3rd pregnancy at 39 and body falling APART!

[ChrissiK]

Hi ladies,

I can not believe how much of a bigger toll this pregnancy is taking on my body. In addition the the varicouse veins on my legs I had the last pregnancy, I have a softening pelvis, sciatic nerve pain and now the most unbelievable varicouse vein on my vulva. It is so swollen and painful. I am only 26 weeks and it seems I will have to run around with a) support hose for my legs, b) maternity belt for my back and c) a vaginal support belt. What's next?
Seriously, I am fearing my body will fall apart in the remaining 14 weeks!!

Anybody else having these issues?

 

[truly_blessed]

arr poor thing I've just turned 42 and this is my first so nothing to compare it to but *touch wood* I've been absolutely fine and no real complaints, bit of stretching pain as she doesn't change position very much and numbness when my bump goes mega hard but nothing else to report thankfully. Just everything becoming such an effort now but I presume that's the same whatever age you are.

 

[Dorian]

I feel for you Chris. I'm 41, this is my fourth baby. I have fibromyalgia (which thankfully has taken a back seat, for the most part), I have arthritis is both hips and lower back and I have nerve problems in my hands. Sigh~ talk about falling apart. LOL

 

[suzimc]

I'm falling appart too honey and I'm 37! My heart goes too fast, I can't breath and my hips feel like they're becoming unattached! I'm sure this was easier when I had the first 3! xxx

 

[BeachComber]

I hear you! This is baby number 4 and I am 35 and I feel like I am dragging most days now. My pelvis aches badly, I also have this weird vein thing in my you-know-where....just saw that with a mirror the other day when trying to shave down there, LOL. I can't breathe either and I also have this issue with my heart sometimes skipping, although it seems to not be a big deal.

Then on top of it all, this little girl is flopping around all over the place in there and causing a lot of pain and pressure when she does. They told me that I will need another ultrasound just before my c-section so that they know what part of her will be coming out first!

Hugs to all of us!

 

[jo14]

im with you im 37 on number 4, im only 18 weeks and i have SPD my hips pubic bone and back are so sore, I have sciatic nerve pain, I also have stomach pain high up like ulcer pain, swollen veins in my down below, and the heavy bit is yet to come, I am also sure i did not suffer with this at 21 lol

 

[Storm1jet2]

This thread makes me feel more normal! I'm 36, have crippling pain in my hips at night, heartburn, bad skin, carpal tunnel syndrome in my wrists and lovely big fat feet and hands! My shoes don't fit and I keep dropping things - what fun. That said this is number one so I have nothing to compare it too All be worth it in the end!

 

[animalcracker]

Glad to hear I am not alone! I am 39 years old, this is my first and I can't be on my feet for more than 20 mins. I need to sit down! I'm as lazy as a sloth and I find it very hard to breath. Not too long to go now

 

[Primroses]

Poor you!
It's probably not just age but also the fact that your body might have weakend through the previous pregnancies.

When I was expecting my first child, at 43 (3 years ago), I had a very good pregnancy. I've had recurrent lumbagos (2/year) and, sporadic, sciatica since I was 30. During my pregnancy I had one occurence of lumbago (after a fall) and pregnancy induced sciatic for approx 8 weeks. But that was it. I exercised at my gym 2-3 times a week, up until one week before my c-section. I might add that I was quite fit (exercising 4-7/week for 20 years) before conceiving.

It was AFTER I had my son that my body fell apart. It took a long time to recover from my c-section. My stomach was very swollen, and I looked pregnant for over a year afterwards. I got tennis elbow, trigger finger and other inflammations in the body. I developed herniated discs in my lower back, which was extremely painful (I had the latest "outbreak" i May of this year). My already stiff mid-back go ridiculously stiff and hips and, nowadays, it can take several hours before I can walk properly after a night's sleep. I have achy finger joints, a bad knee and some kind of inflammation going on in my foot. I still exercise (approx 3/week in the gym), but I'm far from being my old self. And I weigh 10kg more than I ever did pre-pregnancy.

And now I'm (amazingly so) pregnant again, at 46! My biggest worry (apart from the, very high risk, of miscarrying) is how I will cope - physically, since my body is in much worse shape now than it was when I was expecting my son.

