Baby Update

Well I figured it was about time I let everyone know what was going on with baby Brock. The whole flu business of a few weeks ago, set me back 5 pounds and baby is measuring 2 weeks small. My stomach is still not back to what it was, I am very nauseous all the time. I almost feels like I am back in my first trimester when even just drinking water makes me sick and I want to throw up.

A few of you may remember that I have been having horrible cramps every day that sometimes make it hard for me to walk. I have been having these cramps for about the past 2 months and finally I got an answer as to what are causing them. It is a condition called pubic symphysitis. This is what the a web site says about it:

The symptoms of SPD vary from person to person, but almost all women who have it experience substantial pubic pain. Tenderness and pain down low in the front is common, but often this pain feels as if it's inside. The pubic area is generally very tender to the touch; many moms find it painful when the doctor or midwife pushes down on the pubic bone while measuring the uterus (fundal height).

Any activity that involves lifting one leg at a time or parting the legs tends to be particularly painful. Lifting the leg to put on clothes, getting out of a car, bending over, sitting down or getting up, walking up stairs, standing on one leg, lifting heavy objects, and walking in general tend to be difficult at times. Many women report that moving or turning over in bed is especially excruciating.

Simply put, significant pubic pain is caused by the pelvic girdle area not working the way it should, probably because of hormones, misalignment of the pelvis, or an interaction of the two.

So basically I am living with 24/7 menstrual cramps, with pain that I can feel all the way down to the bone. There really is no cure for this other than giving birth and having the pelvic area gradually go back to normal. I have managed to find some relief from the pain by going to see a chiropractor but that only seems to lesson the pain for a day or two, not get rid of it fully. I am so relieved that I finally have an answer to all the pain that I am having though and that its not just in my head. My doctor said that I should be able to have a normal delivery and he even said that he would induce me up to a week early if I need him to. Unfortunately any other pregnancies that I have, I will most likely have this condition again.....maybe I will just adopt the next one!

This is my naked belly picture for my sister Julie that lives in Pennsylvania. She posted one when she was pregnant last fall. The deal was that I had to post one too, or I owed her a bag of chocolate. So here you go sister this is my fat naked glow-in-the-dark belly.