MSE Pregnancy Club 24

emsbet

Big ((hugs)) for the SPD LMM and miss money.

xx

little_miss_moneysaver_3

MissMoney I knew there was no magical cure, I've done lots of research, but I though maybe, just maybe the GP might know of something wonderfully new. I've had dodgy hips that pop a lot for years so it's just magnified the problem. I normally work on a very busy and manually heavy trauma ward so there's no way of doing that on crutches or a wheelchair lol. Some of the patients might end up helping me to the loo instead :rotf: :-)
As long as bubba comes out safely and he's well that's all that's important to me now, I think I'll have forgotten all this after he's born. And the pain isn't too bad.....when I stay very still.

Jovi, how haven't you opened the box? You have a lot of will power! I'd have scattered the contents all over the floor by now

Thanks Emsbet :-) what have you been up to today?

Come on Mr Tesco! Don't want to start anything as I know You'll be here soon :-) I love putting away the shopping. Might take a while, but I don't trust OH to put it in the right places.

Miss_Money

little_miss-moneysaver- hehe we would hands down beat people at a game of statues :D:D:rotfl:
Thanks emsbet ooo doing a home shop is something I could do to get the things I want rather than things dan thinks i want. I shall mention it to him
Ive not done too bad today. Ive cleared the dining room table of all laundry (havent put it away as such just moved the mess lol) and cleaned in the kitchen and done the pots... thats a hard days work here Also put all bottles and dummies in the sterilizer ready for baby. i will be breastfeeding (i hope to anyway) but I will also express so dan can do his fair share of night feeds

MummyOfTwo

you poor girls with the SPD, must be awful day in day out

sneaked off early today after a day of meetings. hubby has promised to take me out for tea whilst the kids are with nanny and grandad, so im 'researching' where i want to go

had midwife today, all well and iron is actually normal which is a nice change for me!

little_miss_moneysaver_3

I love walking round the supermarket, literally minimum time is two hours as I need to look in every aisle. Took as long to do it online though. You can add comments like on my bananas I like them a little green so hopefully the person read my comments. For MrT you pick a two hour slot and they text you in the morning and give it an hour slot so you know more when the guy should come. Definitely recommend it. At least you'd get things you need too. And if you're like me other bits you just like the look of. It saves your favourites but I still like looking at everything so once you've done it once you can be quicker. If you're to seriously look to do it look around for discount codes for first time home delivery. It cost £3.50 for it to be delivered now, can be as much as £6 I think for peak times.
I think I ordered over 150 items though so hopefully I can squeeze it all in my kitchen!

glimmerofhope

happydays77 wrote: »

I prescribe a lot of lazing about, big mugs of tea and copious amounts if chocolate. And if you can manage it pineapple, curry, sex, tweak your nipples and drive over ridiculous amounts of speed bumps.
Hope your day gets better
Xx

I wouldn't prescribe doing these all in one go way to messy!

Miss_Money

its a silly thing to miss, but I do miss the supermarket!! i like to potter about, and doing it on an electric buggy drives dan mad so he will either make it impossible for me to go with him or just refuse to take me :mad: so yes the home delivery thing is a good idea
Im probably painting him in a really bad light but to be honest I have a friend who is saying all the same things about her oh! I think its a late pregnancy thing and they don't know how to cope with it all... god knows how he will cope when baby gets here!!! going out for dinner on saturday with friend to have a bloody good whinge!

rakkibeth

Hello everyone!

Congratulations to all of you with gorgeous new little bundles, and everyone that's joined recently. Have been catching up and sooo much has happened! Sending lots of positive thoughts to the boldies and happy thoughts to everyone else

Just a thought, I go to an osteopath, originally for my migraines but now they're sorted I go back occasionally for general check ups. When I was there last week I asked about SPD (I'm not suffering myself fortunately, but I thought i'd check to see what the symptoms were just in case it occurrs). She said that although there is little that physios and doctors can do for SPD, osteopaths can help treat the area and it can really help. She said that she's had people come in on crutches before, and one treatment can help sort it out. Because Osteopaths are considered 'alternative', Doctors and midwives don't generally refer people to them, but they are all medically accredited in the normal way, and i'd totally recommend going to see one if I was suffering.

My osteopath specialises in cranial osteopathy, which isn't anything to do with the skull or head, but the way that the bones and muscles are manipulated (no 'cracking').

They can also help new born babies that suffer with colic and such, or babies that may have had a traumatic birth. Making sure that the spine and neck are correctly alligned etc. It's all very interesting, and i'll be taking Bump along after the 6 week check for us both to have an appointment

I hope this helps

http://www.countyosteopaths.co.uk/spd_symphysis_pubis.htm

xxxx

Ps. link above to info on osteopathy and SPD, although not my osteopath so I can't personally recommend the clinic.

Miss_Money

rakkibeth- I had a prolapsed disc last year and i had deep muscle acupuncture for it. It cured it! I went back this year at 27 weeks to have some more in the hope it would help relive some of my spd symptoms. It did help a bit. one of my friends is a trained deep muscle acupuncture nurse and said i could self refer to the city hospital for treatment. I really would go if i could actually get there. Trouble is i don't drive due to epilepsy and going on the bus is too much for me to manage with crutches and a little one in tow. I would say though that these alternative practices are actually worth doing if you can get them as they can have a positive impact i asked my friend to come and do it at home but the insurance payments were ridiculous!! so I gave up on the whole idea it would be an hours bus ride to one hospital, then 40 mins by bus link to the next (then all the walking that ensues with it) anything more than taking little one to nursery which is a road away and i need a wheelchair so not practical! but if you drive and can get about i'd highly recommend giving anything a go lol xxx

rakkibeth

Oh Miss_Money, that's not fair that it's such a trek for you.... could there be any registered accupuncturists or osteopaths nearer to you at all? I'm lucky that I can drive, as public transport near me is not great (trains are good but the station is a 15 min drive away!).

The other thing is that ostepaths and other such treatments aren't cheap (I pay £35 per session) but IMO if I get something positive from them then it's a matter of weighing up how much the treatment is worth to my daily life. For my migraines it was a no brainer. But I also understand that some people may have financial constraints too. I was lucky that my company health insurance covered my first few appointments.

I hope things start to feel better soon.

xxxxx

ps. another thing my osteo said was to think about footwear; before I was pregnant I wore high heels or completely flat boots all day everyday and didn't really take any notice when she said that I could do with more supportive footwear. Even though I have mortons neuroma in both feet (where the nerves can get caught and can cause swelling and burning in the ball of the foot - yep, self-inflicted I know!)

Towards the end of my first tri and for the first part of my second tri I wore ugg boots constantly, and she told me off saying that they didn't give anywhere near enough support, putting pressure on my lower back. I then bought a pair of fit flop boots that were like short uggs, but with a lovely soft thick cushionny sole. They are so comfy and warm, and I have worn them everyday since I bought them about 10 weeks ago. My feet don't hurt at the end of the day, and the heel incline means that it helps keep me in the correct walking posture, and my weight balanced. She gave them a big thumbs up at my last appointment!

xxx