34. Recovery, baby updates and the magic of breast milk.

I just thought I would give you an update into my recovery and healing. It's been amazing and so quick. The first few days I was having to think about how I was standing and concentrate on standing straight. I was also shuffling along a bit, taking tiny steps. You can tell which ladies have had a cesarean on the ward, because they all do it. It felt like weeks before I was upright and walking properly after Jack, and I was terrified of the pain, so was always on top of my paracetamol and ibuprofen. 
This time however, I have been upright and walking almost completely normally from about day 4. It was back ache that kept me bent over for the couple of days before that. And on top of this, I have barely had any painkillers. I have a dose in the morning but forget to ask for it throughout the day. I simply don't need it. I have been taking 2 or 3 doses each day, and I'm opting for ibuprofen to bring the puffiness down in my feet rather than for my surgery pain. 
This will sound odd, but after day 2 or 3, I haven't needed to think when blowing my nose. Have you ever tried to blow your nose without using stomach muscles? Try it!


Babies
As for the babies. They are a week old today and feeding is improving for the most part. Sam managed to get his tube out hands free in the night. He must've just rubbed his face on his mattress enough to work it out as he was swaddled. He hasn't needed it luckily. Robin had had a few topups with his tube, but it's less often now. At the weigh in, Rob has maintained today, Sam has lost a tiny amount, and Will has gained. I am to prioritise breast milk for Sam so he can benefit from the fat. 

Will has a bit of a gunky eye so he has had a swab taken and will probably be given some drops. He had it cleaned this morning and I put some boob milk on it and it's improved, so I'll do the same when I next express and hopefully we can skip the drops. 

For those of you who don't know the magical power of breast milk, I will enlighten you a little. Its the most amazing stuff. Absolutely packed full with antibacterial properties, health benefits, fats and nutrients. It is amazing for skin issues. It helps eczema, infections, cuts and scratches, on grown ups as well as babies. We put some in the bath when Jack had chickenpox and used it on his eye when he had a bit of conjunctivitis. 



https://www.care.com/c/heres-the-science-behind-those-viral-breast/


The link and photo above are the petri dish study. Lots of different bacteria and viruses have had a drop of breast milk put into it. You can clearly see the separation between the virus and the milk. Just incredible!

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