muffin

had mw check up this morning and asked her about the discomfort/pain down below, that ive been having over last couple of weeks. talk about learning something new every day!!! turns out the reason i feel so sore, swollen and bruised down there is because...................i have a varicose vein down there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i never saw that coming i can tell you!i had no idea you could get them there, apparantly all i can do is keep weight off(how when im nearly 6 mths!?!?!?!) and wear support knickers like you would support tights.
Even DH was stunned when i told him(mind you then he started laughing!)

weestar21

ouch!!!

will it go away? soz ive never had any so cant offer any advice but it sounds really painfull so just want to send you some

muffin

she didnt seem to think so this side of pregnancy, just have to try and not make it worse!! i'll end up on a rubber ring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Caroline

When i was pg with dd teh girl i worked with was due within days of me. She had the same problem and it was the first i'd heard of it. I really hope it doesn't get any worse and u don't have to sit on rubber ring

KX

ouch hope ur ok xx

Helen

Ouch! Sounds awful. Can your OH see it?

Hope the sexy knickers work

Iwantone!!!

aaawww hope ur ok hunny xxx

shyfly

I am sending you a silly hug, it's amazing what we go through isn't it!

muffin

helen, the poor man will be scarred for life after witnessing childbirth, i'll not make him look at this!lololol i can just about manage, have also got serious support knickers now, sort of helping but it just seems to flare up so easily(ie i dont have to stand for long).

keep remindong myself this will be worth it in june when this bub is put in my arms for the first time!!xx

Cat

Aw hun, sounds nasty.

Heres some info for you which may help, I find this site really usefull. Its got loads of suggestions on how to relieve symptoms etc
http://www.midwifery.org.uk/veins.htm