So effing sick of fatness. I'm too fat to enjoy life. All I can do is lay down. DS is outside swimming and I can't go bc I'm fat lard. I'm going to die these last two weeks.
I thought for sure last night was the night! Steady contractions for about 5 hrs. And then it just stopped completely. This is like the 3rd night in a row! EDD is 6/11, but induction date set for 6/9. I'm going crazy over here, I want my baby! And I wanna be "normal" again!
I'm still about 3 weeks away from due date and getting more and more anxious by the day. For the past week I've been having this crazy itchiness in my belly and really red bumpy marks that were making it almost painful to wear clothes or rub up against any kind of fabric (sheets, blankets etc). So today i went to the office where my family doctor is, thank god she's one of the few doctors actually in the office on a Sunday! But I wanted to make sure it wasnt PUPPP or anything similar. And she said that it shouldn't be that itchy and gave me some hydrocortisone cream. 20 minutes later and my belly feels a bit better, but last night i felt like ripping my skin off so it would stop! So now I wait and see if this cream will help my poor belly
I'm super crampy, tired and cranky today. My husband just left for this last night shift for the weekend. If I can just make it to our toddlers bedtime and through the morning I'm good... 10 days until my c section, it's NEXT WEEK! omg.
I'm just sleepy. I'm also feeling so much pressure in my lower back and bladder when I stand. I definitely think baby is bigger & lower in there. Maybe it's time for a target run...
38 weeks today. Pregsomnia...woke up early and had trouble falling asleep or finding a comfortable position. Really hard to roll over, squat down, get out of a car etc with this big belly. DH had to clip my toenails today, they were getting so long and I can't reach them. I overdid it a bit yesterday, DH and I took a nice walk in the sun, about 3 miles, and now I'm sunburned. Also I'm easily irritated today and not as hungry as usual. I wish I had more exciting symptoms. The nonstress test today again showed I'm having BH but not feeling them. Baby's heart rate is good and so is my blood pressure. Then why do I feel so grumpy and uncomfortable?
For the first time in weeks, I can actually say that I feel good today (emotionally, physically, mentally...) It may be due to the fact that I have laid in bed all day relaxing. Or maybe it's due to my going part time at work starting tomorrow until day I go on leave which is a huge stress relief. Maybe it's because I finally made it to full term (37 weeks today). After 2 previous MCs, I had many doubts in the beginning that I would ever be here. I'm feeling thankful and blessed. I'm just very happy I'm able to report that my symptoms are at an all time low for once and that is reason to celebrate! Especially after feeling the complete opposite for so long. Good thing no one got hurt is all I can say! X_X Here's to hoping this day lasts for the next 3 weeks and I can actually enjoy the home stretch.... A girl can dream right?
38+2 I'm tired, jealous of all the people who've had their babies and just generally grouchy today. I wanted to wear a sign at church that said something to the effect of "yes I'm still pregnant, I know I am large I don't need you to tell me, and please don't talk to me unless you want to tell me a guaranteed way to make baby come today." Basically, I'm tired of people today.
Dizzy spell while in grocery shopping had to sit down for a little bit. DH had to get everything we need. I don't know if that scared him but he's been "nesting" ever since he's cleaned the whole house including our pre-teen sons room which I need a mask and gloves to venture in with all the sports stuff ughh
40 weeks and 1 day. Just started having contractions, at night mostly, on Friday but just feel like it's stagnated. I think I'm sloooowly going to progress. Feeling kind of annoyed but know it will happen when my body and my LO is ready. Just feeling impatient. I'm ready to meet my baby girl.
Looking good-- just scabby. No redness, and a very pitifully sorry feline.
I think I tuckered myself out last night with a mixture of anxiety, rage, depression, and feeling overwhelmed. I cried like crazy, ate some ice cream, and slept a little.
Had heartburn, cramping/contractions randomly, got up to pee a lot, swollen, and had a headache.
Not feeling super ravenous today, but I think that's just bc I am tuckered out.
Tired. Cranky. Emotional. Anxious. Vaginal and pelvic pressure like crazy. My hips, ribs and pelvic bones just ache. Lightning crotch as usual too, sharp pains in my vag!!
I hosted a baby shower today and I'm now at home on the couch with my feet elevated, cramps and contractions. My body literally aches from head to toe, all because I stood for a few hours in a row, like seriously?!?! Doc appt Tom am to see how much more dialated I am (I was 1cm 3 weeks ago) and to set an induction for this week. I can barely move and I'm feel like I'll be crying soon.
