Diary of Pregnancy #7 – 36 weeks & counting

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Yes we are finally at Week 36! 4 more weeks to go – hopefully!

And how does it feel? Well, my back started to hurt some weeks back. But it is already a bonus coz I usually start getting lower back aches at the start of my 3rd trimester. This time round, I only started having it bad recently. And I attribute the late onset of aches and pains to my trusty Roomba and Scooba 🙂 Housework is bad for the back!

Most of the aches are the result of ending up on my back in the middle of the night. I absolutely cannot lie on my back in my 3rd trimester and yet almost always end up in that position despite all the pillows and bolsters I use to prevent me from flopping back!

Getting up from the bed in the mornings and in the middle of the night causes me excruciating pain. Most times I have to sit up and wait for all the muscles to readjust themselves before I can take my first step. I also get these sharp shooting pains after I iron our clothes and after washing the toilets.

But yesterday took the cake. I was out running some errands before my check up when I had such a sharp pain in my back that radiated down to my leg that I couldn’t move. Yes, my lovely sciatic nerve was pinched. 🙁

I was literally immobilised at the shop alone. I could only take baby steps and even then, that caused great pain. I even broke out in cold sweat! As I was bent over double, I was hoping that no one will think I am in labour. But I need not have worried. No one even batted an eyelid at this bent over hugely pregnant woman. 🙄

So I started to pray. The pain did not go away but I was led to squeeze my buttocks really hard with each step I took. THAT helped. The pain was unnoticeable when I squeezed the muscle tight as I took a step but when I did not, it hurt terribly. So I quickly squeezed and walked and finished up my errands, saw the dr and went home. 🙂

This morning, I went to see our chiropractor and she confirmed that some nerves had been squashed. So she worked to release them and boy did it hurt!!! But what’s great is that I can now walk without pain!

Amazing isn’t it? Seriously, it is better than a massage. A massage only treats the symptoms and not the cause.

Now, if only I had someone to press and realign my body every morning before I get out of bed. Now that would be lovely! 🙂

But the best remedy is to birth the baby! I remembered asking my previous dr once if he could promise that my back ache will go away the moment I birth and he said “yes!” Lol. And true enough, it did.

BTW the pain I get when lying on my back is one reason why I dislike labouring and birthing on my back.

At the check up, my dr also asked if I wanted to take the test for Group B Strep. I declined* and thankfully, he did not push for it. This is one thing I am grateful for. He’s never pushy. Well, not to me anyway 🙂 And I am so glad he didn’t ask to see me next week (as per the normal procedure) but in 2 week’s time! This is all thanks to the fact that I birth way past the 40 week mark the last 3 times!

* Do your own research and decide for yourself if you would like to be tested. As for me, I am upping my intake of acidophilus, garlic and vitamin C to strengthen my immune system. I am also trying (and failing, may I add!) to avoid sugar and processed foods, especially those high in carbs.

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