You may have seen me tweet or post on Facebook about the incredible amount of pain I am in with this pregnancy.
The reason for the pain, other than the fact that I am entering my 31st week of pregnancy is that my symphysis pubis is separating.
Yep. My pelvis is basically too darn relaxed and is falling apart.
You can read more about this condition called Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction and discover all of the great things I am experiencing with this pregnancy!
I experienced this with my last pregnancy as well but it was nowhere near as bad as it is this time around and I also had a doctor who kept blaming the pain I was in on a UTI and he kept giving me antibiotics.
This pregnancy, the symptoms are oh, about 100 times worse.
No joke.
There are moments that I am in so much pain that the Alex has to assist me with getting up, walking and doing normal everyday tasks.
It hurts to walk, climb stair,s lift my legs and really do anything that requires any type of movement involving my pelvis.
Oh and there is also the disgusting part where I can hear this clicking noise when I do move.
And lets not forget the pain if you even touch my pubic bone.
Yeah, that makes going to the bathroom tons of fun!
At night I sleep with 6 regular pillows in addition to a huge body pillow in hopes of getting comfortable and resting however sleep is not something I can do easily. One little movement here or there wakes me up and I usually yelp from the pain.
Right now the only time I can get any relief is if I get on all fours for a few minutes. After I do this I can usually move about easier for about 15 minutes before things start to hurt again.
Watching me walk around the house can be quite entertaining as well since I often mimic the movements of a little old lady and shuffle my feet taking itty bitty baby steps to get from point a to point b.
This past weekend the family and I stayed at a local hotel and the only part of the trip that was pain free was while I was in the pool.
Of course, this made me want to put a pool in our living room for me to sit in until I am ready to give birth but that idea was squashed rather quickly.
Also, the thing that causes more pain is that baby is still breech and has her little feet pounding at the cervix constantly!
So yeah, I am in pain.
And yes, I am going to complain, and whine and sometimes I have to cry my way through it all just to deal with it.
I know in the end it will be worth it because I will finally have my little girl here but really, this is not something I would wish on anyone.
I have given birth naturally 3 times and this pain that I am currently experiencing if far worse than labor in my honest opinion!