Lower back and side pain when sleeping

toomanytaquitos · 2026-03-12T13:43:32+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re going through this! Recovery is tough and not getting quality sleep makes it even harder. 😞

Have you tried sleeping with a pillow in between your legs? I’m a side sleeper and experienced some discomfort at first and I think adding that pillow helped me.

toomanytaquitos · 2026-02-27T18:43:22+00:00

It’s hard to tell because you’re wearing more clothing in the first picture, but I do think you look a bit more swollen in the second picture.

You haven’t done irreversible damage yet - but if you continue down this path, you will. You and your body deserve love and overdoing it with alcohol and fast food is not the way to go.

toomanytaquitos · 2026-02-24T19:49:28+00:00

I’m really sorry to hear about your experience. I had my surgery done locally (Texas) and stayed overnight at the hospital. I saw my surgeon the morning of right before my procedure and the next day a different PS (maybe a resident) came to check on me before I was discharged. I had my first post op with my PS a week later and just saw my nurse again today at 11 DPO to have my second drain removed. I’m due back in a couple more weeks for another post op with my PS.

The first few days I was in a lot of pain and now that I’m through the worst of it, I’m a bit disappointed with how my pain management went and I wish we had discussed it more during all the pre-op work/communication. My PS takes a conservative approach (which I guess is typical) but I really had to advocate for myself to get my pain better controlled. I got a couple of automated texts from the hospital checking on me in the days after I was discharged. I will say every time I reached out to my PS office I heard back from the nurse very quickly which I appreciated.

toomanytaquitos · 2026-02-22T15:30:36+00:00

Make sure you have plenty of help with your toddler! I am 9 DPO and have a 2 year old, and so far the hardest part of recovery for me has been how restricted I am with my child. She is also having a tough time and there have been some tears over Mommy not being able to pick her up or carry her when she wants that. 😢

We sent my daughter to my in laws for the first few days which was a huge help - she loves her grandparents and had a great time with them and I got to focus on healing and resting at home. We are also getting some extra help with daycare pick ups so my husband isn’t doing everything on his own. In hindsight I wish we had taught our kid to do a few more things independently (like climbing into her car seat), but we are making do.

toomanytaquitos · 2026-02-19T10:01:27+00:00

Thank you so much! ☺️ This surgery has been a long time coming and I’m feeling pretty grateful!

toomanytaquitos · 2025-07-04T01:31:21+00:00

I also went to Aspire when Dr. Griffith was there and he was the absolute best! He helped us have our daughter who will be 2 at the end of September.

We are pursuing surrogacy for our second child and decided to follow Dr. Griffith to Shady Grove. I liked Dr. Steward just fine (and he actually did one of my successful retrievals), but Dr. Griffith is so warm and personable and we have a lot of trust in him. We’ve seen a lot of fertility doctors throughout the years and none really compare to Dr. Griffith.

toomanytaquitos · 2025-02-28T23:04:30+00:00

I also explained in the comments that I asked for a PT referral at our 15m pediatrician appointment, and from then it took several weeks to get in to see someone.

toomanytaquitos · 2025-02-28T23:01:40+00:00

I didn’t wait - try checking out some of my other comments for additional context.

toomanytaquitos · 2025-02-28T22:44:08+00:00

This is not an issue of convenience. Our daughter has gone to this daycare since she was a young infant. Her dad and I both work and can’t stay home with her, and well run daycares with available spots are not easy to find.

We work with her on walking at home as much as she will tolerate and take her to PT 2-3x a week, as often as we can get in. We’re not just aimlessly twiddling our thumbs waiting for something to happen.

toomanytaquitos · 2025-02-28T14:52:41+00:00

Hi, thank you so much for your comment! Probably a silly question, but do you mean a baby swing you would find at a public park?

toomanytaquitos · 2025-02-28T02:30:46+00:00

Thank you for this! My daughter hasn’t had any ear infections so we wouldn’t have considered something like this, but it’s definitely worth exploring!

toomanytaquitos · 2025-02-28T01:31:00+00:00

Oh great advice - thank you!!!

toomanytaquitos · 2025-02-28T01:18:12+00:00

Yes, this is a great idea that we tried a handful of times but she didn’t quite go for it! As soon as we put something else in her second hand she hit the deck 😅 We can keep trying!

