Amniotic fluid + placenta accounts for a lot more weight than a newborn baby.
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
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There are lots of...fluids.
Cash, great news about Reece!
Cashmere, I love it! Looks like so much fun. Damn my weak joints.
Cash, great news about Reece!
It is! I just want to jump in the car and drive down to see him!!!
And oh yes! So glad Reece is home.
I figured afterbirth would outweigh the baby, but almost 5x as much still seems jaw-dropping.
Aww! You're fine, Kate. I know that type of thing sucks, but you're pregnant! Don't worry too much about it.
What Liese said. And hey! If you can and choose to breast feed, you may soon find yourself skinnier than you've been in decades.
A friend lost 40 pounds in the delivery room. Only 7 of those were baby.
Good lord.
The most consistent exercise I ever did was while I was on maternity leave!
Ha, good to know! Of course, it's going to be hot as Hades here soon after Sprog arrives, so perhaps I will just plan to sweat off most of the excess weight. I'm also hoping that breastfeeding will help, if that goes well. Totally reason enough to have a big ol' cookie this afternoon, right?
edit: breastfeeding xpost!
There can be a *lot* of fluid in there. When you see a pregnant woman whose belly is a nigh-perfect sphere, it's an almost sure bet that the baby is swimming in a veritable ocean of amniotic fluid.