@nimmle I have a “chill desk” which you can find on amazon, they’re pretty decent once you get them adjusted just right. You can basically work on a laptop laying down
I've been going through this weird no pooping for 2 days then all of a sudden pooping 3 times a day for 2 days. Its completely random. I love pooping, so I'll never complain about the actual deed. It's just the randomness of off 2 days, then on 2 days. My bowels need to get it together.
Also, dealing with random verps. Pregnancy at best!!
Okay now I have a real symptom to report...I think (hope) it’s just the baby’s position, but on and off burning down there...it’s worse when I have to pee, and goes away after (doesn’t actually hurt while peeing). It’s not always there but it comes and goes. Starting to kick myself for not just having them check me for a UTI when I was there today just to be safe. I don’t really think that’s what it is but who knows.
@zande2016 ok I'm not crazy! I've had that for awhile and chalked it up to lightning crotch...ive been checked for uti routinely bc 5hey are common for me and never been positive for one! So I am thinking baby position/lightning crotch, because it's more noticeable when babe is low and moving.
Thanks @amdftw I love spending 4 hours at the dr for nothing. So ob said baby sounded great but I was still tachycardic so she called cardio and they could see me but not until 2, so we go eat and head to office... ekg, multi positional BP readings late cardiologist proclaims I'm just pregnant and keep feet elevated and drink 2 gallons if 1 gallon isn't enough. .. like he said 3 months ago. Go across the hall back to ob office per ob orders to check in with nurse... do a finger pick and I'm lower than expected two hours after pulled pork mac and cream soda and now they think it was a hypoglycemia episode. So I am to eat every couple hours high protein, keep lollipops in my pocket, call emergency line if I have another dizzy spell, and come back Friday... since dr said to keep feet up we went to see Deadpool at the fancy recliner theater before daycare pickup
I think that baby may have flipped breech! But I only think this because yesterday I felt hiccups only in the upper right quadrant of my belly, where I'm used to feeling them low. I have an appt on Friday so I'll ask which way the OB thinks she may be sitting. I really hope I'm wrong, or I may be doing those spinning babies exercises with you guys!
@gingerbride26 what an ordeal! But the movie with recliners sounds pretty good, and lollipops are yummy at least!
@flockofmoosen3 I’ve heard location of hiccups don’t mean too much, because they can make the whole body shake so you can feel them in all different locations.
Okay so the burning feeling left and was replaced with intense pressure and pain down low. Wtf is this kid doing. I was bent over trying to walk, it was like in my bladder and cervix and vagina all at once. It feels fine lying down but I’m scared to stand up again. I guess he’s just super low.
+1 on the lightning crotch/intense pressure. I remember with DS i would get on all 4s and try to move him up. It seriously feels like he’s clawing his way out of my vagina.
@kissableviv oh gosh I know how you feel! My little one kept his foot in my ribs for almost a whole week! I was completely miserable and felt so bruised! I hope your little guy stays head down but moves his foot soon!
@zande2016 just love throwing specialist copays out the window for dumbass dr proclamations - "you probably stood up too fast, move slower" "i was sitting in the same position for 15-20 min before i blacked out" "well...drink more water and add salt" mmk... I've been having that same need to bend over and grab the crotch pain, I prefer ice to heating pad for the crotch issues...also use it as an excuse to go lounge with my pregnancy pillow in bed.
@gingerbride26 serious ordeal for sure! I love reclining seats at the movies, I hope you have a great time I thought Deadpool 2 was super funny!
@flockofmoosen3 I hope baby didn't flip! I'm super paranoid mine will decide to flip but I'm staying positive thinking my once a week yoga and hip opening stuff I'm doing will help keeping him there!
Okay I'm sorry, apparently I am just full of new symptoms lately. So this happened last night when I was trying to make my son dinner, and just happened again as I'm sitting at my desk at work eating a yogurt. I was fine one minute, and then suddenly had this dead weight feeling in both my arms, sort of radiating from my shoulders down my arms and into my chest...I don't know how to describe it other than just really heavy and like blood was maybe rushing through my arms? At the same time I felt kind of short of breathe and lightheaded/dizzy. Anyone else experienced anything like this? It was really weird. Thinking this kid is maybe just sitting on an artery or something weird like that.
@zande2016 I’ve recently had the bladder/cervix pain/pressure too. It’s usually after I pee and then stand up and I feel like the baby is pinching my bladder against my pelvis. Sometimes it’s pretty sharp pain but if I wiggle around for a minute it goes away. I just assume baby was getting lower and squishing me.
I can't with this shit today. I don't understand what's going on inside of me. I could happily live off of just ice water appetite wise but of course I need food so I get dizzy if I don't eat, then I eat and I can't breathe and get a whole different kind of dizzy and uncomfortable. Then while I'm trying to be functional at work and not fall on my face everyone is telling me that I hardly look pregnant which I don't even mind that much usually but right now it makes me want to burst in to tears and yell that the baby is huge and lives deep inside where just my organs should be.
