GC, from what I've read the concern about heat during pregnancy is based on studies of women who had fevers while they were pregnant. Swedish mothers regular take saunas throughout pregnancy with no ill effects, so brief use of a heating pad is unlikely to cause problems, I'd think. Not to say that you should ignore your OB, but I really doubt you've hurt the baby.
Oh, look at the pretties!
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
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-t - Oct 02, 2009 3:08:05 pm PDT #25195 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Glamcookie - Oct 02, 2009 3:08:38 pm PDT #25196 of 30000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I have heated until my back was sweaty, but I never felt faint or anything. I figured it was on my back, not on my stomach, so it was okay. Not to mention it is one of the only things that actually helps with the pain. Argh. I did a bit of Googling and feel better. Most of the info I've found have said it's okay.
Vortex - Oct 02, 2009 3:09:19 pm PDT #25197 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Just finished nummy dinner. Seared tuna over lemon scented quinoa with a tomato, olive and caper relish. Accompanied by a nice merlot. Mmmmmm.
Cashmere - Oct 02, 2009 3:18:17 pm PDT #25198 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Glamcookie, try having DW take a tennis ball (or soft, rubber ball) and roll it over your back areas that are hurty.
We now have a stand up freezer to put our dead cow in when it's delivered next week. It's going to be nice to have some freezer space for once. Our side-by-side fridge is bullshit for space.
tommyrot - Oct 02, 2009 3:22:43 pm PDT #25199 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
We now have a stand up freezer
How funny is it?
smonster - Oct 02, 2009 3:41:55 pm PDT #25200 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Hil, that sounds like your doctor was using outdated diagnostic criteria. Would link you but I am on my iPhone and it's a pain.
smonster - Oct 02, 2009 4:04:19 pm PDT #25201 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
HMS symptoms smonster has collected from around the net:
Vasovagal syndrome
Easy bruising
Brighton score
Hypotension
Anxiety
Sublux multiple joints or one joint multiple times
Incontinence
RSI
Epicondylitis
Scoliosis
Soft skin
Pronation/plantar fasciitis
this is not an exhaustive list.
ION, am at KBD's. He is hot to the touch. Didn't register a temp but had just taken a sip of water so he has to wait and do it again.
askye - Oct 02, 2009 5:03:01 pm PDT #25202 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
I have a cute kid story. I was in Target looking for a jump rope and on the same aisle was a mom with two girls, one was in the cart and very talkative she and I had rather one side conversation.
CutieHead Kid: My mommy got me this! (Holds up some kinda play set) She picked it out for me.
Me: That's nice.
(meanwhile her mom points out the jumpropes I'm looking for)
Cutiehead: You're not a bad stranger that's going to take me way from my mommy. Are you a good stranger and you won't take me away. I'm not supposed to talk to bad strangers but I can talk to good strangers. You won't take me away right?
Me: Um, nope. Not a bad stranger, and you're mom is right there.
Her mom explained they learned about strangers in school. So I told the girl it was important to pay attention for Bad Strangers.
I ask her how old she is and she says 4.
Her Mom says :She came out of the womb this way (and made a talky hand).
The little sister in the meantime starts to cry and the Mom says: They are so different a social butterfly and a shy one.
As they are walking to the other aisle I hear:
"I'm not the shy one! I like people. I'm not the shy one am I Mommy?"
A little while later I hear the same voice telling someone else "Look what my mommy bought me! She picked it out just for me!"
It was funny and cute.
Hil R. - Oct 02, 2009 5:08:10 pm PDT #25203 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hil, that sounds like your doctor was using outdated diagnostic criteria.
He's discussed it with some other doctors, and he said the conclusion was that I don't quite fit the diagnostic criteria for anything. And a lot of doctors are now saying that HMS is a type of EDS and not a separate thing. There really isn't a good set of diagnostic criteria for the types that don't involve specific genes, and for someone like me with a weird presentation, he says the consensus is that it's something like EDS, but no one's quite sure if EDS is the right label to put on it.
Hil R. - Oct 02, 2009 5:21:19 pm PDT #25204 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Article from a doctor at Johns Hopkins who's done a lot of the genetic research: [link]
There is disagreement as to whether the "benign familial articular hypermobility syndrome" is identical to EDS, hypermobility type or represents a unique condition [Grahame 1999]. The distinction is subtle and relates to degree of joint complications and presence or absence of skin manifestations. However, first-degree relatives of probands with hypermobility type EDS often have relatively asymptomatic joint laxity and mild or absent skin manifestations. Therefore, the benign hypermobility syndrome is included as EDS, hypermobility type for this review.