Your post made me laugh..who-who!
I had a baby last July and I'll attempt to answer your questions.
1.) You'll bleed for a while. Off and on. It's all normal. If it goes beyond six weeks, check with your doc. But it sounds fairly normal to me.
2.) I breastfed for three months and it was one of the hardest things that I've ever done! Does your hospital have a number you can call for bf questions? My hospital had a special number dedicated to questions about breastfeeding. I know that my little guy when through so many weird (or at least weird to me) little quirks, that I had no idea if it was normal or if he was getting enough food.
I have learned, though, that some babies are no-nonsense about meal times and suck down what they need in the fastest time possible. Others take their time. If you're not concerned about him getting enough nutrition, then I'd grin and bear it. If you think that he's not getting enough, call your pediatrician. Or do what I did, and call anyway. That's what they get paid to do. :-)
3.) Ugh, sex after birth. Extremely painful for me. I think we started at three weeks. I really didn't enjoy it for at least a couple of months. Your who-who went through a severe amount of trauma and it will take a while for things to tighten up down there. I don't remember how long it took, but I do know that it did get better.
Aren't babies wonderful!!
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~jules
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