Round Ligament Pain

Thankfully most expecting mothers never need to find out what the friggin term 'Round Ligament Pain' means. Unfortunately, I had to get an in depth analysis done on it. It all started with a long walk I took one fateful day. Two days later I started feeling slight pain on the lower left side of the abdomen. Back pain was already a reality and occasion stabbing pain in the lower abdomen. Both are normal side effects of pregnancy and I dismissed these new pains to stretching of muscles.

The pain continued to increase and in a week any movement would make me wince with pain. Sleeping became very uncomfortable, so did walking, climbing stairs...We wrongly blamed the long walk. But it probably wasnt the act of walking that did me in but unconscious jerky movements that one can't avoid while walking on Indian roads. You know, with all the broken pavements and potholes and trying to cross streets half running (so what if you are clearly pregnant and on a Zebra crossing? The horn blaring Sumo simply can't slow down, forget stopping)

Anyways, the doc said, it should go in 4 days. It din't. It worsened. The ultrasound scan confirmed the baby was fine! Thats all I needed to know. Pain I can take, Its not knowing what could be going on inside your own body thats unnerving.

Anyways, with loads of rest, hubby and mom's constant care I am now doing fine. Its been 1.5 mnths and I still have pain but its v v low now.