pregnancy aches.... ideas?
05-13-2011, 12:17 PM
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Find a good massage therapist who does pregnancy massages. Also, a warm "rice bag" on the lower back won't hurt the baby. It also won't keep getting hotter like a heating pad might.... Massage can become addicting, like quilting, but oh, the relief. If nothing else, get a good foot and leg massage. You won't be sorry. Good luck in your pregnancy and may you and your child be healthy and blessed.
05-13-2011, 03:35 PM
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I agree with the "get more exercise" folks. Besides making you tired enough to sleep better, it will help with muscle tone and maybe make your time pushing out your sweetie-pie shorter. At least it did for me!
05-13-2011, 06:14 PM
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I know this sounds crazy but I got "charlie horses" alot and was told to eat chicken and bananas. If your legs hurt really badly, try adding these to your diet. I think it has something to do with being potassium deficient.
05-13-2011, 07:25 PM
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Former childbirth educator and doula here suggesting:
*massage
*accupuncture with a pregnancy specialist
*chiropractic adjustments with a pregnancy trained doctor. (Google pregnancy chiropractor to read several articles about how chiropractic care can benefit all the way through pegnancy, labor, and the postpartum period.)
*spend lots of time sitting on an exercise ball large enough to allow your waist/hip angle and your thigh/knee angel to be 90% or a bit more. Most women between 5'4" and 5'8" can use the 60cm ball. This ball helps strengthens your core, aligns your spine, opens your pelvis, and helps baby get into prime position for birthing. (Yes, there is one position in utero that creates an easier birth for both mom and baby than any other position. Google Optimum Fetal Positioning for several sites about this vital issue.)
*tell yourself every day that for *this* baby, you are the only one who can do this; it's not about YOU but the baby, his safety, his growth, his health. Only for this time will you have the baby totally to yourself, not having to share him with anyone really, even dad, because he's inside *your* body.
*Hold this time close to your heart every day, telling your baby to take all the time he needs for his health and optimum growth, no matter how uncomfortable or impatient *you* are, because it's really all about him, not you.
*Don't consider it as suffering, but as truly sacrificial giving to him. :-)
State of mind can overcome many, many physical issues.
Best to you on this awesome, miraculous joourney!
Jan in VA
*massage
*accupuncture with a pregnancy specialist
*chiropractic adjustments with a pregnancy trained doctor. (Google pregnancy chiropractor to read several articles about how chiropractic care can benefit all the way through pegnancy, labor, and the postpartum period.)
*spend lots of time sitting on an exercise ball large enough to allow your waist/hip angle and your thigh/knee angel to be 90% or a bit more. Most women between 5'4" and 5'8" can use the 60cm ball. This ball helps strengthens your core, aligns your spine, opens your pelvis, and helps baby get into prime position for birthing. (Yes, there is one position in utero that creates an easier birth for both mom and baby than any other position. Google Optimum Fetal Positioning for several sites about this vital issue.)
*tell yourself every day that for *this* baby, you are the only one who can do this; it's not about YOU but the baby, his safety, his growth, his health. Only for this time will you have the baby totally to yourself, not having to share him with anyone really, even dad, because he's inside *your* body.
*Hold this time close to your heart every day, telling your baby to take all the time he needs for his health and optimum growth, no matter how uncomfortable or impatient *you* are, because it's really all about him, not you.
*Don't consider it as suffering, but as truly sacrificial giving to him. :-)
State of mind can overcome many, many physical issues.
Best to you on this awesome, miraculous joourney!
Jan in VA
05-13-2011, 08:38 PM
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I loved being pregnant and really didn't have much problem but maybe that is because I did all of the following.
walk, walk, walk. Exercise is a magic pill
pillows between my knees, one under my stomach and one anywhere else that feels good
reflexology - it is the foot massage to end all foot massages
Call around and see if you can find a massage therapist that has a pregnacy table, it is so nice to lay on your stomach for awhile
I don't understand why Tylenol would be okay but I always made sure that I go enough calcium, potassium and magnesium to ward of leg cramps
nap every afternoon - if you have other kids nap when they do
walk, walk, walk. Exercise is a magic pill
pillows between my knees, one under my stomach and one anywhere else that feels good
reflexology - it is the foot massage to end all foot massages
Call around and see if you can find a massage therapist that has a pregnacy table, it is so nice to lay on your stomach for awhile
I don't understand why Tylenol would be okay but I always made sure that I go enough calcium, potassium and magnesium to ward of leg cramps
nap every afternoon - if you have other kids nap when they do
05-13-2011, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by ctub0126
Ok, the short version is I'm 6mo pregnant and I know it's 'supposed' to make you a bit sore and uncomfortable. I also know there are a lot of people here with kids. Soooooooo, Anyone here have advice as to a good way to get comfortable enough to sleep at night. I currently weigh 15lbs more than I've ever weighed in my life and I think my body objects ;). Unfortuneately my doctor is thrilled that I'm gaining exactly what I should :lol:. My back and knees are just sore enough to keep me up and I'm keeping DH up.
Any help is appreciated,
Cheryl
Any help is appreciated,
Cheryl
05-13-2011, 10:30 PM
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Nobody mentioned swimming - Ask the doctor if you can, because being submerged in water takes all the wierd pressures off for long enough to let us feel a bit rested.
My son was a perpetual motion kid,
and he drummed on the inside of my ribs so hard during the last month that they felt bruised...One time my son managed to give my husband a hard enough shove to wake him up, and when he complained to me, that I tried to kick him out of bed, I told him that he was complaining to the wrong person, that I was not even capable of kicking the tiny kitten out of bed! LOL!
Just count your blessings...it isn't forever....and not everybody has such a live wire baby!
He was standing at 8 mos, walking at 10, running like a deer at 12! He considered that a chain link fence was a stairway to freedom until his diaper got hooked on the top links and we went to the shoe store and bought another pair of shoes that fit over his regular shoes and were too big to fit in the holes in the chain link fencing.
Thank goodness babies haven't figured out shoelacing double bow knots! LOL!
My son was a perpetual motion kid,
and he drummed on the inside of my ribs so hard during the last month that they felt bruised...One time my son managed to give my husband a hard enough shove to wake him up, and when he complained to me, that I tried to kick him out of bed, I told him that he was complaining to the wrong person, that I was not even capable of kicking the tiny kitten out of bed! LOL!
Just count your blessings...it isn't forever....and not everybody has such a live wire baby!
He was standing at 8 mos, walking at 10, running like a deer at 12! He considered that a chain link fence was a stairway to freedom until his diaper got hooked on the top links and we went to the shoe store and bought another pair of shoes that fit over his regular shoes and were too big to fit in the holes in the chain link fencing.
Thank goodness babies haven't figured out shoelacing double bow knots! LOL!
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