Okay, this is better
You probably noticed I moved the blog to a different URL. I’ve been meaning to do it for months now, since “ttc” really didn’t fit anymore, but I kept putting it off figuring it’d be complicated. Yeah. It took me about 30 seconds. I just hope everyone found their way over here.
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I’ve managed to get a handle on the pain, and I’d discovered what a large part of the problem was/is: sitting in my chair at my desk. That’s where I eat my meals, at my desk. So this morning I get up and get a bowl of cereal like usual and sit down… and within minutes the pain starts mounting. So yesterday when I woke up with minor pain and sat down to let it go away? I inadvertently made it far far worse. I know that chair is in good shape, I’ve never had issues with it before and it’s got lots of padding… but something in my body has changed enough that it DOES NOT like that chair. So I spent a lot of time this morning walking around (walking seems to loosen things up). I finally put a pillow on the chair just so I could sit and eat, and that worked okay… but it still wasn’t comfortable by any stretch. It’s a good thing I have my laptop, as it seems I will be spending far more time reclined in bed, doing work here. Granted it’s what I have been doing a lot lately, but now I apparently don’t have much of a choice.
Den sees a chiropractor monthly, and he has an appointment on wednesday… so he’s going to ask them if they see pregnant patients and find out about getting an appointment set for me. Our insurance covers chiropractic care (other than a small copay), and I’ve heard from several other people that dealt with pinched nerves/sciatica that chiro care is the only thing that helped them. Hey it’s worth a try. Even if the whole idea of chiropractic adjustments kind of freak me out.
Other than that I’ll just continue to be careful how I sleep (I can sleep on my left side, but only at certain angles… if I sleep directly on my hip it really really hurts), avoid sitting at that chair, and try to make sure I stretch my legs frequently. I wonder if I warm bath would help at all? This isn’t muscle pain like that one time I had really bad leg pain… so I don’t know how much it would help.
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Devin’s moved. He has his fingers or his toes really low down… he’s been tickling me down there for about an hour. Very very strange feeling, I must say! I’m not used to feeling movement that low.
And now he’s back to kicking my belly button, like normal.
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I want to see this, but it is not showing anywhere near us. :( I sure hope they are able to expand to more locations. I’ve added it to my Netflix, but it’s not yet available… it says February 2008 so hopefully I’ll get to watch it before I give birth!
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I am just so excited… about things that probably most people aren’t excited about. I’m excited about going into labor and seeing what it’s like and birthing my beautiful baby. I’m excited about breastfeeding. I’m excited about using my cloth diapers. And then of course there’s the normal excitement over meeting my baby for the first time… seeing what he looks like… seeing if he has hair, if he has a big nose (heh), seeing his precious little fingers and toes.
Nat, chiropractic is great! Especially in pregnancy where our bodies are changing so much. I think that you can benefit alot from it. The chiro will help align everything that is loosening in your body, and also it will give you a few moments to relax while all the pressure is off your body.
Hope you get some relief from the chiro. I remember the pain you are talking about. *cyber hugs*
Question: Have you decided for sure if yall will circumcise or not? I know that you and Denis had discussed it but I can’t recall if you made a 100% decision. I know that I am not in favor of doing it if we have a boy but my dh does NOT agree w/me. ARGH!
Ms. C – That’s what everyone keeps telling me! I sure hope it helps.
Leigh – Not really. It’s more accurate to say we’re at a complete impasse, both of us refuses to budge on our standpoint. And, unfortunately for my husband, the way the system works is that if both parents don’t agree, they won’t do it. We can always do it later, or Devin himself can do it later… but you can’t un-do it. I’m not really happy that my hubby is so upset over this, but it’s something I feel very strongly about. :(
I wonder if it’s the way you’re sitting in the computer chair? I know when I sit in mine, I tend to lean forward a lot… Maybe you’re inadvertently putting pressure when you’re sitting?
OMG, so I JUST clicked over to your blog and realized you moved! I was getting worried since my Google Reader didn’t have any new posts for a while. But I’m glad I found you and have updated your url. :) Whew!
Nikki – It’s definitely not helping, that’s for sure. I can’t sit at that computer for very long before things start hurting now. :(
Alison – I’m so glad you found me! I don’t know how to update people that the blog moved if they only check their RSS feeds (which is how I read things). I’m going to have to figure out how to post a feed in the old URL I think….