Edit, @zande2016 I get the heavy arm thing too but it makes me want to put my arms up for some reason.
@zande2016 I also get that weird feeling. It’s happened a couple of times when I’m sitting at my desk, my arms feel like I just went weight lifting and kind of feel hot in the face/light headed. I haven’t asked my doctor yet about it but I probably should!
@nimmle no i totally get that - I'm in the same camp with the rest of the ladies that keep going back and forth between don't go for 2-3 days or go 6 times a day with no in between... come on intestines pick one and stick with it...
So i find it odd I’m not peeing as often as i thought i would (or did with DS). I’m drinking water but i rarely have to rush to the restroom. No signs/symptoms of UTI either. Maybe I’m just retaining it?
@nimmle happened to me last week but I was also stressed out. I blamed it on that. Also have been having veggie soup almost every day with my lunch and it's actually kept me regular, so FX I can continue this way. @wildtot I still rarely wake up at night to pee and during the day I go a little more often but not that often. However, after sex last night I had to go soooo bad (TMI!)
Sorry probably very TMI but i can feel so much pressure on my butt hole area every time I go pee. What is this kid doing in there! Things have been very active and painful idk if I’ll actually make it 4 more weeks. The discharge is insane too!
@wildtot i've been freaking out about the not peeing thing too! Totally feel like i should be peeing more, or when I really have to go, I can't, then after lots of effort I do but it doesn't seem like enough. Decreased urine output is one of the things to look for but not sure how much or what it means - I'll ask tomorrow and let you know - and +1 for pressure in weird places and feeling like this kid is coming way sooner than expected.
@wildtot +1 for weird peeing. I drink a good amount but just haven’t been going as much as usual, but I also sort of cut back on coffee so maybe that has something to do with it? And weird pressure.. I had a TON after my cervix check. Also, sometimes I’ll feel her pushing up against the end of my tailbone, almost hard enough to crack it but not quite. SO uncomfortable. I’ll be very happy to not be sharing my body with someone in the next few weeks.
@wildtot I totally have pressure on the back door when peeing too. Feels like he’s gonna fall out of there. Yikes.
I also have to pee 3 times in the morning to empty my bladder. And it hurts. Not like a burning UTI hurt like a omg my bladder is going to explode kind of hurt. The first pee is always a trickle, but the next two are more normal stream.
@wildtot now that you say that I feel like I’ve had that experience during sex too. I think I’ve made DH stop a couple times so that I could go quick so I didn’t feel l was going to do it spontaneously. Seriously how can they keep their hands off of us right now!? So sexy.
Went to the doctor today to get something to stop these contractions, but whatever he called in they can't fill at the pharmacy for some reason and he leaves for Mexico tomorrow...awesome. I also lost a pound and a half between this week and my appointment last week, where I didn't gain any weight. He doesn't seem concerned so I'm trying not to be either. Is anyone else losing weight?
@owl_momma is it nifedipine? That what i got with DS for my early contractions and i had a lot of issues locating a pharmacy that had the supply and dosage without having to wait days for it.
@wildtot yes I think that's it. And of course it's an electronic prescription so it's not like I can transfer it to another pharmacy. Crap. Did it work ok for you? I never had early contractions with my other 2 and he said to just take half a pill because it will lower by BP... Lovely!
@owl_momma yes it helped me. It was a low dose because it usually is to treat high BP but at a low dose it helps relax your muscles (so i was told). But i definitely had a hard time getting it filled the first time.
Anyways- has anyone has a slow amniotic leak? I don’t want to be overly paranoid but there have been a couple times where I’ve felt like some fluid or something has come out- just a little bit. I’m pretty sure it’s not pee because it happened once right after I peed and was adjusting to pull my pants up and another time when I didn’t have to pee and was moving to help my DD put her pants on.
Also- I haven’t had a lot of thicker discharge a lot of times I’m just wet which again makes me think fluid.
I know now it has a particular smell and I haven’t noticed anything super different but it’s only a little bit so maybe it’s not concentrated enough?
@wildtot hopefully they figure this out soon, glad to hear it helped you. @hillbillywife I had a slow leak with DD, but I also had a UTI so the amniotic fluid didn't register on the test strips, they didn't notice until they did an ultrasound when she was already over a week late. I would notice it in the morning when I got up, I was wet but it was odorless
@hillbillywife i get the occasional liquid/discharge after sitting then standing, restroom trip, lots of walking etc. But it doesn’t happen everyday. I will occasionally leak out of my liner too. I haven’t been too concerned because i still get discharge looking stuff. If you see a more clear watery leakage definitely worth getting checked.
@owl_momma I lost 4 lbs in the past week somehow. I gained 2 the week before, the MW didnt even mention it. I know some weight loss is normal but it seemed like a lot! I hope they get your meds figured out soon- that’s so frustrating!
