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round ligament pain
I managed to wake myself up last night in a lot of pain. It's now the next
afternoon and it still hurts. Can't walk, laugh or lift my legs with out screwing up my face. I assume this is just round ligament pain. Does anyone have any suggestions to help it go away? Or do I just have to stay put? I am soooo p*ssed off - I have only just got my energy back 2 weeks ago and was starting to enjoy being pregnant and now this. Hmff. At least I'm not puking Camille EDD 17 May 2003 |
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round ligament pain
Raspberry tea--not FLAVORED, like Bigelow, which is useless, but the real
thing. Or raspberry leave capsules, I swear they work like a charm. Sk "Cam & Shane" wrote in message ... I managed to wake myself up last night in a lot of pain. It's now the next afternoon and it still hurts. Can't walk, laugh or lift my legs with out screwing up my face. I assume this is just round ligament pain. Does anyone have any suggestions to help it go away? Or do I just have to stay put? I am soooo p*ssed off - I have only just got my energy back 2 weeks ago and was starting to enjoy being pregnant and now this. Hmff. At least I'm not puking Camille EDD 17 May 2003 |
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"Cam & Shane" wrote in message ... I managed to wake myself up last night in a lot of pain. It's now the next afternoon and it still hurts. Can't walk, laugh or lift my legs with out screwing up my face. I assume this is just round ligament pain. Does anyone have any suggestions to help it go away? Or do I just have to stay put? I am soooo p*ssed off - I have only just got my energy back 2 weeks ago and was starting to enjoy being pregnant and now this. Hmff. At least I'm not puking Camille EDD 17 May 2003 I wasn't able to really do anything to fix the pain, but it comes in waves, so you may have it this week and then not have it again for another month or so. I found that I had it when there were some fetal growth spurts (at least that's what I like to think). Also, get out of bed slowly, turn slowly and try to just do everything slowly! :-) HTH, Jen |
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Ther are some things we do in prenatal yoga class specifically for round
ligament pain. We've been off for two weeks though for the holidays, and I can't remember which ones specifically as I hadn't been having any myself until just last week. After I have class later this week, I will try to remember to post a couple suggestions. Otherwise, I would certainly recommend a prenatal yoga class for anyone at any stage of pregnancy, particularly if you are experiencing any pregnancy related pain or discomfort. -Karen, mom to Henry 3 1/2 and someone due 4/24/04- |
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Oooh - thank you - I have bought a pregnancy yoga video but haven't looked
at it yet - I definately have some inspiration now Cheers Camille "Karen" wrote in message link.net... Ther are some things we do in prenatal yoga class specifically for round ligament pain. We've been off for two weeks though for the holidays, and I can't remember which ones specifically as I hadn't been having any myself until just last week. After I have class later this week, I will try to remember to post a couple suggestions. Otherwise, I would certainly recommend a prenatal yoga class for anyone at any stage of pregnancy, particularly if you are experiencing any pregnancy related pain or discomfort. -Karen, mom to Henry 3 1/2 and someone due 4/24/04- |
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round ligament pain
So here are the things that helped me in class last night with the round
ligament situation. First is a sitting position called boddhakonasana (spelling is a bit suspect there). You can sit on the floor, with your back against a wall or not. You might want to sit with your hips on a blanket or towel folded to about 2" thick. You pull your feel with soles facing each other, heels pressing together, in as close to your crotch area as much as you can comfortably. Your knees are bent and down on either side towards the floor. Your back should be straight, your head balanced over your spine, your hands should be able to comfortable hold your ankles or toes. You can gently tip your pelvis forward, keeping your upper body straight but it will tilt forward with your pelvis. You can also put a yoga block on the floor in front of you and reach your hands forward onto the block as you tilt forward. This is a great position to do often during pregnancy. It helps open your pelvis and align your hips The next thing is to simply squat. I'm more comfortable getting into a squat from standing. Place your feet about hip width apart, toes turned out comfortable, back straight, then lower yourself down into a squat. You can rest your pelvis onto a yoga block, or put a towel or blanket folded to 1 or 2" under your heels to help stabilize yourself. If it's comfortable, bring your hands together in front of your chest and your elbows pressing gently out on your knees/thighs. Again, do this as often as you like. To further it, place a yoga block in front of you, put your hands on it, and push your legs up straight while hands remain on block and turning your toes in to a parallel position. Back is straight and neck/head stay in line. Stay there for a while, go back down into squat if you want. Another thing we doin on the floor on hands and knees. Hands and arms aligned directly below the shoulders, thighs and knees aligned directly below the hips, knees hip width apart. Back is straight and neck/head continue the straight line of the spine. Breathe in as you arch your back like a cat and drop your head, breathe out as your back curves down and belly drops and head lifts up. That's called the cow pose. And so you repeat at your own rhythm of the breath, cat, cow, cat, cow, etc, then come back to center to rest. Be careful with both to keep your hips sort of in place, not to let them go to too far of an extreme in either position, or you will hurt your lower back. You can also do this cat/cow business when you press out of the squat into the standing pose while leaning on the block. The kneeling on all fours and the standing while supporting yourself bent over onto the block help to take the weight of the baby off your back, internal organs, and perineal area, which is where you get the relief from the round ligaments. The squatting and sitting positions allow you to gently stretch the perineal area. I prefer and my prenatal class is based on Iyengar style hatha yoga, hence the abundant use of props to help support the body and modify poses to individual needs. You mentioned you have a video (I wonder which one?) and there is a book by Janet Balaskas, something about preparing for childbirth through yoga, which has some of what I've described, and is stuff I remember doing in a workshop during pg#1. My teacher recommends a video by Colette Crawford, but it's proven pretty hard to find so far. I do highly recommend a prenatal yoga class, especially if you've never taken yoga before, both for the camraderie of being in a room with other pregnant bodies of all shapes and sizes and for the the experience of a hands on teacher to help you. Please let me know if I can explain anything better! -Karen, mom to Henry 3 1/2 and someone due 4/24/04- |
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