Im 26+4 now with my son and last nite from about 5pm he decided to lie extremely high up and across my ribs. I thought itd be ok and tried some moves to move him down and all was ok. Went to bed and i started to feel this almightly pain/discomfort and i could sit or lie it was dreadful. I had a pain in my left rib and down my tummy that last around 5 mins and kept having really hot flushes where i felt like i was gonna pass out. All this time babes is moving 10 to a dozen every move was literally painful. I was up alllll nite walking around, drinking cooooold drinks massaging my bump trying to make him move down and nothing was working. Finally decided to lie down about 5am and managed to get about an hour. I didnt ring the delivery suite or nothing last nite (altho nearly did come close it hurt that much!!) because thankfully they werent contractiony pains and i knew it prob was down to his position.
So wake up this mornin feeling extremely sick with pains in my back and babe is still lay up real high and his movement are not comfortable at all! So phoned the doctors who told me to fone my m/w or if i couldnt get throu a different community m/w. Rang mine to find shes on HOLIDAY!!! So rang the other to be put on VOICEMAIL. So decided id wait a few mins and try again. She rang me back and was soooo blase in a real patronizing slow tone. " O well theres not much i can do, try taking paracetamol you can take up to 8 in 24 hours, o at this EARLY STAGE of 26 ish weeks its not unusual not to feel babe move much (my responce after she asked me if he was moving now or not.....well of course hes not gonna be very playful now if hes been up all night!!!) I wasnt even concerned about movements i know hes fine. Then she asked about constipations and i said no im fine she was like well theres not really much i can do im afraid whos ur normal m/w? to which i told her and she was like oooo.
She did however say if by after tea i hadnt felt him (which im not worried about as i can feel him move!!!) to ring the delivery suite and theyll decide whether i need to be checked over or monitoring. She gave me no advice on any positions i could use (she told me to try all 4s to which i said hes that high up its absolutlty agong if i get on all 4s and encourages him to curl up even more!!!!!!) or anything! All i wanted was someone to come feel my bump to make sure it is the reason im feeling this pain, make sure bubs isnt in any distress and check me over since i keep feeling like im gonna be sick or faint! This is my 2nd and ive NEVER EVER felt nothing like it mom says she thinks its cause hes a bigger baby than Jay was but omg last nite was agony!!!
So do i give it a while then if i still feel the same ring the delivery suite or do i just 'put' up with it? I dont wanna waste anyones time i know theres nothing mega sserious wrong but im in sooo much pain i dont know whether to sit/stand/lie down and i dont know wat to do!!!
Well done if u got this far its just im sooo tierd and hurting i just dont know what to do!!!
Thanks you

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so sorry to hear this... it must just feel so frustrating!! Ive never felt my LO that high up and from what Ive heard from others its a bloody good thing!!

have you tried taking paracetemol?? I dont really know of any positions... the only ones Ive seen in a mag before is ones to get babies to move from being back to back!!

I think if its causing you lots of pain and discomfort I would go in!! It might not be baby that high up!! Because of my swelling, high bp and protein in urine my mw said to look out for cramps under the ribs too as its also a sign of pre-eclampsia so....!!

Hope the pain eases!!

Aww bless you hun, I would give the hospital a ring, do they have an antenatal clinic number that you could try and get some advice from a hospitalmidwife. Maybe they can slot you into to check you over and monitor you for a while.

Feel for ya hun... hope all goes ok and you are right in what you are doing - just a check you need and maybe some advice. I defo find the hospital midwifes are more helpful than my local clinic.

Good luck xx

Have you tried putting something really cold across the top of your bump. It makes baby move away, as they don't like it much !!

aww bless ya hun i would ring the hosp or just go in. its isnt fair that you are in som much pain. and at least they will put your mind at rest
xx

thanks girls, ive tried something cold across my tummy to i really did try everything, hes just being stubborn pmsl!!!! I just tried another cold shower which hasnt really done much either i think i might just try the lil walk to the corner shop as walkings the only thing i havent tried and then see how i feel. Its sooo frustrating and painful i had such a easy pregnancy with my 1st and this ones def testing me lol.

or bounce on a ball..... but I would go and see someone if he's causing you that much pain

If you are in that much pain go see someone.You know your body best.If you find it unusual or discomforting go have it checked out.

Sorry he's got you in a pickle.

Go for that work and if you're getting nowhere I'd go to the hospital - thats why they're there.

x

My baby spends a lot of his time lying under my ribs. When I went for my 28 week check up he was lying across the top of my bump. This does cause me some discomfort - achey ribs and also really bad acid reflux.

But NOT real pain which makes me think that if you are in pain you should ignore what that silly MW says and get it checked out hun - better to be safe. What your experiencing doesn't sound like what I get just from baby lying high.

Good luck hun - hope all is OK