Symptoms 6/13

sammierose464

Since a new one hasn't started yet...

how far along?
How are you feeling?

jynjer4

22 wks
  My feet have been getting really hot, bright red, and super itchy towards the end of the day. It’s really annoying but I didn’t think much of it until last night. I decided to try to find some way to soothe them so naturally, enter Dr Google. Now I’m a bit freaked out it’s cholestasis of pregnancy. Anyone ever dealt with that?

elothair

20+3

So much heartburn. But on the super positive side my morning sickness died down huge this this week to more of a dull roar so hopefully that trend continues!

Still having insomnia nightly - waking up for 2-3 hours in the middle of the night for no good reason. 

Other than that feeling pretty pretty good and normal finally - hoping to stay in this phase a while!

krzyriver

23 weeks 

Heartburn is getting bad. I need something stronger than tums. Phone keeps trying to autocorrect tums to tuna. Lol. 

Pelvic/vaginal pain is still there. Couldn’t sleep last night and kept H up all night too. 

knottieamusements

elothair said:

Still having insomnia nightly - waking up for 2-3 hours in the middle of the night for no good reason. 

I seriously considered getting up at 4:30 and just going to work this morning.  

jynjer4

I’m up 2-3 times every night for no reason too. Was telling DH that I want to sleep through the night again just once! He comfortingly said “Get used to it. You never will again until you’re old!” 

nugget2ehf

Anyone else feel like they've been riding a bike? I've been sore at that junction between legs and crotch like after riding a bike. I'm guessing it's from everything shifting and widening. My friend said it was totally normal (for her).

jennybean80

@jynjer91 cholestasis usually starts with constant itchiness on the soles of the feet and palms of the hands. There usually isn’t a visible rash. It also tends to show up late third trimester. 

Any chance it it could be athlete’s foot? 

coffee-saur

jynjer91 said:

22 wks
  My feet have been getting really hot, bright red, and super itchy towards the end of the day. It’s really annoying but I didn’t think much of it until last night. I decided to try to find some way to soothe them so naturally, enter Dr Google. Now I’m a bit freaked out it’s cholestasis of pregnancy. Anyone ever dealt with that?

Do you get bright red patches? It might be kind of like heat rash.
Just feet could be swelling, and compression socks can help with that. But not sure if that's what you're dealing with or not!

jynjer4

No rash at all or bumps if any kind. Just looks very flushed. And it itches all the way up my calves when it gets bad. Probably just normal swelling and I’m being dramatic! I did ask my midwife but haven’t heard back yet

pajamstagrams

22w2d

+1 to insomnia. Woke up wide awake at 4:30 this morning, as per usual. And I'm still on Diclegis, to help me sleep. Granted, I only take half a pill because while I'm wide awake, I'm still somehow super groggy and don't want to make that worse.

I mentioned this elsewhere, but my OB recommended eating smaller more frequent meals to help with heartburn, and not to lay down after eating, and I'm doing so much better.

Also, my hunger came back with a vengeance after my stomach bug. I swear I've gained back all 4 lbs I lost this week, which I probably needed since I'm still below my prepregnancy weight. I feel like I'm always hungry!! Downside of eating small meals I suppose.

Minus the sciatica/insomnia, I actually feel pretty good! I have more energy, not really nauseous anymore, so I'm hoping this lasts until at least the end of July when we have our babymoon planned!

knottieamusements

I currently don’t feel human.  I want to sleep all day, eat all the things and make my abdomen stop being annoyed.  

I also want the bad dreams to just stop. They are getting old.  Even when they aren’t nightmares, they are rarely good.  

Thankfully I’m not dealing with heartburn on a regular basis, and any GI issues are intermittent.  

melbo444

My chin zit colony reproduced over the weekend. In addition to all the usual chin zits, I now have a very painful (and very attractive) zit that's right next to my lower lip. This is dumb, but it's getting to where I'm embarrassed to leave the house. Thinking about having groceries delivered today.

pajamstagrams

@melbo444 do it. Treat yourself! 

laurasauruss

@hannaht8516 same here! I actually just noticed today, and had to think hard about when I last biked. 

I’m 22 weeks today and the rib pain and discomfort is REAL. My belly has grown a lot the last two weeks and I’m feeling so much heavier in the midsection. Boobs are itchy as hell. I’m so tired all the time and have started to wake up at night due to discomfort which really sucks.

I got a memory foam pregnancy pillow but I’m not sure how much it works. Or maybe I’m using it wrong? I also find myself waking up on my back a lot which has begun to get uncomfortable as well . 

 Breathing is hard. Send help!

nasalot188

The constipation is back! Boo

I'm 22+5 and feel like my belly has definitely grown quite a bit the last couple of weeks. 
@laurasauruss omg yes my boobs are so damn ithcy, real hard to be discreet in public!

I feel like the exhaustion has come back. I hope that is temporary.

And I'm still getting headaches all the time, hard to know if it's pregnancy or weather related but either way no fun.

Lots of movements going on in there tho! i feel the kicks and punches soooo low.

lolo_0924

23+1 

+1 to the chin zits (I’m back to being 14)

I bought a wedge pillow and I have slept through the night ever since - I think i was waking up every time I would roll onto my back and it’s kept me from laying completely flat. 

Other than the occasional lower abdomen stretching discomfort I have felt very “normal” the last couple weeks... hope I can keep this going to awhile longer (anything beats the nausea that cam with the first 16 weeks) 

sammierose464

I'm exhausted. All of the time. I'm not getting as much sleep as I used to, and wanting naps daily.