Any such thing as lightning belly?? While eating dinner LO kicked and it made me yell out in pain. It was the sharpest, most stabby pain ever. Wtf was that about? I've never felt anything like that before. Maybe I was hunched over and squished her?? Jeeeeez
My BP is always good. @Westypet . Ooooh so confused. Because of my dizziness! I don't have anything to check it at home. I have my appt in the morning. I bet it's low. Thank you so much for asking !
Guys I miss commiserating with you all ( get your freaking cute babies out here NOW (preaching to the choir, I know).
Moms can use daily symptoms. There's nowhere in the bylaws or fine print its for pregnant ladies only. I know y'all got your mom thread, but that's for mom 'stuff'. This thread is all about you, girl. How YOU doin'?
My BP is always good. @Westypet . Ooooh so confused. Because of my dizziness! I don't have anything to check it at home. I have my appt in the morning. I bet it's low. Thank you so much for asking !
I went to the doc with dizziness thinking it was my BP. She asked what I had been eating and said it's probably my blood sugar. I don't have much of an appetite and when I do, it's carbs and sugars. So I've been trying to add some protein, meaning I've added nuts to my ice cream. Haha.
I bet your right. All I eat is sugar lately. No more baking !! Ahhh..... But I really wanted ice cream tonight. Lol I love the nuts to the ice cream! Hilarious
I am thinking of all you still pregnant ladies and wishing you well as I sit here in the hospital with a bit of insomnia and delirium from being so overtired! I haven't slept more than a few hours in the last 48 hours! Every time I doze off someone needs to check me or ask a question or a visitor stops by! Hope everyone is hanging in there!!
I'm 3 days past due and I feel like I have been punched in the lady parts. I have had a lot of pressure down yonder for the past several weeks, but today it was almost unbearable. I can barely walk. I've been dilated for at least a month and was 4 cm at my appointment last Tuesday. I had my bloody show a week ago, which continued off and on for a few days after. My baby dropped at around 35 weeks, too. I have also had a lot of braxton hicks contractions this past week. I am just so ready for this baby to get here. Either way I'll have her on Wednesday as I will be induced if she doesn't come beforehand. My doctor has seemed very confident that I'd go into labor on my own, but at this point I don't think that's going to happen.
So frustrated right now. I've tried 3 "home remedies" to get this kid to flip. Yesterday morning I laid with pillows under my pelvis leaning back till I thought I was going to pass out, went swimming (even attempted a flip in the pool---Sea World show anyone?), and then just tried sitting in the tub with the bottom of my belly under warm water and placing an ice pack on top of the bump where I can feel his head. I'm telling ya'll, the kid acted as if he didn't notice any of it. No movement, not a wiggle. Then as I'm packing a bag to go stay with my parents for a couple days while DH is at class for work, he starts wiggling all around. Stubborn, stubborn little baby. Please, please, please flip!
So frustrated right now. I've tried 3 "home remedies" to get this kid to flip. Yesterday morning I laid with pillows under my pelvis leaning back till I thought I was going to pass out, went swimming (even attempted a flip in the pool---Sea World show anyone?), and then just tried sitting in the tub with the bottom of my belly under warm water and placing an ice pack on top of the bump where I can feel his head. I'm telling ya'll, the kid acted as if he didn't notice any of it. No movement, not a wiggle. Then as I'm packing a bag to go stay with my parents for a couple days while DH is at class for work, he starts wiggling all around. Stubborn, stubborn little baby. Please, please, please flip!
@karastwin (sorry if you have tried this and mentioned it already) have you gotten yourself an exercise ball and sat / bounced / rolled around on it? It (supposedly) helps to align the pelvis and widen that area to make room for baby to flip over and put their head into position. I was worried about the ewok not turning downward and got myself a ball and started sitting on it, rolling, bouncing. I never did 'notice' when the kid turned downward, but the next appointment doc told me we were head down. Maybe it had been downward before that, who knows. But I definitely felt when sitting and rolling on it that my hips and pelvis were...something. I got the biggest size (to accept the weight of my ass, lol. And I'm tall-ish) and it only cost me maybe $10-$15 at walmart. It was pretty soon after that that I began to feel the mad pressure and spreading sensation down there, too.
