Oh my back! Wow am I in some serious pain. I was on the floor with the baby yesterday afternoon sitting with my legs spread talking to the RE's office about the mishap with not calling me back. I received two calls form them yesterday, both very apologetic. At any rate, I am not holding a grudge because things are still going in the right direction.
So, I'm on the floor with the baby (who is trying to indpendantly sit up and loves to be perched between your legs for stability) talking on the phone when all of a sudden I get the worst pain in my upper back shooting up and down my left buttock! This is a familiar pain as I had it the last time I was pregnant and tend to get severe back pain when I am placed in the examination stirrups.
This pregnancy is slightly different than the last in with Kidlet #1 I do not seem to recall being in pain this early on, but I am told that the joints loosen and this is normal. Why are they loosening this damn early? Why does it have to hurt so badly?! I am a partial cripple at this point and finding it very difficult to keep up with a six month old who needs to be ushered from one bouncing, noisey apparatus or suffer the consequences of a screaming and crying. Have I mentioned that I look forward to the crawling stage?
At the point I a hoping to feel better by Saturday because generally this pain only lasts a few days. I only have Tylenol to take as it is the only "safe" medicine for pregnant women and while it does not seem to work better than your garden variety muscle relaxant I will suffer for the sake of my baby on board.
I am told that the joints remember everything so you loosen up a little quicker with the second pregnancy. I would have to say that my swollen abdomen must remember pregnancy also, but much of that is the progesterone injections which I am still on and will be or at least another two weeks and who knows how long after that. Again, not complaining it is all well worth it to bring another child into the world and have a sibling for my beautiful boy. It does make me wonder how Michelle Duggar did it a whopping 19 times without falling to pieces.
Quick side note: While on the phone with the Dr.'s office I got my 3rd beta numer 1,100. I know some people's numbers are way higher and I am desperately trying not to compare. I am sure I will be posting another entry about that some time soon. I am scheduled to have a sonogram on Valentine's day at 3:45pm and I am very excited albeit a little scared.
And I leave you with a little humor-the cure for a backache...so they say.
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