Third time lucky?

[winegirl]

Oh Giz so sorry to hear you had such a crap day yesterday! I suffered with SPD in pregnancy and I can tell you now that you have my TOTAL sympathy. It was crap and nothing anyone could do for it. Having Isabelle ended up as my light at the end of the tunnel just for the pain to go (which it did as soon as she was born). My pain was pelvis and back and I spent the last few months of pregnancy simply hobbling around (didnt help my persona of an over aggressive transport supervisor when all my drivers would laugh at me wobbling andand hobbling over to them)

Anyway, the only tip I have is pillowunder your knees and one in between your legs at night if you struggle in the night. Also, I do believe you should be able to get a support belt on the NHS for SPD - so ask before paying for one.

Big love to you my friend (())

[gizmoracer]

Thanks WG. The pillow at night does seem to be helping a bit thankfully.

Yesterday was a very long and heavy day. We had to pop out for a couple of racing bits, sounds simple enough. We dropped the kids off at my parents at 11.30 for a couple of hours, didn't get back til gone 5pm. For what we need we haveto go to specialist shops, our local one is no good for the make we need so Stevenage is the next best. There used to be 2 shops there. OH was a sponcered driver for one of them once but they have moved, the other one was always well stocked but typical for us had hardly anything. So to cut a long story short we ended up muddling our way all the way over to Leighton Buzzard, via a massive traffic jam in Dunstable town center and still ended up one major part missing. Needless to say by the time we got home I could hardly walk and we were all knackered.

I spent most of last night in tears and worrying that I was on my way back down again. The usual have I done the right thing etc etc.

This morning was a bit better. Jodie has turned into the devils child again, fighting with everyone, major attitude problem and generally disobedient. Having OH doing more family stuff seems to be helping me though, and the tention is not so bad. We only had to go to a couple of places this morning but got caught in the self service checkout at B&Q that wouldn't let us pass coz 1 item didn't weigh enough to register on the scales That was the start of my headache which as most of you know I have terrible trouble shaking. Kids have been generally demanding and noisy today. I did manage to force myself into washing my hair and shaving my gorilla legs. OH has spent the day building his race car. We are hoping to get it ready for this week. Now finally they have calmed down ........ spoke too soon madams started again.

[winegirl]

Oh Giz BIG HUGS TO YOU (()). Dont worry too much about going back down again, you have a LOT on your plate and it is never ending at the mo for you so it is to be expected that you will be feeling this way - anyone would!

I hope today is a better one for you? Guessing you are all at home with it being Bank Holiday?? xx

[Weeble]

HI Giz, thanks for lovely messages while I was away, particularly that you have the safe space thing as well. How is your SPD, I can only imagine how uncomfortable it is. How are you feeling now.

Kat

[gizmoracer]

Not been too bad recently. The SPD is still driving me nuts. One day it's ok, the next I can hardly walk then it's sort of there but not too bad except shooting pains if I move too much I'm getting used to it now lol. I've got my 16 week check up with the GP on Tuesday (I'm actually 17 weeks now). So I will be bringing it up with him, he's really good.

Had loads going on as usual. There was a meeting at the school yesterday about the SATs. Jason starts them on 17th poor sod, he has been complaining how school is getting too much for him at the moment but once these are over with I'm sure it will calm down a bit. Jodie is .... well being Jodie really she seems to have balanced her halo on top of her devil horns , problem is it often slips off OH has a dentist appointment tomorrow to have another tooth out under sedation, neither of us looking forward to that one.

I found out last week that an old physics teacher of mine had died. He was a little younger than my parents so was quite a shock. I made contact with him a couple of years back first through friends reunited then facebook. Seems he retired early and went to live in tailand just after the tsunami. We kept in touch ocassionally, he was the reason I went into teaching. I remember him being totally insane at school, every lesson had a hedgehog or a senerio with James Bond in it, very funny. He was also in a teachers band, there was a few of them happy to make prats of themselves and he was greatly respected for it. Sounds like he died of cancer

Yesterday was also the anniversary of 2 of my grandparents deaths. My Dads dad died 22 yrs ago and my Mums Mum this time last year. I was very close to her and still can't talk about her without getting in a right state, so thats all I'm going to say on that one right now. Oh yeah and we also lost a fish (nothing major thankfully).

Actually Kat that reminds me of what we were saying about safe places. I found a safe place in our local Hare Krishna temple of all places. I went there for the first time when I was really ill (invited as a VIP as my Dad is a local counseller, political counseller that is). It was a huge festival 'Jamashtami' and when we took 'Dashan' ie went through the temple room I actually felt the dispair leave my body, it was a really weird feeling and I came out with tears flooding down my face felt like a right prat lol. From that moment on I have loved it there and always feel safe and rested when I come home. Thing is I remember my counseller telling me I had to find a safe place to be when I felt down, somewhere I could relax and take some me time. When I told her I already had one she went mad and told he to stay well clear of the place coz 'they' would take me away from my family. She was horrified when I told her I took the kids there sometimes and that my OH didn't object.

Think thats pritty much it for now. I'll update after I've seem the doc if not before.

