It’s no secret, the third trimester of pregnancy is a trying time. Especially if you have fibromyalgia and any of…
Category: Pregnancy and Fibromyalgia
Pregnancy and fibromyalgia is a bit of an information vacuum, here on this blog, I have been working to fill this by sharing the limited research, personal experience and other people’s experience to give you as much help as possible on your journey in pregnancy with fibromyalgia.
Dear Future Daddies
Dear Future Daddies Congratulations! This is going to be such a soul-stretching, exciting time in your life. Your relationship will…
The Woman’s Fibromyalgia Toolkit
I have finally found a book that addresses (in a relatively small way) pregnancy with fibromyalgia. The Woman’s Fibromyalgia Toolkit:…
A Letter to Midwives
I remember it vividly. Sitting in a low, grey chair, behind a curtain with a double breast pump at work,…
Ways to Cope in the First Trimester with Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain & Fatigue
The first trimester can be hard for anyone, let alone a woman with fibromyalgia, chronic pain and chronic fatigue. Pregnancy…
Things They Didn’t Tell Me
Having a baby is a constant barrage of new experiences. From learning you’re pregnant to the first almost full night’s…
Delivered
We were blessed with our beautiful baby boy on 19 April, born after 37 weeks and 3 days. I awoke…
Week 37
One of the struggles of Fibromyalgia that tends to stick with me, are the times when my brain is willing…
Struggle to be Well While Pregnant with Fibromyalgia
There is more than a little vulnerability involved when you have a reliance upon a certain treatment in order to…
Week 35
Well, I made it! I am at week 35 and have dramatically reduced my work hours. I now have to…