I had a bunch of new stretch marks appear in the last 2-3 weeks (before that I was lucky with just one mark on my belly). I had resigned myself to the marks themselves, but this week they've started to really itch and burn! I have raised red bumps all along the stretch marks, and I hope it's not the beginning of PUPPS. It is so hard not to just scratch my belly all the time in public. It's on the underside of my belly and some even reach down into my pubic area so it's not something I can deal with in public without looking like Barney from the Simpsons. Like most anything that itches, I know I probably shouldn't be scratching it but I can't help myself! Calamine and cortizone creams seem to help temporarily with the itchy sensation but they do nothing to make the condition clear up. This third trimester stuff is hard.
@Snaps816 I have PUPPS too and when it showed up, I had the exact same symptoms you just described. The best thing that I have found for both the itchiness and stretch marks is an oil called Mothers Special Blend. I highly recommend that you invest in some. I found it at Natural Grocers or you can get it off of Amazon. It is only $15 for a decent sized bottle. It has worked absolute miracles for me. It says to just put on your boobs, belly, butt and thighs, but Ive been slathering everywhere. It has helped immensely with the itchiness and I swear that it has already lightened my stretch marks.
@alyssajrob22 Thanks so much for the recommendation! I'm going to get to Natural Grocers ASAP and look for that product! I was literally just sitting here cringing because of how much it burns when I'm just at my desk working.
@alyssajrob22 Thanks so much for the recommendation! I'm going to get to Natural Grocers ASAP and look for that product! I was literally just sitting here cringing because of how much it burns when I'm just at my desk working.
A friend of mine gave me this at the beginning of the pregnancy and once I actually started getting a bump it helped keep the itching down. I use it everywhere as well, and it lasts a good while too. You can also order it on amazon, that's where I've been getting mine.
Expecting baby #1 August 2016
Already have three furbabies- Blake, Sydney, and Chester
I have another PUPPs related question that I couldn't answer by googling... do raised, red bumps on stretch marks always indicate PUPPs? Or do stretch marks sometimes just work that way?
@Snaps816 I cant remember exactly what my OB said regarding that. Just that the bumps starting in the stretch marks was a big sign of it. Not to scare you or anything, but they tested me for cholestasis too. But my OB said to only be seriously concernes and call about that if your actual palms or soles of your feet itch.
I have another PUPPs related question that I couldn't answer by googling... do raised, red bumps on stretch marks always indicate PUPPs? Or do stretch marks sometimes just work that way?
I get red raised spots in/on my stretch marks. One night I got in the shower and started itching uncontrollably and thought it was weird. It was on my upper butt on both sides and DH walked in and his eyes got huge he said babe what's going on?? I had like purple and red spots popping up all over my butt!! It was crazy. And now they are stretch marks lol. That's the only issue I've had. I think it can just be part of stretch marks sometimes.
I know alot of you have been dealing with swelling lately. I have been expecting that lovely symptom to start anytime now but it hasn't yet. However, the last few days my legs and feet feel like they are swollen. From my knees down ache and I have the sensation of overly tight skin but nothing is visibly swollen. Did you ladies notice if this is a precursor to the actual swelling or just my lower half saying "stop packing on the pounds lady!"?
@cal031686 You might not be able to tell that you are swollen by looking yourself. My legs and feet started out feeling swollen and the skin felt tight, but I felt like I never really looked swollen. Then DH pointed it out to me and I could tell when I looked in a full length mirror.
This kid is moving and grooving today, and it hurts! All the stretching and pressure, and so much of it today, is just exhausting. I think he's moved more today than he has all week! I slept good last night, cleaned the house this morning, and even showered, did my hair and makeup, and put clothes on! Went out to lunch and now I'm just too tired to do anything. My body just can't decide how to feel. I'm ready for him to make his appearance, even if it means being sore and tired. At least it's expected and consistent lol But the other night I heard the baby's joints cracking while he was moving! This is my 3rd, and it's the first time I've heard that! It was creepy and cool
My breast are leaking profusely!! Only 35 weeks and the slightest pressure, I have to change my shirt. Should I start wearing nipple pads or something? Also nipple pads are for the leaking right?
