This will sound stupid but try taking tums (the antacid). They are really good for stomach cramps & leg cramps as well. They don't work for everyone but it's worth a try. It could be worth a visit to your doctor if this has only started after giving birth.
Gee hun, if that's not normal for you, then I would be off to see a gyno about it as there could be something going on in there that could need treatment.
mine were like that after dd, but i was vomitting too, i ended up in a&e on morphine! they recommended analgesics for future bouts of it... maybe ask a pharmacist?
satya - firstly - WOW Brock is ONE! Tums hey - doesn't sound silly at all if others have tried and tested and it has worked!!
ray - yes, it is MUCh heavier - and my iron levels were really low after birth I was on supplements for 6 months - so I am worried as I feel very light headed and nauseous the first 2 days too.
Trillian - i think that is a good idea - i havent been to one since we have been here so about time i found a good one - having a pamper party tomorrow so can check with my friends then
Boobaloo - that is how I felt last night - dry retching and dizzy and terrible pain I can udnerstand how you would end up at A & E!! What analgesics did they recommend for you?
Well, the worst has passed now - the first 12 hours lead in to it then the next 36 hours are hell, and then the next 2 days are fine with some panadol again pain wise, but still heavy.
Hmmmm have you thought about using a menstrual cup or cloth pads? A lot of women report a reduction in painful periods, no idea why, it's just one of those things.....
I have suffered with bad period pain since I first got my period and it sucks. Before I fell pregnant with DS my gyno suggested I had endometriosis - however I fell pregnant and then moved away and never had it investigated. I was told that it could either get better or worse after giving birth. Luckily for me AF settles for about 2yrs after bubs is born and then gradually gets worse.
The options I was given was to go on the Pill or put up with it???? As I said - they were going to do more investigating not sure if there would have been more options after this. I would def be going to see my dr to see if there was anything I could do to help. Before DS I was told I could take 2 Naprogestic and 2 panadol and this is how I used to get through my days - although I would quite often take the day off if I couldn't get out of bed. Naprogestic (as far as I know is not suitable for taking while BF as it can lead to bleeding in the newborn) Unfortunately being a mum you don't get that option anymore
I have had some relief from using a progestrone cream, making sure I drink a lot of water, exercise in the weeks leading up to AF, staying away from fats and chocolate/caffine (hard at that time of the month I know) and using cloth pads and menstrual cups.
interesting that you both mentioned cloth pads or menstrual cups - and nope I havent thought or looked into either of those - suppose i am worried about the trustworthiness of them - but hey i use cloth on my boy - but are they still reliable for really heavy periods? Prob should post that in another thread ....
I'm not so much into choc - but crave salty things like potato chips! Caffeine for me is hard to stay away from with 3 kids and being busy busy busy ...
Will go to docs and get iron levels done again too and see what else I can do. It has gotten worse with each child, which is so unfair. And now that we arent having anymore it's crueler - i dont need to have a period anymore cos i dont need a cycle!!!
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I can udnerstand how you would end up at A & E!! What analgesics did they recommend for you?
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