Weekly Symptoms 3/6

WorkingOnMyNightCheese

How's everyone feeling?

mkrel

The back of my legs are so itchy at night, it is driving me crazy. 

WorkingOnMyNightCheese

baby brain is so real. I once again couldn't find my car keys this morning, only to discover that they were on top of the dryer.

Also, having a little bit of swelling around the edges. Nothing too terrible, but it's definitely noticeable. 

mtvkv5

MKRLTX said:

The back of my legs are so itchy at night, it is driving me crazy. 

Me too! I don't know what is causing it, but it is also driving me nuts!

Also, I have developed what I think is sciatica pain on my left side that is getting pretty bad. I am out of town for work this week, so I can't get to the chiropractor for awhile and stretching just isn't cutting it. 

BellaO21

Well... I thought it was allergies (and it very well may still be) but my sinuses seem to go from being completely congested to running, and back, within minutes of each other. My nose feels raw from all the tissues I've gone through.

Also, my finger still hurts like a mother from when I clumsily sliced off the tip of it  . Does anyone know how long you're supposed to keep butterfly stitches on for? 

LMMama

Pregnancy insomnia is kicking in for me. I remember being up all hours of the night starting around now last time. I end up falling asleep on the couch at like 9. Then I go up to bed and lay there awake all night. I feel good when I get
up at 6, but then by 10am I'm dying.

Also this heartburn and indigestion and general feeling of being uncomfortable. I'm over it. 

c1tym0m22

In a similar nose situation, @BellaO21 - it's no fun!

My complaint of the day is feeling like I can't take a deep breath. I blamed it on my cold last week, but now think it's the baby. Silly guy. Will ask my ob this week...

kdanjou

@LMMama I have been hit with insomnia recently too.  I wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep.  Then I finally fall back asleep and my DD wakes me up for the day.
I'm having constipation/gas issues and it sucks.  I was worried about preterm labor but pretty sure now that it's just my squished-up-slowed-down guts.

meg2704

I'm waking up every morning between 4 and 5, so I guess I have pregnancy insomnia too. I'm a zombie in the afternoons but trying to cut back on caffeine is rough! I don't drink much coffee because I had an ulcer last year, so I will have a diet Dr Pepper or Diet Coke if I need some caffeine. 

WorkingOnMyNightCheese

For my fellow constipated gals...I have finally found somethign that works and thought I'd share. My OB didn't want me taking a laxative every day, because it can pass through the placenta. So...she said to take a magnesium supplement either a pill, milk of magnesium, or magnesium powder. Well, I tried the milk of magnesium and YUCK. It was so gross! But, the powder you can get at a health food store makes a fizzy drink (kind of like alka seltzer) you can just chug and it's not all that bad. The best part it is, IT WORKS.
REGULARITY, HERE I COME!

If colace and lots of fluids aren't working for you, I highly recommend this stuff for some relief. 

I'm like a whole new woman today.

FSUNole31

Acid reflux started this weekend.  It sucks so much and I am so glad I don't ever have it when I am not pregnant. 

jennas312

Insatiable hunger today! Just ate some nachos I made and some forkfuls of last night's spaghetti.  Lol.
Snoring like a motorcycle still. Woke hubby up. Had to put breathe right strip and vicks under nose. He says he can hear throught ear plugs. I said it can't be silent. Sometimes I feel bad keeping him up, other times I feel bad for myself.

doodleoodle

I know I mentioned this last week, but it hasn't gone away. I've gotten at least one nosebleed a day for maybe around a week? The worst part is DD has been sick and is requiring extra comfort at night. So I'll be rocking her to sleep and my nose will just start bleeding, but I feel like I can't get up because it's been so hard to get her to relax. I just have to tilt my head back and deal. So gross. 

ellie111227

I started getting heartburn a few days ago, literally for the first time in my life. Now it is every night. Oh well.

 I'm also thinking about asking dh to sleep in the guest room for a while, because I slept way better when I had the bed to myself for a couple nights last week (once because I was sick and once because he was working overnight). Is not liking someone cuddling you at night a symptom of pregnancy?

anitamargarita_82

@ellie111227 my husband gave up on sleeping with me a while ago.  I can't any kind of cuddling.  Even just an arm draped across me feels like the weight of the world. He's been sleeping on the couch so I can get some decent sleep at night with all my pillows... and also my dog.  

teacher mom-2

The way the baby is positioned today makes me only be able to pee if I recline backward which is only so possible on the toilet. Or when I cough, all the pee comes out. So many maxi pad changes today. 

anitamargarita_82

My vag has started to feel painful.  Like I had a really good time last night but didn't.  I'm really tired all the time.  Like I'm just not getting enough rest.  My bump is also looking quite pointy these days.  My husband also thinks it's hilarious that I waddle now.  

lovesclimbing

Wearmi1 said:

@ellie111227 my husband gave up on sleeping with me a while ago.  I can't any kind of cuddling.  Even just an arm draped across me feels like the weight of the world. He's been sleeping on the couch so I can get some decent sleep at night with all my pillows... and also my dog.  