38 weeks tomorrow - is anyone else absolutely zonked?! I haven't had a nesting bug or anything. Literally the past two days I have laid around and I feel like I cannot keep up with just laying around! I feel like I'm never going to have energy again!
@jacmkelley I've been feeling the exact same way the last few days. I swear I could have fallen asleep at the wheel when I was stuck in traffic on Friday.
@jacmkelley We went to home depot today because DH is building me a grown up swing set for my birthday because I am spoiled. I decided at some point that I was done walking around so I stood with the cart while he went to go find one last piece of hardware. I was just standing for about 10 minutes but I felt like I was climbing a mountain! Decided I'm pretty much done venturing out for the rest of this pregnancy unless it is for a very short trip. I have this awful fear that maybe it's not the pregnancy; maybe I've been so lazy the past 9 months that I am now incredibly out of shape and will still be this way when the baby is out!
@jacmkelley I've been exhausted for days now. 20 minutes of light cleaning around the house and I'm beat. This morning I woke up and had diahrrea for a couple hours. That was not cool. Between that and the heat I'm worried about dehydration now. I wish my hubby and kid would just leave me alone so I cam rest
@jacmkelley@Car0liiine@Bookhousegirl@Stephanie7693 I'm so glad that I'm not the only one that is just completely exhausted! No nesting bug, no cleaning drive, none of this "pre-labor extra energy" that everyone is talking about, just tired all of the time.
And @Car0liiine, I don't think that it is about fitness, so don't beat yourself up about that! I've been working out really regularly the whole time and I'm still totally and completely beat. I have to take a nap or at least lie down every day.
In fact, I had the opposite feeling, that maybe I should stop exercising and just give in to the exhaustion, so who knows... as I write this while lying down, haha!
@Car0liiine I've had that same fear. Been working out the entire pregnancy but I'm just so lazy. I'm sure it's just our bodies creating babies though. I still have 3 weeks of work left and not sure how I'm going to make it through.
@Car0liiine I was out of shape before I was pregnant so now it's 10 times worse. I'm hoping to stay motivated once this baby is born and get into better shape! I'm gonna have to if I'm gonna survive taking care of 2u2.
I had great motivation to get everything done, was knocking out our to do list, I was even keeping the house clean. Then we went to the beach for a day and a half with my parents and ever since then I have a hard time talking myself into wearing pants.
I'm with all you ladies on the exhaustion! I'm glad I got the major crap done weeks ago. I couldn't imagine decorating a nursery at this many weeks. I can barely make it through a work shift! My attempt at baby laundry today
10/2017: Twins confirmed with TTTS at 22 weeks. 10/10/17 Twin B passed after in utero placenta surgery 11/2/17 Twin A & B born 11/26/17: Twin A passed after 24 days fighting in the NICU Benched 6 months BFP: 6/28/18 MC:7/16/18 BO BFP: 10/2/18 EDD 6/15/18
Ditto to being exhausted... I think I've officially hit my wall. Everything hurts and I feel wiped all the time! I keep hearing about this last burst of energy, but I've got 12 days (at the most) left and.... nada. All I want to do is lay down!
I'm feeling the most miserable and uncomfortable I have yet. And on top of it all I can't sleep. I didn't make it this far with DD she was earlier. It's insane how much one week does to a pregnant body in the final weeks of pregnancy. I know I've already griped once about exhaustion and in another thread how I'm over pregnancy but I don't think anyone who isn't pregnant understands. So it's nice to just be able to complain here. I swear I'm a nice happy person lol.
Put me down for exhausted as well. The last time we went to Lowes I didn't even wait with the cart, I settled into a rocking chair in the patio furniture display and nearly fell asleep waiting for my DH to finish the trip!
@jacmkelley I think we've earned the right to whine by now; I certainly hope so! I'm 38 weeks today and it seems like every day at this point I say " Okay, now I'm really out of commission" "No, now I'm truly useless" "I thought I was uncomfortable before, but . . " I'm really torn between not wanting this amazing journey of pregnancy to end, wanting her to go all the way to term - but getting impatient waiting for some of these symptoms to be gone and my body to work again!
