34 wks gone now with baby no.4......developed haemorroids with baby no 2 10 yrs ago and they never really went away, just flared up every now and then...they were managable so I never really worried about them being there. Never had a problem with them during pregnancy number 3 three years ago, but they have now flared up with a vengence and are making my life HELL!!! lol!! I cant sit down on the loo without pain, and it is causing pain in my butt cheeks, right up to the end of my tailbone.....very itchy as well (thankfully no bleeding!). Find myself taking painkillers and using Anusol cream but I dont like taking painkillers too often for obvious reasons and the cream does very little.

Just wondering if anybody else has had the same problem and what kind of things worked for you? I find that lying down helps takes the pressure off but with a toddler to chase around, hubby at work and two older kids who need this, that and the other, lying down all day isnt an option!

But what Im more worried about though, is how this is going to impact on giving birth? All the pushing and pressure....worried the damn things may burst!!!

Would appreciate any advice, thanks