Daily Chat thread 18th November

skint_spice

oh the heartburn...it was worse than the delivery!

immoral_angeluk

Maz3374 wrote: »

it doesn't matter how custard-y your tummy might be if it fits into a size 12-14 or less, that's skinny by my reckoning!!!

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: custardy and orange peeled?? Yea that's me alright!

Snaggles

I've been told mine wont go till I stop breastfeeding - too many post-pregnancy hormones still affecting my ligaments. That's what happened with Ryan too, so I don't mind really. I can cope for another few months as long as I know it will improve after that.

(Land_of)_Maz

At the risk of sounding stupid, what is SPD? pelvic something?

tigtag02

Snaggles wrote: »

Actually, did anyone find giving birth addictive? I found I had massive, MASSIVE amounts of endorphins that made me feel like I was walking on air for days afterwards - I think that's why I'm so broody, I just want to recapture that feeling!

I am totally with you on this Snaggles ~ it hurts like **** and to be honest I didnt bloom during pregnany either, in fact with little legs I had a pretty shirt time of it.

HOWEVER, the feeling of knowing you can do that, create and bring life in to this world is amazing, nothing beats in and I know I say that I would never have more but a lottery win and I would reproduce like a rabbit

immoral_angeluk

Bunnyinthelights wrote: »

I get the odd crotch pain now and then...

are you sure that's not just scott trying to get you in the mood? :rotfl:

Ellidee

Evening all. Hope all ok ? How are your two littlies Snags ? Is Tash any better now ? Hope so. Good to hear you got a day off from cooking. Great isn't it? We (me & dh) went for an all day brekkie today so I got off cooking too. Freezing cold here though.

Snaggles

Symphysis Pubis Disorder I think.....summat like that anyway.

I've also got SI joint disfunction too (the joint at the back of your hips/top of your bum), just to add to the fun. I think they often go hand in hand.

immoral_angeluk

Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction/Disorder

Pelvic joint pain explained
Although it appears to be a firmly fixed circle of bone, the pelvis is actually four separate bones jointed together - the sacrum and coccyx at the back and at the sides the two hip bones which curve around to meet at the front. These are joined at the front by the symphysis pubis.
"In pregnancy the hormone relaxin is released to soften the joints in preparation for the birth of your baby, but in around one in 35 women the hormone causes the ligaments to soften and stretch too much and become painful," says Ann Johnson, superintendent physiotherapist in women's health at Leeds General Infirmary.
It is normal for there to be a gap of 4-5mm between the two pubic points at the symphysis pubis joint and during any pregnancy this widens by another 2-3mm. If this gap widens more than this pain may occur and in some cases a severe form of the condition called diastasis symphysis pubis is diagnosed.
The job of the symphysis pubis joint is to hold the pelvis steady when we're using our legs, and if the ligaments have softened or stretched too much it won't work properly and strain is put on the other pelvic joints, causing pain.
How to recognise SPD
The main symptoms are pain in your pubic area, groin, the inside of your thighs and sometimes in your lower back and hips. "The pain is worse when you walk or move and climbing stairs is especially painful. Getting in and out of the car or turning in bed is also painful," says Ann Johnson. You might hear a clicking sound when you walk and feel as though the bones are grinding together. Opening your legs is difficult and painful.
If you are experiencing these symptoms, don't let your doctor or midwife dismiss them as 'part of being pregnant'. The condition is now more widely recognised than it was a few years ago, says Ann Johnson. It can be diagnosed by examining your pelvic joints and watching how you move. If it occurs after giving birth, as it does in a few cases, a pelvic X-ray or scan can be done. "You'll normally have a urine sample taken too to exclude any other causes of pain such as a urine infection," says Ann Johnson.
SPD normally happens from the second trimester of pregnancy onwards, but can occur at any stage in any pregnancy, even if you've never suffered before.

(Land_of)_Maz

You guys are so clever! Sounds painful, and could definately be a problem big enough to put you off sex let alone more children........