[Weeble]

Interesting about your safe space Giz, thats very judgemental of your counsellor about the hare krishna. If it works for you its great. How is everything else going, I am 18 weeks now, and starting to feel like a whale. Have you felt kicks recently I have felt nothing for ten days.

Love Kat

[gizmoracer]

Well my bump that was huge a few weeks ago is gradully going down lol. I've just got that flabby look at the moment. I had a couple of days of non stop movement then nothing for a day or two, now I'm just getting the occasional slight wiggle. There seems to be a connection with if I've got alot on my mind or am in lots of pain with my SPD. I tend to feel movements more if I'm relaxed. That could be why you've not felt much recently.

Not much to report here. OH had a tooth out yesterday and while I was waiting for him it occured to me that our dentists has an osteopath there too. They had a couple of leaflets and one was specific for babies and pregnancy so I thought once I've seen the doc on Tuesday I might get in touch with them as well.

Jodie's back to being really violent again. Jason came through a few minutes ago with a great big red mark across his face where she had slapped him just over a stupid arguement in the game they were playing. We told him to hit her back but he's so placid and knows its wrong. Don't know what to do with her.

[Weeble]

Hi Giz

No wonder you are struggling at the moment, I have a new way of thinking which is any normal person would feel this way in this circumstance and I think that stands for you. Pick me up and put me in your house with your SPD, arguing children, problems with the HA and your own TV show happening outside your house and most people would feel low.

I have heard friends say osteopathy is good, our GP surgery used to have it too. Your son sounds like a honey very gentle, my boys are gentle too, makes me proud of them.

Thinking of you and hope you sleep alright tonight

Kat

[gizmoracer]

Not gonna last much longer with this pain. Thanks to WG's pillow suggestion I seem to be waking up able to move and not in too much pain but by lunchtime it's creeping up on me fast. By 2-3pm I'm in desperate need of a hot bath to relieve the pain and help me move and by the evening if I sit down I can't get back up and the pain on my left side all the way down my leg is so bad I an't put any weight on it at all. Even sat here at the computor my left leg is throbbing like mad. I'm having to drag my right leg to walk as well as hold on to anything in reach. Yesterday I bent down to the fridge and OH had to lift me back up. Think I'll ring the osteopath in the morning regardless then I have something else to say to the doc when I see him.

[gizmoracer]

Hi Kat looks like our posts crossed. Thankfully the TV show seems to have settled, well for now anyway. So thats one less thing to worry about. I'll wait til my pain turns to anger then call the HA again, no good right now just feel sick and over emotional with the pain at the moment.

Yeah my son is lovely ;D such a sweetheart he really looks out for me and my mum especially. Mind you OH and I did say that had he have hit his siter back earlier he could well have knocked her out. He's very well built lol. Would be dangerous with a temper but he tends to be more like me, depressed and frustrated.

[Weeble]

seems a good solution, ask your GP for physio as well?

Lots of sympathy not something I have had myself but everything aching on me know as the abdo muscles give up the ghost again and small kids need carrying a lot.

Sleep well or as best you can

Kat

[gizmoracer]

Well today didn't start off all that well. I had a phone call telling me that I had booked my appointment with the wrong doctor. I just booked it with my GP without relising it had to be a specific doc. So anyway there are 2 antenatal docs at the surgary 1 of them is a right dragon but thankfully the other one had offered to slot me in at the end of her appointments. I've seen her before, she is actually very nice and takes time to explain stuff. So as usual I forgot to take my pee sample and ended out struggling to squeeze a few drops out which then ended up showing a trace of protien but she said it was probably because it wasn't done first thing in the morning and not to worry. Have to do another one tomorrow and drop it back. She went through all my blood tests and said everything was fine. BP quite high again but not major, she took it 4 times and recorded the lowest but is worried I am in a very high chance of getting pre-eclampsia. So wants me back at 21 weeks just for BP. Also said to try and keep food low fat and low salt. Said I was doing good with weight. My measurements are showing at 18 weeks so she is happy with that but wasn't particually interested in my SPD. I'm not going to bother fighting it with the doc so will just go straight to an osteopath instead.

[winegirl]

See if you can buy an electronic BP machine hun if you want to monitor it yourself in the interim.. I have the old fashioned equipment here just because that is what nurses have to train with, but you can pick an electronic omron machine up from the chemist pretty cheap...

[Weeble]

Well done Giz, on going to see GP - your BP may be a white coat effect caused by the stress, I have noticed my blood pressure is much higher this time than previously.

Well done on the weight, I am not looking at the moment

Looking forward to hearing how the osteopath goes

Kat

[gizmoracer]

My BP has always been a tad high anyway so I'm not all that bothered to be honest and yes it does tend to go up if I'm a bit nervous.

My weight does seem to be evening out a bit now. I'm still a couple of KG down but now I'm eating again that won't last. Must make an effort with the low fat and salt though else I will blame myself.

The osteopath was amasing. I don't tend to be in too much pain in the morning anyway but I was still on sticks this morning much to the kids embarrassment. Yet by the time I came out I had no pain at all and was walking fine. I honestly think I could have jogged to get the kids from school today. I'm in complete shock, really didn't expect it to be that good.

I can go back whenever I want to but have basically decided every 4-5 weeks would be a good idea as I have to pay for it. Will be interesting to see how I am tomorrow.