My body hates me

mattandlora

As a final F-you from my body, I've caught a cold. Because hyperemesis gravidarum for 28 weeks, severe heartburn, pregnancy rhinitis, and pregnancy-induced hypertension weren't enough. Now 37 weeks along, and I am downright sick. All I want to do is lie in bed and be left alone to sleep, and cough / sneeze / snot / pee / puke on myself. On the bright side, I could have a newborn keeping me awake through all of this and getting sick from it too. So there's that.

mum2lanabelliz

So sorry you are sick. Pg and sick is no fun. I hope you feel better soon!

KaLikeAWind

Oh wow. I'm really sorry you are sick. That whole situation just sounds extremely terrible. Hope you feel better soon

mattandlora

And DH is already talking about a third baby. BWAHAHAHAHAHA. Two is enough for me. Thanks

ewenner

Oh no!  So sorry to hear it.  Although I couldn't help but laugh about your DH thinking about baby #3.  Haha!  You should tell him that if he wants to be pregnant and give birth, then you would totally be on board with the idea.  

jerseygirl227

Sorry to hear you're sick and that your husband is already onto baby #3, lol.  Men.  They just don't get it sometimes, do they?

Hope you feel better soon!

niknak1208

Ugh!  I hope you feel better soon. That's miserable!  Especially with a toddler at home too. I hope DH has been helping a lot.  It's so hard to take care of little kids when you feel like crap.  My horrific head cold FINALLY went away after 4 weeks. I forgot what it was like to breathe! 

thinkpink101

Ugh, I've been battling a monstrous cold/cough for the last two months. I can't imagine how much more miserable it must be at 37 weeks. I hope you feel better soon!

mattandlora

DH has been great with doing extra work around the house and taking care of the toddler. I have nothing but good things to say about him there. But his perspective......sheesh. He thinks he's suffering because of not enough sex. Please. If he can name one organ system in my body that is not currently suffering from the pregnancy or the illness, I might listen to his complaint.

xuxachi

I had 2 bad colds this year already - the last one a sinus infection - so I feel your pain. Rest up and let your DH handle things! You'll be better soon - and not pregnant soon too!

topaz7777

Well this may put you into labor so you aren't stuck at that false labor stage...  Or, you may get over it before having to worry about your LO catching the ick!  Either way, good luck!!

niknak1208

mattandlora  Thank GOD it's not just my husband because that's exactly what he thinks too!  He texted me yesterday and said hey what does a guy have to do to get some?  I said for starters probably have a wife who isn't 29 weeks pregnant, working full time, with two little kids at home. His response.. 'Ok'.  lol  I mean seriously cry me a river.. sex is about the last thing I'm worried about right now.  Now that I'm third trimester my OB keeps talking about all the post partum stuff too.. no sex.. use condems.. breastfeeding etc.  He said that he had someone 2 weeks post c-section who came in pregnant.  I said say what?? No way.  No worries there doc.. I'll have a newborn and two other kids at home.. he should know better than to even ask me. 

mattandlora

@niknak1208 - Depending on which week / trimester, I spend the majority of my time worrying about how I'm not going to vomit, not going to pee, stay awake, breathe, walk, not going to pass out, etc. I don't know about you, but those all really put me in the mood.

niknak1208

mattandlora  LOL Exactly! I don't think DH cares if I'm in the mood. I think he's worried his penis may fall off if something doesn't happen soon. I said trust me.. you'll live and if that's your only complaint right now.. then I would love to be you. 

mattandlora

Well NOW I have that awkward "pee or amniotic fluid" thing going on, thanks to all the coughing. I really don't give a rat's rear-end if this is TMI or not. When you're this far along, there is no such thing. So let me set the stage.....

Kegels or not, there is only so much coughing the body can take before those pelvic floor muscles just give up. I hit that stage mid-morning today and broke into my "if my water breaks at work" overnight super-absorbant pad supply. I spent most of the day coughing and peeing. Lovely. Now I'm getting a trickling effect. But I have no effing clue where the fluid is coming from. Dr. Google says to check the smell. You know what? Amniotic fluid mixed with pee, and just straight-up pee, both smell like pee. That's not going to help.

Will I call my doctor? Yes. What will he say? "We won't know unless you come in and get it checked out." Yes, I know. But I don't want to waste my time in L&D and finding childcare for my son to find out I peed my pants. I'm just griping, not really looking for "you should get it checked out" or "wait and see if you get contractions" type of advice.

KaLikeAWind

@mattandlora Gripe away. That whole situation you are painting just sounds abso-freakin-lutely terrible. Sorry.

mattandlora

I woke up in the middle of the night for one of my many bathroom trips but was absolutely drenched in sweat from head to toe. I usually get some night sweats with pregnancy, but not like this. I soaked through my PJs and sheets and had to towel off the rest in the middle of the night. That doesn't happen when I'm sick or running a fever either. The only time I've sweat that much (at night - not counting the gym, or working outdoors in the summer, etc) - was after DS was born. I had to sleep on a towel. It was disgusting, but it was totally from the hormone shift. When I got up this morning, I saw that I'd lost 2lbs since yesterday morning at the same time. HELLO hormone shifts! It's not dehydration causing the weight loss either. I drank a TON of water yesterday.

My theory - Losing fluids like this is totally normal leading up to delivery. Hormones start shifting and the body starts giving up some of the water retention from the last 9 months. Since DS was induced, my body didn't have a chance to do the hormone shift on it's own. After the delivery, all the gross sweating and water loss started. This time, my body has been left to its own devices (so far) and the hormone stuff is starting on its own.

Guennie

Lurking...just stopping by to wish you well!! I had the same experience with the sweat drenched nights with my daughter and I was also induced. I slept between two towels for at least two weeks. It was so icky.

I hope you can get this show on the road soon. Sending a big hug your way.

cneiding

I got the worst cold flu thing ever when I was 39 weeks 6 days with my second child.  I remember laying there and thinking that I hoped I would go post due with this one as I had my first, because there was no way I could do labor with as crappy as I was feeling.  She was late and I was better when she came. 

Hope you improve soon.  If your water breaks you will most likely notice something leaking out when you are not coughing etc and not just when you have that exertion going on.  It tends to leak more so if you lay down a while and then stand up and it might pool a bit and release when you stand.  Most likely, you are fine and just peeing!  Ha that sounds funny.