OWWWW!!! this is a new one on me!!

[muffin]

had mw check up this morning and asked her about the discomfort/pain down below, that ive been having over last couple of weeks. talk about learning something new every day!!! turns out the reason i feel so sore, swollen and bruised down there is because...................i have a varicose vein down there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i never saw that coming i can tell you!i had no idea you could get them there, apparantly all i can do is keep weight off(how when im nearly 6 mths!?!?!?!) and wear support knickers like you would support tights.
Even DH was stunned when i told him(mind you then he started laughing!)

 

[weestar21]

ouch!!!

will it go away? soz ive never had any so cant offer any advice but it sounds really painfull so just want to send you some

 

[muffin]

she didnt seem to think so this side of pregnancy, just have to try and not make it worse!! i'll end up on a rubber ring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Caroline]

When i was pg with dd teh girl i worked with was due within days of me. She had the same problem and it was the first i'd heard of it. I really hope it doesn't get any worse and u don't have to sit on rubber ring

 

[KX]

ouch hope ur ok xx

 

[Helen]

Ouch! Sounds awful. Can your OH see it?

Hope the sexy knickers work

 

[Iwantone!!!]

aaawww hope ur ok hunny xxx

 

[shyfly]

I am sending you a silly hug, it's amazing what we go through isn't it!

 

[muffin]

helen, the poor man will be scarred for life after witnessing childbirth, i'll not make him look at this!lololol i can just about manage, have also got serious support knickers now, sort of helping but it just seems to flare up so easily(ie i dont have to stand for long).

keep remindong myself this will be worth it in june when this bub is put in my arms for the first time!!xx

 

[Cat]

Aw hun, sounds nasty.

Heres some info for you which may help, I find this site really usefull. Its got loads of suggestions on how to relieve symptoms etc
https://www.midwifery.org.uk/veins.htm

 

[muffin]

thanks for that cat, very useful(the frozen peas sound like bliss actually!!)

 

[Tam]

oh babe I am so sorry......I have heard of this and was praying it wasn't something else I got LOL!!

Try to rest up as much as possible babe and take care!

Did you get my PM about the card you got us babe ? x