December Symptoms

ShawnnaO

Lets be real I can’t be the only one really bothered that we’re still posting in a November thread. 

What’s wrong today ladies? 

k318

Headaches, it’s hard to sleep and general aches.

 I’m just a ball of fun and sunshine!

justkeeptrying

Insomnia. I'm going to try to cut my caffeine and see if it helps. Because falling asleep after 1 doesn't work when my toddler wakes me around 6

mdfarmchick

Between lower back pain and Braxton-Hicks anytime I think about being productive, I have been resting a lot more. Bleh. 

kalawa

...just starting to feel that pressure where it feels like baby is breaking your pelvic bones, and may possibly fall out. 

chasingroygbiv

My favorite even though it’s painful— elbows and knees popping out! 

jgl907

Hot flashes and swollen hands. Oddly enough, my feet aren't swelling and the swelling in my hands goes down as the day goes on.

mmom3

Same as always - my veins are worse.  My feet are swelling as well.  Fun times, but feeling the urge to organize all the things - but moving slower these days.  

ShawnnaO

@kalawa that is my life right now too. Pretty sure they’re trying to punch their way out too 

crossfitbabybump

@kalawa - YUP. We've got ourselves little escape artist wanna-beeeessss. Always feels like she's trying to just fall out. Very uncomfortable. And just as I think I don't have to pee anymore.. boom. I have to pee.

Sometimes I tell myself, when I get to Heaven, the first thing I'm asking God is, "of all the places  you could have put the uterus to grow a tiny human, why right above the bladder?"

DDRRT1982

kalawa said:

...just starting to feel that pressure where it feels like baby is breaking your pelvic bones, and may possibly fall out. 

Did you go for your scan yet?  

bettyvonsomethingstein

crossfitbabybump said:

@kalawa - YUP. We've got ourselves little escape artist wanna-beeeessss. Always feels like she's trying to just fall out. Very uncomfortable. And just as I think I don't have to pee anymore.. boom. I have to pee.

Sometimes I tell myself, when I get to Heaven, the first thing I'm asking God is, "of all the places  you could have put the uterus to grow a tiny human, why right above the bladder?"

Now I'm thinking....where else could we grow a tiny human that would be more comfortable?!  The images in my mind are cracking me up.  No butt babies!  Maybe on the upper back, like a backpack?

mdfarmchick

Bahaha @bettyvonsomethingstein... But could I still breathe or would I get lung kicks?

bettyvonsomethingstein

@mdfarmchick, I don't know but you could definitely sleep on your belly!

ShawnnaO

I’m pretty sure my nose thinks we’re in the first tri again because NOTHING smells good. I haven’t eaten a real meal in about a week because real food just doesn’t sound or smell appealing. So if my nose could remember that we’re in the third (?) tri, not the first, that’d be great. 

justkeeptrying

My nose is all stuffed up the last couple of days. I keep thinking I'm coming down with a cold. But it's just a stuffy nose. And it's so annoying!!!

barrelocarol

@ShawnnaO Same!! And I'm back to vomiting if I eat something kind of heavy. 

So, the current tally is:
Can't fully empty my bladder

Lightning feeling when his head jams my cervix
Vomiting when he kicks up near my stomach 

But, as a hallelujah praise report...I have been sleeping beautifully this entire pregnancy so I'm pretty ok with anything else!

dani103

My SI joints are hurting so bad lately. Chiropractor/Physiotherapist told me I have a massive amount of relaxin in my system and we just need to keep adjusting every week and start physiotherapy. How am I supposed to get through 17 more weeks? And my stomach is so much bigger than with my first and he was 9lbs 5oz when born at 40+3. Good news is that she said with this much relaxin, the baby should just slip right out, lol. I can hope, right? 

kalawa

@DDRRT1982 I did have my scan. It's measuring the same. Still no funneling. I go back next week for another, and so forth. My MW is still super concerned. I think it is more because I had a 2hr labour, start to finish, less than 17 months ago. So she is worried that if I start to contract, there will be no stopping it. But the OB that she consulted with said all is okay for now. I am on moderate bed rest. So no lifting, no long walking/standing, etc. 

