Need Reassurance/Early TMI..

JamieK1882

Ok, I'm freaking out here and looking for some reassurance.  First let me give some background..

I had my monthly appointment this past Friday (July 31st) when I was 24 weeks, 3 days. Baby's heartbeat was healthy and in the 140s. Doctor measured my stomach with a tape measure and said everything was measuring perfectly. I told the doctor I don't think I've been feeling the baby move (I've been over-analyzing every little gurgle my stomach made and tried to convince myself they were all the baby). Doctor told me I have an anterior placenta which is why I haven't felt much movement, but that I should feel more as the weeks go on.

Since hearing that I had an anterior placenta, I've calmed down a lot on the movement and haven't been over-analyzing everything my stomach has done. I haven't really noticed any movement at all since then, but again I also haven't been paying as much attention.

Today DH and I went to our Baptism prep class. It left us a little stressed out, because SIL may not be a candidate to be a godmother since she "left the church" by getting married in another church (really long story). This led to a bunch of stress with inlaws who are now upset and taking it out on the church (I'm pretty religious). I need to make an appt with our priest this week.

After Baptism class, DH and I went to a new Mexican restaurant we had never been to. Not a chain, but seemed reputable. I wasn't super hungry, and honestly I have been put off by beef a lot this pregnancy, so I didn't eat at on. We got the complimentary nachos when we sat down, and I ordered the cheese dip for them. The dip came out as a white cheese. I got nervous it was something I shouldn't be eating (some type of queso), so when I asked the waiter what it was, I couldn't understand a word he said. I googled it, and it seemed like it was just some type of white American cheese, and DH convinced me a little wouldn't hurt, so I ate it. (DH hates cheese so he didn't eat any).

I ordered a single beef taco, but honestly wasn't feeling it so only ate a few bites.

Flash forward to just now (11:30pm...we ate dinner around 8pm) and I'm laying in bed trying to sleep and my stomach is churning. I end up throwing up a lot (dinner) and peeing myself in the process. (that's the TMI part). Not peeing like a little, peeing as in I literally had a puddle on the floor and had to shower afterwards. Luckily DH was downstairs oblivious to it all.

My stomach still hurts and I'm freaking the F out. I'm hoping this is all just a mixture of not tolerating beef well/stress, but I'm worried it's a mild case of food poisoning or I got something bad from the cheese? Any thoughts? Now I'm freaking out over the lack of movement as well. I know you don't feel as much with an anterior placenta, but can I safely assume since there was a good heartbeat that baby is ok? Or can you have a heartbeat but things still be wrong?

Please tell me I'm being crazy. I can use any sort of reassurance right now. I don't want to call the doctor again tomorrow, because I was JUST there on Friday, and they've already made a few comments about how often I've come in for reassurance.

Anyways, I appreciate any input. Would you be worried? Call the doc? Thoughts?? Thank you ladies!

Maelara

If you're throwing up so violently that your peeing on the floor, I really don't think it would hurt to call the doctor. I honestly can't stomach red meat either and it does cause me to throw up but not violently. Drink a bunch of water and rest. If you're still feeling sick tomorrow, call. If not, then it's probably your body having a hard time digesting red meat.

JamieK1882

Thanks for the quick replies! The last two times I ate meat my stomach definitely hurt, but the throwing up tonight is new. I was just worried with the mystery cheese and lack of movement.

JamieK1882

WildFlower810 said:

My vote would be that something you ate didn't sit well. If you threw up that means most of it is probably out of your system and won't be causing more damage. The food not sitting well could be everything from stress to food poisoning to 2nd tri nausea.

If you are still vomiting in the morning, call. That right there is a big deal. Do you think you could try to eat something now? A cracker, two bites of fruit? If something else goes down, and stays down, I'd take that as a good sign. 

Since you weren't feeling movement before, I wouldn't take lack of movement now to mean anything.

I also stand willing to be corrected by any STMs or ladies with more medical knowledge than I!

Drinking water now and staying down fine. Don't feel the need to throw up anymore, so really hoping it was just an intolerance to the beef? Pasta for the rest of this pregnancy!

Maelara

JamieK1882 said:

Thanks for the quick replies! The last two times I ate meat my stomach definitely hurt, but the throwing up tonight is new. I was just worried with the mystery cheese and lack of movement.

