Dear Joyce,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I woke up with such a bad pinched nerve in my neck I can’t move, let alone take care of my 2 year old. I have no idea how to take care of myself and my pregnancy with so much pain and no child care. I feel so bad because my daughter has seen me cry a lot today, and I could not hold her. HELP!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Annie<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear Annie,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n There is no allowance for sick mommies!!!! I want to encourage you today. You are a great mom who tends to your child’s needs so your daughter will be fine. This is a day in your life, a hard day . . . but it is not the pattern of your life. Little Audrey will be okay so take the worry of ruining her out of your mind – you need to focus on your healing.\u00a0 I was reminded of raising three little daughters and having no help at times. In 1974, my ankle slipped off of my platform shoe, and I broke my leg. Marci was a baby, and Michelle was 3 years old; Marv was on a bike trip to San Diego with a bunch of teens, and he broke his wrist falling off his bike, and my parents lived 2500 miles away. I could not walk and Marv could not lift. I needed HELP, and since I did not have adequate resources, I am sure I did not meet the needs of my girls. I did cry!!! Fast forward 35 years later . . . I am glad that my daughters do not recall that individual bad week . . . my pattern is what impacted them.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Do call a Mother’s Helper or babysitter, get the medical help you need, and try to lie down to relax. I realize when you are pregnant you are limited with the meds you can take, but do use ice and heat . . . and remember that this will only be for a short season.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Love, Joyce<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Joyce, I woke up with such a bad pinched nerve in my neck I can’t move, let alone take care of my 2 year old. I have no idea how to take care of myself and my pregnancy with so much pain and no child care. I feel so bad because my daughter has seen me cry a lot today, and I could not hold her. HELP!!!! – Annie… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,6,34],"tags":[98,22,109],"class_list":["post-421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dear-joyce","category-mothers","category-parenting-2","tag-help","tag-parenting","tag-stress"],"yoast_head":"\n