lindy-2

sound like shes being a bit over careful the risks off overheating and causing damage to the baby are mostly in the first trimester and when you are totaly submerging yourself in somthing hot like a hot tub. i used hot water bottles to realeave stress especaly toward the end off my first pregnancy and it never did my daughter any harm.

MrsM

A pillow between your kness and one against your back may help. :thumbup:

hperttula123

With my last pregnancy, I had to sleep on the reclining side of the cough. It was the only way I could get comfortable. When I was laying flat, it just hurt my back too much. Putting a pillow between your knees will help to. Experiment a little bit to find out what works best for you.

lab fairy

Your OB would freak if you were in Texas. We're already around 100 degrees daily. You wouldn't need the heating pad. Just walk outside. If a heating pad isn't OK then I would think hot tubs, hot baths, etc. aren't either.

My SIL with 5 kids swears by a chiropractor, another with 4 liked massages, etc. I think everyone likes different things. My joints really ached when I was pregnant and I ended up using a body pillow and a recliner a LOT.

Ramona Byrd

Taking tylenol fairly regularly but the heating pads are a no go according to my OB. The milk and bath sound good and I'll try the recliner.
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What about Epsom Salts? That would relax you, and also add some much needed magnesium to your body. Check it out with DR.
Many people in the world are low on magnesium. Perhaps that is why so many swear by Epsom Salt for helping with aches and pains. From what I read on the Internet, every country in the world is terribly deficient in it except for Egypt.

Grambi

No, she is right about your internal temp being higher. We always told our patients who complained about being hot is that with the baby's metabolism, it is like you have a little furnace inside. And raising your temp can't be good for the baby over the long term. When I suggested a heating pad in an earlier post, I was thinking about your knees/legs and should have specified. My bad. What about trying an ice pack?

Grambi

There is also a pregnancy support thing that you can wear to support the weight of your, ever-enlarging, belly. Can't remember what it's called but it's is elastic like the girddles of the "olden days". The cause of most of pregnant women's backaches is the change in the center of gravity and the way your posture changes because of it.

nursie76

Pregnant women tend to run a higher temperature than non pregnant ones. They will also tell you to avoid hot baths and hot tubs. First, when you temp goes up so does the baby's. When your temp goes up so does you heart rate...as does baby's. Also when you get in a hot bath or hot tub, it opens up your blood vessels and can have an effect on your blood pressure....AND when you stand up all the blood you brain needs to function, goes to your feet and can cause fainting (trust me it does :shock: ).

Try sleeping on your left side with a body pillow. As your uterus gets larger and you get short of breath more easily, the idea of the recliner is a good one...but try not to rest directly on your back, but tipped a little to one side. Keeps the full weight of your uterus from compressing the larger blood vessels in your abdomen and constricting the blood flow.

Best wishes...I know you can't wait for the little one to get here!

mhansen6

Nothing made me confortable the last couple of months. The only thing that worked was giving birth.

maryb119

I have 6 kids and what really helped me was our waterbed. It was warm and put no pressure on any joints. Extra pillows help too.