AlisaHopeAmber
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Too funny 
Baby Twitching: Too Funny!
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TwitchFuzzey
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Meg, I agree with the above. Calm down, it not good for your baby. It feels your stress. Take deep breaths often during the day. Find activities to do to get your mind off of the twitching. Spend time doing crafts with your 4 year old.
When you find out that it is nothing, you will be sad you spent so much time worrying and not living and enjoying your children.
P.S. Stop beating yourself up for not doing enough for your little girl. That's more worrying! She can sense it. Take walks, play ball, enjoy her before you have your hands full! Smile!
Val
When you find out that it is nothing, you will be sad you spent so much time worrying and not living and enjoying your children.
P.S. Stop beating yourself up for not doing enough for your little girl. That's more worrying! She can sense it. Take walks, play ball, enjoy her before you have your hands full! Smile!
Val
Pixeldusty
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I wish I could convince you to put this behind you and not waste another minute worrying but instead enjoy the upcoming birth and enjoy your precious 4yr old. I made the mistake last year when I started twitching, I became so consumed I don't even remember my daughters gymnastics meet, her soccer game, my sons baseball and football games and my little guy, well I had no patience or the mindset to play with him. My every thought was focused on what if's. I can't get those days or games back. No good memories, only memories of worries.
You can twitch everywhere and there not be anything seriously wrong, that is what this board is about. Forget about you being the 1% that the Dr's are wrong about. You are not. We all thought that way. You are fine. Enjoy this time, you will be so busy again soon!
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You can twitch everywhere and there not be anything seriously wrong, that is what this board is about. Forget about you being the 1% that the Dr's are wrong about. You are not. We all thought that way. You are fine. Enjoy this time, you will be so busy again soon!
)GinniferLynne
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Meg,
No doubt your hormones are all over the place, which can justify many things, like heightened anxiety, the twitching, etc.
Please, for your baby's health and yours, try to relax a little. I know that is much easier said than done, and I know (believe me) how absolutely hard it is to do.
When you have doubts, or are scared, VENT!!! We are here to listen and help calm each other's fears.
Take care,
Ginny
No doubt your hormones are all over the place, which can justify many things, like heightened anxiety, the twitching, etc.
Please, for your baby's health and yours, try to relax a little. I know that is much easier said than done, and I know (believe me) how absolutely hard it is to do.
When you have doubts, or are scared, VENT!!! We are here to listen and help calm each other's fears.
Take care,
Ginny
Thanks all. Was having a very bad day. Quite emotional at the moment, and everyone is really annoying me lately asking when this baby is going to arrive - like I know! It's funny because I often read other people's posts and think, my gosh you all stress too much, and now that's me. I feel bad because I rarely reply post to others' because I just don't know what to say to make you all feel better, but I always feel more relaxed after reading posts from others as it helps me to feel less alone with this condition. Anyway, Basso does such a great job, what a way with words! I only wish I could return the favour some day. Basso, are you a writer or philosopher or something like that?
Thanks again, I promise to try and relax.
Thanks again, I promise to try and relax.
EyeoftheWild
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Hi Meg:
I was intending on posting to you last night, but fatigue overtook me and I thought that I should probably go to bed. Also, I wasn't at all sure what I could add to the caring advice from the above beautiful people.
Yesterday, where I live it was raining lightly, the kind of rain that doesn't seem to make things very wet, but feels like an inconvenience. After spending the evening indoors I had the sudden urge to go for a walk. The rain had cleared and our world had a show to put on, that seemed just for me. The night sky was filled with twinkling stars, the moon, almost full, illuminated a band of clouds, the air was warm and sweet, and dew lay heavy on the lawns of the neighbourhood. I am not trying to be poetic, I am describing, exactly, the scene that greeted me when I ventured outside last night. As I walked I felt whole, at peace. This is our world...........magnificent.
You mentioned that you, "can't believe that muscles would twitch for no reason." I think we all understand this frustration, this worry. However, after coming to terms with many things in my life because of BFS, there are few things that I "cannot believe."
I cannot believe that my life had come to a point where it took fasciculations to make me wake up, and take stock of my life. I seems impossible to believe that through BFS I would meet a new, and wonderful community of friends. I can't believe that in my pre-BFS existence, without health drama, that I felt little joy. It seems astonishing that before BFS.............I didn't believe in anything at all.
When you think of it, is it not unbelievable that some sticky-stuff and an egg could start the creation of a human being, a life-force. Is it not equally in-credible that we would grow to love this life force with a ferocity that would have us sacrifice our own life for it, if need be.
Ironically, what this disbelief engendered in me is...........belief!! I came to the realization that it was not unbelieving, but rather "awe" that was striking a chord. I, like a new born, had found myself, suddenly, inexplicably thrust into a world of noises, smells and colours. I drank it all in with acceptance, because, well.... it was there, and it was and continues to be wonderful.
