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[3rdbabybump]

Thanks for the replies on the maternity belt ladies after reading lots of reviews I saw that most people were using them for back pain and thankfully that's not my issue this time. Guess I should have listened a while back when my midwife tried to send me to physical therapy I've had this pain since about 15 weeks and she tried referring me to see a specialist but me being me I was stubborn and said I can handle it... Def rethinking that decision now

My pain is not back pain it's hip/pelvic pain really even just ask your dr/midwife about Lecithin believe me you'll be glad you did.

 

[Libbysmum]

Sipping my decaf cappacino and watching Dora the Explorer...that is my morning. Thank God the Sun has appeared it was so super freezing this morning...If it stays out I may venture a walk with Libby to the post office later on today.
The poor girl was sitting on a balloon and it burst...scared her half to death...was a bit sad that there was no more balloon to play with. I did tell her not to sit on it but kids don't always pay attention to what they are told. She also has a cold...snot city here at the moment. Giving DH Cold and Flu medication to try and bang it on the head and got some panadol for Libby...I just hope they don't pass their germs to me!

 

[ProudArmyWife]

Well was going to get in bed last night stepped on my heating pad which I had out for back pains the other night slipped on it and came close to falling. Managed to catch myself but jarred by pelvis even more and really am having a hard time now
I'm contemplating calling my midwife and seeing if we can move my appt up from Friday. Don't know how much she's gonna be able to do for me but this pain is excruciating. This is really making me rethink ever wanting to be pregnant again

 

[caro103]

proud, sounds really painful

libbys...kids eh!? sometimes they have to learn for themselves why you don't sit on things like balloons xx

 

[Libbysmum]

I hear you Proud army wife...my appointment is Friday and I am so done with pregnancy...I wish I would go into Labor right now. DH has been sinus and snot and complaining to me about how sick he is feeling and I feel hardly any sympathy cause I am in so much pain just trying to walk without it hurting let alone bending down to pick up toys or stand in the kitchen and make a meal or clean up dishes...Sorry for the vent but he wont lift a finger when he is sick he expects me to dote on him hand and foot and I simply can't do that...I got him the cold and flu medication but I shouldn't have to spoon feed it to him he can get off his chair and find a cup and swallow a pill or two he isn't that sick! Really frustrated with him right now!

 

[tlh97990]

i know what you mean..this pregnancy has been so much harder on me than my first one..i always say if my first pregnancy would have been like this i would have only had one child..i guess thats why my first pregnancy was a breeze!!!

my rash continued spreading so i went to the OB after work yesterday and he looked at it and said it wasn't poison ivy it is indeed PUPPS. i asked if thats normal since its not my first pregnancy and he said it can happen in any pregnancy but usually happens in the first. so now im on a lovely steroid to help with this itching i'm hoping it works fast because i miss sleeping!!!

 

[sue_88]

I'm so uncomfortable too, I'm glad I only want one child!

Millie is all up in my ribs & lungs with her chunky head its causing me so much pain because my bump feels too tight & stretched, and the muscles are sore.

Yet I still have rotten pelvic pain due to relaxing ligaments Urgh, I hate this.

 

[caro103]

ladies, not too much longer now!

Had my 32 wk appt today, all looks good with baby and its head down

Couple pics...bump from today and the finished baby's room (accept a cot )

 

[MissFox]

I have chronic poison oak. 3 dogs and a field of it makes it nearly impossible to avoid. Dh doesn't get it. Best advise I can give is if you know you've been in contact with it lather up with dawn dish soap as it has the same stuff as tecnu in it. If you are fresh broken out rubbing alcohol and lemon slices help dry it out. It burns but stops the itch for a couple hours. I currently have poison oak down both arms behind both knees inner thigh on both legs and my bottom lip. Oh and under my belly.
This is my last week of work!!!!!

 

[BeccaMichelle]

Oh my gosh you guys!!! You're freaking me out!! I just had to go adventuring behind our fence to retrieve the birdfeeder that yesterday's storms threw around. I know what poison ivy looks like so I was stepping VERY CAREFULLY everywhere back there, but now that I'm back inside my ankles are itching. LOL I KNOW it's in my head though.
1.) I'm pretty sure I avoided all the ivy.
2.) I'm wearing long pants.
3.) It takes a lot longer than 5 minutes for ivy rash to start itching.

Stupid psychosomatic symptoms!! All this talk about it isn't helping either!

I think I'm getting my new batch of stretch marks. My belly has been itching in one spot for the past couple days.. It's got 5 read points with faint lines running down (I presume from last time) really kinda makes me think of an alien claw trying to rip my open from the inside.. heheh... I tried to take a picture but I don't think the alien thing really translates in the photo so well...

