Yeah if you haven't @Afkash I'd talk to your doctor about taking that level of pain medicine. They may have some other suggestions that could help you, or be able to prescribe PT or something like that. There are good reasons for Category C drugs, but it's not something to decide independently.
I think acetaminophen is category B (not a doctor, just read a pregnancy book). Like I said, definitely many good reasons to take Category C drugs, and many that are overcautiously placed in that category (looking at you, Tums), just think any pain that severe needs a doctor visit.
@MommaBean has good point about codeine though. It acts pretty quickly based on my personal experience taking it.
Not necessarily a comment about the codeine, but just wanted to mention that the FDA did away with categories last year. Seems like things are a drug by drug basis now?
I was prescribed fioricet with a very minimal dose of codeine by my OB due to chronic migraines. They say as long as the benefits of the drug outweigh the adverse symptoms, it's fine. However I've never heard of taking just straight up codeine for RLP. I mean, it sucks. But it's usually resolves itself on its own or with a change in position or hydration.
I've really been struggling emotionally today. H has been gone all day and between my hip pain, not being able to lift certain things and then Braxton hicks, I feel completely useless to get things done. I just don't feel as independent as I usually am and it took me by surprise what an emotional response that would bring. Hoping this is just a surge of hormones today and I can get back on track tomorrow
When I broke my nose, my OB said that codeine is actually the only other drug aside from Tylenol that is safe to use for pain. Also, I was at the hospital this morning to get my rhogam shot and dropped by my OB's office to talk to the nurse about the pain. She told me there's nothing they can do for RLP. This was a new nurse I've never met before, and I think she just thought I was exaggerating when I tried explaining to her how I literally couldn't life my foot off the ground, last night. With the UTI and antibiotics I've been trying to drink more water but then I have too pee more often, so it was extremely difficult last night. She just didn't understand. Anyways, here I am laid up again tonight. The pain is not as severe as yesterday but it's too sore. Oh btw, I know it was the codeine that helped because 3 hours was also the time when I finally started feeling groggy (how codeine usually makes me feel). Maybe cuz digestion is slower now, that's why it took so long?
@lfrank12 i completely sympathize with you. This week was super rough for me and honestly for no real reason that I can't do all that I usually do. My husband was out of town or at work events most of the week, it rained most of the week, we have a bunch of stairs in our apartment, I went to my ultrasound alone, and Bradley class and doctor's appointment,I had to walk the dogs in the rain, with the stairs, blah blah blah.
That said when I told my husband I felt really alone this week because he was gone or busy I burst into tears. Again nothing is really wrong it was just very tough to try and do all the stuff that should be super easy and normal.
Crazy part is, this is only going to intensify when I have another human life to look after. He was very sympathetic and apologized. But it is definitely about to be a different world around here. I guess it's gonna take some getting used to.
Me: 36, H: 37 FTM, 2 Furbabies married 03/17/07 lived in Houston, Austin, Los Angeles and NYC due: 2/15/17
@lfrank12 i completely sympathize with you. This week was super rough for me and honestly for no real reason that I can't do all that I usually do. My husband was out of town or at work events most of the week, it rained most of the week, we have a bunch of stairs in our apartment, I went to my ultrasound alone, and Bradley class and doctor's appointment,I had to walk the dogs in the rain, with the stairs, blah blah blah.
That said when I told my husband I felt really alone this week because he was gone or busy I burst into tears. Again nothing is really wrong it was just very tough to try and do all the stuff that should be super easy and normal.
Crazy part is, this is only going to intensify when I have another human life to look after. He was very sympathetic and apologized. But it is definitely about to be a different world around here. I guess it's gonna take some getting used to.
Me: 36, H: 37 FTM, 2 Furbabies married 03/17/07 lived in Houston, Austin, Los Angeles and NYC due: 2/15/17
Not necessarily a comment about the codeine, but just wanted to mention that the FDA did away with categories last year. Seems like things are a drug by drug basis now?
@marriedhamstermom thank you for sharing! I'm on iron for anemia as well, and I'm never sure when to take all my meds. I don't take separate calcium, but the Prenatals has some and I try to eat/drink a lot of calcium due to family history of bone density problems.
Add me to the hip pain/sciatica crap. I got a pregnancy support belt, which is definitely helping. And since I'm lifting 25+ lbs multiple times a day, I have to remind myself to bend with my knees and not my lower back, which has helped a lot. Also, Sara Beth Yoga on youtube has a couple great prenatal videos which have helped some.
