16th November 2008

Back Pain Sets In

Tonight, I’m hurting, really hurting.  The sciatica was bad yesterday but tonight, after a grocery store run to stock on things for weeks, my back pain has settled in to the lower back and won’t go away.  There is no relief.  I’m walking slow enough as it is, but I am not enjoying this.  At the same time, as I settled into the glider & ottoman to try to sit up straight yet put my legs up, Melina stretched around inside and made me forget the pain for a few moments. 

 I thought for the first time last night of her not being inside of me.  How strange that must be in the beginning - on one hand, you’re relieved to have a little less pressure (like 10 lbs of pressure weighing on various body parts) - on the other hand, it must be wierd to see her outside of you. 

There is no comfortable position at this point.  Every woman I know that has had children talks about how uncomfortable it is towards the very end - the part they do not miss. 

I ran into a neighbor friend of mine tonight at the grocery store.  She is getting excited about meeting Melina.  She just had a baby at 35 or 36 a year ago.  I remember the last couple of weeks for her.  She was miserable.  Two of the women in my childbirth class were miserable at the very end as well.  But as my friend said, you forget about the pain when you see your baby.  Okay, I’ve got work to do tonight.  Unfortunately, work to do.  At this stage, you do not want to work really at all -you’re uncomfortable and just want the time to pass. 

There is just one week - I know - you keep saying that to me - but right now minutes seem like hours when the pain is bad.  I actually wondered if I was going into labor - while water has not broken nor the plug - but the sacral back pain isn’t letting up.  I guess grocery store runs and errands are about out of the question.  Let’s hope tomorrow is a better day.  I go for my last non-stress baby monitoring test and physical exam.  The doc will tell me what he thinks.

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