The really yucky bits!

"Lochia for 4-6 weeks - what the heck is that about?! One of those things that aren't mentioned pre-pregnancy!"

"I was not expecting to pass huge clots! I passed one in the shower and didn't know what to do with it- I ended up pushing it down the plug hole with my feet, ewwww!!!"

"I could hardly sit or walk for a good week without a bit of discomfort (I had a 4th degree tear), and the toilet trips were interesting as well."

"Everyone told me that lochia was like a heavy period so when it dwindled away for a week I thought 'sweet it's all over'. I was not prepared (using panty liners) when it came back with a vengeance a week later!"

"The bleeding! No one told me about that, ewwwww!!"

"I didn't expect constipation brought on by my fear of going to the toilet with stitches and hemorrhoids. It's taken nearly three months to come right."

"I didn't expect blood clots after the birth, they really freaked me out!"

"Hemorrhoids! And how much it would hurt when I peed!"

"I also hadn't known that just because they call it a 'graze' doesn't mean it's anything like skinning your knee, and that that'll give you more grief than what's been stitched up does."

"Lochia. Ugh, mine lasted eight weeks after my second baby!"