If you are pregnant and in pain, there are things you can do to help that pain go away! Do not suffer through. Find out what to do here.
There I was–walking through the store with McKenna. As we walked, I got a little slower, and a little slower, and a little slower.
Why?
Because I felt like my baby was about to fall out. Like–you know how you feel when you are about 36 weeks along and the baby is right there and getting ready to make an appearance? I literally started doing Kegels to try to keep her in.
Not only was the sensation a bit worrisome and annoying, but it was painful. The more I moved, the more it hurt.
And you know what else? It was sad for me because I still had three months left to be pregnant!
Three months of this! I wouldn’t survive!
And I think there is a good chance some of my children wouldn’t either because I would be less capable of caring for them. Although perhaps Brayden would take over and fulfill his dreams of power and care for the girls.
There Are Ways to Stop Pain in Pregnancy
A couple of nights later I was visiting with a friend and she asked me how I was feeling. I told her of my plight. She then showed me a position to move the baby out of my pelvis.
Oh yeah! She is a physical therapist. Why had I not thought to complain to her several days earlier? I went home and tried the position.
Guess what! It took maybe two minutes and baby girl slid right up and out of my pelvis. I felt like a new woman!
I was in the best mood the next day. It was like a rebirth (for me–baby hasn’t had an initial birth yet).
Since that day, I have had to assume the position off and on because baby girl seems to like it down low in my pelvis. This, sadly, was an epiphany moment for me [sad it took me so long–not sad it happened at all].
I do not necessarily need to stay in pain just because I am pregnant.
I have always accepted pain in previous pregnancies. I really only got lasting pain in the last month anyway so I just toughed it out.
But apparently, pain is not a requirement–at least not all pain and all the time.
There will be some pain involved with pregnancy and birthing a child. With many pains, however, there are things you can do to alleviate them! There are positions to be in, stretches to do, and exercises to do.
Back hurt? Are ligaments tender? Sciatic nerve troubling you (that is my latest–oh my I have never been in more pain–even during labor)? Baby in a weird position?
There might be something you can do beyond just “hanging in there”! Find ways to ease the pain.
I had to spread the good news, because if it took me 5 pregnancies to figure this out, I know someone out there is going to read this and be eternally grateful.
Here are some stretches I found online:
You can also read up on ways to ease pregnancy pain here.
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