If you weren't feeling a ton of movement before, I wouldn't worry. I'm not a doctor but I bet the cheese was fine just drink as much water as you can stomach, try some bread or crackers maybe. If your still doing bad in the morning call. If you're still super worried anyway, call. That's what they are there for. It doesn't matter that you just saw them, your circumstances have changed.

jlove253

I say keep an eye on yourself. If you keep puking or have diarrhea then that'd concern me more than the peeing part. But regardless, don't feel bad about seeming like a worrier- you pay your dr to take care of you. If this is a medical concern, then it doesn't matter if that makes the dr/nurses/office think you're a difficult patient or anything else.

jj0313

I think you are probably a-ok but I don't really get the hesitancy (in general, not just you) in calling the doctor if you're worried. That's what they are there for! Unless it's something really silly, give them a ring to make yourself feel better. Not worth the angst, in my opinion. Feel better-I peed my pants puking once before and it's never a proud moment.

FirstBabyDoyle

I have eaten a ridiculous amount of Mexican queso, the white kind, throughout my pregnancy. My baby is developing normally and no illness from that. I have had food poisoning once about a month ago (not cheese related) violently coming out of both ends (TMI). It lasted all night and I was obviously dehydrated the next day, but I just drank lots and lots of water and had pedialyte the next day. It sounds like your body was rejecting something from that meal and it got rid of it. I think with hydration you will be fine if your symptoms persist and you are still sick tomorrow call your OB. The nurse line was the one who suggested I drink pedialyte, which comes in popscicle form now bonus! Feel better.

ColtiersMom

It could be a virus, try sipping on Pedialyte and if the nausea continues in the morning, call the dr and see if he will give you some Phenegran.

JamieK1882

Thanks everyone. Just woke up and feeling better and feel so much better-both physically and mentally lol. Just wish I could start feeling this baby move!

CariLS8

JamieK1882 said:

Thanks everyone. Just woke up and feeling better and feel so much better-both physically and mentally lol. Just wish I could start feeling this baby move!

Glad you're feeling better! Try not to over think everything to much. Especially to the point of obsessing lol. It's hard, I know. My boyfriend freaks out over everything and eat and drink lol. It must be hard to not feel the baby move much, especially when they always say that's how you know it's okay in there. But like PP said, if you weren't really before and you aren't now try not to worry. One last thing, NEVER let your doctor make you feel bad for asking questions or expressing being worried. That's what they are there for and get paid for. I don't care if you blow your nose and the freaking snot looks a little off and you want to call lol. Call whenever you feel like something is off and who cares if you were just in there. Being reassured by your doctor is a good thing

amstickan

First of all, I pee almost every time it throw up since getting pregnant. My stomach throws up more violently. You have to know how your body is, but I think you're fine on that account.
Also, if you've stayed away from beef your body is not used to digesting it. I throw up eating sugary food since it made me sick all 1st tri and have been trying to stay away. (Although sometimes I feel like I need a cookie and carelessly forget.. Hence the still getting sick from sugar).
But if you're worried you should go in. No need to stress yourself out. You should be far enough along to use a stethoscope to hear your baby. I listen to my baby every night to make me feel at ease. (I've had 3 miscarriages so tend to I over analyze things too). I bet you're fine, but you could always go in to make yourself feel better. Good luck.

aa98

I'm so glad you are feeling better!  Get some rest and hydrate.  It sounds like no more beef for you unless you get a strong craving for a burger

As for the cheese, like a PP said, it is REALLY difficult to get unpasturized cheese via mainstream methods in the US.  Even homemade/restaurant-made cheese products most likely were made using pasteurized products.  Also, if it's cooked (like with deli meat) you are good too.  I would be more worried about the restaurant staff properly washing their hands than the cheese to tell you the truth.

carcrashheart

FFS you can eat just about anything and not harm the baby, provided it's in moderation. It's normal to pee while sneezing when pregnant so the same goes for throwing up. A few days ago your dr told you you have an anterior placenta so listen to your dr and stop freaking out. While everyone else is quick to give hair pats I can't buy in to it. It's been a few days since you learned you have AP, nothing much has changed.