Our world is real, to us anyway, it is the truth of our existence. That we are even alive at all may interest some to debate, but can you imagine arguing that we do not exist. I do not know why we twitch, but I accept, no, I believe that it is necessary for the continuance of my life: and that these fascics are not benign. Rather, they are the vigour through which my physical self is confering with my spiritual self to "get real."
You will bring another life into the world, one that you will nurture and love. Your four year old will see this and understand it, and believe in it. Declare yourself well, declare yourself loved, declare that you love. What we believe or don't believe perhaps can be of little consequence. We can twitch and live, or we can not twitch and perish. For you see, it is the affirmation by which we live our lives which substantiates our beliefs, that lends credence to us having a soul.
I remember the birth of both of my children, they were the two greatest days of my life. Just remembering it brings a wide smile to my face, a joy to my being. All the very best.
Basso
I was intending on posting to you last night, but fatigue overtook me and I thought that I should probably go to bed. Also, I wasn't at all sure what I could add to the caring advice from the above beautiful people.
Yesterday, where I live it was raining lightly, the kind of rain that doesn't seem to make things very wet, but feels like an inconvenience. After spending the evening indoors I had the sudden urge to go for a walk. The rain had cleared and our world had a show to put on, that seemed just for me. The night sky was filled with twinkling stars, the moon, almost full, illuminated a band of clouds, the air was warm and sweet, and dew lay heavy on the lawns of the neighbourhood. I am not trying to be poetic, I am describing, exactly, the scene that greeted me when I ventured outside last night. As I walked I felt whole, at peace. This is our world...........magnificent.
You mentioned that you, "can't believe that muscles would twitch for no reason." I think we all understand this frustration, this worry. However, after coming to terms with many things in my life because of BFS, there are few things that I "cannot believe."
I cannot believe that my life had come to a point where it took fasciculations to make me wake up, and take stock of my life. I seems impossible to believe that through BFS I would meet a new, and wonderful community of friends. I can't believe that in my pre-BFS existence, without health drama, that I felt little joy. It seems astonishing that before BFS.............I didn't believe in anything at all.
When you think of it, is it not unbelievable that some sticky-stuff and an egg could start the creation of a human being, a life-force. Is it not equally in-credible that we would grow to love this life force with a ferocity that would have us sacrifice our own life for it, if need be.
Ironically, what this disbelief engendered in me is...........belief!! I came to the realization that it was not unbelieving, but rather "awe" that was striking a chord. I, like a new born, had found myself, suddenly, inexplicably thrust into a world of noises, smells and colours. I drank it all in with acceptance, because, well.... it was there, and it was and continues to be wonderful.
Our world is real, to us anyway, it is the truth of our existence. That we are even alive at all may interest some to debate, but can you imagine arguing that we do not exist. I do not know why we twitch, but I accept, no, I believe that it is necessary for the continuance of my life: and that these fascics are not benign. Rather, they are the vigour through which my physical self is confering with my spiritual self to "get real."
You will bring another life into the world, one that you will nurture and love. Your four year old will see this and understand it, and believe in it. Declare yourself well, declare yourself loved, declare that you love. What we believe or don't believe perhaps can be of little consequence. We can twitch and live, or we can not twitch and perish. For you see, it is the affirmation by which we live our lives which substantiates our beliefs, that lends credence to us having a soul.
I remember the birth of both of my children, they were the two greatest days of my life. Just remembering it brings a wide smile to my face, a joy to my being. All the very best.
Basso
Meg,
There is NOTHING wrong with you. As I posted some time ago - twitching in a pregnant woman is NO PROBLEM OR CONCERN. It will resolve after your pregnancy. I read this early on in my als research and panic. Now to confirm it for you:
I have a friend, Anthony, and his wife gets severe twitching during pregnancy. So bad that she cannot sleep, has to take hot baths, etc. She has had 6 kids and it happened each time. If you don't believe me I will give you her phone number and you can call her for yourself.
Stop with the anxiety. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU. Just love your child, be in the present moment, and in short order all will be wonderful. Believe it.
MarksmanS
There is NOTHING wrong with you. As I posted some time ago - twitching in a pregnant woman is NO PROBLEM OR CONCERN. It will resolve after your pregnancy. I read this early on in my als research and panic. Now to confirm it for you:
I have a friend, Anthony, and his wife gets severe twitching during pregnancy. So bad that she cannot sleep, has to take hot baths, etc. She has had 6 kids and it happened each time. If you don't believe me I will give you her phone number and you can call her for yourself.
Stop with the anxiety. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU. Just love your child, be in the present moment, and in short order all will be wonderful. Believe it.
MarksmanS