I hope you're better than I am, because...

Oh...My...Gosh...

I am not good at all here! Hardly being able to walk with four kids who need me (especially my 5 & 2yo) is NOT working at all. Other than some shopping yesterday (all alone - no kids in tow - had to take the opp to get it done!!) and the very basics around the house, I have taken it easy, but ick, this is just the pits! I can't spend much time sitting here at the computer since sitting for long makes it even worse. We have a big annual family reunion that I was hoping to make it to on June 1, but I don't know how I'll do that ride (200ish miles one way)...even with my hot rice sock?

I hope you other gals are doing better than I am with this...and still hoping and praying here that I have some relief from it. I've never had a baby before 39wks. Minor discomforts/inconvenience aside, I'm also so bummed I can't 'enjoy' these final weeks. OTOH, I keep freaking out thinking of the possibility of feeling this pain for another 5-8wks...Nooooooooooo! To top it off, we finally had a gorgeous, sunny day today and I'm stuck in the house. My poor kids want to walk, etc. I feel so badly for them. Tomorrow morning my younger DS has baseball and my DH has to work; I really hope I can get him there alright. Well, I will...but "Waaaaaah!"

Ok...there's my whine. Bleh.

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Sorry to hear you are not doing good. Well, if misery loves company ... move over and make room for me My pelvic pain is bearable. When I say bearable, I mean it hurts like h_ ll, I am uncomfortable, I can't sit in any position long, and I can 't get comfortable, but I am not crying or screaming yet! I too find it hard to believe I will be able to do this for more than a month more. I am still working part time, and working in pediatrics, it is almost crazy. I find myself welling up with tears everyday. I just keep telling myself it is just pain. I just don't want to take any time off work because of the pain, because it will cut into my time off with the baby. So I keep trudging along. Telling myself it is just 6 weeks, I have made it more than 7 weeks since this horrible pain began, I can make it. But time will tell, as the baby gets bigger, the pain increases.

And speaking of not going early with kids. My first was on her due date, second was one day before, my third was almost 3 weeks early - but with being almost nine years ago they said it won't really help me wiith this one. So I really have little hope of this baby coming early and releaving this pain. Of course after reading how Kristina had to go without an epidural today, because of her lovenox, I don't want this baby too early. Since I am on lovenox and not scheduled to change to heparin for 2 more weeks.

Hang in there! And if you need to vent, I am certainly one who understands!

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Daniel Allen 6/20/2008

Sorry you are feeling so crummy. I have alot of pain but I'm mostly able to function around it. I didn't have any of this with Ava and so I'm continuously questioning if the pain could be contractions but it's not. It just hurts so darn bad! I hope you get some relief soon.

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I am right there with ya! I do cry at night mostly because of the pain, I have found though that if I can force myself to walk through the first few minutes of pelvic pain it relaxes a little and I can walk better and feel a little better after walking for a while but I really have to push myself to get past the first few min of walking because it is so painful, my brace isn't even working anymore

I can't sit for long because my legs fall asleep, I can't drive because of this and not only do my legs fall asleep but so do "other parts" if ya KWIM I can't wait for this pain and the sciatic pain to GO AWAY!!!!!

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I had a horrible day too! I have my baby shower tomorrow and my mom is coming over and my house is a horrible mess. So we were attempting to clean and I was just in too much pain. Dh did pretty much everything and that just made me feel terrible and inadequate. I started to cry but of course he's wonderful and assured me it was okay. And Kylie came over to me and said, "It's okay, baby. Don't cry. It will be alright." That had me cracking up since she's only 3 but I still feel badly about it though.

I am scheduled to have a c-section a month from Sunday and I keep thinking that time is just flying by and it is taking us so long to get things together this time but at the same time it seems like forever when you hurt like that.

I hope you others feel better soon! Just think, we really are nearing the end. Sure doesn't seem like it when you are hurting, but it will be over soon!

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Tasha & Scott (11/27/99)
Proud parents of:
Kylie Noel (5/5/05) & Cohen Blake (6/18/08)

Awwww...it really stinks, huh? At least we have each other, right? Misery loves company?

I wish I could walk this off. I'm considering trying a lap around the track while S is at baseball today...I think...but I'm afraid I'll get to one side and then not be able to make it back. (It's a bigger than average track.) I went from still exercising daily up through last Sunday to feeling like a lazy pig (due to the pain becoming downright excruciating) so fast. It stinks! By mid-afternoon, the "I cannot walk at all" issue starts up. Not good.

I just have to repeat to myself over and over that, "I'm blessed, I'm blessed, I'm blessed..." as well as "this, too, shall pass..." But, seriously - OW!

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