Last night , at a 8 dpo, I finally felt good enough to sleep in my bed again. Ever since my TT I had been sleeping downstairs in our recliner. The recliner was a necessity that first week after surgery.
It felt sooooo good to be able to lay down (mostly flat). I am off all my pain meds now except at night I take 1 Advil PM to help me sleep. Yesterday I was feeling good, but I think I over-did it during the morning hours. I had a friend and her 2 small children over for a play-date... so even though I didn't lift anything I was sitting on the floor... getting up... sitting down, bending over... by the time they left I just had to sit down in my trusty recliner and RELAX. My whole tummy felt sore. After relaxing for a bit the whole family went to Target yesterday evening. I walked around with them sipping my Starbucks Americano and then was suddenly very tired. And my tummy HURT. It hurt right above my new belly button... So we left and I came home and took a nice shower and got settled back into my recliner.
It is soooo hard for me not to exercise! This is the LONGEST I have gone without exercising since I was 12 years old! Even after giving birth to my children, I was up and power walking less than a week afterwards! I rely on working out to help me feel good and burn off stress. Today I will get outside and walk around the neighborhood for some fresh air.
Overall I am SOOOOOOO happy that I did this. I finally have a WAIST. It looks fabulous and I cannot wait to be fully healed so I can wear a swimsuit and go to the beach!
