Belly Aching

For the past week or so I have been dealing with a really bad cold. It is finally starting to get better and last night I took a big step backwards. I went into a coughing fit and ended up either pulling or tearing some muscles in my stomach. I have NEVER felt such pain in my entire life!! I thought I was going to have a hole ripped open in my belly. Every time I cough or blow my nose or do anything that uses my stomach muscles it feels like a knife is stabbing me in the stomach. I guess that it is fairly common for pregnant women to have their stomach muscles pull away from whatever they are attached to so I called my doctor's office to find out if there was anything I could do to relieve the pain. His nurse told me that I should try stretching my stomach and that I could use a heating pad on my belly. I also asked her how long this would take to get better and she sort of laughed before saying that it is going to take a long time to get better. It varies from person to person but it won't be anytime soon. Fun times ahead!!