Everyone has their miracle cure. If you’re a Chris Rock fan, especially if you’ve seen “Bigger & Blacker,” you’ll know that you should just rub some Robitussin on it. If you loved “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” a little Windex will do the trick for anything that ails you. My mom swears I should be giving my dog colostrum supplements so she doesn’t get sick.
When you’re pregnant, you have your own miracle cure: lie on your left side and drink a lot of water.
Swollen ankles? Lie on your left side, drink a lot of water.
Braxton Hicks contractions? Lie on your left side, drink a lot of water.
Best way to sleep? Left side. (Thankfully they don’t actually suggest you drink water while sleeping, though when you’re up for one of your six pee breaks, you could have some then.)
While I can’t speak to the effectiveness of Robitussin or Windex to cure rashes or broken legs, I can actually swear by the left side/water combo. Today, I pushed things a little too hard by walking over to a nearby shopping mall at lunch. It wasn’t hot out, and I’ve made the walk many times before. Well, not at 28 weeks with twins. Turns out it was a bit too much for me, so by the time I got back to the office, my feet looked like softballs and I was having a little abdominal cramping. Laid down on my newly-installed office loveseat, drank a quart of water, and within 30 minutes my ankles looked almost normal again. Not too shabby!
Sorry to hear about the swollen ankles and abdominal cramping but lying on the couch during the work day sounds lovely. I wish.
I don’t know about you, but I’m awfully sick of the left side! But if it helps, then we do it, right? Keep strong!