day #1

the second thing i was dreading was the day after cramps. i shouldn't even call them cramps because you think that you are dying, but i guess that's what they are. basically, your uterus contracts to reduce back to a normal size and this hurts. so, there they were ripping through me as expected.

a little discussed fact is that these contractions hurt much more with your second child than they did with your first. since they hurt enough the first time, i didn't like this bit of info that every nurse told me as i took the percocets. it was too late now though however, the main reason that i don't think i will have any more kids are these "afterpains." they really freaking hurt.

other than these, i felt great.