rb- congrats on BFP..
oh I feel for you girls on waiting.. oh it is such a looooong wait.
So worth it though in the end.
I always take time to myself and have me time and relax as best as I could. Feel the baby movements and enjoy those last bumps in the night... even when they bump the bladder a bit too much.. tee hee...
So i have a question.. anyone have problems with thier pelvic bones/muscles?? I am in sooo much pain on a regular basis that i honestly want to have a wheel chair to get me to the bathroom at times... it is crazy hard pressure pain. With the odd crack here and there... comeing closer together as well.
Also my bladder is shot... use about 6 panty liners a day.. TMI... even my husband says to me.. you better stop laughing or u will pee your pants.. LOL.. bugger he is makes me laugh harder.
I have read a lot on SPD symphasis pelvic disorder ... I feel like it is exactly how I feel however i would like to know someone who was actually diagnosed with it and compare... everyone I tell I have previc pain says,.. "oh yeah i had that too when i was pregnant" well I know everyone is uncomfortable as i was in previous pregancies going to physio for the siatic back thing etc... but this time it is WAY beyond any of that... I actually can NOT move sometimes from the pain. it only seems to be getting worst and I do not know waht to do about it.. other than wait.. : )
Any help or thoughts woudl be great!!!! Thanks!!!
Well, I have not been officially diagnosed with it either, but I have just decided that is what it is
My doctor seems to pretty much shrug it off like a normal pregnancy pain, but it is truly debilitating at times for me. I mean, sometimes I feel like I literally cannot walk and will just stay sitting all day long. And when I do HAVE to get up, it is excruciating. My doctor said they could send me to physical therapy, but honestly I went for the same reason with my first pregnancy and it didn't really help that much so I just keep thinking I can wait it out.
What helps... not walking
That is pretty much the main thing that has helped me. My doctor did say I could get crutches, which I think would help, but I'm so close to the end now that I think I will just try to minimize my walking as much as possible. Maybe you could ask about getting crutches? It would definitely help to not have to walk and rest your pelvis.
I have a support belt and that does help a little bit too. If I have to walk more than around the house, I always put it on and I have found that it helps.
Keeping your legs together helps. Like when you sit in the car, make sure to sit your butt in first and then pull both of your legs in at the same time.
I have a special way of getting out of bed that seems to work as long as I'm not super bad (when I have done too much walking, I'm just screwed). From my side, I half sit up my upper body. Then, I straighten my legs out once my upper body is kind of up. Then, I sit all the way up. Then, I move my legs off the bed. If I don't do it this way, I get back cracking that is super painful.
Mostly though, the main thing for me is just not walking. I'm lucky that I stay home so I can sit on my ass right now. I have to take my son to school, which is a little bit of walking, but other than that I have been trying to not leave the house. I've been doing all my shopping online and even had my groceries delivered this past week because I had an awful time the last time I tried to go grocery shopping.
If you don't have a choice but to be out walking, I would talk to your doctor about crutches.
It would coincide with a lovely below freezing spell here in the UK wouldn't it. Also our gorgeous dog Bracken is having surgery for 2 malignant tumours on Tuesday - worrying times. So I so hope the boiler is fixed Tues so I dont have a poorly dog in a cold house or the potential of newborn coming home to a house with no heating. And here I was supposed to be having a relaxing stress free couple of weeks before LO arrived - life has other plans it would seem.
