Pain........ arghhh!

Last week I was supremely positive. I had the chiropractor's appointment on Monday, and was reassured that my pelvis was in good shape. I still had to be re-aligned, but she was very pleased with my progress. I asked her about using a birthing ball, and she recommended that it could do no harm, only good. After that I had my second antenatal yoga class on the Tuesday, and felt very relaxed, calm and positive. On Thursday I went out and bought a gym ball, and proceeded to spend two hours that evening sitting and gently rocking on it. I repeated this on Friday, and on Saturday - then felt terrible!

My back has begun to seize up - on the right-hand side. I can just 'lock' in position, particularly if I've been standing awkwardly e.g. getting Elizabeth in or out of the car. Also, my pelvis hurts - feels like I've been kicked by a horse. I don't know whether it is a reaction to the re-alignment, or to sitting on the ball. I laid off the ball on Sunday, but am tentatively sitting on it for small amounts of time now, as things aren't quite as painful. I hate this not knowing whether I'm doing the right thing or not!

Claire at group gave me a copy of her effective birth preparation CD using hypnotherapy, so that is something else to explore. It is Tuesday again, so in a few minutes time I'll be off to prepare the casserole for husband and Elizabeth while I go out to yoga. House feels like a mess, have swept and cleaned non-stop (or so it seems) but still grass, gravel, bits etc on floor, dust everywhere, stairs dirty... eurgh! it gets me down.

Elizabeth had new shoes yesterday - £28. Bought her some Winter wellies as well, so she is set up (for a few weeks at least) and I think her Winter coats still fit her thank goodness. She is stringing more and more two word sentences together:

Bye Daddy
Hello Mummy
Blue car
Red car
Snow man
alarm clock
garage door etc.

We've got the 20 week scan tomorrow, so husband is taking half a day off work to accompany me for that. Have felt the baby move almost daily, so feeling reassured that it is ok on that front, but obviously concerned about the abnormality checks.