The BM degree

When I graduated from college, I earned a BM degree - Bachelor of Music. I think I'm working just as hard to earn another kind of BM degree..

I'm guessing anyone who will read this is A) a family member; B) a friend, ; or C) someone interested in baby blogs. With that disclaimer put forth, I am happy to say that I just gleefully announced to my household (which includes my snoozing great dane, my working husband in his office, my sleeping 9 day old baby, and my grand piano - who yes, understands my every thought) that I indeed just had a more or less pain free bowel movement!! Hooray! Cause for celebration! Pop open the bubbly... or not..!

Maybe some of you seasoned mothers can fill me in.. but as of right now, it has been 9 days since I delivered Eli. Why am I STILL having such an issue with constipation?? (Now I really must apologize for this blog... so sorry, but this is what I need to discuss today.) Like I mentioned in my previous blog, I have stitches from NYC to Miami and it has been a rather wild and crazy ride trying to rid my body of things that previously worked quite well! I'm just so confused. I have been trying to eat high fiber things, no bread, not much cheese, and lots of fruit... but still.., the suffering still comes. I'm even on SIX colace a day!

Brad maintains, with all his medical degrees and experience he has..., that I am not staying hydrated enough. I've never been a water drinker... heck, I sometimes think water tastes bad! Especially if its room temperature. But I don't like it with ice either. Water just tastes funky to me... and my sweet husband says.. "Taste? Water doesn't have a taste! How can you say it tastes bad??!!" I guess thats why I really don't like it. Where's the taste? Anyway... so today, I'm trying VERY hard to drink as much water as my tummy (and my taste buds) can stand. We will see if it makes a difference.

Any suggestions?