Due: 6 Nov 2021
November 2021 Moms
jackie_dunny
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How far along are you?
How are you feeling this week? What symptoms are you having?
Weekly Symptoms 6/20
jackie_dunny
member
How are you feeling this week? What symptoms are you having?
Me: 29 | DH: 28
Due: 6 Nov 2021
Due: 6 Nov 2021
Re: Weekly Symptoms 6/20
so much heartburn! Especially at night. I’ve had to sit up a bit while sleeping but it’s not as uncomfortable as I thought it would be
Due: 6 Nov 2021
So much hunger and sore nips…
I know I’ve been having some BH already 😳. Anyone else? It seems sooo early
Due: 6 Nov 2021
The back pain and hip pain is on another level this week. I can't find any comfortable position at night and so far the pregnancy pillow is not helping.
@chartput Sounds like BH to me! Also, sorry you're not finding any relief from the hip pain... I feel like it's one of those pregnancy symptoms no one really talks about or expects and it's just awful.
In addition to the pregnancy pillow...
- I have an old comforter on top of my mattress that I lie on top of for extra cushioning on my hips
- I do side-lying clamshell exercises on each side to strengthen my glutes (prescribed by my physical therapist as part of my diastasis recti regimen, but I did also hear previously from another PT that doing as many of these as you can before bed can help with hip pain)
- I've more recently noticed that stretching out my leg often helps alleviate the pain. I know they say to bend your knees and put the pillow between them for "optimal alignment", but I first noticed when my son would wake up in the middle of the night and I'd get up and walk over to help him back to sleep that my hips would feel SO much better when I returned to bed and then I noticed if I just straightened either my top or bottom leg that this seemed to help too. So you could try straightening one of your legs and/or going for a short walk around the house.
- Also, my pregnancy pillow is a u-shape as opposed to the just straight ones, and this makes SUCH a difference for me personally because when all else fails, I can just lean backwards onto the leg of the pillow behind me and it takes so much pressure off my hip while also keeping me from lying flat on my back.
And none of that fixes my hip pain completely but just making it tolerable enough to get any sort of sleep at all is a massive improvement. I hope you find something that works for you soon!!
@MaximumEffort Im sorry you're going through this! Not that you are asking for advice, but I def agree with above that you should talk to DH.
And the kicker for vacation this year our SIL is having her cochlear activated so every other day of vacation they are expecting us to babysit their hellion children who don't listen, she couldn't have scheduled her surgery one more week? Don't get me wrong, super happy for her but it's always about their family.and needs and she has a brother and father who she refuses to let babysit the kids. And I can't cope with wine this year.
@MaximumEffort I'm really sorry you're struggling. It sounds like you have too much going on and not enough support. Have you thought about couples therapy with your husband? I feel like communication is awfully hard and sometimes it is helpful to have a professional mediator/someone to give you strategies to be heard.
We can't hire anyone, I would love to but DH hadn't worked for real in over a year, hes interning for a good job but not making any money yet.
On the plus side I passed my 5th class for the term and have 39 days left so I can do another one.