I feel like medicine should do more to effectively treat pregnant womens pain. Tylenol, warm baths, and heating pads, are not a good answer for pain that makes you cry every day. Telling a woman that its normal and that its ok if she doesnt sleep, or that excruciating pain when her knees and hips lock-up at work is normal is not a good enough answer for me. Some of us dont have the luxury of sitting down at work, or being able to take off work early, and pain is a very real problem- that can feel insurmountable when youre trying to work, and get your home ready for a newborn. I am so sick of being told that it is the home stretch or that I just need to hang in there. I mean Im not going to sleep after the baby comes, and Ill probably still have pain from the birth of my child - so why is it okay for me to be in pain for 3 months BEFORE the baby is even born? It should not be considered normal or okay- because its not okay to me. Its not okay to feel miserable all the time. Im ranting because there is nothing else I can do.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 15:19:56 +0000