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Hi Stacy -

I get pains like this frequently. I only got them on the weekends though and I couldn't figure out why when I hardly ate anything on weekends. And that was the exact problem. I wasn't eating my six meals a day.

I have found that I will sleep in on weekends and don't have snacks just meals and then I find I get terrible pains, so bad I can't get off the couch.

If this sounds similiar to you...I would suggest eating your meals as normal (even if it means getting up in the morning having breakfast and then going back to bed to try to sleep in)

Also - to help the pain - I usually lay down and use a heating pad and some advil - it usually helps the pain. I drink lots of water that day and don't do anything strenuous that day. (Even if you start to feel better just baby yourself because the pains come back)

Maybe this helps...if not I am sorry

Lana_Marie

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Lana_Marie
Proud Mommy to Bentley Taylor
Born May 12, 2004 9lbs, 3oz

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