I also read somewhere that doing handstands in the pool should help
So frustrated right now. I've tried 3 "home remedies" to get this kid to flip. Yesterday morning I laid with pillows under my pelvis leaning back till I thought I was going to pass out, went swimming (even attempted a flip in the pool---Sea World show anyone?), and then just tried sitting in the tub with the bottom of my belly under warm water and placing an ice pack on top of the bump where I can feel his head. I'm telling ya'll, the kid acted as if he didn't notice any of it. No movement, not a wiggle. Then as I'm packing a bag to go stay with my parents for a couple days while DH is at class for work, he starts wiggling all around. Stubborn, stubborn little baby. Please, please, please flip!
One visit to Webster method chiropractor worked for me. Just FyI.
Re: June 7: Daily Symptoms
I don't even think I've had any Braxton Hicks during this entire pregnancy.
Something rare and unusual just happened though...I just folded a load of laundry and ALL socked were matched, so that's kinda neat.
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Aches, pains, and cranky as hell.
For the past week I've been having this crazy itchiness in my belly and really red bumpy marks that were making it almost painful to wear clothes or rub up against any kind of fabric (sheets, blankets etc). So today i went to the office where my family doctor is, thank god she's one of the few doctors actually in the office on a Sunday! But I wanted to make sure it wasnt PUPPP or anything similar. And she said that it shouldn't be that itchy and gave me some hydrocortisone cream. 20 minutes later and my belly feels a bit better, but last night i felt like ripping my skin off so it would stop!
So now I wait and see if this cream will help my poor belly
No matter what position I'm in.
It may be due to the fact that I have laid in bed all day relaxing. Or maybe it's due to my going part time at work starting tomorrow until day I go on leave which is a huge stress relief. Maybe it's because I finally made it to full term (37 weeks today). After 2 previous MCs, I had many doubts in the beginning that I would ever be here. I'm feeling thankful and blessed.
I'm just very happy I'm able to report that my symptoms are at an all time low for once and that is reason to celebrate! Especially after feeling the complete opposite for so long. Good thing no one got hurt is all I can say! X_X
Here's to hoping this day lasts for the next 3 weeks and I can actually enjoy the home stretch.... A girl can dream right?
I'm tired, jealous of all the people who've had their babies and just generally grouchy today. I wanted to wear a sign at church that said something to the effect of "yes I'm still pregnant, I know I am large I don't need you to tell me, and please don't talk to me unless you want to tell me a guaranteed way to make baby come today." Basically, I'm tired of people today.
I think I tuckered myself out last night with a mixture of anxiety, rage, depression, and feeling overwhelmed. I cried like crazy, ate some ice cream, and slept a little.
Had heartburn, cramping/contractions randomly, got up to pee a lot, swollen, and had a headache.
Not feeling super ravenous today, but I think that's just bc I am tuckered out.
Going to eat Mexican food right now!!!!
I hosted a baby shower today and I'm now at home on the couch with my feet elevated, cramps and contractions. My body literally aches from head to toe, all because I stood for a few hours in a row, like seriously?!?! Doc appt Tom am to see how much more dialated I am (I was 1cm 3 weeks ago) and to set an induction for this week. I can barely move and I'm feel like I'll be crying soon.
Any chance of thunder with your lightning strikes tonight?
I've been getting those occasionally, too. I think the belly is getting sensitive to kicks--whether they're high or low. Ouch!
Will a heating pad help the aches and pains we're all feeling in the abdomen? I keep getting told by DH I'm overheating the baby.
I use a heating pad on my ribs all the time. Your not hurting anything!
@karastwin (sorry if you have tried this and mentioned it already) have you gotten yourself an exercise ball and sat / bounced / rolled around on it? It (supposedly) helps to align the pelvis and widen that area to make room for baby to flip over and put their head into position. I was worried about the ewok not turning downward and got myself a ball and started sitting on it, rolling, bouncing. I never did 'notice' when the kid turned downward, but the next appointment doc told me we were head down. Maybe it had been downward before that, who knows. But I definitely felt when sitting and rolling on it that my hips and pelvis were...something. I got the biggest size (to accept the weight of my ass, lol. And I'm tall-ish) and it only cost me maybe $10-$15 at walmart. It was pretty soon after that that I began to feel the mad pressure and spreading sensation down there, too.
I also read somewhere that doing handstands in the pool should help