Ugh!

Once again I feel the need to whine.

Before I get into the AMS-woes let me jabber on about the "Woo-hoo's" around here. Matty's forehead no longer has the Klingon inflammation from his bonk. It's now your normal everyday yucky looking bruise. Good news is that the bonk never ended up being anything more than a really bad bruise. Amie has her own sense of fashion... It's quite unique. She's so wrapped up in the color pink that she is now matching shades. I can not get her to pull on a dark pink sweater over a light pink shirt, they're not the same shade! It would have been nice to have added that to the "What to expect" book line for parents of toddlers. Miah is staring his mids week which means we're on opposite schedules! It's nice to have him home all day in case I need help but it's hard keeping everyone downstairs so we don't wake him up. Cool thing is that to adjust to his newbroutine he's been staying awake all night cleaning! So all that laundry we've been putting off till it's REALLY needed and the pile of hand wash only dishes ( I can't stand warped plastic wear so we hand wash all of the kids stuff, it's a pain!) and the dreaded sweeping/ mopping... It's all done!

I woke up this morning with the worst pain I've felt this entire pregnancy. It bothers me that I can't jump up anytime the kids need something or get into a fight. This is getting so bad I end up in tears almost every night from the pain and frustration that nothing I do helps. Tylenol is more than useless, it's a useless potential poison to my liver yet my OB want me to overdose daily... Baths just dry out my skin further, as if the frigid dry air isn't bad enough. I'm always itchy now. My heat pad gives me the greets relief but only if I'm actively using it. The recommendation to use it for 20 minutes every couple of hours only lends 20 minutes of relief. When I get up, I hurt just a badly as I did before I started using it... I have not bought the prenatal cradle. Beyond my utter disgust for it's appearance I have pretty serious reservations about what it does. According to the product specs, it should lift the growing baby off of the cervix and reduce pre assure in the hips. If that is the case, it should help some but it will also weaken my cervix. Without the constant pressure my body won't know what to do. Preterm labor is definitely a concern for all pregnant women so why use a product that builds up a dependency for it, if you stop using it preterm labor could be an undisclosed risk. Yes, I realize I'm thinking worst case scenario. Honestly, I'd prefer another option to this. Miah even agreed with me when I talked to him about it. So on the 18th we will discuss this with the OB and hopefully have another relief option. If not, I'll continue to do as I have. I'll hurt but get on with life.

Xoxo, A. Scott