Hi J.,
It is very sweet of you to be sensitive to her. I felt like a lot of people judged me for being "hormonal".
I was pregnant through the first year of my 1st and 2nd child.... My first 2 are 11 months appart so I was preggo by the time my first was 3 months and preggo by the time she was she was 17 months and my son was 6 months, I was preggo again (IUD didn't take!!)
At any rate, towards the end of my 3rd - unplanned at that with 2 other "babies" I felt like I was going to break, emotionally, physically and spiritually.
I made it, here I am, I am fine!!! ;)
But I do appreciate my husband, and of course, my mom and sisters who listened to me complain about everything and everyone, let me vent about my in-laws, my neighbors, how a friend upset me, how did I even have the energy to get mad all the time at everyone!!! ;)
You said you don't really remember and I was told by a Dr that women FORGET - hormones play a part of that or nobody would ever have more than one child hehe ;)
In the meantime, as all other wonderful moms said, long baths, luke warm, my husband even bought me a memory foam bed that made my body stop aching!!
I went to the YMCA to the aquarobics, she's only got a few more weeks, a pregnancy belt may help, stay hydrated, eat small meals to avoid indigestion, lots of fruits and veggies are easier to digest.... lots of tums.....
Congratulations on ur grandchild!