Hello!
I had a baby 8 weeks ago and over the last few weeks I've had a lot of pain in my upper back which I've put down to bad posture while feeding and picking up and holding baby, especially as hes got heavier and also as before I had the baby I was resting a lot so not used to using the muscles.
Last week I thought I felt chest pain, only slightly like a small tightening or niggle pain and then it was gone, I took partners ventolin inhaler as I used to suffer with asthma until my mid teens and it eased it slightly but kept coming back. The back pain tends to ease after paracetamol maybe leaving a small ache.
On the weekend I called 111 to ask for advice and out of hours doctor told me after an over the phone assessment that he just thinks that its muscular skeletal strain and just use painkillers.
He did ask though about any vomiting or diarrhoea, of which at that point I had had none, but since have felt a little nauseas and have had softer but not more frequent or what I'd consider diarrhoea like bowl movements.
The aches are now in my shoulders and the location of the ache on my back is behind my ribs and sort of has a burning ache if that makes sense? Like heartburn but heartburn remedies dont soothe it
I have also had very very little sleep since 2 months before the baby was born due to insomnia and general discomfort so unsure if my body is just up in the air because I'm so tired 😫 it does tend to feel better when I first wake and then progress through the day
Has anyone else had this? Or similar? I'm tempted to call doctor for a second opinion and hopefully be able to go down to be physically checked over rather than just over the phone, I'm sure its nothing more serious but at the same time wouldnt want to miss anything! I do suffer with anxiety which is of course not helping matters and my partner is due back to work in a week and in concerned about the baby if i was to collapse or something while hes at work!
Sorry for the ramble! Thanks in advance!