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Sacroiliac Damage from Pregnancy with Twins
Asked by J.C. from Jacksonville
on January 13, 2009
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Hi, I have been in chronic pain for 2 years now. I did an injection in this joint to find out if it was the source of the pain, and sure enough the anesthetic numbed i...
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- Hi J., I agree with the ladies. Chiropractic care will not do any damage to your ligaments. I've been in chiropractic care since I delivered my first child 16 years...
- You don't say where you live but I'm with the others, acupuncture... I have a wonderful husband/wife team of them in E. Boca. They use herbs too, if you want, often s...
- I would also suggest trying accupuncture. I did it a few years back with pain at the epidural site. I had so many injections in that small space in my spine that it wa...
Pregnancy Has Zapped My Energy
Asked by L.L. from Topeka
on October 22, 2011
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What has pregnancy zapped out of you?Do you sleep better while pregnant,not me i'm tired but it's the tired where you just can't sleep.My face is horrid pimples on che...
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- Did you ask your doctor for medicine for your face? You can use some of them when your pregnant. That way you won't have scars on your face after the baby comes. G...
- Make sure your prenatal is really absorbing. Many don't! If you are not getting the right nutrition you will have NO energy. Also check the ORAC value of your vitamins...
- Pregnancy, does make you tired. Wiped out. It did me. Both times. So, rest. Take a nap. The body and you needs it. I slept worse when pregnant. It is common. ...
Early Pregnancy and Exercise
Asked by N.A. from Dallas
on September 17, 2011
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I love working out and I do at least 4 times a week. Now that I am 5 weeks pregnant, I am not sure what is safe and what isn't. I am mainly concerned about abdominal w...
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- I am not an expert but am an avid exerciser and just had my 3rd child in 4 yrs in may :) I ran till I was 32 weeks with this one, did plyometrics till it felt uncomfy ...
- this is really a question you should be asking your OBGYN.
- you should not do anything that makes you lie flat on your back after a certain point. also, as long as you do things you are used to, they should be fine. i take ba...
Pelvic Pain from Sitting (During Pregnancy)
Asked by L.G. from Tampa
on September 1, 2010
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I'm 14 weeks pregnant, and the last couple days I've been getting bad pelvic pain from sitting in my office chair. Each morning I'm fine until I start sitting, but wit...
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- Bring a yoga ball to work and sit on that instead of the chair. Swap them out. Also, check on youtube to find out all the uses for the ball. I am preggo too and just...
- Common to get an instability in the pelvis- check with the International Chiropractic Pediatric Assn- folks trained in the Webster technique for comfortable pregnanac...
- This is a bit personal but by any chance are you constipated? In the beginning of my 3rd one around that time between the hormones raising, the extra fluid we're carry...
Losing Weight Before Next Pregnancy
Asked by A.G. from Pocatello
on April 1, 2008
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I was just wondering if anyone has had experience with being too thin to get pregnant? When i got pregnant with my daughter i weighted 117 lbs (i'm 5'3). I gained 28 l...
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- Hi A., I glanced over a lot of the responses, at from what I could tell, they all looked pretty good. Sometimes we're more concerned about weight than what we're eat...
- Wow! to only weigh 114 again. (sighs wistfully). Alright here's my advice. Every pregnancy is different. Just because you had problems with your first pregnancy doesn'...
- loosing weight has nothing to do with being healthy, unless you are obese or overweight, which you aren't. your body will be healthy if you are eating right and exerci...
Leg Cramps at Night During Pregnancy
Asked by V.B. from Houston
on January 30, 2008
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Hi Mamas!
I am now 23 weeks pregnant with my second child and I have started having severe leg cramps at night for the past few nights. I don't remember having thi...
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- Hey V., I had the same thing with all three of my pregnancies. My doctor recommended viactive or some other calcium supplement b/c the growing baby inside of you i...
- I had the same problem. To add potassium, I started drinking a glass of cranberry juice every day and they went away. Bananas would work too but might add to the con...
- it's probably a charlie horse (don't know the technical term lol) the only thing to do is eat more potassium, but even then they can continue (i had them really bad wi...
Help with Sciatica During Pregnancy
Asked by C.E. from Portland
on July 17, 2008
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Hi all~
I am 5 months pregnant with our second baby. My first pregnancy was a breeze (with a difficult labor) but this one has been challenging. I have been suffering...
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- Hi C.! I had sciatica with my first child and it's no fun! I tried prenatal yoga and prenatal massage therapy and it seemed to ease the pain. Good luck!
- What helped me the best was lying on the floor with my feet up on the couch and doing some gentle streches, Lay flat on the floor with your feet on the couch or chair....
- Ideally, you would have a full ergonomic assessment. As pregnancy progresses, our joints get more flexible for the BIG flex our hip area needs to make! This makes us m...
Dealing with Pregnancy After Miscarriage
Asked by B.M. from Rochester
on February 1, 2009
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I am a working 30 year old mom of a wonderful, healthy 18 month old boy. I had a miscarriage last fall and am now pregnant again (about 4-5 weeks along). After havin...
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- I found out I was pregnant after returning from a trip to Asia, having had several vaccines and having taken anti-malarial pills, all of which you are not supposed to ...
- The likelihood of having a second miscarriage in a woman who has already had full term pregnancy is quite minimal. Try to pamper yourself as much as you can! I would...
- Hi B.. I'm feeling your pain. I had a miscarriage the first time I tried getting pregnant, and then when I got pregnant again, I was completely paranoid. It is the wor...
Dollar Tree Pregnancy Tests?
Asked by K.F. from Portland
on November 8, 2010
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We are TTC #3 and to try to save some money I bought pregnancy tests from the Dollar Tree (I'm a little impatient and don't want to blow $30 a month! :) From what I r...
Achy Joints After Pregnancy
Asked by K.H. from Chicago
on September 18, 2008
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Hello all, I'm wondering if any of you have had achy joints after pregnancy. I've done some research and it seems pretty common (due to hormonal fluctuations), but mos...
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- Months after having my second child I had sciatic pain & I experienced such pain in my feet I consulted a podiatrist. He explained that in preparation for childbirth ...
- You might want to get checked to see if you've developed an autoimmune condition like rheumatoid arthritis. I haven't specifically seen this associated with pregnancy...
- I am having my thyroid monitored. I would recommend an endocrinologist for you too! Pregnancy can affect it. I also am still on my prenatals (by Metagenics. I also w...
