status update : week 26
It seems rather inappropriate to post about my various pregnancy symptoms and ailments this week, with what all has happened. Minor heartburn and uncomfortableness pales in comparison to Lindsay’s death, and the death of the infant she was carrying. Hearing of yet another loss heightens my awareness of how fragile life is and how often we take that for granted.
Last night while reading The Pregnancy Book by Dr. William Sears I discovered that the numbness in my upper left leg is probably due to the uterus pressing on the femoral nerve. I guess I shouldn’t read so much…otherwise I wouldn’t have FOUND THIS OUT! I’m going to call around, possibly make an appointment with a neurologist just to make sure everything is fine. I’m reading that many pregnant women experience this (obviously, since I found out about it in a pregnancy book), but want to double check. My feet are also starting to swell ever so slightly and just be uncomfortable. I’m off to bed shortly and plan on elevating them to see if that helps.
Moving around can be uncomfortable at times, but bending over is the worst. I soaked my feet earlier this week and attempted a pedicure, which was a disaster because of how uncomfortable it made me. I’m taking Tums on an almost daily basis to combat heartburn, but (knock on wood) the past couple of days haven’t been so bad, maybe because I have been trying to squat instead of bend over?