@billbydesign I had my boys this April at 35 weeks. Twin A was 5lb, 8oz. My twin B was 7lb, 8oz. I had polyhydramnios in B’s sac and I was hilariously huge early on. I’m on the taller side with a short torso and thin, so these boys put a LOT of stress on my body. I cannot imagine how big they would’ve been if I made it to my 38+4 section date.
I worked a very physical job which only exacerbated how broken down my body felt; my hips felt like they were held together by Dollar Tree tape. Twin B in all his transverse glory was constantly jabbing, kicking, and stretching well into my ribs. To top it all off, I sprained my hip a week before I spontaneously went into labor, putting me in pain so immense I couldn’t even walk. I cried basically all of the third trimester from frustration and pain.
When they pulled Twin A out I immediately felt relief. I couldn’t pin point exactly what it was, but he came out and it’s like my whole body went “Ahhhhh…” Hip pain? Instantly gone, even the sprain felt inconsequential. Sure, I was in pain from the delivery but somehow that was way more bearable than the last month of pregnancy trying to walk, squat, or hell, lay down. Rib pain? Gone. Shortness of breath? Gone. I spent so, so much time during pregnancy scouring this sub for anyone who was at a similar point in pregnancy because I just wanted someone to A. validate my pain by sharing theirs and B. Suffer with me (lmao) instead of reading about all these people promising that I’d feel better in 12, then 10, maybe 6 more weeks.
Generally, expect all the pains of pregnancy to disappear. I can’t recall ever feeling the same kind of pain and misery that I felt toward the end of pregnancy after delivering. I didn’t have a ton of help once we were home- I just had my husband for two weeks and then I was on my own with 3 under 2. By that two week mark I felt back to normal as long as I didn’t over do it, which is hard with an almost 2 year old and trying to get organized at home since the boys came earlier than we planned. I am not yet at my 6 week mark and I still have some shooting pains in my incision, but I had a way, way better experience recovering from my c-section than I did with my vaginal birth, both physically and mentally. I’d like to think that that was the universe giving me a break after the pregnancy
You’re so close! I know it’s annoying to read and I know the next few days will move slower than molasses in winter but just know that you only have to embrace the suck a little bit longer so you can bring those big healthy babies into the world.