@hillbillywife I haven’t had a slow leak, but I’ve definitely not emptied my bladder completely more than once leading to a little piddle as I was pulling up my pants. Super attractive. Maybe wear a pad so they can test it? Idk how much it takes to register.
@hillbillywife I had that a bunch of times - went in at least 2x for them to check for a slow leak because I'm at risk for it - both times it was negative and they said i was probably not fully emptying and peeing myself like @acunamatada at that same time my discharge had turned completely watery and most clearly but maybe slightly beige on the pad. I've heard the best way to test is to lay flat/feet slightly up for a while, then stand and see if you have a little gush - if it's AF it'll pool in the vaginal canal and then "gush" when you stand out. Absolutely if you are worried then call/go in.
I seriously don’t know how I’ll get through today. This baby is super super low and it’s so painful to be in any position. I’m tempted to cancel some meetings so i can tak it easy. I’m starting to get the feeling i might not make it 4 more weeks. Idk if ob would go for a cervical check a week earlier than usual just to know if there’s any progress already i should prepare for.
Re: June Symptoms
I've been going through this weird no pooping for 2 days then all of a sudden pooping 3 times a day for 2 days. Its completely random. I love pooping, so I'll never complain about the actual deed. It's just the randomness of off 2 days, then on 2 days. My bowels need to get it together.
Also, dealing with random verps. Pregnancy at best!!
Okay now I have a real symptom to report...I think (hope) it’s just the baby’s position, but on and off burning down there...it’s worse when I have to pee, and goes away after (doesn’t actually hurt while peeing). It’s not always there but it comes and goes. Starting to kick myself for not just having them check me for a UTI when I was there today just to be safe. I don’t really think that’s what it is but who knows.
@flockofmoosen3 I’ve heard location of hiccups don’t mean too much, because they can make the whole body shake so you can feel them in all different locations.
Okay so the burning feeling left and was replaced with intense pressure and pain down low. Wtf is this kid doing. I was bent over trying to walk, it was like in my bladder and cervix and vagina all at once. It feels fine lying down but I’m scared to stand up again. I guess he’s just super low.
@flockofmoosen3 I hope baby didn't flip! I'm super paranoid mine will decide to flip but I'm staying positive thinking my once a week yoga and hip opening stuff I'm doing will help keeping him there!
Edit, @zande2016 I get the heavy arm thing too but it makes me want to put my arms up for some reason.
Also have been having veggie soup almost every day with my lunch and it's actually kept me regular, so FX I can continue this way. @wildtot I still rarely wake up at night to pee and during the day I go a little more often but not that often. However, after sex last night I had to go soooo bad (TMI!)
And weird pressure.. I had a TON after my cervix check.
Also, sometimes I’ll feel her pushing up against the end of my tailbone, almost hard enough to crack it but not quite. SO uncomfortable. I’ll be very happy to not be sharing my body with someone in the next few weeks.
I also have to pee 3 times in the morning to empty my bladder. And it hurts. Not like a burning UTI hurt like a omg my bladder is going to explode kind of hurt. The first pee is always a trickle, but the next two are more normal stream.
@wildtot now that you say that I feel like I’ve had that experience during sex too. I think I’ve made DH stop a couple times so that I could go quick so I didn’t feel l was going to do it spontaneously. Seriously how can they keep their hands off of us right now!? So sexy.
Did it work ok for you? I never had early contractions with my other 2 and he said to just take half a pill because it will lower by BP... Lovely!
Anyways- has anyone has a slow amniotic leak? I don’t want to be overly paranoid but there have been a couple times where I’ve felt like some fluid or something has come out- just a little bit. I’m pretty sure it’s not pee because it happened once right after I peed and was adjusting to pull my pants up and another time when I didn’t have to pee and was moving to help my DD put her pants on.
Also- I haven’t had a lot of thicker discharge a lot of times I’m just wet which again makes me think fluid.
I know now it has a particular smell and I haven’t noticed anything super different but it’s only a little bit so maybe it’s not concentrated enough?
@hillbillywife I had a slow leak with DD, but I also had a UTI so the amniotic fluid didn't register on the test strips, they didn't notice until they did an ultrasound when she was already over a week late. I would notice it in the morning when I got up, I was wet but it was odorless
@hillbillywife I haven’t had a slow leak, but I’ve definitely not emptied my bladder completely more than once leading to a little piddle as I was pulling up my pants. Super attractive. Maybe wear a pad so they can test it? Idk how much it takes to register.
@wildtot definitelt not normal discharge it’s like water.
I seriously don’t know how I’ll get through today. This baby is super super low and it’s so painful to be in any position. I’m tempted to cancel some meetings so i can tak it easy. I’m starting to get the feeling i might not make it 4 more weeks. Idk if ob would go for a cervical check a week earlier than usual just to know if there’s any progress already i should prepare for.