First, let me start out by saying that there will be no You Capture this week. I apologize in advance but it just can not be done. (next week’s topic will be Ordinary Moments – the same as last week.)
Yesterday, I overdid it. I had a newborn session in Chicago followed by a maternity session in the evening. Newborn sessions are laborious – when done correctly. It takes patience and heat and hours and hours to complete a beautiful session.
There is all sorts of bending and ridiculous amounts of squatting and it’s hard but it’s worth it. I was at my client’s home for over four hours working with this sweet little baby.
Oh and did I tell you I hired an assistant? I did and she’s great and she attended this session with me which leads me to ask myself “what if I hadn’t done that?” My OB strongly encouraged me to hire someone to help me so I could continue my packed shooting scheduled.
Either that or I would need to clear my packed shooting schedule.
So, I returned home, ate some Teddy Grahams and began preparing my house for the next session. Part of it was going to be held in my home.
The second part of the session took place at an old farm. It’s a pretty good hike to get where we needed to go.
When I got out of the car after that session, I felt like my joints were on fire and my muscles were being cut. I was very uncomfortable. I edited a few of the photos and barely made it up the stairs. I was tired!
About 45 minutes after falling asleep, I woke up to pain around my butt and my abdomen. Intense pain. Over the next two hours, my pain worsened and I could barely move.
I finally decided we needed to go to the hospital or maybe Brian decided when he had to help to just stand up from the bed and listen to me groan in pain. Yep, maybe he’s the one. Either way.
We arrived at four in the morning. We found out first that the baby was okay, that my blood pressure was good and that I was not in labor.
That, in itself, made our trip in worth it. But we still had to figure out why I was in so much pain. I couldn’t walk, I could just lay on my back, no turning on my side, I couldn’t move at all.
The doctor feels I way overdid, that I’m having muscle spasms all over this area. Rather than being admitted, I opted to be in pain at home, where the bed doesn’t feel like I’m sleeping on a diving board. So, here I am in bed, where I’ve been, aside from getting up to pee four times, for the last twenty hours or so. I’m medicated but the medication does not take the pain away – but it does help me relax.
I do think the pain is getting better but the pain is still pretty intense. So, I guess I have to follow the orders of “stay in bed” because, um…I really have no choice.
But this resting thing? Is NOT my thing. I can’t wait to be on the move again and I hope it happens soon.
Oh, Beth! I wish I could come over and give you a hug. We could sit on your bed and do nothing but eat pop tarts! Rest up, take care of yourself and that precious baby!
WOW- you sure are a trooper. That was quite a bit to cram into one day of shooting & I am so glad to hear you are okay, for the most part anyway. I really hope the pain subsides & you are able to be mobile a bit more.
I’m sorry to hear that you are in so much pain. I hope that you are back up and around soon. The photos you share are always so beautiful. Good luck!
take care, lovely girl. its a hard lesson for us to learn – we so want to do it all, don’t we??
get rest and use this as a great excuse to watch some bad tv
Hate to hear that you’re in so much pain! Hope you are able to rest and relax today!
I’m so thankful you both are ok but sad to hear you are still in so much pain.
Enjoy the rest, hopefully it will speed the healing of those tired muscles. I get tired just listening to your schedule!
Oh, BETH!! Take care of yourself!! I absolutely remember those days, moving out of the 2nd trimester when I felt like superwoman into the 3rd when my body reminded me that I was NOT. Rest. You need it!!
Oh goodness, Beth!! Please, please, PLEASE take care of yourself and that precious baby. Take this time to rest while you still can — soon enough it will be all hands on deck again.
Glad to hear you got an assistant — but clearly you need to be letting him/her do more
Oh, feel better soon! And take it easy for goodness sake!
Very thankful that you and the baby are okay. Now I hope you can get the rest you need to be back on the move soon! (Just please take it a little easier than you did the other day.)
Oh how frustrating. I’m glad you and Baby are (mostly) okay. I will pray for a peaceful heart and mind while you rest.