The level of stupid that this board continues to have is mind blowing. You guys create your own special level of stress over nothing. There would be happier days and fewer stressed out days if you just lived a normal life, sans cigarettes and alcohol. It's pretty hard to cause injury to your child. You stand a better chance of something happening that was beyond anyone's control. It's ok to get sick while pregnant. Even with food poisoning. According to most of this boards freak outs we should all be living in bubbles and never going outside. Last week my 30 lb toddler climbed all over my stomach, even standing on it at one point. Guess what? The baby is just fine. The uterus is the strongest body part while pregnant. Your body is made to weather a ton of shit and keep baby protected. Go eat a hot dog and stop worrying over everything.

missnacholover

carcrashheart said:

FFS you can eat just about anything and not harm the baby, provided it's in moderation. It's normal to pee while sneezing when pregnant so the same goes for throwing up. A few days ago your dr told you you have an anterior placenta so listen to your dr and stop freaking out. While everyone else is quick to give hair pats I can't buy in to it. It's been a few days since you learned you have AP, nothing much has changed. The level of stupid that this board continues to have is mind blowing. You guys create your own special level of stress over nothing. There would be happier days and fewer stressed out days if you just lived a normal life, sans cigarettes and alcohol. It's pretty hard to cause injury to your child. You stand a better chance of something happening that was beyond anyone's control. It's ok to get sick while pregnant. Even with food poisoning. According to most of this boards freak outs we should all be living in bubbles and never going outside. Last week my 30 lb toddler climbed all over my stomach, even standing on it at one point. Guess what? The baby is just fine. The uterus is the strongest body part while pregnant. Your body is made to weather a ton of shit and keep baby protected. Go eat a hot dog and stop worrying over everything.

Wow.  This is a little uncalled for.  If my body was behaving in an abnormal way, I'd be concerned as well.

ETA: if the board is so stupid, why do you continue to post?  I agree that there can be some random idiotic posts (like, OMG, I just drank expired OJ!!!!!") but I think most regs, as OP is, wouldn't post dumb questions unless they were really concerned.

NLJ82

carcrashheart said:

FFS you can eat just about anything and not harm the baby, provided it's in moderation. It's normal to pee while sneezing when pregnant so the same goes for throwing up. A few days ago your dr told you you have an anterior placenta so listen to your dr and stop freaking out. While everyone else is quick to give hair pats I can't buy in to it. It's been a few days since you learned you have AP, nothing much has changed. The level of stupid that this board continues to have is mind blowing. You guys create your own special level of stress over nothing. There would be happier days and fewer stressed out days if you just lived a normal life, sans cigarettes and alcohol. It's pretty hard to cause injury to your child. You stand a better chance of something happening that was beyond anyone's control. It's ok to get sick while pregnant. Even with food poisoning. According to most of this boards freak outs we should all be living in bubbles and never going outside. Last week my 30 lb toddler climbed all over my stomach, even standing on it at one point. Guess what? The baby is just fine. The uterus is the strongest body part while pregnant. Your body is made to weather a ton of shit and keep baby protected. Go eat a hot dog and stop worrying over everything.

You're truly not needed here...like at all. I'm fully aware that I, myself, can sound silly when asking questions but I thought that's what this was. A support system for questions and to share what's going on with each of us. This response is ridiculous.

OP, In my opinion, I believe you're ok BUT I'm no Dr. I'd try to relax and mention it to them again if you need to. That's why they're there  

Maelara

carcrashheart said:

FFS you can eat just about anything and not harm the baby, provided it's in moderation. It's normal to pee while sneezing when pregnant so the same goes for throwing up. A few days ago your dr told you you have an anterior placenta so listen to your dr and stop freaking out. While everyone else is quick to give hair pats I can't buy in to it. It's been a few days since you learned you have AP, nothing much has changed. The level of stupid that this board continues to have is mind blowing. You guys create your own special level of stress over nothing. There would be happier days and fewer stressed out days if you just lived a normal life, sans cigarettes and alcohol. It's pretty hard to cause injury to your child. You stand a better chance of something happening that was beyond anyone's control. It's ok to get sick while pregnant. Even with food poisoning. According to most of this boards freak outs we should all be living in bubbles and never going outside. Last week my 30 lb toddler climbed all over my stomach, even standing on it at one point. Guess what? The baby is just fine. The uterus is the strongest body part while pregnant. Your body is made to weather a ton of shit and keep baby protected. Go eat a hot dog and stop worrying over everything.

You need to go back to bed and wake up on the right side of the bed. She was worried, so we helped her out. Just because you don't worry like others do doesn't make it right for you to go BSC on those that do. This was completely uncalled for and is NOT going to stop ladies from worrying, just upset them.

missnacholover

I think it's important to remember that for a lot of us this is our first trip to the rodeo.  I think there's a huge difference between "Can I chew sugar-free gum? Will the artificial sweeteners hurt the baby?" and "Guise, something feels off, should I be concerned?" type questions.

