Slowing Down

Well I knew it. The time has come. My ability to remain active and at mostly the same speed as my pre-pregnancy self has gone bye bye.

We went to a wedding this past weekend and I was determined to have a better time than at the last one. While the company was vastly improved for the most part (I even had a fellow pregger to keep me company!), my energy level dropped quickly and any attempt on my part to bust a move was met with a low deep stretching muscley feeling in my low abdomen. Not something I'm really going to mess with. So by 9:30 I was in the tub at the hotel eating a vastly overpriced Snickers from the minibar. A small slice of pregnant lady heaven.

I woke up the next morning with an annoying cramp in my left side. That cramp has now turned into sharp, shooting pain that makes #2ing and sneezing a quite painful experience. After some crafty Googling I found out I likely have my first real pregnancy side effect. Subloxated Ribs.

Pain in the mid-back that radiates into the ribcage is often due to subluxations that cause the nerves between the ribs to get irritated. It may be uncomfortable to take a deep breath when this occurs. Chiropractic adjustments remove the subluxations to decrease the pain and return normal function. - See more at: http://womenswellnesscare.com/common-pregnancy-discomforts-that-do-not-have-to-be-so-common-2/#sthash.mab6y3wQ.dpuf

 Here's what the experts have to say:

Rib pain during pregnancy can be a persistent problem, especially during the third trimester. Your rib cage may feel mildly sore or extremely tender and bruised. You may have discomfort on either side, or both sides, though it is commonly worse on the right side of the ribs. Pain occurs in and under the ribs as your uterus grows. Later in pregnancy, your abdomen becomes stretched, and your uterus stretches upward as well as outward. Your pelvis and abdomen are becoming full, and your baby is beginning to press up under your ribs and chest. This upward pressure from your baby may also make you feel short of breath. This pressure on your ribs and diaphragm may also result in shoulder pain, because there are nerves in the diaphragm which can refer pain into the shoulders.

Pain in the mid-back that radiates into the ribcage is often due to subluxations that cause the nerves between the ribs to get irritated. It may be uncomfortable to take a deep breath when this occurs. Chiropractic adjustments remove the subluxations to decrease the pain and return normal function. - See more at: http://womenswellnesscare.com/common-pregnancy-discomforts-that-do-not-have-to-be-so-common-2/#sthash.mab6y3wQ.dpuf

Let me translate this for you: "Suck it up preggeroni. You've only got a few more weeks to go"

I do have to say that while I feel pretty darn uncomfortable right now, I've still been so lucky to have had a relatively easy pregnancy with very few side effects and (at least as of now) no stretch marks. Huzzah!

Let's hope this kid proves me wrong and doesn't come late. Mama is getting a wee bit miserable.