My thoughts for today.

So my post today is about Tylenol... You are probably wondering why in the world I am blogging about Tylenol. Well first let me start by saying that when I originally found out I was pregnant I had made an agreement with myself that I would not take any medications unless I was medically directed by my doctor. There are a few over-the-counter medications that pregnant women are approved to take; for example, Tylenol, Tums, Robitussin, and cough drops to name a few.

Well... I have had EXCRUCIATING back pain for the last 3 days. I can not sit, I can not stand, I can not lay, and I can not bend. It is horrible. I called my doctor and everything is OK, just normal aches and pains from pregnancy. Well today has been the worst day of all. Last night it got so bad I got up and slept in the guest bedroom (we have a brand new FIRM mattress in there) and that seemed to help me sleep a little better. So today I took a Tylenol. Just one, but one to many to make me feel guilty. I feel SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO guilty right now for taking it. I feel that I could suffer through the pain just to help out my baby. I only took one pill, but my goodness I feel guilty. I wont do that again. It is back to heat pads, hot baths and stretching (None of this helps by the way).

I have to give a shout out to my dear Husband. He has been SOOOOO incredibly good to me the last few days because of this. He has been my official laundry basket carrier, cramped in the corner of the bed guy (because I use so many pillows), dinner cooker, pick things up off the floor man, help me sit up and lay down man, and everything else in between to help me out. THANK YOU DONOVAN! I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!

By the way- I am going to get a prenatal massage Saturday and probably once a week until I feel better. I was told its OK to see a Chiropractor as well, but I am going to see if the massages help before I do that.

I FEEL SOOOOOO GUILTY FOR TAKING THE TYLENOL AND I KNEW I WOULD... by the way, it didn't help alleviate the pain. AHHHHHHHHHHH