Yikes on the pain! But thank God that the baby and you are both okay. Hope you feel better and are mobile soon!
I’m so glad that everything with baby girl is ok, but I’m so sad for you that you are in pain. I wish you could come and stay with me, because I would give you a crash course in relaxing!! I’m looking forward to when you can get up and move around comfortably, but I sure do hope that you are going to s l o w d o w n…….Take care of yourself and rest, rest, rest!!
So sorry, Beth. But your hubby and Dr. are right! I’ve had my share of “mandatory rest” this past few months with neck surgery and another little issue I’m dealing with. Its. so. hard. Im like you and want (and need) to be up and around and doing 25 things at once. But sometimes there’s no choice.
Rest, my friend! Hope you’re feeling better very soon.
Sorry to hear you are in so much pain. Glad that you and the baby are okay! Hang in there… Your shots from your sessions yesterday are beautiful!
not good!! so glad you are both okay. now, lay there and nap and read books and eat ice cream.
Oh no! Rest, rest, rest, rest, rest!!
Wish I could help (you know, more than just being bossy.)
REST!
Love the beautiful pictures you took yesterday. You are such an inspiration. Glad that everything is OK too with you and the baby and hope that you are feeling much better soon.
Do take care and GET REST! Listen to the doc. I really over did it once when I was pregnant with Perri and got myself in pretty much the same shape you’re in now. It was NOT fun and it was most definitely uncomfortable. My stomach got as hard as a basketball and I was miserable. Not to mention the fact that I also dehydrated. So drink lots of water, relax and don’t plan on doing much for at least a couple of days. Hope you’re back on your schedule soon!
Oh hon, I’m so sorry you were in pain and scared. I hope as you read this you are resting with you feet up and you are relaxed… xoxo
Continue to rest and take it easy (although I know that is super hard for a Mom to do). I will be thinking of you!
Beautiful photos! I hope you are feeling better soon. I wish I could do something helpful. I will be thinking of you!
that’s stinky; you hired the assistant to help you but you still get tired.
hoping you get the rest you need!
Don’t try to be a super hero. Listen to your body. It sounds like it’s screaming and yelling for you to slow down. Take it easy and I hope you are feeling better very, very soon.
Ack! I hope you are feeling better soon!
GIRL! I saw bits on Twitter about you being at the hospital, wasn’t sure what had happened. You take care of yourself, lady! Hope the pain eases soon.
oh dear!! you’re such a sweet lady, I’m glad it was nothing serious, so sorry for the pain you’re feeling. I hope you get better soon. my prayers go for you dear Beth. rest a lot sunshine
Oh, mama! So glad everything is okay, but what a scare! I hope a few days of relaxing will convince your body that is all right and well and the pain can stop.
I am so happy to hear that you and the baby are okay…what a scare that must have been.
Your photography is beautiful, but everyone will understand if you take a little time off. I hope you are relaxing and that the pain stops.
I have had that pain…and even two years after the birth of my wonderful son, I still get it occasionally. It sounds just like what I have….Pelvic Girdle Syndrome. The same lovely enzyme that loosens our pelvis to allow childbirth also can allow the pelvis to trap parts of the sciatic nerve. I had the pain shooting from my tailbone up over my right hip and down into the groin…as well as over the tops of my thighs. It can also shoot down the back of the leg. Causes muscle spasms and a pain that few can understand. I think I aggravated it trying to finish my then unborn son’s mural. All the squatting and twisting. Sounds like you did it during the photo shoots. Regardless…I know that pain. I feel for you. And I know that guilt. I am a artist as well, a painter/illustrator, and it was killing me to have to lie in bed while my husband, who incidentally also works at home, took up the house and childcare details as well. If you ever need to talk to someone who really understands, feel free to email me.
I feel for you. I’ve had alot of muscle spasms myself, nothing as bad as you’ve had though. And I’m down and out often enough, I can’t imagine having to be on bedrest, even if it’s just for a bit. Good luck and hope the recovery goes fast and well.