The third trimester came not in a whisper but with a primal scream. I'M HERE. YOU. REALLY PREGNANT! Exactly 28 weeks, I experienced some real pregnancy complaints. My belly suddenly blew up, my back hurt and I've started to get "rehearsal contractions" aka Braxton Hicks Contractions. Supposedly painless. Hah! I read somewhere that since MR Hicks never felt one, how would he know that they felt... hellish! It was on a regular Thursday evening after work, when all of the sudden these tightenings in my abdomen came one after another. Every 5 -10 minutes, lasting :30 seconds. FOR TWO DAYS AND TWO NIGHTS! It hurt my back, my groin, and really took my breath away.
A bit concerned I went to the doctor. Everything is fine and I'm not in real labor, baby is fine-but these gave me an idea of what i was in for! (Which will hurt way more by the way)
It was hard for me to do anything. To walk, to get up, to sit. I for the first time, was immobilized! It lasted a couple days, went away, and still comes back to give me a hard time. I remembering experiencing them before, during exercising of all things, and now, I've got to take it easy. No more buff mama. I plan to take it easy until 36 weeks, then go back to walking more to encourage labor.
I heard that these Hicks can help w/ a shorter labor, and I hope that is the case! Oh, Tiger Balm realllly helps and so does drinking alot of water, a heating pad, a belly support belt, laying on the left side, and taking deep breaths through them, much like I'd have to during the real thing. I guess not all women feel them or even get them. Its making me feel finally like a pregnant lady! Well, If it does help my body in toning for the real thing, I suppose I will just have to learn to live with them!
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