~~++October Bumpkins 2012++~~

[Hopeful42nd]

Leikela- it is a bit scary but it goes away. I just think it may be worth mentioning. Maybe it's just time for a new mattress and pillow? I've hit the five year mark and it's getting settle spots in it. DH's fault as he's a big guy and wears em out faster. I just figured maybe it's worse or aggravated with pregnancy. I have looked up the intercostal muscles thing and it said it can happen in pregnancy. Just seems I'm getting a worst case in those moments. Prob nothing that can be done for it either. Only 7w+ to go.

My son!lost my nursing necklace this morning while we were out. I've been in tears for the last half hour, that was very special to me and him, it symbolized out bond breastfeeding. I just wish someone would be kind and hand it in and they would call me. People have no idea when they find things how much meaning they can have to someone. Please if you ladies ever find things return them to the owner if possible. It could be the last thing they have of a dead relative, or just special in some way.

 

[em1980]

Hi eveyone- hope you are and your bumps are good Just wondering if any of you have been diagnosed with, or think you might have SPD? Found out that I have it yesterday, would be nice to share some experiences if any xx

 

[Flutterly]

Think I have it Ems!! Over on the right side of my groin area there's a pain which feels like something is ready to tear!! I have to do everything very carefully, getting out of bed or up from sitting position is the worst and I have to wear a support belt when I walk! It is so bloody painful

 

[annabelle29]

Hopeful, I don't get pain quite like that. At night, I sometimes suffer from leg cramps (Charlie horses). I never got them before, just with this pregnancy. They are so painful!! The muscles are affected in strange ways during pregnancy, especially towards the end with the release of the hormone relaxin. What you are describing sounds muscular. Regardless, that must be very scary to go through at night!

I've had the leg cramps in the middle of the night too!! My midwife suggested I take a calcium/magnesium supplement and I think it has been helping a bit, so maybe you're low on calcium??

Had my first acupuncture appt yesterday and it went well. I'm more concerned with post partum issues, but just want to be in optimal health if I can be. Also saw a chiropractor today for my low back pain, and it was awesome!! He adjusted by back, neck and hips, which can be great for labor to get those all aligned. Highly recommend it to anyone having back pain or just want to get your body aligned for labor.

 

[Leikela]

I got leg cramps at 5am this morning!! Legs were completely stick with feet pointing downwards and I couldn't move!! Had to get my OH to put my feet back into position and then it went. Was well scary, I've never had it that bad!!

Oh no!! I feel your pain!! They are the absolute worst!! They were the most painful for me last week. It cramped 6 times in a row. I was covered in sweat by the time they were done.

Leikela- it is a bit scary but it goes away. I just think it may be worth mentioning. Maybe it's just time for a new mattress and pillow? I've hit the five year mark and it's getting settle spots in it. DH's fault as he's a big guy and wears em out faster. I just figured maybe it's worse or aggravated with pregnancy. I have looked up the intercostal muscles thing and it said it can happen in pregnancy. Just seems I'm getting a worst case in those moments. Prob nothing that can be done for it either. Only 7w+ to go.

My hubby is on the bigger side too and he also wears out the mattress a bit faster. I sleep with two pillows and have a foam mattress pad, which has been a life saver! You can get them at Walmart, Target, etc and they provide a lot more comfort. Oh and I hope you find your breast feeding necklace!

Hi eveyone- hope you are and your bumps are good Just wondering if any of you have been diagnosed with, or think you might have SPD? Found out that I have it yesterday, would be nice to share some experiences if any xx

I definitely think I have it. If I sit for too long of a period (especially on a hard/uncomfortable chair) and then stand up, it feels as though someone is taking an axe to my pelvic bone! It is so painful and I cannot even walk right away. It takes a few moments to wear off. I told my doctor about it and she said it was normal and due to the separation of the pelvis, getting ready for labor! Still though, it is not fun! LOL

I've had the leg cramps in the middle of the night too!! My midwife suggested I take a calcium/magnesium supplement and I think it has been helping a bit, so maybe you're low on calcium??

Had my first acupuncture appt yesterday and it went well. I'm more concerned with post partum issues, but just want to be in optimal health if I can be. Also saw a chiropractor today for my low back pain, and it was awesome!! He adjusted by back, neck and hips, which can be great for labor to get those all aligned. Highly recommend it to anyone having back pain or just want to get your body aligned for labor.

Thanks for the tip Annabelle! I think it is due to not drinking enough water. The times it happened, I hadn't drank as much water as I normally do. I have gone almost a week now without one. I also read that if you keep your legs straight and bend your toes towards your knees and then rotate your ankles before bed, that can help to ward them off too. And good advice about the chiropractor! I just may look into that! I have actually never been to one before. Good idea!

 

[mel9996]

so i had my 33 wk appt yest and it was horrible the nurse was a total b$tch then i sat there for an hr so i walked into the hallway and she goes omg i didnt tell her you were here. i almost lost it. so she finally comes in and tells me im measuring at 35 wks!!! so her explanations were because she sits in my right rib cage all day she is stretching me out or she is just a big girl. so then i go to give her my FMLA paper work and she goes oo i dont fill it out the girls at the desk do and i just sign them. well i was suppose to go meet my HR person right after the appt so that went out the window when they told me that it takes a wk to fill them out. the receptionist goes you need to put the date down that you plan on leaving work and im like you guys have given me 3 different due dates now and you expect me to pick the date and shes like whats the date on your chart im like lady does it look like i have my chart..um no you do. i was so irritated by the time i left there i didnt want to ever come back. on a good note OH got my the glider put together nursery is basically complete just gotta go over my check list one more time and see if we are missing anything. hope all is well with everybody else

 

[dizzydoll]

Ah sorry you had such a frustrating appointment hun Hope they sort things out for you and you can relax. So jealous of you with your glider! I need to pick up some kind of comfy chair for the baby room!!