I ALSO have horrid congestion that WILL NOT GO THE EFF AWAY. I'm talking MONTHS. Humidifier doesn't help, Mucinex did nothing, next is Afrin to see if that will help. But I'm over this crap.
@lfrank12@krob sending creepy e-hugs and understanding. I'm sure the hormone surges don't help, but all of those are legitimate feelings all on their own. I'm relying heavily on my husband and the loss of independence is so disheartening. Something I really took for granted. Sharing ownership of my body and preparing for a huge life change is giving me terrifying anxiety. You know, amongst the constant aches and pains and sore everything, the leaking, the constipation, the shortness of breath, the nausea, the swelling...
@krob My H works nights and I work days. It is super hard when your partner isn't around! Totally legit feelings. I hope you have some weekend sunshine!
@lfrank12 and @krob sending positive thoughts your way! Giving up some independence is hard and I can only imagine it's way harder with your SO gone. I know I've broken down a couple of times with our move bc I just can't be as helpful as I'd like to be and I hate when I have to give up tasks to DH that I used to be perfectly capable of doing. I've never been good at accepting help and this is definitely teaching me that sometimes you just need to accept it be thankful. It's still hard though!
Me: 33 | DH: 34 Married: October, 19, 2015 EDD 2/22/17 DS1 born on 3/2/17 EDD 3/8/20 DS2 born on 3/10/20 EDD 11/24/23 (Formerly Marriedhamstermom Feb ‘17)
I can totally understand lfrank. I had a complete MELTDOWN Wednesday night. After having Braxton Hicks all day I was supposed to stay off my feet. But with helping out the three kids with homework, shuffling them to yearbook/ballet/cub scouts, all before DH got home i just started bawling at the end of the night when I felt like the house was a mess!
Two new symptoms this week: - About two or so hours after getting up for the day, I'm ready for a nap. Like a full on, two hour nap. I'm definitely not sleeping well at night and wake up feeling so useless. On Friday, the doctor said that I could (occasionally) take a Benedryl to try for a solid night's sleep. - My teeth are super sensitive. My gums are fine, but even the feeling of my lips against my front teeth is bothering me.
@mlrocha I've never had sensitive teeth like that, but it sounds pretty awful!
I'm not sure this is a symptom, but it just got me today. Right above my left hip bone (if anyone can still find it lol) it hurts. It's hard to explain, it feels like the muscle is permanently being stretched. Like I am trying to stretch but I'm not. Then if I bed over forward, it hurts worse, but more like a pulled muscle or like something blunt is jabbing me right there. It hurt this morning when I woke up, so I'm thinking maybe it's for how I was sleeping, but I really don't know.
@kswiger06 I think what you are describing reminds me of what I feel after a flare up of RLP. Like after the more intense sharp round ligament pain is felt, I'm left with an achy spot that can be easily aggrevated for a day or two. Its always on my side near my hip.
+1 to having a hard time not seeing my husband for days at a time. He works graveyard shifts (5:30pm-5 or 6am most Saturday nights and all Sunday-Tuesday), I work days. On weekdays, he leaves for work literally minutes before I get home. And on weekends when I'm home, he sleeps all day. I see him for about 2 hours on weekends before he leaves for work, plus 15 minutes - if I am lucky - on weekdays when I get up in the morning before he goes to bed. It really sucks. At the beginning of the pregnancy, I would cry every day after he left, or when I got home and he was already gone. He's supposed to be off of graveyards by the end of this month, and that's the only thing keeping me sane.
@AfKash I am surprised you were told there is nothing that can be done to ease RLP - a physical therapist came to my Centering Pregnancy group last month and specifically talked about ways to alleviate it (mainly specific stretches, pregnancy support belt). Can you get a referral to a PT through your OB? And agree w/PPs that if it took 3 hours for the pain to subside after taking codeine, it was not the codeine that helped. By three hours, the effects of the codeine should be beginning to wear off, not just kicking in.
@kswiger06 I think what you are describing reminds me of what I feel after a flare up of RLP. Like after the more intense sharp round ligament pain is felt, I'm left with an achy spot that can be easily aggrevated for a day or two. Its always on my side near my hip.
Yikes! I've had sharp pains in my lower abdomen after coughing, sneezing, and rolling over, but not so far over by my hip. I guess I should be glad that this is the only time it has got me over there because it's quite uncomfortable. And it is sore still today, just not as bad as yesterday. I'm sorry you have had it more often.