@jacmkelley I'm feeling the same way. I'm so so ready to be done I could cry. Every day is more miserable than the one before, and I feel like it's never going to end! I'm 37w 5d, my 1st was born at 36 w and my 2nd was born at 38w 4d. I have no idea what to expect this time. My first I had high bp and pre e, so that's why she was so early. So I'm going crazy wondering if this baby will come earlier or later than his brother! Just waiting for labor to start is torture. As much as I'm not looking forward to labor, I can't wait for it to be over and to have baby safely in my arms. And to begin getting my body back. Hoping the contractions I'm having tonight turn into labor, they are long and sorta painful, but trying not to get my hopes up. But they are making my back hurt so I can't sleep. I think it's going to be a long night
@Stephanie7693 I've cried every day the past three days. I'm a smaller frame and there is just no more room. Laying down hurts, standing hurts and sitting hurts. I'm never comfortable. The most relief I've gotten is when we get in our pool, but I truly think it's only made me more uncomfortable long term. Every time I start my way out of the pool as I get to the top step I can feel all of the weight in my legs and back again. I instantly have all the pressure etc... It feels like I'm making it harder on my body giving it a break than giving it a break ha! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that you are going into actual labor! I'm officially 38 weeks as of 12 am lol. Maybe you won't make it! I was on progesterone shots etc... To stop preterm labor concerns. I swear it would make me go overdue, but maybe not. Who knows! I'm thankful my sweet boy is healthy and that I've made it this far. And I'm jealous you're having BH I don't even get them hardly. My induction date is one week from today. I should stop complaining. But truly I'm just hurting everywhere and I feel like my body is stretched to the max. And all that makes me feel like is eating more because food is the only vice I've got at this point.
@Car0liiine Yes girl! I'm so glad this baby is healthy but so ready to have him here. I've been saying for weeks that there's no way I can get bigger or there's no way I have it in me for this or that. I'm worn out emotionally from all the physical crap. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who feels this way! I've tried to just enjoy this pregnancy and appreciate every bit of it. I'm just finally miserable and it's wearing me down.
@MrsEWilson yes. Nipple pads will work for that! I like the lansinoh ones but pretty much any will do! I used the disposable ones at first then used the washable ones later as my supply regulated.
I'm with you ladies. Almost cried yesterday I want this baby out so bad. I'm just tired, achy, and uncomfortable all the time. DH kept asking what he could do, aND he did give me a back and foot rub, but all I could tell him was, "tell baby to get out!"
Married May 2014 DD born August 2016 Baby #2 due December 2017
I've noticed that baby movement has become much more subtle over the last few days - not sure if that just bc she's running out of room or in a different position? I've not been great about counting kicks, but before I was always reassured bc I could feel some strong movements when I focused on it. Now I'm just getting faint movement. Anyone else?
@KMeredith82 I posted about this in the randoms, I'm going through this same thing! I actually put a call out to my doc this morning because it's stressing me out. Hopefully it's just that baby is running out of room or maybe has flipped positions?
I am with all you ladies about being exhausted, this weekend i only got out the house three times and that was it, my parents wanted to go out to eat yesterday but i told them it was to hot and humid to be outside and that i felt like not going anywhere so they brought food to cook and usually sundays my mom does not cook but made an exception and we all had sunday dinner made by her I love my mother. I just think its the last home stretch so it justifies itself lol also yesterday i took like 2 naps during the day because how exhausted/drained i was, we are all almost there ladies, thank God, i lurk at the next few months and i am glad i will have baby girl here in the next few weeks
The exhaustion is really getting old. I'm so tired of being tired. That coupled with my hips feeling like they are going to just collapse at any moment makes it hard to get anything done.
@KMeredith82 I definitely feel like the movements are much more subtle. Sometimes I can't really even feel them unless I'm pressing on my belly. And then there's an occasional elbow jab that hurts like crazy... Pretty sure they're just running out of room at this point.
I can't seem to eat enough anymore. I am so hungry all the time. I'm going to start keeping some kind of snack on my nightstand because I keep waking up at 3am with my stomach growling, despite eating a snack right before I go to sleep.
