Daily symptoms Wed 5/6

HoosOnFirst

It's after midnight and I'm awake so might as well start this thing. How's everyone?

I just woke up out of dead sleep with stomach pain, nausea and heartburn. I can't take this for another 5 weeks!!

klkonwi

I just wrote this in the other one. Took Benadryl to sleep and it usually works just fine. Tonight It is making me sooo anxious, like almost panic attack anxious.
I made enchiladas tonight (yest) for cinco de mayo and had to tweak the recipe to make them non-spicy. Man I miss spicy food!!!!

Had a horrible migraine yesterday (5th) Hoping and praying I can go a whole week without another one.

hecka20veggie

Not quite the 6th here but I have no idea why I'm not asleep yet. I'm so tired...

I'm so sick of constipation. And the anxiety. At least no aches or pains today... yet. 

casey06022015

THIS ANXIETY IS REAL :-( omg all I want to do is sleep but my heart just races. Also is it really awful that anytime I do sleep no matter what I try I wake up on my back?! I feel so bad about it.

bwow615

Heartburn and acid reflux is winning. I've had it on and off since the beginning of the 3rd tri, but I think this is the first night I've woken repeatedly from it. Have been super anxious these past few days prepping for my final for my last class of the semester, hopefully I did well enough last night to graduate with my MBA on Friday! That anxiety may also be keeping me up.

ngaines27

Insomnia is for the birds. Wide awake at 4:00 AM anxious over LO not being in prime position for labor/delivery. Also, my friend/co-worker texted me an hour ago to say she was on her way to the hospital with contractions 3 minutes apart. Lucky!

I have my normal lower back/hip pain and feel a headache starting as well. So, this should make for a fun day.

@klkonwi Glad you're over your migraine. Fingers crossed you won't get another one for a while!!

I hope all of the rest of you ladies have a good day without too many annoying pregnancy symptoms.

frankengibbs

I want to sleep so bad, but my body just isn't having it, yet my mind is all over the place so watching a movie and reading aren't doing much for me.
LO is moving around like a mad woman and though I love her movements, the headbutts to the bladder and the toes in the ribcage are a little painful. I always thought pressure on the bladder would make me feel like I have to pee, but I've found that it feels more like I got punched in the stomach and I don't know if that makes me lucky or not...
Other than some insomnia and a wiggly baby, my dry skin is coming back and I burp more than a boy in middle school and my FIL at the last family BBQ combined, it's rather charming.

knwilliams01

Up and at em for labwork and vitals. My doctors have been nice the past week and let me do labs later. However, today is c-section day so it's up at 5:30 for labs. Upside to that is I can't eat after 6:30am so they are having breakfast delivered at 6am.

Talk about anxiety - I was up every 30 minutes last night. I find it slightly ironic considering I start training as a surgeon the end of June and this is my first surgery (other than wisdom teeth). Can't wait for DH to get here and calm me down all day.

kbbtah

Good luck @knwilliams01 ! Keep us posted as to when LO arrives.

Insomnia and work anxiety for me. How on earth am I going to get all my stuff done before I deliver? I tell LO every day "you cant come early!"

klkonwi

Looks like anxiety is the leading theme ladies!!!!!! So glad I'm not alone.
To add to this....
My baby kept me up moving the entire night. He wouldn't let me sleep on either side..... He would kick the side I was laying on repeatedly until it kind of hurt..... And repeat on the other side' so strange!

HoosOnFirst

swiebe said:

Heartburn and acid reflux is winning. I've had it on and off since the beginning of the 3rd tri, but I think this is the first night I've woken repeatedly from it. Have been super anxious these past few days prepping for my final for my last class of the semester, hopefully I did well enough last night to graduate with my MBA on Friday! That anxiety may also be keeping me up.

WTF me too - woke up three times, thought I was dying. Had to sleep sitting up. It sucked royally.

Good luck on the MBA!

@knwilliams01 good luck today!!

rodriyessi94

I want to cry my cyst is big and lumpy again! I have to wait until tomorrow to see the doc and I can't stand this pain!!! It's ok my waistline and I'm scared it s going to get infected it just hurts so bad I want to cryyyyy

Sammy K

Last night was the first night in a long time I didn't wake up with heartburn. It was the best sleep I've had in a long time. But I'm right there with the anxiety. I learned I can't go to prenatal yoga - too many triggers. It seems wrong that in a yoga class, I can't calm down.

