March 2009: Pelvic pain, sciatica, and getting kicked in the ribs: Are we prize fighters or just entering the third trimester?

[MKG]

Here's our new thread ladies.

Hey all,

Well, just when I thought I was getting over headaches and lurgy along comes flu and sinisitus with a vengence! Just crap. Been in bed again this week and been signed off. Both DDs have been really ill esp the Mutating Germinator DD2 so I have decided that as I have been signed off I am keeping her off from nursery in the hope that we can recover and not have something for at least a week. I exagerate not. Ever since she started nursery in April it's been back to back illnesses for me and her and we already had plenty to get on with at the start of the year. We are both so run down we are just getting hit with everything and I've totally had it. All my energy is going on making this baby and I have no reserves for fighting so many infections. I have been trying to get DD2 her MMR for over a month now and she's just never well enough. And OH GOD, PLEASE MAKE THE SINUS PAIN STOP!!!!!! I can't bear it anymore. I'd rather go through labour than this as at least it bloody ends. This has been going on for 5 weeks.

I didn't have my 28 appt last week as MW on hol, so was meant to have it today (29 wk tomorrow) but am too ill to go in. Sigh.

God I'm really bringing festive cheer to this thread! SORRY! I just want to be well for a week so I can do things with my kids and make festive stuff and get ready for Christmas. Anyway, I will stop moaning and throw in a festive and be on my snotty way.

Happy Friday everyone!

Oh Slickbird Sorry your all still feeling so shite (((((hugs))))) My DD2 is also off today with a temp and what suspect is the start of a bad cold. Regards to the sinus pain have tried menthol and steam? (i know you probably have ) A friend of mine also stuffered from really bad headaches when pg and she used headrin with some success, what pain killers have you been on?

Dont go wishing labour on yourself!!! the little man aint cooked yet , will your DH be off work much over xmas?

sorry you're having a shitter at the moment slickbird I am getting a cold and trying to stave it off with every old wives tale going!!!

I have had a crappy couple of days, more drama with DPs family and my manager at work has been diagnosed with breast cancer why does the shit hit the fan at xmas time?!?!

I am definately getting bigger...almost by the day! I do however still have a "dent" in my bump just above my belly button, but it goes right across my bump, I was getting all upset about not having a conventional bump but my mum said she had the exact same thing so I am feeling a little better about it now!

We have had our xmas lunch at work today....at TGI fridays! I feel very full! I had chicken wings to start (shared with friend so only had 3!) them ribs for main (didnt eat the chips or oniion rings, just the meat!) but then i let myself down, I had dirt cake and a shot glass of mint choc mousse!!! And I had an oreo milkshake!!! What a bloater! I have been good all week in anticipation though...lots of fruit and vegetables!!

An update on my incompetant midwives: I got a call earlier this week to advise they had double booked my 30 week appointment in Jan...and then I got a phone call this lunch time from ante-natal clinic at the hospital to ask why I hadnt turned up for my anti-D appointment this morning, when I suggested the reason may be that my appointment isnt until NEXT FRIDAY they seemed a lttle stumped! I was also booked in for a term+ anti-D appointment on 12th March...which the idiot who booked it booked under decemebr instead of march!! OOh I get so annoyed!

Also my little mum broke her foot 5 weeks ago and went back to fracture clinic today to get the pot off but it turns out the bone is still completely broken!! They have put a new pot on and signed her off work for a further 3 weeks but the consultant said if it doesnt heal by then she may have to have an operation to sort it!!! Bless her!

I only have 7 days of work left

Hey March mummies!

Is anyone else in here possibly having a preemie? My little boy was born at 31w 5d. Not unsurprisingly I'll be on maternity leave from 1 Jan even though I'm due on 10 March

Hey all sorry for every one having a crappy time, I seem to be plodding along quite nicely at the mo.

laumiere Is he ok? sending thoughts and wishes your way x

Well after being told that baby was small at 20 week appointment I went to my 24 week one at 24&3 last week and was told fundal height was 29 cm so is now measuring big!! Apparantly your fundal height is meant to be the same as how many weeks you are so I guess rhis baby is just taking its growth spurts at odd times! [fsceptical]

L xx xx

lollipopz Thanks for that info re the fundal height. The midwife on Thursday measured my bump and showed me the tape measure saying "Good, see 27."
I had no idea what she meant, and didn't ask - silly I know! Anyway I was 27+1 then so it all makes perfect sense now!

Hey guys - I've still got the lurgy, my voice keeps disappearing but I've plodding along to work anyway since I'm still in my chosen 13 working weeks for my Maternity Allowance for the government. Is it just me that's not getting it straight from my employer? It's a total and utter nightmare, have been spending all week sorting through old pay slips and the forms trying to work out how it all works... I am pretty sure that I'm eligable for the full amount (all 118 pounds a week!) though, which I'm actually really pleased about - it's not quite as much as my regular pay, but it's every week (when I only work term time) and a lot better than the minimum of £30.

Wanted to add I got some bad news from another mum I know that is due in march as she has just been laid off. Utterly crap timing, pregnant at Christmas and unemployed.

Hello, I'm due my second 21st March and I'm worried because I've been getting really uncomfortable period cramp pain for a few days now, I don't remember this with DS and he's only one so his pregnancy is still quite vivid in my memory.

Is this normal or should I speak to my MW?

Hi Zebraa,

It sounds like your having braxton hicks, i never had them with DD1 (or if i did, i didnt notice them) but with dd2 and this pg i have.

