June symptoms

LJMoon6

How are you feeling? 

kgg2241

Does anyone else have growing pains? Like my legs and ankles feel like I'm 7 years old again going through a growth spurt. It sucks 😢.

LJMoon6

Selfishly started this thread 
TMI warning (I'm going to feel awkward sharing this when we become less anonymous lol) : I had a second episode last night of waking up in the middle of the night with bad stomach cramps. My stomach hurt so bad and I had the most painful gas. I was able to stop myself from throwing up this time by taking some pepto and I finally pooped (diarrhea) after being awake for 2 hours.  I woke up feeling like I did 20 million sit-ups, my abs hurt so bad. What the hell is going on?!

themadcamel

@kgg2241 yes! My calves feel so crappy and achy. 

I’m starting to feel ravenous whenever I’m not eating, but it feels like I’m going to explode if I eat more than a little bit at a time. 

themadcamel

@LJMoon6 boooo that sucks 😩. That happens to me sometimes, even when I’m not pregnant, and it’s the worst. You just want to get it over with and go back to sleep!! I don’t know what it could be or have any tips for making it better, just commiserating lol. 

LJMoon6

@kgg2241 I've been having leg cramps for a few months now. I haven't found anything that's helped them... I will just commiserate with you and I'm sure many others.
@themadcamel I definitely can not eat as much as I used to. Maybe that's my problem, over eating and then going to bed too soon after that.

kgg2241

@LJMoon6 This is a total shot in the dark, but I went through something like that a few years ago. For about a year the same thing would randomly happen to me. It turned out I developed an "allergy" to mushrooms. My Dr. called it atypical heartburn. When I ate mushrooms by body decided to attack them. I wonder if being pregnant has made you sensitive to foods you used to tolerate? 

@themadcamel Also same! We went to a nice dinner and I was starving. The food comes out and I could only have a couple bites. It was sad.

LJMoon6

@themadcamel I have had diarrhea in the middle of the night before being KU but never accompanied with throwing up. And even then I'm able to go right away and get back to bed. Maybe it's the same thing happening but my intestines are being smooshed or everything is slowed down from the hormone right now.
@kgg2241 That's totally a possiblity. I am woken up by crazy heartburn only to find out my stomach and intestines are cramping like none other. I'll have to pay more attention to what I'm eating before it happens.

nomangos23

Haven’t had any digestion issues yet (knock on wood) aside from constipation, but was on the elliptical doing my routine 25 minutes of exercise (I’m talking like a 15 minute mile you guys) and toward the end started to feel very heavy/crampy down there. Like a mild-medium period crap that came and didn’t go away for a good 15 mins. I thought maybe it was just my bladder being smooshed but emptying didn’t help. Finally I relaxed in the bath and it went away. Very, very weird. Almost called the emergency after hours doctor line but it eased up before I got too panicked. It started again today as I was walking the dog but then I slowed my pace and it went away. No idea what’s happening 

calliah

@LJMoon6 I’ve had that happen a few times too. Always in the freaking middle of the night. I’m sorry, it’s not pleasant. 

I feel like this kiddo is just inching up my abdomen instead of popping forward. I eat a little bit and I’m uncomfortably stuffed. Which is sad because I like food 😭

threes_companypu

@nomangos23 could it potentially be RLP? I sometimes get them after a big sneeze or something and they really knock me back and linger for a while. 

@calliah SAME! It feels like she is just sitting right below my boobs 

Heartburn has taken over my life 😩

supermom34482

YESS this baby is traveling upwards too! Her kicks are so high I feel like but the good thing about this is it's taken pressure off my insides and I have ben going #2 like a champ.

Also leg cramps have started in the middle of the night, joy.

dc_

Im due sept 14. I have constipation and am going to start trying a stool softener. 
Also heartburn.
But the worst is i cannot get good sleep!!! I have the worst sciatica, i cant even walk sometimes i have to literally crawl around. On top of that, when im asleep i find myself waking up with sharp pains under my ribs on the right side. I told my doc but she didnt help and didnt seem to know why. Said maybe its the baby under my ribs. Idk. 
Ibe started the same issue some of you ladies, im always hungry but cant seem to eat much.

janat1717

@dc_ I got sciatica pains a few weeks ago. I highly recommend seeing a chiro. After my 2nd weekly visit specifically for that it appears to be gone! It would probably take longer if you haven't already been seeing one.

zuuls_mom

@kgg2241 saaammmme to the growing pains! My ankles and shins hurt so much! I seriously feel like I get shin splints on almost a daily basis now just from sitting at work. Booooo. 

RedBreast35

@nomangos23 I get a similar pain in the abdomen if I do too much activity... which is lame because "too much activity" doesn't always mean "a lot" or "hard" or anything like that.  Were you at all dehydrated?  That always makes it worse for me...  I think we're at the point where sh*t just starts getting weird, and aches and odd sensations start to pop up for no real reason    

nomangos23

@redbreast35 Oooo good call on possibly being dehydrated. It only happens during exercise so maybe I'll bump my H2O intake up before I hit the elliptical next.

lillywonderland

I’m getting some sciatica pain (I think - it’s located in the lower back / upper butt). It’s either that or just tailbone-ish pain. It’s bearable, but real annoying. Wtf body!

monkeysmom80

@LJMoon6 I was experiencing the same thing Saturday night.  I did take some tums and it seemed to calm down a bit but oh the stomach aches!

cheshyre319

I'm at the point where I feel like if I puked I would feel so much better. But I also don't want to start that routine again. Aren't we supposed to be past this by now?

zuuls_mom

It’s begun. I now get out of breath rolling out of bed. 

