Dear Jama,
First off, "air hug for you"
Second, "Congratulations on the Baby"
Third, You poor thing... I want to say something but, I don't know what to say. I myself am at a very high pain level so I can't think straight but, I wanted to let you know that someone read what you wrote.
You ask how you do it.... you take one day at a time. Your not a horrible mother a horrible mother wouldn't have sat and cried about almost dropping her baby covered in poop and pee...
Unfortunately, I have RSD in my left foot/ankle/knee/leg , who am I trying to kid, actually my whole left lower extremity!!! So I don't know what it's like for my arms to suddenly give out but, I do know about my foot giving out and what it's like falling in public... I just brush it off and keep on trucking. So, I personally have no advice on how to help you with your situation. You may want to try some minor weight lifting... ( Yeah I know it's almost impossible) but, I was thinking that maybe if you build up your muscles it may help.
Then there the old. Have you spoken to your doctor about this?
This just came to me what about one of those things I used to call them snugglies. It's something that you wear and then the baby goes into it.
But, I am like you in that I do try to hide my pain and I figure to hell with it I'm not going to let it bother me it's not going to get the best of me. somedays it does and those are the days it really hurts us but, don't let it keep you down. Your doing fine and your going to be a great mom.
I'm not too sure if I was hlepful or not. It's hard to think straight right now.
Michelle