Owww...

I've found that lately (in the last week) when my bladder gets really full, things have actually started to hurt a lot more, but it's mostly on my right side and fairly low down. If I wasn't pregnant I'd say it's where my ovaries are, although I'm not sure they'd be in the same spot right at the moment ! Anybody else have this? It's super uncomfortable, and even though I go to the bathroom heaps anyway, it's hard to get the timing right sometimes to avoid it hurting.

Also, I know panadol is "safe", but would it be reasonable / effective to take for Braxton Hicks?

Can't say it's the same as the pubic bone pains, although I did wonder, feels more muscular - like a tighly wound spring or something.

As for the BH - they don't last long individually, but will get a whole series of them which is the problem, for one it's hard to deal with at work when I have to be on the phone all the time and leaves me quite tired sometimes (which is why I wondered about the panadol, kinda reminds me of how I used to feel after early period pains).

Feels like I've got a baby octopus in there rather than a little girl at the moment LOL

Hey Lu, I might do if it keeps popping up over the weekend, so I will let you guys know ! I am not prone to ringing her that often (has only been once so far, with my "old" midwife), but this may well be an exception.

Are you sure it isn't a bladder infection or anything like that? Give mw a call to be safe

Ok nevermind, looked it up and did a bit of reading, thought it could well be a bladder infection, and called my midwife. She said I should go into a lab tomorrow and get my routine bloods and other stuff done because they'd get me to pee as well anyway, but then only AFTER I'd hung up on her did I realise that I'm working tomorrow !! So I'm going to have to wait until Sunday morning, and luckily there's a lab not too far from here that will be open despite the holiday. *groan* What a pain in the arse...

Did I mention I'm not the most patient person? :P Was a bit sore last night, and again this morning, but so far so good - mind you, having things to do at work might be keeping my mind off it. Will head out to the lab first thing tomorrow morning, so much for a sleep in

Ok so I was a bit lazy, went to have the bloods done as well as the glucose challenge - which just tasted like lemonade. Pretty sure something is going to show up though, coz it's been a bit more sore than before, and I'm feeling REALLY drained *sigh* Oh the joys. If it doesn't show up anything though, then I'm gonna be annoyed...

And so I just hafta wait some more, don't know if the results will be out tomorrow or tuesday, my midwife said to make sure they knew it was urgent.

Ok so, if I had the tests done on Sunday, and the form was marked urgent with the box ticked to call my midwife when the results come through, do you think they would have rung her by now? Or, even though the lab was open, would the results not come through until tomorrow because of the public holidays? I'm getting REALLY sore, am pretty sure it's not Braxton Hicks because I'm still getting those and they're not painful, just odd. This sore feeling still gets a little 'better' if I pee, although there is no burning or unusual increase in frequency (I keep my fluids up anyway, and am going hard on cranberry juice and water). If the results *have* come through, but there's nothing there and so no reason for them to have rung my midwife, I'm going to go crazy - it really makes me catch my breath now, best thing for me to do is stop EVERYTHING and stay still until it passes. Panadol sometimes helps... and I realise I sound like a wimp, but even if it was contractions surely it wouldn't start out so badly, or go on for so long? I'm not as panicked as this must sound, I'm just really annoyed. Tired of being tired basically ! My chronic impatience doesn't help I suppose !


Edited to add: Almost forgot to mention that I don't think it's gas either, not farting more than normal and not constipated either. Also sent my midwife a txt to see if she'd heard anything, but haven't heard back yet.

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It comes and goes though, which I'm counting as a good thing. Right now I feel fine ! (Full on chocolate hot cross buns too... mmm...) Got a txt back from Jill my midwife who said "not til 2moro" *sigh* Oh well ! I'm sure I'll live LOL Thanks for the sympathies and support, it helps lots

just typed a huge post, then clicked the wrong button and lost it!!!
anyway, hope you have some results really soon!!! you poor thing, pain sux at the best of times let alone unexplained pain!
hope you got lots of chocolate over the weekend to see you through