I remember hearing about it in Biology class years ago and even then it freaked me out. My hip bones are bending and moving and hurt like you won't believe!!!! I will be 32 weeks tomorrow.
I woke up Wednesday morning with a bit of a back ache and throughout the day it got worse and more into my hips. And not the type of pain that can be soothed by massage or a hot bath--but more of a deep bone ache. This is not muscular. And the pain got worse when I laid down for bed on Wednesday night. I seriously only got 2 hours of sleep and I literally started crying. And not the silent-tear-type of cry but the wailing-like-a-5-year-old cry. Mitchell didn't have a clue of what to do and just when I thought he was going to hold me close and help me go back to sleep, I turned over and found him with a pillow tightly over his head so that my wailing-like-a-5-year-old cry wouldn't disturb his precious slumber. (The next morning he claimed he didn't remember.) Later I resorted to the living room at about 2 a.m. where I got on all fours and moved my hips back and forth as if I was in active labor. I must have looked pretty funny but it was the only thing that gave me a tad bit of relief.
Thursday was torture at work being as I only got 2 hours of sleep but at least the pain was more tolerable and I think it's because I wasn't lying down. And just when I was thinking how in the heck am I going to give birth naturally? a friend at work told me her hip pain was so bad that her doctor gave her darvocet. So it's not just me, this part does hurt!!
But no darvocet for me. In fact, Mitchell was wondering why I just didn't take a Tylenol to help dull the pain but I figured I'm super mommy! I'm going to give birth with no medical intervention and if I can't deal with my hips aching how am I going to get through labor?!
Needless to say, I did take some Tylenol before bed last night and I slept til 4 a.m. Woot! Woot!
Today my back and hips feel fine--a little aching--but nothing any super mommy can't deal with without medication.
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