Not all of us are old pros at this pregnancy thing.

Kristy774

Aaaaaaaand there she is!!!!! @carcrashheart‌ sprinkling sunshine and unicorns all over the place as usual!



Edit because I hate the new app, it's always posting before I finished my thought.

Nfranco973

I have thrown up many of times during my pregnancy. I also peed myself some of those times. I think the cheese is nothing to worry about at this point. Keep calm and enjoy your bump!

NLJ82

Kristy774 said:

Aaaaaaaand there she is!!!!! @carcrashheart‌ sprinkling sunshine and unicorns all over the place as usual! Edit because I hate the new app, it's always posting before I finished my thought.

baahahaha, exactly. I wish this was the first time I could say that I've seen such a sweet, caring post like the one above.

Maelara

missnacholover said:

I think it's important to remember that for a lot of us this is our first trip to the rodeo.  I think there's a huge difference between "Can I chew sugar-free gum? Will the artificial sweeteners hurt the baby?" and "Guise, something feels off, should I be concerned?" type questions.

Not all of us are old pros at this pregnancy thing.

Even as a STM I'm worried about food poisoning. Do I eat all the things? Yes but I think it was very uncalled for, like you said, for @carheartcrash to post that. Food poisoning CAN affect the baby, I'd be worried too! That doctor would have been called already and Im pretty laid back with pregnancy. You FTMs are doing AWESOME and I love you all.

brooklyngirl18

i agree with PP about the vomiting most likely being related to eating meat. same thing happened to me last week with a chicken sandwich- sometimes it just doesn't sit well. I also wouldn't worry about the queso, most if not all cheeses in restaurants in the US are pastuerized. im glad you're feeling better today and just try to stay hydrated and take it easy. if you want to call your dr, then do so. don't let them make you feel like you dont deserve attention when you need reassurance. i hope you start feeling the baby kick soon

ignore the negative comments- that shit's just rude.

lisaren

Carcrash whatever her name is won't be back on this thread. Her history proves she spews her negative bullshit on a thread and never comes back to revisit.

It's one thing to be pissy and grumpy because you've had a bad day or feeling a little stabby but to always be so damn negative.

lisaren

I am curious about what a baptism class is though!!

JamieK1882

Ha wow. I was busy at work today and haven't gotten on the bump much. Just logged on and was like "why is my post back near the top?" and then I saw the negative comment. BAHAHA. Does not bother me, but thank you all for calling that out. :-*

I will be the first to admit that when I'm tired, I get cranky/worried/crazy. I was exhausted last night, couldn't sleep, and my mind was going crazy with all the WHAT IF's. It made me feel better to have the reassurance from others that  what I was experiencing was probably a normal bodily reaction to bad food. I think this forum is the place to sometimes run things past others like "am I being crazy or is this normal?" Helps keep me sane.

@lisaren-It was the Baptism preparation class for Catholics. Just a required, one-hour class for new parents explaining what Baptism really means in the church, the symbolism of everything used, and what will occur on that day. Also gave guidance on who does/does not qualify for a godparent. This is where the stress came in, because we already asked my brother and DH's sister to be the godparents, but found out yesterday that SIL doesn't meet the requirements as specified by the church. ILs were furious and she will be crushed, so I'm trying to get a meeting with our priest to discuss.

lesliegolem

haha OMG I want Queso now too lol! I'm sorry sounds like something did not agree with you. I wouldn't be too concerned but I understand the worrying. This is my 2nd pregnancy and it's completely different than my 1st. I am throwing up all the time still Dr said everything is good. Food poisoning can be a concern but if you're doing better now you're probably fine. But if you're really worried doesn't hurt to check with the Dr. That's what they're paid for! I tell myself that everytime I feel weird calling =P

Also the not moving much thing sucks. My first moved all the time! With this one I'm almost 26 weeks and just starting to feel more movement, but it's still not a lot. It's worrisome but guess it's normal for some women. Ugh!

Oh and that unpasteurized cheese thing you should be good. I think most restaurants serve pasteurized cheese in the US. I asked all the time when I ate out at restaurants with my first pregnancy and never had one place serve unpasteurized cheese and I ate Mexican food a lot. In fact I think one manager told me they have to serve pasteurized cheese in US restaurants but I don't know if that's true. With my 2nd I'm not as concerned, as long as it's hot and looks fresh it should be good.