 

[KellyC75]

Girls

I am 36 & expecting number 4....I must admit im just starting to feel exhausted

 

[inxsmhpy]

I've just turned 40 and this is no......6!!!!!! You can imagine how I'm feeling!

everyone I wish none of us were suffering but I'm reassured to know it's not just me!

 

[Acer]

38 here, and same...picking up the parts before thankfully going to bed each evening! ugh. had heartburn with first-NOTHING compared to this time round! Am still tasting the big mac i craved at lunch time and devoured.meh. That'll teach me! We live on 2nd floor and I am CURSING the stairs everytime I forget something in the car.

...but we're happy....right?!

 

[scotmum35]

( hugs ) to all i have fibromyalgia high bp asthma and a load of other problems.i already felt about 60 before preg and some days i feel even older.my first preg was the worst pain wise.i got a disabled shower put in round about april and im getting a second stair rail put in and im guessing im really gonna need them now.... the joys of the body and im only 35

 

[Dorian]

Scotmom, did you have fibro when you had your first child? I've only had it for a few years, so this is my only pregnancy dealing with it. I've read that a lot of women start really feeling the pain at about month 7. And I was wondering if your fibro was better or worse or the same, during pregnancy?

 

[scotmum35]

Scotmom, did you have fibro when you had your first child? I've only had it for a few years, so this is my only pregnancy dealing with it. I've read that a lot of women start really feeling the pain at about month 7. And I was wondering if your fibro was better or worse or the same, during pregnancy?

i wasnt diagnosed till i was in my 30s but from about the age of 11 i had issues with energy by 14 i was signed off school cause i couldnt cope but at that age id go from having no energy for weeks and months to being fit and healthy again.before i got preg at 20 i would hill walk or walk 10 miles a day no problem but when i was preg i lost all my energy spent most of my time in bed my pelvis and thighs were in constant pain,severe constipation and a kidney infection.all in all it wasnt a good preg.
when i got preg with the youngest i had no energy or sleep pattern and had pnd.at 24 i went to see if i had ME but i was told i didnt have fibro but nobody officially diagnosed ME bk then so i was in my early 30s when i was finally diagnosed it by the same clinic that tested the first time round.the specialist said i should have been told bk then i had fibro.it really does get to me not being active and being in pain when trying to do simple things. it just doesnt seem natural.i also have sleep disorders which is also part of it so im glad my partner of 5 yrs has no intention of upping and leaving me like my kids dad did when the youngest was 2 yrs old.im gonna need a lot of help being a new mum again thats for sure.

 

[Honeyblossom]

Im 40 with number1.i am Really shocked how hard pregnancy is.i feel a prisoner in my own body. i saw a teen mum to be on the tube yesterday- she was about 8 months and on her way out in clubbing clothes, she refused a seat too! Not fair

 

[JaniceT]

I'm 37, expecting #2 and #3, only 7 weeks pregnant and I feel like a truck ran over me. My 1st pregnancy was rather good. This time, the total opposite

 

[ziggi]

I'm 36 and am we are going to ttc this month baby no 5

I had my fourth child at 34 and suffered from vulval verified veins. I'd wear support knickers over ordinary knickers. I also had SPF which means I couldn't walk much. I'm very nervous this time round. I'm not as healthy and fit as I'd like to be. My weight is fine but I home Ed so it means I've got my kids around 24/7.....

I got through it by taking it one day at a time....

 

[ziggi]

I'm 36 and am we are going to ttc this month baby no 5

I had my fourth child at 34 and suffered from vulval verified veins. I'd wear support knickers over ordinary knickers. I also had SPF which means I couldn't walk much. I'm very nervous this time round. I'm not as healthy and fit as I'd like to be. My weight is fine but I home Ed so it means I've got my kids around 24/7.....

I got through it by taking it one day at a time....

Oops - vericose not verified! Damn this iPad!!

 

[ChrissiK]

Ziggi - was there anything else you did for the vulva varicose veins? I have this support band, but it squeezes other parts uncomfortably... Anything you avoided? I have a hard time after a shower, it's just freakish down there (Thank goodness the belly is in the way by now LOL)