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n. -Physical discomfort that follow the termination of labor and is associated with contraction of the uterus towards its nonpregnant size

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  • These contractions called afterpains are not usually very painful after the first baby, but they may be more painful after your second or third baby.
  • I feel the afterpains, of early nursing, of sleepless nights.
  • When you breastfeed, oxytocin is released, which causes your uterus to contract, so afterpains are much more painful while breastfeeding.
  • He's not haunted by nightmares, he's not wracked by afterpains, he's not troubled with scar tissue.
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