (whether pills or IUD). I’m unsure about effects on breastfeeding since this was all well before kids.
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I had a mirena put in post-first kid. Before that I had something similar but a different brand. Both completely stopped my periods, and no issues with nursing, so no complaints from me. I much preferred it to taking the pill every day.
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Any suggestions for congestion for a still nursing person? Suffer? Hot shower? Nap? Cry? Saline nasal rinse?
Anything I’m missing? lol
I’m sure I’ve asked this before and I’m sorry I forgot the answer.
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I used Flonase while I was pregnant (under advice from a doctor). I’d imagine it’s safe while nursing?
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The worst! Hot shower, sleep propped up with a million pillows, spicy food/broths to stimulate blood flow, dilate capillaries, thins mucus. Look into Vicks personal steam inhaler too.
Do you have sinus pain or just (“just”) congestion?
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Afrin!! Up to 3 days, considered BFing friendly but could effect early supply. I do a NeilMed nose rinse followed by the 2-6 year old formulation of Afrin since it amps me up a ton to use the grownup stuff and I get enough relief from the little kid version.
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I liked putting a steamy hot towel on my face! Less hassle than a shower
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The million pillows have been vital for me with sleeping. Also hot shower/hot face towel. Also blowing my nose constantly on old burp clothes (far nicer to the nose than tissues).
How is your supply? Most OTC decongestants are safe for breastfeeding in terms of being okay for the baby, but can lower milk supply. When I was pumping more frequently I was able to take the hit of e.g. guaifenesin, but you would have to be thoughtful of risking it. (I’m not pumping enough now to take them)
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I’m baaaaack. Is there another baby? No. Is postpartum haunting me from 2.75 years out? Yes.
I have been bloated and gassy on and off since May 2023. Theories:
- Physical displacement of organs? They should have shuffled themselves back into place by now, right?
- Pelvic floor? No, this was deemed strong has hell within a couple months after birth.
Last month things got really uncomfortable again, especially after I housed a late night plate of the best bronze-cut Rao’s spaghetti I’ve ever made. So I had a hunch, looked up postpartum gluten intolerance, and… it’s a thing 
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I’ve been no- or minimal-gluten for 3 weeks now, and there’s a huge difference. It was probably made worse by the antibiotics I took for a sinus infection in December. I had thought lactose might be an issue, but I’ve been having milk the whole time.
My friend who is a gut biome researcher says milder cases are possible to heal over time, so I’m staying low gluten for now, trying to eat heaps of fiber, and taking probiotics.
Whomp whomp, good thing babies are cute because I keep discovering new ways they have wrecked my body.
Anyway, I hope you never need to know this but posting just in case it helps someone in the future.
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