pregnancy aches.... ideas?
#11
sound like shes being a bit over careful the risks off overheating and causing damage to the baby are mostly in the first trimester and when you are totaly submerging yourself in somthing hot like a hot tub. i used hot water bottles to realeave stress especaly toward the end off my first pregnancy and it never did my daughter any harm.
Originally Posted by ctub0126
OB says no on heating pads because "it's bad for the baby. Your body temp is already high and if we raise it anymore it will harm the baby." I don't know if she's being extra careful or I'm uniquely warm, but I'm pretty sure my temp will raise in a couple months any way :). (Summer in upstate NY..... ugh :P).
#13
Originally Posted by ctub0126
Ok, the short version is I'm 6mo pregnant and I know it's 'supposed' to make you a bit sore and uncomfortable. I also know there are a lot of people here with kids. Soooooooo, Anyone here have advice as to a good way to get comfortable enough to sleep at night. I currently weigh 15lbs more than I've ever weighed in my life and I think my body objects ;). Unfortuneately my doctor is thrilled that I'm gaining exactly what I should :lol:. My back and knees are just sore enough to keep me up and I'm keeping DH up.
Any help is appreciated,
Cheryl
Any help is appreciated,
Cheryl
#14
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: High Entropy Zone
Posts: 1,247
Originally Posted by lindy-2
sound like shes being a bit over careful the risks off overheating and causing damage to the baby are mostly in the first trimester and when you are totaly submerging yourself in somthing hot like a hot tub. i used hot water bottles to realeave stress especaly toward the end off my first pregnancy and it never did my daughter any harm.
Originally Posted by ctub0126
OB says no on heating pads because "it's bad for the baby. Your body temp is already high and if we raise it anymore it will harm the baby." I don't know if she's being extra careful or I'm uniquely warm, but I'm pretty sure my temp will raise in a couple months any way :). (Summer in upstate NY..... ugh :P).
My SIL with 5 kids swears by a chiropractor, another with 4 liked massages, etc. I think everyone likes different things. My joints really ached when I was pregnant and I ended up using a body pillow and a recliner a LOT.
#15
Super Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Merced, CA
Posts: 4,188
Taking tylenol fairly regularly but the heating pads are a no go according to my OB. The milk and bath sound good and I'll try the recliner.
----------------------
What about Epsom Salts? That would relax you, and also add some much needed magnesium to your body. Check it out with DR.
Many people in the world are low on magnesium. Perhaps that is why so many swear by Epsom Salt for helping with aches and pains. From what I read on the Internet, every country in the world is terribly deficient in it except for Egypt.
----------------------
What about Epsom Salts? That would relax you, and also add some much needed magnesium to your body. Check it out with DR.
Many people in the world are low on magnesium. Perhaps that is why so many swear by Epsom Salt for helping with aches and pains. From what I read on the Internet, every country in the world is terribly deficient in it except for Egypt.
#16
Originally Posted by ctub0126
OB says no on heating pads because "it's bad for the baby. Your body temp is already high and if we raise it anymore it will harm the baby." I don't know if she's being extra careful or I'm uniquely warm, but I'm pretty sure my temp will raise in a couple months any way :). (Summer in upstate NY..... ugh :P).
#17
There is also a pregnancy support thing that you can wear to support the weight of your, ever-enlarging, belly. Can't remember what it's called but it's is elastic like the girddles of the "olden days". The cause of most of pregnant women's backaches is the change in the center of gravity and the way your posture changes because of it.
#18
Super Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Central PA
Posts: 5,573
Originally Posted by ctub0126
OB says no on heating pads because "it's bad for the baby. Your body temp is already high and if we raise it anymore it will harm the baby." I don't know if she's being extra careful or I'm uniquely warm, but I'm pretty sure my temp will raise in a couple months any way :). (Summer in upstate NY..... ugh :P).
Try sleeping on your left side with a body pillow. As your uterus gets larger and you get short of breath more easily, the idea of the recliner is a good one...but try not to rest directly on your back, but tipped a little to one side. Keeps the full weight of your uterus from compressing the larger blood vessels in your abdomen and constricting the blood flow.
Best wishes...I know you can't wait for the little one to get here!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
craftybear
Links and Resources
2
07-04-2010 03:02 AM