Hi MountainMom,

I have no children, so can't help there, but I remember a discussion on here a few weeks ago that might help:

http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Fibromyalgia/forum/11227779-pregnant-fibro

Hope the best for you and your daughter,
ArtistMadrid

I have four kids and to be honest I was pretty sore through all of them. I survived obviously lol and it is worth it, but I hated being pregnant. I was so tired and sore. Hopefully your daughter will have an easier time of things!

Thank you everyone for your replies. I had a feeling that fibro wasn't like other nerve conditions where you might feel better or have a chance to go into remission. Just didn't want to say too much about what she is experiencing until I got a few answers.

She is undiagnosised with Fibro, but when I was diagnosised with the symptoms of it from not sleeping and RSD, I realized that the symptoms fit her even better than me! I've been trying to get her to see someone about it, she just got medical insurance back, but so far no go. She is very quiet, shy, and reluctant to go to the doctor for anything. Matter of fact, she found a midwife who had her own practice to deliver the baby.

While she is normally very tired, slow, and hurting all over, now at 5 months pregnant she is just miserable. The headaches are worse and now she can't take anything but tylenol to help, so she is in bed about 16 out of every 24. I've tried to get her to sit in our spa for just a few minutes at a time but she is worried about too much heat on the baby.

Now that the baby is moving a lot and she feels it, she reacts like it is extremely painful.

Sigh, I'm just so worried about her but don't know how to help her. She is only half way there, and the movement, growth of stomach is just beginning... and she already is in so much discomfort and pain.

Any suggestions for what might feel good to her, or how I could support/ help her would be appreciated.

Thanks

MM

encourage her to rest as much as possible because I found the pain and fatigue afterwards was worse. So I imagine the better she can treat herself through this rough time, the better she will fare after baby is here. I took tylenol. I had tons of hip and back pain, and getting on my hands and knees, with my butt sort of raised (ok this isnt attractive but helped) gave me some relief on my hips and back. Lots of baths and any chance to get into a pool...oh that was heavenly. Took all the pressure off the joints and muscles. I slept with pillows all around me (under stomach, between my knees, behind my back) to take as much pressure off as possible. Im sorry she is suffering (and you too through watching and feeling helpless). I hope you can talk her into seeing a dr soon.