Munoz,

as a parent you know that all this worrying only makes you worse & it can't be good for your baby!!

So one thing I do think you need to do is relax (relaxation therapy can cover all sorts of things) now since you also want some pain relief etc & are asking for exrcises how about combining the two >>>> yoga &/or pilates (you can buy a video on each & a mat on the floor in front of the tv & there you go your daughter(?) can join in just for some fun with mum too) with some meditation at the end of each set of exercises. You choose which exercise you do depending on your needs, time available & so on.


Doing this will not only help pain wise but also with stress & if you do it with your baby you will also have extra fun time together!!

How's your mum going by the way??

Thank you for replying. I have thought about doing these both. I have tried pilates in the past, but it was too hard. I think yoga might be a really good idea. I am going to try it.
My mom is okay. She still has my brother living with her and it is very stressful for her. I have talked to her numerous times about kicking him out, but she feels bad for his children.

Glad to hear your mum is ok, but sorry that she hasn't either kicked your brother out or gotten him & his g/f house trained!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have to admit that I haven't done pilates but my daughter does it sometimes although she started the yoga first. I think though that with the toga you need to start easy - like 1/2 hour max a day which can be broken into 2, 15 min blocks. You need to search abit to get a video that is a starters one so that it's not too strenuous (or if there's a yoga show on tv that you could tape & use the parts you found easy to do & helpful).

My daughter likes the ones where about 5-10 minutes of actual yoga is followed by a short relaxation/meditation exercise. Both would be good for you, imho.

I have sciatica also. My relief has been chiropractor, back support, walking, and support a must!! Are you sitting in a soft couch/chair? Driving in a soft chair? I just got a back support and ordered a ergonomic cushion which i'll put under me where ever I go. I am now getting much relief.

Wenron,
do you know what I am talking about when I explain the weakness or tired feeling? I seem to get it really bad when I get stressed. Then that area of my back begins t ache. I have horrible posture as well. I sit very slouched which is bad also.
Purple,
i so appreciate all your advice. I think I will look into the yoga. I have tried it once before in thepast and I like it, but I was too busy to keep it up. I think I did it like 2 times. I will keep you posted.

Munoz,

tried it twice heavens you're as bad as me!! Now get on & do it, I am right about you having a young child aren't i? Because you could both "do" the yoga & have some special time together plus some fun & laughter which in terms of stress which you say makes the problem (actually it makes most problems) worse that would be as good a "medicine" as the yoga itself. The yoga should (although that erally depends on you) also help your posture.

Have you considered though that maybe the very busy life you lead may be making the problem worse or even a partial cause of it?? You mention that stretching helps which makes me feel that you are on the right track in asking about exercises.

I would also suggest that maybe some research (google or yahoo?) as to alternative medicines that might help - they seem to be able to help anything & they are how our ancestors managed for thousands of years before big business pharmaceutical companies got into it!!

Purple-
for some reason I have a really strange feeling in between my shoulders and in the area of the sciatic nerve that I need to stretch. I lead a stressful life. I am trying to calm it. I feel I make myself stressed because my tolerance level is very short. I am not sure why, but it is. I am not violent or anything like that, but I just seem to feel irritable most of the time. I have been getting tension headaches lately. My daughter's father and I have been trying to make it work for so long now and I really feel that is a major issue. He is so immature a lot of times and then other times I see such potential in him. I told him we needed to seperate for a bit and see what happens. He really stresses me out though.
I definitely want to look into natural healing. My mom's neighbors own a holisitc store and they always try and offer me stuff. I tried their remedy on my little one when she was younger and had colic. It worked.
I agree that my little one and I could have a lot of fun doing yoga together. It would be fun.
I will keep you all updated.
-leah

Munoz,

from what oyu've said in other posts I am aware that you lead a very stressful & very busy life, having your daughter's father be a "man"!!! (now guys relax I tell my son to say "women!) would certainly make it all worse.

As to your tolerance level being low, has it occurred to you that:
1) you are only human not superwoman!!
2) you have way too much on your plate for one preson to handle!!
3) a young child can easily (no matter how good) drive anyone to distraction!
4) the proiblems your mum is dealing with affect you & cause stress especially as she's so far away
5) your daughter's father, well erlationship problems are srtessful anyway but add a child into the mix & they go crazy
6) you work & study on top of all this

now is it any wonder that you're gettting stress headaches & other stress related symptoms????!!!!

if there's no natural therapy/health remedy shop near you(which I doubt) find one on-line leforg.Com (life extension foundation or biosynergy.Com are starting places & get some stuff to help you relax such as vitamin b's, same (i can get you the full actual name but here it's sold under same), 5htp(tryptophan).

Do some relaxation!!!!!!

Hello again....
I am exercising a little every night and I just joined a fitness club to start swimming and just exercise there too. I went there last summer and I really felt relaxed. My little one would swim in the kiddie pool and I would just sit in there and relax while she played.
I didn't know that vitamin b helped. I will definitely try this then.
I really appreciate all your advice!
-leah

Vitamin b helps relax us as do those other things I mentioned which I hope you check out as they have made a huge difference to my daughter - although she found out yesterday that omega 3 fish oils (tablets or via the actual fish) really help to get the 5htp working properly. Also sam-e is good for alot of things like arthritis, liver etc as well as for reducing stress so that might help with some of your other problems.

Glad you're starting to do some stuff, especially with your little one!!

Cheri

I bought a women's multi-vitamin yesterday. It has mutli vitamins and minerals in it. Should that be enough or should I also take a b vitamin alone too?
I haven't actually been able to do the yoga just yet. I have been really busy with school and ths paper I have due in about a week. It is a 7 page paer on adhd. I have been swamped.
Thanks again!!

Munoz,

i think I need to come over there(wish I had the $$) & mother you!! Honestly you so remind me of me!! Not a good thing, I am only now (i hope!!) starting to learn that sometimes there aren't any shortcuts, if we want to get better we have to take the right road not the one that seems easy.

You are a mother (busy!!) you are studying & working (busy!!) you tend to worry & concentrate too much on your health (not helped by being a single parent who therefore has to be healthy). So the idea that you're stressed shouldn't be a strange one to you or anyone else.

The question is do you want to raise your little one in a stressed & medically challenged environment (not to mention probably making yourself sick at the same time) or do you want to get better in general, destress & raise a healthier, happier little one>>>>>>

if the latter then you need to make time to relax (whether by yoga, swimming, reading, knitting, walking in the park or whatever) & you need to have a decent healthy diet as well as the right supplements. A general multiviatmin is like having a spoon of peas a day & saying that's enough vegetables when you're suffering from a major deficiency in whatever peas are good for??!!

Vitamin b aids (but is not sufficient for someone with your history, in your situation or with your stress) so please please please at least look into on a search engine: 5htp = 5 hydroxytryptophan and
same-e = (s)-s-adenosylmethlonine (comes in 200 & 400mg) which my daughter takes with a booster that comes with it which contains folic cid plus vitamins b6 & 12.

Purple,
i am thinking of joining this church group next sunday. It is at the preschool I work in and the same preschool my little girl goes to. I think I will put her in sun. Scholl as well.
I will look up the two things you told me about.
Thanks for being so great with advice!

No problems that's why we're here to help each other.

The church group sounds like a good idea, so long as you don't go overboard & get too much work to do with it!!!! Your little one will enjoy the kids play etc & you get some adult time.

Good luck