tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26423269.post7522413635345609154..comments2024-02-17T18:58:11.282-06:00Comments on A Cowgirl At Heart: I Said I'd Never ComplainCharla (SHar-la)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12272103827463307153noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26423269.post-40756644238529821012010-11-19T21:00:06.341-06:002010-11-19T21:00:06.341-06:00YES!!! omg girl!!! i'm trying to catch up on m...YES!!! omg girl!!! i'm trying to catch up on my 50 blogs that i haven't read from all of my blog buddies---doing a quick skim over and just HAD to stop and comment on this!!!<br /><br />before i even knew how many kiddos i had in my uterus...before i was even SHOWING...my back was absolutely KILLING ME!!! it was so weird. i thought, this can't be! i don't even look big yet! why am i walking like an 80 year old postop hip replacement patient? lol<br /><br />i was told that it was the weight of my uterus. it isn't used to having all that fetus/placenta/fluid in there. and depending on how it sets (i have an uteroflexed uterus) it can put a lot of pressure on that lower tailbone.<br /><br />so, vent away my dear! and know that i am feeling your pain every step of the way!!!! you can do it- pretty soon, the crappy parts of the pregnancy will be fade and you will be holding those precious babies! <br /><br />omg. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO flippin' excited for you!!!!<br />love you,<br />suzSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076514302874676735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26423269.post-17251844695890730132010-11-18T08:48:02.399-06:002010-11-18T08:48:02.399-06:00I say definitly the heating pad, tylenol, stretchi...I say definitly the heating pad, tylenol, stretching...hot chocolate and a hershey bar. hehe. Unfortunantly, most of the pains of pregnancy have very few cures. Maybe if you pinch yourself a few times you will forget about the pain in your back. ;)<br /><br />In all seriousness, I hate that you are having so much pain! It does make it just a little harder to have a "fun" pregnancy. This too shall pass and those little sweeties will make you forget alllll about that back pain! <br /><br />Annnnndddd...I so didn't take it as a complaint! Definitly a vent. I'm guessing it won't be the last. LOL! Love you honey and hope you find a way to dull the pain! XOXOAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577538543909358398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26423269.post-26253513304929823912010-11-18T07:52:33.007-06:002010-11-18T07:52:33.007-06:00Well, thats not fun at all. I have lower back pain...Well, thats not fun at all. I have lower back pains during pregancy too, but I just go to the chiro and she fixes me for a while. Mine comes when I sit for long periods of time too. Not sure how to help you out with it though. Maybe stretching, my chiro shows me a stretch to help keep me in "line". It helps. So. Yeah.<br />Hope it gets better for ya though!! :)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07045711592529089292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26423269.post-89765387116751932842010-11-17T21:04:58.959-06:002010-11-17T21:04:58.959-06:00I dealt with a lot of back issues (that are still ...I dealt with a lot of back issues (that are still lingering, unfortunately) with both pregnancies. It can be miserable!<br /><br />I bought a pregnancy belt, and it worked wonders for me. I got mine at Motherhood Maternity, but I found some similar ones online at Target here: http://www.target.com/Gabrialla-Medium-Elastic-Maternity-pocket/dp/B001D4OS50/ref=br_1_10?ie=UTF8&id=Gabrialla%20Medium%20Elastic%20Maternity%20pocket&node=1267547011&searchSize=30&searchView=grid5&searchPage=1&sr=1-10&qid=1290049332&rh=&searchBinNameList=subjectbin%2Cprice%2Ctarget_com_primary_color-bin%2Ctarget_com_size-bin%2Ctarget_com_brand-bin&searchRank=pmrank&frombrowse=1<br />I'd highly recommend it.<br />Other than that, I'd ask your doctor. Mine gave me stretches and advice based on my specific pain. Those really helped too. Hang in there!Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474482787326052160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26423269.post-536835782649491212010-11-17T20:30:58.602-06:002010-11-17T20:30:58.602-06:00Glad you can have that comfy chair at school!Glad you can have that comfy chair at school!Sonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15897037441021642059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26423269.post-1761798324954032402010-11-17T18:58:10.133-06:002010-11-17T18:58:10.133-06:00So love the lounge chair. You look so comfy. My ...So love the lounge chair. You look so comfy. My students would probably want to lay in it with me, their 6. I always tell them we can have nap time....oh how I wish : )Tales from the Trailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660268968732096025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26423269.post-29201473107664699042010-11-17T16:47:09.226-06:002010-11-17T16:47:09.226-06:00I know you said you tried Icy Hot...but have you t...I know you said you tried Icy Hot...but have you tried the pads? They are sticky and stick to your back. Maybe less irritating than the cream? I use them ANY time my back hurts!! That and Tylenol extra strength :) I love them!<br /><br />Hope you get to feeling better!!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13082433502888171827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26423269.post-87051805540774846932010-11-17T16:03:11.673-06:002010-11-17T16:03:11.673-06:00Double ditto on the heating pad...a life saver! I...Double ditto on the heating pad...a life saver! I also spent a lot of evenings in the bathtub taking a warm (not hot!) bubble bath. It seemed to help. My doctor told me to not cross my legs and to not sit on one leg, which I have a terrible habit of doing. They also recommended only wearing flat shoes. My doctor is a DO and he actually does some kind of adjustments on pregnant women. I went in for an adjustment and the doctor ended up thinking I had a herniated disc and wouldn't adjust me but sent me to a spine specialist instead. Long story short, I ended up having to get two injections in my back because it got to the point where my leg was going numb and I was in excruciating pain. I was a nervous wreck to get the injections, but they are the only reason I was still walking at the end of my pregnancy and Abigail is just fine. Hope you get some relief soon...I know it is just miserable!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12962477132741219679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26423269.post-8166722284240062332010-11-17T15:02:47.448-06:002010-11-17T15:02:47.448-06:00I agree with the heating pad. I used it lots duri...I agree with the heating pad. I used it lots during my pregnancy.<br /><br />Near the end of my last pregnancy, I ended up going to physical therapy 3 times a week due to back pain. I learned some great ways to stretch and relax my back. I learned the stretches fast, so I eventually got the approval to just do them on my own at home instead of constantly going to PT. Anyway, I am sure you can look some stretches up online to try.<br /><br />Hope you find something to help with the pain!April S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09908356962192364100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26423269.post-80090616244379113982010-11-17T13:36:01.439-06:002010-11-17T13:36:01.439-06:00I'm sorry your back hurts! And I have very li...I'm sorry your back hurts! And I have very little advice for you. I had back aches, but never back pain. I was able to us a heating pad to help (on that note, make sure you have a heating pad for the post pardum time!! If you have a c-sec, the heating pad may be your best friend!).<br /><br />I smiled, just a little, when I read the first part of your post. There have been times (not from you!) when I complain about this that or the other (which usually involves being pregnant or having a newborn) and I feel chided by my friends who don't/can't have children. "Such miracles! How can you complain?!" "I would endure anything to be in your shoes!" "It's worth it, just be happy!" I like when someone who hasn't previously been in my shoes can relate to something I went through. <br /><br />Though I not at all happy your back hurts! :-)<br /><br />Does that make any sense?? Motherhood holds many, many, many blessings. And never would I want to trade my children in for my old body, my old sleep schedule, or my old boobs. But sometimes, you just need to vent!<br /><br />And girl, I hear you!Kierstynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811812082522580472noreply@blogger.com