DDRRT1982

That's good it's holding.  The restrictions are probably for the best.  I hope next week your scan goes well.

runsoncoffee

It took me forever to fall asleep last night. The past four or five days I've reallyyy slowed down and am starting to feel pretty uncomfortable. Kinda crazy since there is still a little while to go! I love playing on the floor with DS1 but yikes... it's not comfortable to sit and is pretty challenging to get up lol! I think I can, I think I can... trying to stay positive and not let the discomfort get to me!!

missnc77

I have mild hip pain at night, and yesterday I thought I should break out my belly band for working out because of back pain. I got curious and checked my amazon account from 2016 to see when I ordered the belly band. Good news - I ordered a wedge to put between my legs for night sleep around this time. Bad news - I didn't order a belly band until I was one month out. I have three more months to go this time, and I'm already wanting to use one?! I'm afraid what the next 3 months have in store.

muggle621

I just started waking up in the middle of the night ravenous, like so hungry it hurts. I think I need to start keeping a snack by my bed. 
 I also have a couple of brown skintags or moles popping up on my legs. Painless but they are a little gross looking. 

ashtuesday

Okay, my weird symptom needs some explanation: I wake up about an hour and a half before leaving for work, and all is well enough as I walk around my small apartment getting ready.  But once I leave the apartment and embark on the 12-minute walk to the subway, my bladder feels SO UNCOMFORTABLE!  I feel like I need to pee desperately (even though I just did before leaving home), and I have to move so. slowly. to feel okay moving at all.  By the time I get off the train, I feel normal again - but it is such a weird thing to experience!

chasingroygbiv

@ashtuesday I feel that way when I’m having BH. Sudden urge to pee like I’m going to pee my pants, go to go and there’s barely anything there. I think it’s the tightening of the contraction for me. 

hollyk224

Sciatic nerve pain, Braxton Hicks, & just feeling larger and more uncomfortable in general. I keep telling myself these next 10-11 weeks are going to fly by like the rest of it has!

ShawnnaO

@ashtuesday that’s fairly normal for while you’re walking. Baby might be putting more pressure on your bladder, or you could be having BH contractions during your walk which is making you feel like you have to pee. (Are you a first time mom, sorry, I’m terrible at remembering? Like do you know what BH contractions feel like?) I get BH contractions during my daily walks all the time, PARTICULARLY if I’m dehydrated or didn’t fully empty my bladder prior to starting my walk. I recommend drinking more water before you leave and making sure you use the bathroom. But honestly, it’s pretty normal. 

ashtuesday

@ShawnnaO - Thank you!  I am a FTM and have no idea what BH feel like - I have felt nothing that feel like contractions, but who knows!

ShawnnaO

@ashtuesday in my experience, BH feel NOTHING like actual contractions. Your stomach gets this tight feeling and will be hard to the touch. For me, real labor contractions were immediately painful and felt more like cramps in the beginning, whereas BH contractions are not painful, just really uncomfortable. They take your breath away and a lot of people complain of not being able to move well during the BH contractions. Honestly to me it’s what it sounds like your experiencing, but I’m also a strong proponent of “You know you’re body and you’ll know when you feel them.” 

ashtuesday

@ShawnnaO - that would also explain why I move so slowly and am so out of breath as I walk to work!  Aha!  You are brilliant!

bravoandprosecco

This is my second baby and I still don't know what BH feel like,  do they happen to everyone? 

megpeg

@bravoandprosecco this is my third and I started noticing them this time and pretty sure I didn't have them with the other 2.

kalawa

I only had them at the end with my second. I don't think everyone gets them. This time, they are so frequent. And I can't breathe during them. At first I thought it was baby's position. But no, definitely BH. 

hollyk224

I had them with my first, but only during walks. I am having them much more frequently this time around.

kelsajo

I think baby is going through a growth spurt, or she hates me and wants me to eat all of the sweets. I've never been a sugary person haha. Not sleeping well and the urge to pee often is real. Been really thirsty so I'm also chugging lots of water. 

StephBrim24

For me, I had no BH with baby 1, only in the last few weeks with baby 2, and I’ve had them since week 14 with this one.  @ShawnnaO described them perfectly. I always feel breathless first and then realize my stomach is tight and I’d rather not move. 

mdfarmchick

I had BH with my first but most of them I didn’t even know about unless I was at L&D to be monitored. This time around I’ve been having them since 16ish weeks? Some days are worse than others and they definitely didn’t feel the same as labor contractions at all. But mine do actually hurt sometimes. Mostly they are just an uncomfortable tightening and can take my breath away. 

sarabeth5678

I've entered third trimester and suddenly can't keep my eyes open. 

Also, I have a terrible lump in my throat. I'm going to doctor next week so will ask then, but I think it has to do with acid reflux. It's disgusting.

sarabeth5678

@k318 me too, sister. headaches and fatigue.

notthefather

The worst indigestion I’ve ever felt. Last night I was pretty hungry but felt like I couldn’t physically fit any food in my stomach. My husband fusses at me for not eating enough but sometimes it literally feels impossible to eat. 

mdfarmchick

@sarabeth5678 I have had that lump from acid reflux/gerd and kept thinking it was an allergic reaction to something. I felt better and simultaneously worse when I realized it was the gerd... ugh.