FloGirl82

I'm sorry to everyone who is experiencing anxiety-it is the worst. I suffered from it before I got pregnant and thankfully haven't experienced it during pregnancy since going off my meds. I hope you all find some sort of relief! I hope it doesn't return for me after having the baby. 

I've been getting really nauseated after eating any type of food/meal the last 48 hours. I don't get sick or anything, I just feel that sickness to my stomach. It goes away after about an hour or two. I don't want to NOT eat, but I don't know what to do-I have my appt. tomorrow so if it's still going on, I'll mention it to my OB. 

klkonwi

@bowloforanges1327 I'm so glad you are back. Been thinking of you! Also nervous for @knwilliams01 for today! I know were all technically strangers it just doesn't feel like it sometimes! Good luck today!

aj1327

@knwilliams01 good luck today! Thinking of you.

I'm sorry with all those suffering from anxiety too! I have had panic attacks before, and although I do get super breathless now, I try to just breathe and remind myself it's just the pregnancy. This seems to work.

I just get so full so fast and also feel slightly sick after eating but am starving again in like 2 hours. So annoying!

karaelaine1991

Good luck @knwilliams01! Normal day for me so far, will post more if that changes!

Mommaswizz

@knwilliams01 So excited for you to finally meet your little one! Like others have said, i know we're strangers but I feel like we've been right there on bed rest with you! I'm thinking of you and can't wait to hear that you and your baby are doing well

And seriously, i should have known yesterday's energy burst and good feelings wouldnt last long. Last night my belly felt soooooooo big and tight like a perma-braxton hicks. It's a little squishier now but i wanted to cry last night. On top of the heavy belly, ive noticed the area of my ribs i usually complain about is slightly rashy. Like a razor burn almost. I'm wondering if it's from my boobs starting sit on that spot or the band of my pants going up to there or my bra irritating that area. Maybe the heat made it bad? I baby powder-ed up today in hopes it will subside if it's a chafing issue. I hate that just yesterday i said "uww these last 8 weeks feel manageable" and today i'm all "F*%^ this s*!% i'm out!!!!"

bwow615

hoodoll82  I tried sitting up too, but it would last a few minutes then I would be slumping down and the cycle would repeat. Less than 6 weeks to EDD for me! 

At work now, hoping for a quick day! So excited to pick up our chair and ottoman from BuyBuy Baby today.  I have warned SO that I may not leave it all night.  

edited due to MAJOR quote fail... 

bwow615

@knwilliams01 my thoughts are with you today!

KaLikeAWind

@knwilliams01 wishing you the best today! As others have said, we're strangers but also pretty close knit, so I'm pulling for ya, gal! Excited you get to meet your LO today!

Looks like I missed the sleepover last night! I was sleeping the sleep of 'she who had RX cough meds during the day and benadryl before bed'. Despite that I'm still very tired this morning and really just ready to feel like myself again. I'm with y'all on the anxiety tho, it seems like when I am awake I'm stressing about having this baby. Maybe we should all take a collective deep breath and repeat - "we're going to do fine"

paige0704

I have also had bad anxiety since third trimester started...it makes me feel a bit better knowing im not alone here but sorry we are all experiencingit! I am just overly fatigued i hate it so much...feel so lazy so hot and annoyed because apparently maryland skipped spring and went to summer grrr!! Actually had slight cramps this morning which was odd so just drinking lots of water and relaxing!

KarasTwin

I've been horribly constipated but after taking some miralax 3 times over the weekend and eating prunes I've been able to go several times. I'm pretty sure the straining to go to the bathroom may have contributed to my bleeding and irritable uterus because since I've been able to go without straining I haven't bled anymore. I do think I discovered my first hemorrhoid this morning. Yuck. Those of you that have experienced them, what worked best to clear them up?