Right from the start, H could not put his arm or hand anywhere across my abdomen, even low down, while sleeping on my back. He used to be able to drape it across my ribs or my pelvis or even my stomach, but after the pregnancy, it was just so uncomfortable. He can still cuddle with me though and drape his arm across when I'm on my side. 

doodleoodle

+1 for pregnancy brain. I had a momentary freak out about forgetting to take my birth control pill. 

meilay

Raging appetite which feels weird after having a pretty low appetite most of this pregnancy. Rib pain is making it hard to get comfortable at night so I'm back to wanting daily naps. 

mkrel

Add me to pregnancy brain. I locked myself out of my work voicemail this morning because I couldn't figure out the password.... it is been the same for the past year and a half... now I need to make a dreaded help desk phone call. 

LMMama

@ellie111227 I also can't have my DF touching me at all while I'm sleeping. I feel bad but after like ten seconds of cuddling I'm like please do not touch me again until the morning. Same goes for my dogs and my DD, who all periodically make their way into my bed and appear to be obsessed with laying as close to me as humanly possible. 

HgPa

@doodleoodle That's hilarious 

I'm still struggling with appetite/aversions. I worry that I'm not eating enough or healthfully enough some days, but I think it balances out. Weight and measurements have been good throughout, so I'll trust my OB.

I think I complained about this last week, but the hip/groin pain is my worst symptom right now. We went to a home and garden show over the weekend and I was hobbling around by the end of it 

danij0

@meilay I have been having rib pain at night, too. Sorry to hear about your's, but also kind of glad to have someone else in the same boat. I bought the Boppy Pregnancy Wedge pillow and its helping a little.

Kylieslip24

Pregnancy is not good to me. I have been peeing my pants every time I cough for about a week now. Heartburn when ever I lay down, but sore hips whenever I stand or sit. And to match the beautiful age spots and stretch marks dd gave me, ds has gifted me pregnancy mask on my forehead.

erinh84

+1 for pregnancy insomnia. I'm also having a lot of breathing issues due to severe anemia. It's a normal pregnancy symptom too, but it's a lot worse if you're anemic. I'm on iron pills twice a day. I'm hoping I'll get some relief soon. 

anitamargarita_82

Anyone else feel constantly out of breath.  Even just walking short distances sometimes I find myself huffing and puffing.  Stairs are the worst!  Feels like I'm climbing a mountain just to get up them. 

Mtnmommy

Heartburn hell over here!!!!! I drank a lot of water yesterday and got wicked heartburn. 
Pregnant brain is real. I've taken to asking people if I told them something important, or if I just thought about it. There have been a few times where I just thought I did. My office is covered in post its so I don't forget anything.

meilay

@danijo I've been using a little throw pillow that does the job for now. DH has been trying to convince me to invest in a true pregnancy pillow of some kind but for some reason I'm being super stubborn about it. There's no logical reason for me not to get one but I just really don't want it. 
@Wearmi1 Stairs are my official nemesis. Our bedroom is on the second floor and I limit my trips upstairs as much as possible. This week it's also started to be even short distances (or you know, getting dressed) and I cannot deal. 

anitamargarita_82

@Mtnmommy I'm there with you girl.. pregnancy brain is making me struggle!  I was trying to lock my house this morning with my car key fob.  I was out to dinner the other night and needed a straw but couldn't remember the word for straw.  I was looking in the oven last night for my container of ice cream.  I can't even explain half the dumb things I do anymore.  

alm52386

@Wearmi1 I only sometimes get out of breath. I go up and down the stairs multiple times when I'm babysitting and only some of the time I'm out of breath. Other times I'm fine. Other times I'll be out of breath for no reason!

Elyse1384

I'm at that point where if anything falls on the floor, I just call it a loss.  Also, I just want to be able to get up from the floor in under 5 minutes please.

CapricaAndrea

Kylieslip24

Elyse1384 said:

I'm at that point where if anything falls on the floor, I just call it a loss.  Also, I just want to be able to get up from the floor in under 5 minutes please.

Right? Dh comes home and is all, why is the floor covered in trash? Lol if it falls, it's staying there! 

silliegirlie143

@Wearmi1 Oh yeah... I'm breathless so why can't it be attractive like in Dick Tracy?!?! Or like Marilyn Monroe?? 
But no... I perpetually sound like I just ran into the room. Not fun while trying to teach workshops. I sound nervous 


I'm also super sensitive and emotional. Had a full-on ugly cry breakdown in my office this AM. It was not good. The cause? I'm editing some curriculum and whoever put pictures in here last didn't format then correctly so they're drifting all over the document. Now the spacing is ALL over the place. I don't have the mental energy to deal wth this mess today...

kdanjou

Anyone having itchy legs?  My shins were super itchy last night.  I'm thinking maybe it was restless legs?

mrt

I'm headed the doctor this afternoon because last night and tonight I've been having more tightening, pressure and lower abdomen/lower back pain than I'm comfortable with. Hopefully I'm just overreacting.

CurlyMommy416

+1 on being out of breath all. the. time.  Stairs?  Sounds like I just ran a damn marathon.

Also super emotional- today my DH came into the kitchen wearing a red tie for national women's day and I started crying.  Hormones, why are you so crazy?

c1tym0m22

@mrt Fingers crossed it's nothing - but glad you're going to get checked out.

Acid reflux has started. It's much later than with DD, but I think I'll be on a steady diet of Tums for the foreseeable future (and hope that takes care of it.)

kdanjou

@mrt Hopefully you are fine!  I had a bad day like that a couple days ago but it turns out I was just constipated and gassy (embarrassing).

Stankonia2014

Hope all is well, @mrt!