Friday, May 7, 2010

Save the Best for Last

May 7th, 2010

Pregnancy really saves the best for last. It’s in the last 3 weeks that the swelling really kicks in (I had to buy a new pair of sandals last week that are a full size bigger than my regular size). It’s in the last three weeks that the ligaments “relax” causing that lower back pain that makes you waddle like a duck, and apparently due to the pressure of the baby your chances of getting hemorrhoids also increase in the last 3 weeks. Guess what? Looks like I’m one of the lucky ones…

It sprung on me by sneak attack! When I got up for my 2am pee I noticed some discomfort and I knew. It wasn’t there when I went to bed, how it just appeared like that I have no idea. I lay back down and it was seriously throbbing. I kept saying to myself, “Just go to sleep, maybe when you wake up it will be gone.” No such luck. I have a golf ball between my butt cheeks and it is NOT comfortable. In fact I would say it’s downright painful! Remember when I promised honesty?! Well here it is. It’s at times like this that I kind of wish I never told my colleagues about this blog. They might look at me a bit differently today. Ah well… I have no shame.

Sitting sucks, but I don’t know if I can get one of those donut things… I mean that’s a whole new low. Maybe I do have some shame… Thank goodness it’s Friday, I’ll be spending the weekend lying on my side.

2 comments:

  1. My OB's receptionist recommended using Tucks pads. She suggested keeping them in the fridge and said to just tuck one up there and leave it for a little relief. I think you said you were having a c-section, but it also helps for postpartum swelling. Boy, it's lucky we love them so much because having a baby? Is hard on a body.

    As for the puff, my mother always recommends cranberry juice to help flush away extra fluids. She swears by it to reduce swelling on hot summer days and after salty meals. I seriously doubt it would cure the puff but it might give a little relief (maybe take a small amount of pressure off your perineum). If nothing else, it helps kill time in the last weeks of pregnancy.

    Good luck!

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  2. All I have to say is this...I had the same unfortunate thing happen to me when I was pregnant the second time....Talk about embarassment when you have to ask your father for hemmorrhoid cream LMAO

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