AFM the only news really is my navel piercing scar has started to split I hadn't even thought of the possibility of it happening since it's been healed over for about 6 or 7 years!!

 

[Leikela]

Mel,
I would have been frustrated too!! Wow! Talk about incompetence. My Dr. hasn't even talked to me about filling out forms for FMLA yet or forms for the hospital! I guess I should bring this up at my 32 week visit! Glad things are going well for you otherwise, though!

Dizzy,
Oh no! Does it hurt at all? Strange that that would happen after 6 or 7 years of it being healed up! I hope it feels ok.

 

[fifi-folle]

Hi ladies! Sorry I've been awol, DS wasn't well then gave it to me, why is the only sharing he can do is germs?

Dizzy - ouch! I have laparoscopy scars inside my belly button and they're really pulling this time, my belly button didn't turn out last time and I was hoping to avoid it this time but it's threatening, eugh.

Mel- sorry you had to deal with such inefficiency, you'd think they'd realise it was better for their safety not to mess around a pregnant lady!

Leikela - glad the leg cramps have stopped for you. Another tip is to make sure you have enough calcium intake apparently. Anaemia can also be a cause. Dehydration for me is the main one though.

Annabelle - acupuncture is great isn't it!? I went when TTC DS. It's a bit odd how having needles poked in you can make you feel so relaxed. When pregnant with him I got reflexology on the NHS which was great, need to get in touch to see if I can get a few sessions to encourage this baby out before 42 weeks!

Flutterly - I hope the pelvic pain's not too bad at the minute. Have you see a physio? Got painkillers? take it as easy as you can x

Em1980 - my pelvis has been giving me problems for months, I've seen a pregnancy massage specialist who has given me exercises etc and I'm doing preggo yoga but in my case there's not a lot to be done as it's picking up my 26lb son that aggravates it and there's no avoiding picking him up unfortunately. Hope you are getting some support with it though!

Hopeful - has your necklace turned up? Really hope it has. It's so sad when you lose something with sentimental attachments. And coping with it is so much more difficult with pregnancy hormones too. x

AFM: getting over the bug my son shared, trying to keep on top of the housework etc and generally feeling huge and knackered. Finding it increasingly difficult to get up and down off the floor so not being as involved a Mummy as I normally would. It's hard but if I pushed myself I would just end up in too much pain Getting a bit excited that we'll meet this little one in the next month or two!!! Still a few things to organise but all I need is to hit 37 weeks, have the home birth supplies delivered and we're good to go!
Must get back to bed and try and sleep though. Woke up with hunger/indigestion.

 

[dizzydoll]

It stings a bit when it's stretching more. Hopefully it doesn't stretch too much further!
Baby is playing at being an octopus at the moment Literally managing to poke or kick me in so many places at once I'm seriously wondering have they grown an extra few limbs since my last scan

Fifi I can't even imagine attempting to get down on the floor! Last time I tried a good few weeks ago it was agony getting up and OH had a good laugh at me rolling over and back to try and get in a position where I could get myself up

 

[Hopeful42nd]

I had a belly piercing also. I kept mine with a teflon pregnancy piercing tube I got online. I had to remove it when I went in for labor but was able to put it back after. I still have the whole but have left out the piercing this time. It's the same as what it was, no discomfort or ripping. I can only imagine what yours feels like. That scares me a bit as I have a Caesarian scar from a year and a half ago, hope it holds up with this big stretch!

 

[Flutterly]

My belly piercing has been fine thankfully...it just looks a bit weird!!

My pain hasn't got any worse so I'm thanful for that. Will mention it again to my midwife when I see her next week!

I've just hit the 34 week mark!! Feel like a whale now!!

https://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p238/loobielis/E5A1D031-C6E6-4D25-871A-E20545FFB19B-4040-000004D20EEE6193.jpg

 

[dizzydoll]

You definitely do not look whale like at all!!
You look fab hun!!

 

[Flutterly]

Haha thanks! I've had such a massive growth spurt in the last 3 weeks! Always take a bump photo every 3 weeks and the difference this time round is so noticeable! I was like, whoa, I got big!!!

 

[dizzydoll]

Haha I've been taking them weekly and was just sorting through my photobucket account this morning and looked at a slideshow of my bump from the start haha Crazy seeing how much a few weeks changes things!!

 

[Hopeful42nd]

Necklace is gone no one called (truthfully I think the lady didn't bother trying) whatever, I'll get over it.
As for other things. Slowly getting fully packed, but I am finding getting motivation and energy really hard. I'll start to worry next week I guess, as we get the keys friday

 

[fifi-folle]

Really must get another bump pic, this one isn't exactly representative...
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7268/7817644538_fd4009f760.jpg

You going to share your latest bump pic Dizzy?

Didn't realise you were moving Hopeful, are you moving far?

 

[dizzydoll]

Aw fifi that's such a cute pic Your LO looks so happy

Here's my bump today! excuse the pjs comfort comes before fashion when I'm stuck in the house all day haha
https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/evillilsheep/Bump%20pics%202012/2012-08-21105504.jpg

 

[fifi-folle]

Lovely bump (and jammies!)

 

[Leikela]

Aw, I love all the bump pics ladies!! You all look fabulous!