Tips on making it in these last few weeks needed

JenScott-4-09 · December 2012

Okay so I am so uncomfortable that I am near tears every night. I can't get comfy when sleeping and am actually in so much pain just moving around the house and especially at night. I don't know how I am going to make it 2-3 more weeks! My nesting instinct has kicked in full force so I am probably doing more than I should around the house, but I am in so much pain even just walking to the bathroom. Oh and a new problem is that when I am walking, my belly hangs so low that it touches the highest part of my thighs. Oh joy! I am so grateful that I have made it this far and would appreciate and words of advice or encouragement to make it another couple weeks. Not like I have a choice anyways!

groovygrl · December 2012

Can you borrow a recliner from someone? I really wished we had one for me to sleep in at the end...

lynn0926 · December 2012

Not that I am as far as you, but what about a warm bath? I use the heating pad everday on my back and it soothes some of the aching. Hang in there! You are almost there!

JenScott-4-09 · December 2012

I have a recliner but getting in and out of it is just crazy. And I have tried warm baths but for some reason I am so hot all of the time. I feel like I never get a break from being hot and so all I do in a warm bath is sweat. And I feel like I can't breathe when I am lying down. I feel like such a whiner.

rinascita · December 2012

I am right there with you... except I end up in tears most days. I am not comfortable in bed, sitting, standing, or any position - what works best is rotating between them all because otherwise my hips and pubic bone get stiff and the pain is unreal. The recliner that we have was amazing until I 'dropped' almost 2 weeks ago... now it is just another place to rotate to.

You can do it and each day they stay in is a blessing (I need to listen to myself because it is so easy to say but hard to see sometimes).

JenScott-4-09 · December 2012

It's crazy, whenever I am changing positions, I hear/feel parts of my pelvis and hips pop that I never knew could pop!

Reilly626 · December 2012

Lay on the couch and rent movies and watch lifetime and enjoy the peace! I couldn't tell you the last time I had peace was then. Also be glad you aren't in a hospital I did a week of that and wanted out so badly!

tombomb84 · December 2012

I also try to rotate positions as much as possible. I can sleep slightly propped up on my side with a pillow wedged under my belly and another between my legs, but I have to turn from side to side and move to the recliner at some point when my hips can't handle it. Long hot showers and back rubs from DH have also helped me, but the biggest thing I have found is taking it easy. If I do too much during the day I am up all night miserable and having contractions.

Feel better! It will all be worth it in the end!

HisGirlCridey · December 2012

Slather Mineral Ice on your body like icing on a cupcake.

ougrad1 · December 2012

I'm going to sound awful but, the good news is that you can wish them out now. If they were to be born in the next two hours, they would be fine. They really would. Take care of you. I loved long warm showers and being propped up in my comfy bed on three or four pillows with my air conditioner down low and my heating pad on my lower back.

These are the last few days/week that you have to yourself. The second the babies are born you will feel like a new person-I promise.

myheromyworld89 · December 2012

I was big and pregnant in the summer so finding a pool was easier, but if you can manage to talk a hotel into letting you use one or something like that, I found that swimming helped a lot with my back pain. Gets the weight off. Other then that soak up the nesting. Make stuff for their nursery, put away their clothes and take lots of pictures of everything so they can see what their nursery looked like when their older. It'll help the time pass. Nesting is so much harder when they're here, there's no time. Not to mention doing baby laundry gets old fast when you're doing 1-2 loads a day.

ThreePlus2More · December 2012

Another option would be to find a hot tub and cool it down. I also do lots of rotating. My husband recently bought me one of those pillows designed to lean and prop up on to sit in bed. I put it on the couch with another pillow against it. I also feel like I cannot breathe when laying down so it helps with that and I can get up easier.

pillowass · December 2012

My hospital has a therapy pool, which I discovered at about 35 weeks. Honestly, it was more trouble than it was worth to get myself there (parked in a garage and had to walk in, shower before and after, etc.) but the 30 minutes I was in the pool were probably the most relief I had during my last trimester.

Hang in there! You are doing great!

nuttycoconut · December 2012

I'm right there with you! I've been in tears many nights. I'm also having very strong and painful contractions and baby B has his feet and butt wedged in my ribs. It's excruciating. I hate the nighttime so much because every position hurts. I use 2 heating pads, a snoogle and 3 pillows, and have been taking a Tylenol most nights when I wake up in pain. Sometimes I get 2-3 solid hours of sleep after the Tylenol. I also take hot baths but it's hard to get comfortable in there. Or I'll just stand there or sit down in the shower for a while. I'm incredibly grateful that my babies are still safely in my belly and cannot believe I'm complaining after all I've been through. But it really is so hard. Triplet moms - I don't even know what to say. You are amazing.

kelandspence2012 · January 2013

I remember feeling so miserable and worn out just doing nothing! Before you know it your babies will be here ..... i cant believe that my boys are 6 months old already! It goes so fast so eventhough you feel like you cant take one more day of this just tell yourself at this time in 2/3 weeks they will be here! Just try to rest as much as you can! GL and keep us posted!

tma1685 · January 2013

I didn't sleep hardly at all my last few weeks, I was in so much pain to lay down. I had to sleep sitting up. It was rough. but I made it to 37w3d. I would suggest really take it slow these last few weeks. Your joints and muscles are taking a big blow these last few weeks.

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