Re: Symptoms 11/28/16
Married: October, 19, 2015
EDD 2/22/17
EDD 3/8/20
EDD 11/24/23
(Formerly Marriedhamstermom Feb ‘17)
I mean, talk to your doc if you're in that much pain, but just saying re: Cat C.
ETA: and if it took 3 hours, it was probably not an effect of the codeine.
I've also taken Tylenol a handful of times due to headaches (mostly in 1st tri) and back pain.
First BFP: 12/16/13
EDD: 08/23/14
Baby BOY born: 08/29/14
@MommaBean has good point about codeine though. It acts pretty quickly based on my personal experience taking it.
Me: 37 - H: 39
TTC#1: 01/2016
BFP: 06/18/2016 - EDD: 02/20/2017 - Born: 01/27/2017
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hip pain, not being able to lift certain things and then Braxton hicks, I feel completely useless to get things done. I just don't feel as independent as I usually am and it took me by surprise what an emotional response that would bring. Hoping this is just a surge of hormones today and I can get back on track tomorrow
Also, I was at the hospital this morning to get my rhogam shot and dropped by my OB's office to talk to the nurse about the pain. She told me there's nothing they can do for RLP. This was a new nurse I've never met before, and I think she just thought I was exaggerating when I tried explaining to her how I literally couldn't life my foot off the ground, last night.
With the UTI and antibiotics I've been trying to drink more water but then I have too pee more often, so it was extremely difficult last night. She just didn't understand.
Anyways, here I am laid up again tonight. The pain is not as severe as yesterday but it's too sore.
Oh btw, I know it was the codeine that helped because 3 hours was also the time when I finally started feeling groggy (how codeine usually makes me feel). Maybe cuz digestion is slower now, that's why it took so long?
That said when I told my husband I felt really alone this week because he was gone or busy I burst into tears. Again nothing is really wrong it was just very tough to try and do all the stuff that should be super easy and normal.
Crazy part is, this is only going to intensify when I have another human life to look after. He was very sympathetic and apologized. But it is definitely about to be a different world around here. I guess it's gonna take some getting used to.
FTM, 2 Furbabies
married 03/17/07
lived in Houston, Austin, Los Angeles and NYC
due: 2/15/17
That said when I told my husband I felt really alone this week because he was gone or busy I burst into tears. Again nothing is really wrong it was just very tough to try and do all the stuff that should be super easy and normal.
Crazy part is, this is only going to intensify when I have another human life to look after. He was very sympathetic and apologized. But it is definitely about to be a different world around here. I guess it's gonna take some getting used to.
FTM, 2 Furbabies
married 03/17/07
lived in Houston, Austin, Los Angeles and NYC
due: 2/15/17
I ALSO have horrid congestion that WILL NOT GO THE EFF AWAY. I'm talking MONTHS. Humidifier doesn't help, Mucinex did nothing, next is Afrin to see if that will help. But I'm over this crap.
Married: October, 19, 2015
EDD 2/22/17
EDD 3/8/20
EDD 11/24/23
(Formerly Marriedhamstermom Feb ‘17)
I feel you @lfrank12 @heatsparks and @krob. It sucks.
- About two or so hours after getting up for the day, I'm ready for a nap. Like a full on, two hour nap. I'm definitely not sleeping well at night and wake up feeling so useless. On Friday, the doctor said that I could (occasionally) take a Benedryl to try for a solid night's sleep.
- My teeth are super sensitive. My gums are fine, but even the feeling of my lips against my front teeth is bothering me.
I'm not sure this is a symptom, but it just got me today. Right above my left hip bone (if anyone can still find it lol) it hurts. It's hard to explain, it feels like the muscle is permanently being stretched. Like I am trying to stretch but I'm not. Then if I bed over forward, it hurts worse, but more like a pulled muscle or like something blunt is jabbing me right there. It hurt this morning when I woke up, so I'm thinking maybe it's for how I was sleeping, but I really don't know.
How weird are the hiccups? I can't ever un-know how it feels to have a tiny person hiccuping into my colon.
I looooove the hiccups! Plus they are a good chance to let people "feel" the baby move since they usually last a few minutes!
@AfKash I am surprised you were told there is nothing that can be done to ease RLP - a physical therapist came to my Centering Pregnancy group last month and specifically talked about ways to alleviate it (mainly specific stretches, pregnancy support belt). Can you get a referral to a PT through your OB? And agree w/PPs that if it took 3 hours for the pain to subside after taking codeine, it was not the codeine that helped. By three hours, the effects of the codeine should be beginning to wear off, not just kicking in.