It has been a fairly eventful couple of weeks to say the least. First of all, I apologize to all my non mom, non pregnant readers who has to put up with all the pg related posts. But when you are so big and fat that you can't see your toes and you wake up to go to the bathroom 6 times in 4 hours, it is kind of uppermost in your mind. As for the 3 men who read my blog, they might want to skip this post completely.
July 4th, I woke up with very bad pain in my lower abdomen and since I had no idea what in the samhill it was, we decided to go to the hospital. I had Braxton Hicks the night before and well, the money spent on childbirth classes paid off. I could recognize it for what it was and I wasn't alarmed. But this new pain was concerning and we went to the L&D unit of the hospital. The doctor came and touched the area below the navel and it was very very painful. So she told me that I don't have preterm labor (I knew that!), but what I have is diastasis recti. But, let us not get fancy schmancy on this lil blog. What it means is, my stomach muscles have separated due to the growing uterus (Sorry guys, but I did warn you). It affect 30% of pregnant women. Here is the funny part. It is not supposed to be painful, but it is for me. Very much so. Getting in and out of couch is difficult. As for the bed, it is torture.
The good news is that it is not affecting the baby in any way. The bad news is that other than a tylenol, nothing can be done about the pain at all. I have 6 weeks of this to look forward to. I can't say I am thrilled, but there is this. It was really bad yesterday. I suffered till about 4 am and then for the first time in 34 weeks, I had a Tylenol and the pain subsided.
The verdict from the doctor is that I should really take it easy. No bending, no lifting. I need to get by with doing the minimum necessary. My to-do list is mocking me. Hubby has taken over laundry and dishwashing. I have hired people to paint the nursery and clean the house. Even with all that, there is still things for me to do. The hardest part for me (aside from the pain) is to sit still. Sitting still is not part of my nature. It is no fun to be almost helpless either. But there is a season for everything. It is a season of quiet and slowing down for me. Maybe the Lord is preparing me for the time to come. I also don't know at this point if this will affect labor and delivery. I tend to be a little concerned until I remember who was and is in control. In any case, what a comfort it is!
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."
5 comments:
The Lord's grace is sufficient for you! Keep holding onto Him! He has so much to teach each one of us, and it is thrilling to be counted worthy. He is so good. His mercies are new every morning! He will even give you the strength to rest. I'm praying for you, my dear friend. {pray for me, too}
Gosh, honey, that sounds painful!!! I am SO sorry you are having to go thru this!! *HUGS*
Some of non-prego types are still interested in your pregnancy posts, you know. ;)
So sorry you're hurting so much! Sitting still can truly be the hardest thing of all. I think I've learned more from the times of bedrest than anything else.
But think, only 6 weeks! (Maybe my brown recluse bites will be healed by then. Note to self: think, only 6 weeks! I only wish there were a baby at the end of my 6 weeks! :)
So sorry you're in pain! I know six weeks sounds like a long time right now. So glad you were able to hire some help - wise choice!
Praying for you!
Ouch! Poor you. Six weeks is a long time to endure pain. I'll be praying for you.
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