Have you ever experienced varicose veins? How about bursting blood vessels? No? Hmm. Lucky me, those are my newest side effect of pregnancy. My left leg is rather gross looking; all bumpy and multi-colored. My leg is also painful when I get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. My mom has given me strict instructions to keep my leg elevated at all times.
Have you ever experienced back pain? How about pain around your tail bone? I swear I feel like I have a bruise all around my tail bone after sitting in my work chair for an hour. I am trying to get a new one but my doctor is slow to get me the appropriate paperwork to give to my employer.
I forgot about how exhausted I get being pregnant. At the end of the day, all I want is to lay down on the couch.
Have I mentioned I am getting fat? I have been told that I am carrying my weight differently. I am not gaining weight in my face... yet.
Acne. At one point in my life I would like to have none. Pregnancy just seems to bring out the blemishes.
Let's see... what else can I complain about? I have to pull myself up the stairs when I carry Laine up the steps. (Carrying two kids at once isn't easy.) My foot just went numb. (The foot attached to the leg that is elevated.) I think I am done griping for the moment.
On the positive side, our son is doing well. He is currently in the process of tenderizing my back. (He likes to kick inward, not outward.) At our appointment last week his heart was beating at 120-130 bpm.