Overall, not bad. Mostly just uncomfortable.

ladyofarlington

24 weeks along.

My chin is also broken out like I’m a teenager. On the other hand, my neck is *super* dry. Like peeling sunburn style dry. I can’t win with my skin!

Also, my ankles are swelling a ton. Ever since having knee surgeries, they usually swell after flights, but not on the reg on a random weeknight. They’re swelling even more while flying! It’s nuts!

(Typing this from an airport after a 5.5 hour flight with my feet propped up on a chair to try and get the swelling down so my shoes will fit before boarding my next flight). 

spartan4life

20+6
+1 for the chin/face breakouts...which now have seemed to spread to the backs of my shoulders...real lovely. I’ve also had a lot of round ligament pain the last couple of days. It’s so hard to roll over in bed at night! I feel like I’m just tossing and turning to get comfortable. I feel like one day I will feel great and the next I feel terrible...I guess that’s just the way it goes.

cagncoo12

@krzyriver have you tried Zantac yet??? It’s the only thing that has helped my heartburn lately

20+4

My feet were swollen today! I was actually really surprised, but I was on my feet all day at work and usually am not so that’s probably why. Other than that just tired and not sleeping well. 

cjx95

24w
Crazy dreams, waking up a lot, insomnia for sure, feeling stretched in my abdomen, lower back pain, stuffy nose the last few days, BUT I think that's it! 
I actually overall really do feel great though. A lot better mentally than I was the last few weeks as well which is a breath of fresh air.

rc-cola

I’m flying to the west coast on Sat! I’ll try to remember compression everything for the flight.

Sleeping much better but still exhausted. Getting Super annoyed at H easily right now. I think because he was sick for awhile and we were visiting friends and I’m going away for a week and I get cranky when I’m not getting any.

lahaya

23+1 today-
all month i’ve been feeling really food but over the past few days i’ve been really tired!  Also an achy lower back and some minor cramping. I think the bean has been having a bit of a growth spurt (or else just my belly has!) and i’ve been working at my desk a lot this week which is about the same time my backaches have appeared.  Any tips?

lahaya

I think i’ve got more acne now than i ever did as a teenager!

jandmnumber1

20w 4d

still dealing with insomnia and now heartburn has started to kick in real bad. Anyone know if Rolaids are ok? Or just recommend Tums? I can’t find any info anywhere on the difference. 

cjx95

Late night nausea, I think it's from laying down on the couch before bed and being in a bad position? Once I get up and on my side into bed it starts to subside a little but I still feel yucky and take a while to fall asleep.

pajamstagrams

@mamabearcj do you think it's heartburn? My heartburn makes me feel nauseous sometimes. If you are eating right before laying down, that could be causing it.

HoosOnFirst

Tried to get out of my car and almost collapsed from sciatica pain I wasn’t expecting. I can’t believe I have 4 more freakin months.

sliztee

Sensitive teeth

pumpkinpancake

I’ve been having pretty bad pains in my left hip/leg at night, such that after sitting for a while on the couch, when I get up, I almost can’t put my body weight on my left side at all. DH makes fun of me for hobbling around, but it makes it hard to move around and walk up the stairs. It usually loosens up a bit after walking for a minute or two, but it’s really annoying! 

Also not pregnancy related (I don’t think?) but I pulled my neck somehow two days ago, and now it hurts every time I look to the left. I just need it to loosen up already! 

sammierose464

HoosOnFirst said:

Tried to get out of my car and almost collapsed from sciatica pain I wasn’t expecting. I can’t believe I have 4 more freakin months.

Oh no! I hope it gets better for you.

krzyriver

@slitzee Same. I've had to use some of our prescription rinse here at work to make it bearable.

krzyriver

@HoosOnFirst Ouch! I'm counting down the days too. I can barely walk some days. I hope you get some relief!

coffee-saur

Ugh! Insomnia came to visit last night and stayed till about 5am. DS got up at 8 and it felt like I hadn't slept at all. It's gonna be a long day   

cjx95

Oh lord don't hate me ladies but I've never experienced heartburn so @jemmerjams it's possible but I don't know.. 

sliztee

@krzyriver Do you think my dentist would prescribe me something like that if I called?

krzyriver

@slitzee There’s certain kinds we definitely can’t have while pregnant, but my doc told me Fluoridex is perfectly safe. Your dentist might disagree, every doc is different, but it wouldn’t hurt to ask. It literally resolved the issue after just a couple uses, so it’s not like I’m using it daily. 

sliztee

Ugh. The doctor said I have to use Sensodyne, which I just know won't work. @krzyriver

krzyriver

@sliztee That stinks! Most doctors don't like to take any risks with pregnant women. Liability issues. They probably let me because I work here and they didn't even have to write me a script.... I just bought one of the bottles we sell in office.

momoflogan20

23 + 6 feeling stretched and peeing at 3am every morning. Still feeling not as much movement as last pregnancy. I went the whole day until just now at 8pm I felt the baby. I felt frequent kicks at 22 weeks and its decreased over this week and a half. I go 7 or 8 hours without feeling and now it was 12. Concerned something is wrong and trying not to worry. Contacted my doctors office after hours they just said go to the hospital if you're worried. I'm gonna go in either tomorrow night to the hospital, go to a private ultrasound place Saturday to see if the baby is positioned werid or just wait till the 26 for my ultrasound. I know baby is growing my stomach is getting bigger there is just hardly any movement could just be positioning. Idk. How much movement is everyone feelng around 24 weeks?