I'm heartbroken here
I've just gone back a week and written a long post answering everyone and my stupid laptop changed pages on me (the mouse pad doesn't have much definition and I catch it with my hands too easily) and I lost everything. This is why I normally use Word!
So please believe me I have read everyone's posts this week, I had a bit of advice for a few people but I'm so far through the week now I've forgotten it all. Sorry to hear so many in pain, hope you're feeling better soon.
scarthy1975, sounds like you've got a sensible MW. Babies can turn in labour so don't worry yet, there's lots of room to play in there at the moment so baby will make the most of it. When you're running out of room baby will start settling down.
buttonmoon, stop doing pelvic floor exercises, NOW!
Nicola, speak to your obstetrician, call them if you have to. PGP is not something to put up with! There's not a lot they can do for it in pregnancy but often offer classes to help you know how to relieve the pain and stress. If you're bad enough they'll get you crutches or a belt (depending on their budget). A natural birth is best for PGP, a section can make recovery longer or even prevent it. Obviously some times they're needed and that's more important but they don't preclude you from a natural birth, even at home. A physio can help you with knowing your limitations during birth and the best positions to work around it.
Which reminds me of something I lost, Twit, you need to take paracetamol like a course, my doctors/ MWs say "It's not pain relief it's medication for your back" if paracetamol taken like that doesn't work up it to co-codamol, take it the same way. If that doesn't' work, ask your doctor for co-dydramol.
sues1974, that's why they changed the name to PGP! I don't usually get SPD so I was glad of the name change because I get it more in my back/ sacroiliac.
So we did go on holiday last weekend, the train journey down wasn't too bad, I booked a child's seat even though I didn't need to as I wanted the girls to have somewhere to sit. The youngest kept running off and I'm sure people thought I was terrible shouting at her rather than getting up or sending her sister after her. We had a nice weekend, despite the weather! We never got to the beach but the eldest didn't mind, she just said we'll go on holiday another time. Took us about 8 hours to get back with an hour stop for lunch and a quick loo break, the traffic was a nightmare! Wasn't too bad though, apart from when the youngest stole her sister's drink. Wouldn't be too bad if it wasn't full of laxatives!!! (The youngest really doesn't need laxatives!) She was behind me in a rear facing seat so I turned around to get it off her quick but only one bum cheek came off the chair and I twisted my sacroiliac. Lots of pain.
Still getting regular contractions, mostly don't notice them but occasionally (about once a day) I get a couple of hours of 10 minute intervals which eventually just stop. My parents went away yesterday and taken the youngest with them so that if I go into labour I only have the eldest who would be quite happy sat in the corner until her other granddad or my sister could pick her up.
We're finally back home! Been so much different since we've been back, my mood has improved, my eldest is sleeping better and we all seem more relaxed. OH is doing school runs in the morning, my dad and sister are covering the afternoon school runs. Took me 40 minutes to walk the 0.8m to the nursery last time I did it and I'm about half way between the two so no way can I do them myself. When I'm in hospital my dad or sister will pick them up from school and Dad will bring them to me (Dad's work is on my sister's way home and he finishes as she passes him, so works quite well) until OH has finished work.
I have a SoM appointment next Monday to talk about my VBAC! SoM said she can understand why they are saying they don't want me to labour and birth on my scar but my case is different as I will go into labour on my own prematurely and will be made to labour all the way because they can't risk bringing her out prematurely if I would have stayed pregnant if left alone. So there's really not much difference between what I will have to do and waiting a bit longer to see if I can deliver the baby.
I'm 31 weeks (in about 10 minutes lol) so now at the earliest end of my deliveries (not including my angel baby) and it's looking like she's not much smaller than my earliest delivery so not expecting it to be more than a week or two now.