...to stop driving for now, even though I live in the middle of nowhere?

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28 weeks pg, keep having dizzy spells when sitting down. MW checked me over - iron levels, blood pressure, everything = normal, so no idea what's causing it.

DH and I have agreed that I really shouldn't be driving anywhere until I've had at least a week free of dizzy spells even though there is nothing within walking distance of us, not even a postbox.

This is my first AIBU, so be gentle with me, but basically I would be unreasonable to keep driving, wouldn't I? I need people to tell me that shutting myself up in my house on my own for the next 12 weeks is the right thing to do, because I'm getting cabin fever just contemplating it and taxis into town will be out of the question more than once a fortnight, really (finances being what they are).

That's not good! Have you had any kind of counselling for those negative thoughts - CBS or the like?

Ugh - watching 'Strictly' and the camera is going round and round the dance floor and that's making me feel dizzy too! lol

Counselling? No I just kind of 'grew out of it'

Well as long as it's not still bothering you :)

I don't drive or medical reasons. I walk a lot, and have been orced to be organised with shopping. The nearest shop is two miles away and I walk there. I have very kind neighbours. They don't go out o their way or me, but I know most o their commutes. I do as much signing or parcels/waiting or their plumbers as I can, to repay them. It is manageable, although I seem to be riends with a lot o pensioners these days. Do you have any buses? We have seven a day but they are about to be cut.

Bob Monkhouse: 'I want to die peaceully in my sleep, like my ather, not screaming in terror, like his passengers'

No buses, no neighbours, no ability to walk very far without very bad pain. I'm sorry for your situation, but it doesn't really reflect mine. Nice quote though, that made me grin.

Obviously cycling won't work with the dizziness but in itself it's not a bad form of exercise for the pregnant. I used mine till 39 weeks and it actually helps with a lot of SPD/PGP as the pelvis is supported. I was far more comfortable biking than walking - but I wasn't dizzy!

Oh and obviously you need a step through town style bike - no chucking of legs over crossbars!

GP sent me to hospital, hospital weren't able to diagnose anything other than pregnancy. Luckily lovely family are stepping in and even one of my clients has offered to give me a lift to our knitting group, bless her. Feel a bit less trapped than I did, but hating the dizziness and just now I got this really weird sensation like my upper lip was numb and tingly - I don't even know whether to worry about it or not, whether to bother seeing the Doctors. Ugh.

I think I would just to be sure there's nothing untoward.