Another fun after-effect of having a baby is the night sweats.
Night after night I wake up soaked in my own sweat.
Gross, I know.
But sweating it out is how your body gets rid of all the water you retained during pregnancy. Plus with nursing I'm told you sweat even more. Meaning I shall be sweating at night for some time to come.
Lovely, huh?
Another problem I'm having (I'm full of them today) is that because of the sweating, my skin is feeling all dried out.
The skin around the tips of my fingers are peeling, my feet are unusually dry and my lips are so chapped it's disturbing.
I feel like a good soak in a vat of lotion would help, though I imagine very messy.
Any suggestions, ladies?
FYI: this entire post was typed one handed while cuddly a sleeping baby in the other. I truly am a multi-taskin' mama!
2 comments:
Ha, I used to type one-handed all the time when Babe was little. I have no relief ideas for you in mind. I remember the first couple of times I woke up because of the night sweats. I'd have to get up and change my clothes. Ugh, the worse. Finally I asked my mom if I was normal or dying. Ha ha. Lucky for my family, I was normal.
The answer is wicking sleepwear from Haralee.Com. Take a look at Debra style nightgown. Ideal for nursing and you won't wake up in a puddle because it wicks!
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