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It's been 13 days since I gave birth to my beautiful son and I'm dealing with postpartum. I've been crying a lot and we've had a lot of visitors and their dogs come stay at our house to meet the baby. We've also recently did a 2.5 hour road trip each way for 2 days so other family members can meet the baby as well. All of this on top of healing physically and emotionally has been hard. The baby is not even 2 weeks old yet.

Am I being too nice to let so many visitors come and see our baby, disregarding what I'm feeling and the pain I am still feeling from giving vaginal birth? I do have some stitches down there.

The day finally came! I pooped! I gave birth 6 days ago and did not poop until today. The days up until this date has been brutal. I've been eating normally as well so I have no idea where all of that food is stored in my body. With the stitches down there and my nipples hurting from breastfeeding, this third problem made the last several days really uncomfortable.

So for those who has never given birth before, consider this a warning that you may not be able to poop for awhile! Fortunately, when the I finally did the deed, it wasn't as bad as I thought. I did get hemorrhoids from pushing during childbirth and have been applying external medicine to them so that helped. Remember to apply all of that medication they gave you at the hospital on a regular basis when you get discharged.

This morning I claimed to have suffered from Braxton Hicks for the first time in my blog this morning and now it's 3:57pm and it has come back. I wonder if this is all real labor and that I'm just at the very beginning stages? I am already 39 weeks today so it is possible right?

As I was walking around the house, I did feel like my right leg would get weak all of a sudden like a sudden shot through my leg went up my spine and I had to stop for a second a few times. Is this caused by my contractions?

I've been told that contractions during labor are very painful and you would barely be able to walk. I wonder if my pain tolerance is really high and that those very intense contractions could only be felt by some?

I am exactly 39 weeks today and I suffered from Braxton Hicks for the first time this morning at around 1am. I really thought I was going into early labor because I had a hard time getting up and my abdominal area was hurting so bad. I went to the bathroom and noticed some watery discharge so I thought that my amniotic fluid is slowly leaking out. I noticed some mucous plug yesterday and the day before as well so that is why I thought it was my amniotic fluid today.

Anyway, I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and I have not dilated at all. And today after my Braxton Hicks this morning, I am feeling better after several hours. I guess it was a good thing that I did not overreact and ask my husband to take me to the hospital. They would have probably told me to go back home until I get real labor contractions.

I know these Braxton Hicks are also called 'false labor' but man do they get me fooled. They were coming every 5-10 minutes are so too. Obviously they are false because they don't come regularly and I am typing this blog just fine.

I did go to the bathroom #2 twice this morning so maybe these false contractions are helping my bowel movements as well. 

I'm 38 weeks and 5 days pregnant today and my mucous plug started showing this morning when I went to the bathroom. At first, I was really excited and frantically went to find my baby book to see what this meant. It said that it's a sign that I am going into labor soon. That could be tomorrow or 2 weeks later. I texted my husband while he was at work right away just in case something happens sooner than later so he can be prepared to tell his work.

Since Valentine's Day is also next week, I figured I should go shopping today because once the baby comes, I will not have the time and energy to find a gift for my dear husband. After finding the gifts I wanted to buy, I went home and wrapped them right away but I didn't write in the card yet because I always write in my cards the very day before I plan to send them out or give them to the person. That way, it'll truly reflect how I feel about them with all of the life events that has happened until that point.

After wrapping the gifts, I lied down and all of a sudden, I felt really EXHAUSTED! I read somewhere that some women go into nesting mode when they know their baby is coming soon but I don't have that at all. The dishes are clean and the bathrooms are somewhat clean so I guess that's maybe why? I'm not a neat freak either and things don't have to be dust-free. We do have a dog so I am used to seeing dog hair every where. We have all the essentials for the baby room like the crib, car seat, stroller, clothes, diapers and wipes but we have boxes every where and that doesn't bother me one bit. I figured our baby will be lying in the room in our bassinet for the first 3 months so we have a lot of time to get the room neat before then when he gets here.

Did you get exhausted a couple of weeks before labor? When did your mucous plug start to show? Did you have a nesting phase like some other women did?