My other OUCH moment came the other night - I was woken out of a sound sleep at 3am and nearly jumped out of bed - I had a searing pain in my lower back - toward the right - that quickly got worse and started to wrap around my entire right side. Just when I was ready to tell DH to wake up and rush me to the hospital he woke up and asked me why I was flailing about. When I explained - he started rubbing my lower back and while it seemed to help a tiny bit I didn't really think it would work - but it did! He rubbed and rubbed and found the very sore spot where the pain was originating from and rubbed it away. Thank goodness!! Within just a few minutes - the pain was gone. I went downstairs and got a huge glass of water, drank it down, and went back to sleep. Apparently - it was basically a charley horse or muscle spasm in my back.
I've had all sorts of aches and pain ... achey crotch (like a pulled muscle feeling) the aforementioned RLP, tight feeling tummy and uterus .. I guess that's what happens when you're 37 and in your second trimester for the first time ever. My 37 year old uterus and ligaments have never been asked to stretch so far so quickly and they are PROTESTING loudly.
But you know? I don't care!! About any of it!! I am still so incredulous that I am actually pregnant - I can't believe it. I can't believe that I am pregnant. For so long, I didn't think I was "allowed" to be pregnant .. it felt like a club I wasn't sure I'd ever belong to. And I love it. I can't WAIT to feel the baby move. Can't wait. I thought I did the other night ... but unfortunately ... I think that was gas. Oh well.
Our next midwife appointment is on Wednesday the 18th ... I will be VERY glad to hear heartbeat again .. I'm getting a little anxious having not heard it since around 13 weeks. Luckily I have a friend's wedding to distract me this weekend - and hopefully the days will go quickly. J is supposed to go to this appointment with me - he's never been to the midwife center (he's been to RE and u/s appointments with me - just not the midwife center yet.) So I'm excited to have him there and to hear heartbeat on doppler together. I have to figure out how to record the sound on my cellphone..
And on June 30 we have our BIG ultrasound and meeting with perinatologist to plot out my care for the rest of the pregnancy. The Lovenox shots continue to go fine, I have a bruise-y, sad lookin' tummy but that's OK. I do want to do maternity belly shots at some point though - J will have to photoshop the bruises out!!
That's my news .. I'll try to be better about updating .. and post more pics soon! :-)
Just for fun - round ligaments! Ew!!
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I also LOVE being pg, despite all the aches and pains! In fact, sometimes I even appreciate the aches and pains because they give me something to complain about and something to say when I get that constant question, "How are you feeeeeeeeling??"
I am having aches and pains too! I tend to freak out when it happens and worry myself into a frenzy! I knew that you could have pain when the uterus was stretching but I never asked what sort of pain I would experience? We had a 10 week 2 day ultrasound on Wed. They are so beautiful! They actually looked liked babies this ultrasound. Baby A was moving all over the place and Baby B was kicking its leg and moving its arm back and forth. I love them so much all ready and I worry non stop about them! They were both measuring at about 11 weeks and 1 day. They had heartbeats of 174 and 175. As soon as we locate a scanner we will post them on our My Space page. I will give you the link as soon as the pictures are posted. You look adorable and I am so glad you are doing so well! Talk to you soon....Melisha
I'm so happy for you too Melisha!! Can't wait to see the pics :-)
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