JeeGooDowster

heartburn is back after a week or so....and my stuffy nose.  UGH

klkonwi

New development. Dark brown (old blood) mucus like small amt of discharge. Awesome.
I know ppl can lose mucus throughout these last weeks and if someone were to call l & d I would say see if it increases or if you contract before coming in. The doctors office ALWAYS tells you to come in no matter what......... So I'm kind of at a loss. Like I said ladies..... Im so good at giving others advice and can rarely trust my own as if my body is magically different than a thousand other women! Lol

klkonwi

Note; I am not contracting and my baby moves like crazy. I have 6 weeks and 4 days left until induction @dancegurl1118 any insight ?

aj1327

@KarasTwin I hate hemroids! Mine was really bothering me Monday, so I used preparation H that night. It really helped and I haven't really noticed it since, so I think it reduced swelling.

jamisynr

Seems like insomnia is the trend, poor DH has been sleeping on the couch because his snoring keeps me awake if nothing else does. Luckily he doesn't mind or complain, but hes the type that can sleep anywhere (I'm constantly jealous of that)

I have been getting a strong burning in my hips the last few nights, it wakes me up and is terribly painful, I switch sides and it will still hurt for a good 20+ minutes, usually just in time for the other side to start hurting. Is this the sciatica that I hear about?  

I also feel like LO is going to fall out sometimes when I do certain things. Shes sitting super low, only 4 weeks left!! Cant wait to meet her! Seems unreal how close it is

SammeMotley

Contractions. Starting low and rising up to my ribs and through my back. Every 25 minutes for now. Constant cervical pain. Doc tomorrow. Wondering how much water I can drink before I drown myself. Only 32 weeks with # 3. DS was 3 weeks early. Hoping to keep DD in as long as possible.

mrskelly923

Talk to your OB. They gave be a script for a creme that worked! I forget what it was called! Take a warm bath too that helps!

MrsWiggleWaggle

Best of luck @knwilliams01 !!

Woke up at 4 am. Heartburn was so bad I got sick. Turns out puking is the best antacid ever. I literally expelled all my stomach acid!
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momtobeobrien

Every single day of my pregnancy from 1st trimester until now I have experienced the same symptom. I wake up, stretch, get a horrible stomach ache and spend 20 minutes on the toilet....im not sure what this baby is doing to me! 4 weeks 5 days!

teather5

@jamisynr I have that burning too and I thought it was hip pain but it's more in my butt and I was told it is sciatic nerve pain. It sucks!

dancegurl1118

@klkonwi call just to let your doctor know, not to go in. Doesn't sound like your mucus plug. Any sex or exam recently? (don't get mad at me, you know these are standard questions!) it's not frank blood so nothing that id be worried about but I'd want it documented if it were me!

Definitely starting to get these "OH SHIT" moments where I get really overwhelmed for 10 seconds and have trouble catching my breath because I will be responsible for a human in about a month. Part of it is excitement, part of it is pure terror.

Rib pain is at an all time high. I basically didn't wear a bra at work last night because it hurt so bad. That was fun for those around me.

Instead of lightening crotch I get lightening butthole where all the sudden I'll be like HOLY CRAP and it's just an ungodly amount of pressure for 2 seconds. It goes away but...wheeewww girl.

Small tiny complaints. Feeling good overall. Hope you all get a great night rest tonight!

KaLikeAWind

@klkonwi just wanted to wish you well!

klkonwi

@dancegurl1118 love making happened 2 nights ago lol. I decided that if it increases or if I feel weird I will call...... I just feel so stupid calling now lol

finchfeeder80

I am TIRED today. I've actually slept really well the past two nights, but I had a very busy several days, so I guess it's all catching up to me. 

My bp was up a little at my NST this morning, but since I show absolutely zero other signs of pre-e, and I monitor it at home, the MFM just told me if more than a third of my readings go over 140/90 to up my bp medicine. Apparently I'm on a "trivial" dose now. It had started to come back down at the end of the appointment, so that's good. I was really afraid I was in for another day of hanging out in ante-partum. Or being pulled from work (which honestly, I don't know that I'd complain about at this point.)

dancegurl1118

@klkonwi definitely could be from sex! Actually makes me feel better that you recently had sex because I would put money on the blood coming from there...again I would still call just to have it documented. I don't mess around with any kind of blood, old or new. Don't feel stupid. (Ps I'll be asking for the same motivation to call at some point about something when I feel dumb!)

KonaCoffeeBean

The past several nights, my hands and fingers have been getting very stiff while I sleep, it feels arthritic.

JessHeppell

i just feel sad.. but i think thats DH's fault. im just overwhelmed honestly.

HoosOnFirst

For those of us prone to anxiety and panic attacks: I did ask my doc about this and he said he is able to give low dose of anti-anxiety meds if necessary during labor. I almost cried when I got to my appt and they said I'd be getting a cervical exam. I can't handle surprises. Which means I am totally screwed for labor.