up until this point i had very little to complain about with this pregnancy. Sure, i had your typical sore back, tiredness, but no big deal. I started out this week with this mild cough. No other symptoms. Basically just felt like one of those "the air is really dry" type coughs. Just a tickle in my throat. The cough, was basically just annoying. And then on Thursday, i woke up, and my belly was sore from coughing, felt like you would if you did too many sit-ups. And then in the night, early friday morning, like 3am.... i coughed SO hard, i pulled something in my stomach. Severely. Like, screaming in pain. Bawling my eyes out. I scared my poor DH. Not to mention DS who is 3 and sleeps with us, he kept running away. 
My husband, bless his heart, was like "are you in labor??" i screamed NO! But i would welcome that at this point, that might actually feel GOOD compared to this. I almost went to the hospital in the night. I'm glad now that I didnt, because i was in so much pain, i probably would have consented to anything, including a lobotomy or sex change, if i thought it would make the pain stop.
Then the next morning, i did something i havent done in over 3 years. I went and saw a Dr.
I called my friend and asked if she would watch my kids so i could go. She panicked for a minute, because she knows me, and seeing a Dr. is a very serious thing for me. Luckily, we have an awesome family doctor. Who knows I am UCing, that we dont vax, and all that other crazy hippy stuff 
and he respects me for it. He said it looks like i pulled a couple abdominal muscles. My belly was already overstretched due to the pregnancy, and then the cough just further strained it. Oh, and I have an ear infection! I had forgotten that my ear was hurting the night before, once the abdominal pain hit, i forgot nearly everything. So i'm doing something i have not done in nearly 4 years. I'm taking medication. I hate it. But I cannot live like that. Screaming in pain, and not being able to breathe just wont work. I feel SO guilty. He gave my tylenol with codiene, just to take for when its unbearable, and to quiet the cough until my muscle heals. Which he said will be difficult, since it is still continually stretching. I hate the thought of taking narcotics while pregnant. Especially this close to the end. All i could think of was the little crack baby i took care of in nursing school. Something that still haunts me to to this day. My Dr. assured me that baby would be fine. But i still hate it.
thanks for listening to me whine
My husband, bless his heart, was like "are you in labor??" i screamed NO! But i would welcome that at this point, that might actually feel GOOD compared to this. I almost went to the hospital in the night. I'm glad now that I didnt, because i was in so much pain, i probably would have consented to anything, including a lobotomy or sex change, if i thought it would make the pain stop.Then the next morning, i did something i havent done in over 3 years. I went and saw a Dr.
I called my friend and asked if she would watch my kids so i could go. She panicked for a minute, because she knows me, and seeing a Dr. is a very serious thing for me. Luckily, we have an awesome family doctor. Who knows I am UCing, that we dont vax, and all that other crazy hippy stuff and he respects me for it. He said it looks like i pulled a couple abdominal muscles. My belly was already overstretched due to the pregnancy, and then the cough just further strained it. Oh, and I have an ear infection! I had forgotten that my ear was hurting the night before, once the abdominal pain hit, i forgot nearly everything. So i'm doing something i have not done in nearly 4 years. I'm taking medication. I hate it. But I cannot live like that. Screaming in pain, and not being able to breathe just wont work. I feel SO guilty. He gave my tylenol with codiene, just to take for when its unbearable, and to quiet the cough until my muscle heals. Which he said will be difficult, since it is still continually stretching. I hate the thought of taking narcotics while pregnant. Especially this close to the end. All i could think of was the little crack baby i took care of in nursing school. Something that still haunts me to to this day. My Dr. assured me that baby would be fine. But i still hate it.thanks for listening to me whine
Oh mama that royally blows. But I think its a good idea to do whatever you have to do to stay well, so you can give birth, ya know? 