They should ease off if you walk around, take a bath ect ect. If they are really uncomfortable then by all means ring your MW.

HTH

I've had it too Zebraa, a lot this week (25 + 5) and I think it was about 2 weeks ago I had a lot of cramping - that was on a day I'd been particularly active and I think a lot of exerting yourself can make you have more BH's.
I agree with Twocute - baths help, and lying down relaxing seems to help me. I take it as I sign I've done too much and duly take to the sofa!!

Thanks girls, you've really put my mind at rest as I looked into it and it's pretty much spot on what I have been experiencing. And titmouse I haven't stopped the last few days as been visiting IL's and travelling down etc. so it all makes perfect sense.

Hi everyone - yes I've had BH with this pregnancy, only got them at the end of my pg with DD1. Not painful for me, just a very very tight feeling across my belly.

Had a horrible day today. DD was cranky, I'm recovering from a chest infection, DH had a stomach bug yestersday and was weak and watery. Had to go and see parents this afternoon and ended up staying - Mum was ill and dad has dementia he hadn't eaten for 2 days . V cross with mum for not telling me she was so poorly!

Knackered now so off to bed....

Hey all!

As far as the Braxton Hicks go. I haven't had any so far (that means they'll start today now). But with ds2 I would have them every night around the same time regularly for an hour or two. Imagine every night thinking you were going into labor.

My ob/gyn told me that sometimes they can be down to dehydration. So if you ladies are getting them drink more water and that can help. I did and didn't get them half as bad as before.

New Christmas clothes. Ha ha ha. I am cooking on Christmas and if people come over they will have to look at me in sweatpants and a t-shirt because that is all I can be bothered to wear when I'm not out of the house.

Oh is anyone elses baby using their bladder as a trampoline?

I totally realized that I'm 28 weeks today. Bring on the third Trimester!

I'm 29 weeks now. Can't believe I forgot all about the third trimester milestone. What an idiot I am. Can't believe I'll be 30-and-a-half weeks gone on Christmas Day.

Have been having Braxton Hicks for nigh on a month and a half now and they're starting to get seriously unpleasant. No more tit leakage though, thank god (experienced a little a few weeks ago).

MKG I was 28 weeks yesterday, loving the idea of the 3rd trimester!! And baby is definitely using my bladder for something, we went xmas shopping last night (after waiting in all day for washing machine engineer!) and I had to go to the loo 6 times in 2 hours! And each time I was completely bursting to the point that I was actually in pain!!

I am also beginning to struggle to bend in the middle, putting on underwear, socks and trousers is s big job....not to mention shoes!!

Hope everyone has had a good weekend!

I wet myself yesterday at work. I was laughing hysterically while telling stories with the other girls, and this baby decided to jump on my bladder at the same time.

Well I was glad it was almost my time to go home, because I was a mess. Which made everyone laugh even more.

aw! MKG, that must've been so embarrassing... I had a horrible lack of bladder control after my appendectomy and wet myself in the library. Thankfully I was there with friends, but I had to go hide in the loos for an hour while they went to my house to find me some clean clothes. Have never been so grateful I had such understanding friends!!

I think baby girl is kicking my bladder now - it's not that I need to go more often it's that when I do I need to go NOW and have to run!

I have realised that I will be 28 weeks on Christmas day! I'm very excited.

Hi Ladies - It's great to find your thread and see others at the same stage as me
Our boy is due 20th March, and live in Streatham, London. It's our first baby (aargh) and we're planning a HWB...

Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend - I'm not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow, especially as DH has gone away for a couple of days with work and the house feels really quiet and empty with just me and the dogs! It's giving me plenty of time to contemplate just what the heartburn and swollen ankles is all leading up to!
Megsx

Ooops, sorry to worry people, my 2.5 year old DS was born at 31w 5d, so this little one (currently 27w 5d) is being watched carefully.

I'm going on mat leave from 30w and am trying not to worry about having another prem birth!

Hey Mega - posted for you on both HB and Streatham threads! Won't repeat myself a third time but welcome!

Baby is sitting on my bladder too, although managed to only have to go to the loo in the middle of the night 3 times last night, which is a huge improvement on the 10 or so on Sat night. DH thought it was comical in the end. Denied him sex as a punishment for laughing at my ailment. Ha.

Miserable day here in Streatham. And I've got to take the dog out in it later on. Just want to cuddle up on sofa and watch Strictly re-runs.

xxx

Hey all, Thanks for the well wishes twocute and Emma - Am only taking paracetamol and only when I can't bear it any more, because with one thing or another I've been having to take it every day whihc just goes against the grain with me Still, last night was the first night I managed to get throught he night without having to take anything so fingers crossed it is easing.

Waiting for the MW this morning, don't really feel like getting bloods taken when feeling this rough but it's got to be done I guess.

Mandy - Some people, I just don't understand. Yes it's hard work having kids but so what? That's nothing to the wonder, joy and amazement they bring, the ways they can make you smile, the things they say, the things they do... It will be the best thing you ever do. You'll love it and it will be extra special for you after what you have been through with this pregnancy.

It's funny, even tho I'm on my third and only just had one last September, I still have to remind myself that through all my pregnancy hell there will be a wee bubba at the end of it with a wee face that I've not seen - it's so hard to imagine when you only have a bump to look at for so long!

Anyway, I've got a list as long as my arm of stuff to do so better go.

Emma Sorry you're having such a nightmare family time, You gotta wonder what the MIL sees in him eh?