Hi, everyone. I don't post ofton, but I read these pages all the time, there is so much wisdom and insight here! I love it!! I am 8 weeks away from my due date, and i am in constant pain, with really strong braxton hicks, leg cramps, and severe lower back pain. My doc says that i need to rest, drink lots of water, and rest more, which I know is great advice, because when I do get a chance to just rest I do feel a bit better, but I have 3 other kids so resting isn't always easy. I never felt this much pain with my other pregnancies, I am wonderinng if anyone else has had the hardest time with their 4th or later pregnancies, and how you handled it with the other kids.
I think my third was probably the worst. I had a baby who was just toddling when I was almost due for the next one. That was hard. I also had another prescholler at home so my hands were pretty busy. Getting enough rest was hard. Having two other kids helped though because they could keep each other occupied. My fourth one decided to come a month late. And it was the hottest May in history. So those last few weeks were pretty miserable. But by the time she was born my first three were older; 9, 6, and 5. I don't remember any problems whatsoever with my fifth. The sixth child was definitely the most emotionally painful. Don't let anyone tell you that adoption is the easy way out. All five pregnancies were by far easier than adoption hell. But now I have six beautiful kiddos and six wonderful grandchildren. Number seven grandbaby is due in November. Kathi
All my pregnancies are hard. But, I was 38 with the 4th baby I carried to term. Yes, I was uncomfortable. Lots of contractions (but I always do, enough to cause preterm labor in the last two trimesters of each pregnancies.) I did attribute some of the discomfort to my age, but my kids were not babies or toddlers. (They were 13, 11 and 8.) I was uncomfortable with the second and third, with toddlers in the house. But you HAVE TO make the time to get enough fluid, get enough rest, and to put your feet up. If worst comes to worst, put on a DVD and give the kids some juice and just rest on the couch. You owe it to yourself, your baby and your other kids to get the rest and fluid and food you need. If you are doing to much to get those in, you need to cut back, now. Nothing is more important than your children, in or out of your womb at this time, and yourself. Let everything else go. You DESERVE the rest and the food and the comfort. NOTHING is more important.