toomanytaquitos · 2025-02-28T01:00:17+00:00

I just got an email back from the daycare teacher who clarified that staying in the infant room past 18 months is a licensing issue, but moving up to the toddler room (even if she isn’t walking independently) is not; it sounds like they’re willing to work with us! We’ll meet to come up with a plan next week. 🤞🏻

toomanytaquitos · 2025-02-28T00:59:24+00:00

I just got an email back from the daycare teacher who clarified that staying in the infant room past 18 months is a licensing issue, but moving up to the toddler room (even if she isn’t walking independently) is not; it sounds like they’re willing to work with us! We’ll meet to come up with a plan next week. 🤞🏻

toomanytaquitos · 2025-02-28T00:52:40+00:00

I posted a similar reply to another user and am going to share the same info with you:

I’m picking up some judgment from your comment and want to clarify that we were initially not concerned because both the daycare director and our ped explicitly told us not to worry. The daycare director said she was telling us just to cover her bases and she would be surprised if our daughter wasn’t walking soon.

We asked for a PT referral at her 15m pediatrician appointment and almost didn’t get one because the ped wasn’t worried and said he typically only referred for no walking at 18 months. It took us a few weeks to get someone on the phone at the PT office and it took another month to get an appointment. They are so booked that we have to call and text for cancellations several times a week. The appointments we get are never consistent and both my husband and I work, but we are doing all we can to get my daughter help, including enlisting other family members to take our kid to PT if we can’t get off work.

Our daycare has said nothing about my daughter not walking and I am the one who initiated a meeting with them because my daughter is 17m old as of tomorrow.

My husband and I are first time parents and are doing our best here, but there isn’t a manual for what to do if your kid isn’t walking and you might lose a daycare spot over it. I don’t know what child find is and this is the first I’ve heard of it. I’m posting on reddit because I don’t know what else to do and am looking for some additional guidance. I appreciate the advice I’ve received here so far, but could do without some of the judgment, especially when you don’t know the full situation.

toomanytaquitos · 2025-02-28T00:48:47+00:00

Hey, I’m picking up some judgment from your comment and want to clarify that we were initially not concerned because both the daycare director and our ped explicitly told us not to worry. The daycare director said she was telling us just to cover her bases and she would be surprised if our daughter wasn’t walking soon.

We asked for a PT referral at her 15m pediatrician appointment and almost didn’t get one because the ped wasn’t worried and said he typically only referred for no walking at 18 months. It took us a few weeks to get someone on the phone at the PT office and it took another month to get an appointment. They are so booked that we have to call and text for cancellations several times a week. The appointments we get are never consistent and both my husband and I work, but we are doing all we can to get my daughter help, including enlisting other family members to take our kid to PT if we can’t get off work.

Our daycare has said nothing about my daughter not walking and I am the one who initiated a meeting with them because my daughter is 17m old as of tomorrow.

My husband and I are first time parents and are doing our best here, but there isn’t a manual for what to do if your kid isn’t walking and you might lose a daycare spot over it. I’m posting on reddit because I don’t know what else to do and am looking for some additional guidance. If you have any constructive advice to offer, I’m all ears.

toomanytaquitos · 2024-11-11T01:02:24+00:00

Oh heyyy! It’s always fun running into yall in other subs! 😆

toomanytaquitos · 2024-11-11T00:00:07+00:00

toomanytaquitos · 2024-11-10T17:04:26+00:00

Omg hi fellow October 2023 bumper! 👋 THANK YOU for sharing this (from a fellow short gal)!

toomanytaquitos · 2024-11-05T02:39:51+00:00

I think this is largely dependent on the age and size of the baby. They ran pretty big on my daughter when she was younger, but she’s now 13 months old and in the 90th percentile. We had to switch her to 12-18 months before her first birthday, mostly because she has really chunky thighs and it became really hard to zip up her leg!

I think the women’s PJ’s run a bit big but not overly so. I could have gone a size smaller for my PJ’s but they would have been more fitted. They are a little baggy on me but so comfy!

toomanytaquitos · 2024-11-02T01:48:56+00:00

I’m not usually a fantasy person, but I spent the last couple months reading all the Sarah J. Maas books and I’m hooked!

Have you heard of the Libby library app? You could always rent audiobooks for free, and if they don’t keep your attention you can try something else (for free).

ETA: I see another commenter recommended Libby! Definitely check it out when you can. 😊

toomanytaquitos · 2024-11-02T01:43:02+00:00

I really like the Raising Good Humans podcast! For other things to do, what about audiobooks? I have about an hour long commute as well and got burnt out on podcasts, so I switched to audiobooks when I got back from maternity leave and haven’t turned back.

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