@lotsofsunshine I am also having a lot of hip pain. Everytime I get up it feels like my hips are going to pop out of socket they are so loose. I remember this happened with DD1 too, but it doesn't help with the pain.
I don't remember who posted about their legs feeling heavy, but mine feel like sand bags. Especially after sitting at my desk for a few hours. Yesterday I scurried up the basement stairs at what I would consider my normal pre-pregnancy speed and by the time I got to the top I was out of breath and my legs felt like 200 lbs.
My baby has been more active in the last few days, but his movements are kinda weird now, probably because he's so big and his head is already stuck in my pelvis. For the first time in weeks I actually slept last night, and only woke up to pee twice! @jacmkelley my contractions subsided again last night I wish I didn't have them all the time, they are deceiving. But I had a ton more mucus this morning when I went to the bathroom, so I hope that means something. How much more can there be when I was dilated to 3 last week?! I'm glad you have a date to look forward to, but a week does feel like so much more right now. I don't get to schedule my actual induction until a week from Wednesday. But I'd most likely be induced a week from friday. My doc last week was confident I would not make it that far, and I hope he's right. After my good night's sleep last night I'm hoping maybe today is the day!
Re: Symptoms Thread
But the other night I heard the baby's joints cracking while he was moving! This is my 3rd, and it's the first time I've heard that! It was creepy and cool
Decided I'm pretty much done venturing out for the rest of this pregnancy unless it is for a very short trip. I have this awful fear that maybe it's not the pregnancy; maybe I've been so lazy the past 9 months that I am now incredibly out of shape and will still be this way when the baby is out!
This morning I woke up and had diahrrea for a couple hours. That was not cool. Between that and the heat I'm worried about dehydration now. I wish my hubby and kid would just leave me alone so I cam rest
And @Car0liiine, I don't think that it is about fitness, so don't beat yourself up about that! I've been working out really regularly the whole time and I'm still totally and completely beat. I have to take a nap or at least lie down every day.
In fact, I had the opposite feeling, that maybe I should stop exercising and just give in to the exhaustion, so who knows... as I write this while lying down, haha!
I had great motivation to get everything done, was knocking out our to do list, I was even keeping the house clean. Then we went to the beach for a day and a half with my parents and ever since then I have a hard time talking myself into wearing pants.
DD: Aug '16
10/2017: Twins confirmed with TTTS at 22 weeks.
10/10/17 Twin B passed after in utero placenta surgery
11/2/17 Twin A & B born
11/26/17: Twin A passed after 24 days fighting in the NICU
Benched 6 months
BFP: 6/28/18 MC:7/16/18 BO
BFP: 10/2/18 EDD 6/15/18
of energy, but I've got 12 days (at the most) left and.... nada. All I want to do is lay down!
I'm really torn between not wanting this amazing journey of pregnancy to end, wanting her to go all the way to term - but getting impatient waiting for some of these symptoms to be gone and my body to work again!
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that you are going into actual labor! I'm officially 38 weeks as of 12 am lol. Maybe you won't make it! I was on progesterone shots etc... To stop preterm labor concerns. I swear it would make me go overdue, but maybe not. Who knows! I'm thankful my sweet boy is healthy and that I've made it this far. And I'm jealous you're having BH I don't even get them hardly. My induction date is one week from today. I should stop complaining. But truly I'm just hurting everywhere and I feel like my body is stretched to the max. And all that makes me feel like is eating more because food is the only vice I've got at this point.
@Car0liiine Yes girl! I'm so glad this baby is healthy but so ready to have him here. I've been saying for weeks that there's no way I can get bigger or there's no way I have it in me for this or that. I'm worn out emotionally from all the physical crap. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who feels this way! I've tried to just enjoy this pregnancy and appreciate every bit of it. I'm just finally miserable and it's wearing me down.
Married May 2014
DD born August 2016
Baby #2 due December 2017
I can't seem to eat enough anymore. I am so hungry all the time. I'm going to start keeping some kind of snack on my nightstand because I keep waking up at 3am with my stomach growling, despite eating a snack right before I go to sleep.
getting back into shape is going to be no joke!
For the first time in weeks I actually slept last night, and only woke up to pee twice!
@jacmkelley my contractions subsided again last night