September 2013 babies!!

[Thorz300]

OMG my sweet sweet little DS1 just graduated from Kindergarten!!! How sad, he is growing up way too fast!
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[fish2012]

hey ladies,

hope you're all well, back from the field!

WAG - agree very odd - you were brave to google it tbh!
Thorz - heartbreaking! what lovely lill men you have!

I think I've turned my monkey this one has been transverse the whole time I have been making myself sleep on my left side and done the workout on here How to Turn a Breech, Posterior or Transverse baby by Pregnancyexercise.co.nz - YouTube seems to have turned i'm now getting heartburn ;-( but I thought I had turned her and that day about 4 people said oh your bumps really popped which it has! fx have scan on 11th so will find out then. don't think we get choice of a section for breech if it's not first baby ;-S

cream crackered not slept at all on week away running camp for 20 teenage guides! off to france with the boys tomorrow 6hr car journey with a 2&3 year old - lovely! hope it'll be worth it!

sorry haven't had time to catch up but will 'see' you all next week hope you have good sleepy weeks

xx

[Mum to three girls]

Thorz, great pics!

The whole "orgasmic birth" thing always strikes me as a sort of oneupmanship thing. Ideally we'd all like a no intervention, relaxed, uncomplicated drug free delivery but it's almost like to be a true birthing goddess birth now needs to be deeply pleasurable/sensual as well. Personally from transition on I can't stand to be touched. And who would really want to be trying for an orgasm with poo and amniotic fluid being cleared away at the same time???

[divakotka]

Hi Ladies,
I know it's been a while since I've been on here. We've just been so busy since coming back from our trip to Europe. It took me a week to recover, sleeping 10-hour nights, and just getting on top of all the laundry and other household duties.
Unfortunately I seem to have come down with what is known as "pelvic girdle pain" or "symphisis pubis disorder." I didn't have it with the other two boys although I think I had it for a month or so AFTER giving birth to DS2 (he was 9lbs 6oz) when I couldn't sleep on my sides because it hurt so much. Well this seems to be getting worse now and I am already having trouble lifting one leg to get in the car or put on pants, not to mention walking up the stairs (and we have plenty of those). This really sucks. I am waddling and limping all the time now. I haven't talked to my OB yet as it started about four days ago but I hope she can send me to a physical therapist or chiro so I can get some relief. I really want to give birth naturally again and I read that with this kind of condition, it's best to do it on your side or on all fours.

Anyway...does anyone else have experience with this? Thorz, is this the hip pain you have mentioned before?

I really want to come on here more often. My mother-in-law will be visiting next week for a few days but after that, life will hopefully slow down!

[Thorz300]

My hip pain is very very similar to what you are going through as a matter of fact with DS2 they told me I had SPD but then with DS3 they told me it was sacroiliac joint disfunction. I went to a chiropractor and a physical therapist nothing helped. It always went away as soon as the baby was born but then a year before ttc this baby I started hurting again and I wasn't pg so I decided to go to a sports medicine dr. He did X-rays on my hips (which I never had before because I was always pg when I was in this kind of pain) and he found through X-rays that I have hip dysplasia which is something I was born with and my hips are slightly deformed and don't fit in the socket right so they grind and pop and are very loose so I fall a lot because they can't hold my weight. It is EXTREMELY painful! I'm sorry you are going through SPD a lot of the symptoms are the same as what I have that's why they thought I had it at first and to be honest, unfortunately there isn't much that can be done and it gets worse as the pregnancy moves forward. You can look into getting an SI joint belt or pregnancy belt they help a bit. But are not fun to wear in the summer.
So so sorry you are hurting too!

[Salsa]

Ok ladies - I'm stressing. I'm super strict with not eating or drinking anything I shouldn't whilst pregnant. But today I went out for lunch with some girlfriends and we all had this chocolate dessert which had chocolate mousse in it. I didn't think anything of it but now suddenly thought "hmmmm I hope that was safe" and googled mousse and realized it can be made with raw eggs!! Now I'm convinced I'm going to get salmonella!!! I can't believe I was so stupid!!! I'm usually so diligent. I'm stressing and worried now :-(

[Wanting-a-girl]

Omg I've eaten mousse and never thought of it! I'm crazy pregnant person like that too... But I'm thinking it's very unlikely that you get it... Just try to relax I think you will be alright you could call the restaurant and ask how their mousse is made

[divakotka]

Salsa, if it was a reputable place, I wouldn't worry about it. Also, as far as I know, most forms of salmonella would make you very sick but not the baby. If you are reading this 12-24 hours after you ate the mousse and you are feeling okay, then you are most likely fine. Honestly, I have eaten a few things here and there that aren't considered "safe" during pregnancy. But these days, at least here in the US, you see just as many (if not more) listeria outbreaks from raw spinach and/or other produce than from meats and cheeses.

[Salsa]

Thanks ladies. That makes me feel a bit better. I'll try get some sleep and hope tomorrow I feel fine and then hopefully the risk has passed! Just feel so stupid, it just didn't even occur to me until now to check. My heart sank when I saw it was "unsafe" yes it was from an upmarket restaurant. So fingers crossed they are Doing all the right things in their kitchen! Thanks ladies, I'll just see how I am over the next few days x x

[divakotka]

Thorz -- if it gets any worse, I might look into that support belt. So far, I have a "battle plan," lol. I'll try to see a physical therapist and/or chiro (you never know, it might help), then I read about some gentle exercises and stretches to strengthen the muscles around my pelvis, possible use the belt. I'm also going to start up my magnesium supplement again because my muscles all over my body are usually too tight and stiff (and I've been getting lots of braxton hicks), and I'll be going back on a paleo diet (to keep possible inflammation levels down and because I feel like a different person on it). I also read that some women had success with some essential oils (that are considered safe in pregnancy). I know that sounds like a stretch but I am willing to try anything to make it through these last few months with as little discomfort and limited mobility as possible. I just have too much to do!

I'm so sorry you are dealing with the hip dysplasia and can only imagine how much that must hurt. Not to mention the fear of losing your balance and falling. The only thing I know for sure if that when we get to hold our sweet babies, all the pain will have been worth it. Your little girl is still a girl, right???