 

[sue_88]

Becca I know what you mean!! I've got historic stretch marks and on my belly they started to get little red tips as they were getting bigger (now they're full blown marks!) but I noticed the little red tips on my old hip stretch marks earlier today! They're spreading!

My war wounds for my little girl !!

 

[BeccaMichelle]

Becca I know what you mean!! I've got historic stretch marks and on my belly they started to get little red tips as they were getting bigger (now they're full blown marks!) but I noticed the little red tips on my old hip stretch marks earlier today! They're spreading!

My war wounds for my little girl !!

My alien claw mark.. or is it just in my head?

 

[Libbysmum]

I just learned about a great product...dd is being a toad so will try to post more later.

 

[caro103]

becca, totally see what you mean!!

so far this pregnancy I've been lucky and got not more appearing (yet), but puberty ones def got longer last time and I got some under my belly button right as I went over due last time , really I got off very lightly though so hoping I'll be as lucky this time too!

 

[Libbysmum]

Awww one of the other ladies in another forum I am in is in labor! I can't wait to read her updates tomorrow! I have had really sore boobs all day...I put a heat bag on them but they still hurt.
Umm the product that I was going to mention was Arbonne...not sure if you have heard of it but I only just learned of it myself. It has no nasty chemicals in it so that is a good thing. I will try to find a link for you all. It is apparently very good for excma (spelling>?) and scar tissue like stretch marks. I am thinking of getting some even though my stretch marks are not that bad.

 

[tlh97990]

Awww one of the other ladies in another forum I am in is in labor! I can't wait to read her updates tomorrow! I have had really sore boobs all day...I put a heat bag on them but they still hurt.
Umm the product that I was going to mention was Arbonne...not sure if you have heard of it but I only just learned of it myself. It has no nasty chemicals in it so that is a good thing. I will try to find a link for you all. It is apparently very good for excma (spelling>?) and scar tissue like stretch marks. I am thinking of getting some even though my stretch marks are not that bad.

a girl i went to college with is an arbonne representative...she swears by their products!!! ive never tried anything because i think they were kind of expensive last time i checked

 

[junemomma09]

Hi ladies! I've been ill the last couple days, yesterday being the worst. I woke up this morning feeling much better! so I'm treating myself to a pedicure at this incredible spa. Just wish I could do the prenatal massage too! Hopefully DH will have pity on me and surprise me with one haven't had a massage in so long.

 

[NennaKay]

i know what you mean..this pregnancy has been so much harder on me than my first one..i always say if my first pregnancy would have been like this i would have only had one child..i guess thats why my first pregnancy was a breeze!!!

my rash continued spreading so i went to the OB after work yesterday and he looked at it and said it wasn't poison ivy it is indeed PUPPS. i asked if thats normal since its not my first pregnancy and he said it can happen in any pregnancy but usually happens in the first. so now im on a lovely steroid to help with this itching i'm hoping it works fast because i miss sleeping!!!

My sister had PUPPPS with her 1st pregnancy! Supposedly it is MUCH more common in first pregnancies that are boys, but my sister definitely had a girl. By the time they induced her for urine protein and high BP, she had the rash ALL OVER! She had it everywhere: her stomach was covered except her belly button, and it was all up and down both her legs and arms... She was absolutely miserable. Her OB said in the 15 years she had been delivering babies, my sister had one of the top 5 worst cases she had ever seen. She finally found some lotion that helped some, so if your steroid doesn't do much, let me know and I'll try to find out the lotion she used.

My alien claw mark.. or is it just in my head?

I can totally see the claw mark shape! My OH would think that was awesome! Hopefully we don't get too many... As of now I've got two that are branching from a previous scar, so it looks like a bunny. I'm also getting another one just north of the bunny ears. Bleh!

 

[sue_88]

Oh Becca I totally see the claw!! Mine are no where near that glamourous - or thin! They are wide and deep!!!

Feel better June - enjoy getting your feet pampered!

 

[BeccaMichelle]

I'd heard good things about Arbonne as well... but then when I went to look them up on the EWG.org they weren't scoring so well. If you read reviews online a lot of people talk about how they aren't as chemical free as they claim.

For example... https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/search.php?query=arbonne

NennaKay - I think I've given up on my belly. I'm just going to embrace my inner tiger. I didn't get any stretch marks until 35 weeks last time and then they just exploded! Both sides of the belly. THEN when Jessie was 6 months old I had to have my gallbladder out. They did the little keyhole surgery but it still meant 4 new scars on the belly. That said I am going to try and up the bi-oil applications so I don't itch as much!