Weeks 25-26 Recap

Yeah, I missed a week, but it was uneventful, so....

Anyway, I should have a separate listing for the Malady of the Week! Seems like I just can't catch a break. The newest complication? Well, after spending roughly 6-8 hours in the dining room chair over 2 days sewing Monster's Halloween costume, I discovered I was in a great deal of pain in my groin area. By Friday night, it felt like I'd been kicked repeatedly down there. I figured I was just sore from the unusual position. By Saturday night, I was still sore, plus my inner thighs felt like I'd pulled the muscles, and when I tried to roll over on the couch while watching TV, almost couldn't. Then when trying to walk up the stairs, almost couldn't because of the pain. Plus, the front of my groin was sore to the touch. Again, I chalked it up to the hours of sewing.

By Tuesday, when I went to work, the pain really hadn't lessened much, so I googled "groin pain in pregnancy" and what did I find? Overwhelmingly, SPD or Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (or Pelvic Girdle Pain) - see articles here: http://www.birthsource.com/scripts/article.asp?articleid=189 and here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphysis_pubis_dysfunction. And wouldn't you know, all my symptoms are right there. Essentially, too much relaxin (hormone) in my body has caused the knot of cartilage holding my pelvis sturdy to loosen up, allowing my pelvis to move more than it should, causing lots of pain. Oh, joy.

Of course, my next appointment isn't for 2 more weeks, plus Peggy's currently on vacation, so I can't find out for sure, but I'm really quite sure that's what's going on, since here it is 1 week later and I'm still hurting just as much. So, it won't kill me, I just have to adjust the way I move (in/out of the car; sit to change pants; small steps/no waddling), hopefully chiropractic will help (but I won't do that until I see Peggy), I need to be careful during labor, probably no epidural, and such.

However, I can't help but think this might contribute to me ending up on bedrest. Because as the baby gets bigger & heavier & rests more on my pelvis (as all my babies sit so very low), wouldn't that be something to avoid if my pelvis is no longer completely stable and spreading? So that's my big worry right now. I'm already taking my meds for the contractions (which are awesome - I love being jittery and hyper and exhausted at the same time!), so I'm hoping that I can come to some sort of compromise with Peggy regarding my activity that doesn't put me on complete bedrest??? I could just take the boys to school and back, be up for like 15 minutes every couple of hours, then spend the rest on the couch? That should be OK, right?

So woo-hoo. Another week, another problem. And it only hurts when I move, so that's no big deal, right?

Measurements:

Waist: 34"
Belly Button: 39"
3" Down: 39"
Hips: 41.50"