ETA words I forgot lol

threes_companypu

@zuuls_mom I got out of breath eating an apple the other day

zuuls_mom

@duewithpu2 I’m sorry, but that made me giggle. Ahh, pregnancy. So glamorous. We are definitely at peak sexiness right now.

RedBreast35

@zuuls_mom @duewithpu2 Yas!!! 
Pregnancy summarized: Starving, can't eat.  Groaning constantly.  Getting out of breath doing everyday, non strenuous activities.  Leaking out of everywhere.  Eventually worth it.

sunshine2417

I went to bed at 7pm last night and got 10.5 hours of sleep (of course with two wake ups form the toddler).... I’m STILL exhausted today... WTF! HOW?!?! Come in body!

This weekend I was wearing sweat pants and a non-maternity tank top. Naturally, the tank top started creeping up and eventually was just hanging out above my bump. I tried to seduce DH with my sexiness... I think it’s safe to say that we won’t be working on #3 any time soon 😂

cammie0526

@RedBreast35 Nail on the head! Add hiccups to the list. Pretty sure I haven't stopped hiccuping/ burping since I conceived.

threes_companypu

I’m right there with ya @sunshine2417. After DH watched DS come out, I’m surprised we even have a #2! 

lillywonderland

@sunshine2417 I tried to ask DH for sexy time the other night and he literally gagged on the water he was drinking because he was laughing.

@duewithpu2 DH had strict rules to not go south when DS was born and he was way cool with it. Some things you can’t unsee (as beautiful as they are...)

zuuls_mom

@RedBreast35 “eventually worth it” Spot. On. 😂

lillywonderland

@zuuls_mom, @RedBreast35 Can’t wait until these kids can cook and clean for me. Isn’t that half the reason we have kids? Free legal child labor?

themadcamel

Free child labor is 30% of the appeal for me to have one in the first place! JK... kinda... It'll be good character building for her .

I can't tell if I actually have to pee, or if she's just pushing on my bladder somehow.

threes_companypu

@lillywonderland DH planned to stay north through the whole thing, but the doctor was so excited to announce DS had hair that he ended up looking at the precise moment he shouldn’t have lol

DS loves to help. He fetched me all kinds of things. My favorite is when I leave my charger upstairs and send him to get it 😂

zuuls_mom

@lillywonderland amen, sister. I was doing dishes and learning to help cook dinner by age 8! My children will definitely get used to doing chores and helping around the house. H and I were driving through our neighborhood and saw a kid mowing his yard (he was probably about 14) and we both looked at each other and I said "yessss, a glimpse into our future!". 

janat1717

DH wanted to catch the baby so badly but due to our last minute breech drama, he ended up having to do a specific job with my positioning for the midwife and couldn't. I'm super hoping he can this time. 

cmdesigner

@lillywonderland my mother literally had my helping her strip wallpaper in my bedroom when I was 8 because I wanted purple walls and I should "appreciate the work that goes into making that happen." Tbh solid parenting considering nothing has scared me re: reno in my house after all she made me do growing up. Also, I casually mentioned to my 9yo god daughter's mother last week that she should send her down to my house because I need help pulling up carpet staples 

sunshine2417

@lillywonderland OMG!!! Hahahaha men are great—aren’t you supposed to WANT sex from us, no matter how we look or what kind of waddling we got going on?!?

@duewithpu2 They always say that women forget how hard L&D is, and that’s why we end up having more, but I think men forget the sights they’ve seen too... though my good friend’s husband was like “I will NEVER unsee that shit! It haunts me in my dreams!!!” I told him to remember that any time he has a man-cold or feels like he does everything around the house...

@themadcamel  the peeing is ridiculous!!! She’s definitely tap dancing on my bladder as some moments I’m like “AHHHH GOTTA GO NOW!!!” And then two seconds later I barely pee... or I’ll be sitting here, doing just fine, and then it’s like “EMERGENCYYYY! TIME TO PEE IMMEDIATELY!!!” See how fast you can run, girl!

monkeysmom80

I think I need to either start wearing a pad or sit on the toilet whenever I have to sneeze from now.  Pee'd myself last night at work, thankfully everyone else had already left.

Also, the boobs are leaking.  The kids can no longer lean up against me to read a book or the risk getting wet!

RedBreast35

Didn't feel great yesterday... all around blah and sore and was definitely dehydrated.  Instead of going home from work and resting, I did all my normal stuff - chased DS, made dinner, walked the dog, did the dishes.  Woke up this morning to a very brief but super scary spotting incident.  I haven't seen anything since and I can feel baby kicking up a storm in there like usual- would you guys panic/call the dr/do anything besides take it easy?  If I see anything else, I'm definitely calling my OB.

Consider this my one allowed *ask the internet instead of calling my doctor* moment of this pregnancy. 

kiddiesandkitties

@RedBreast35 I would probably call. I feel like we're past the 'typical spotting' stage of pregnancy and not to the 'typical strange discharge / bloody show / other gross things' stage of pregnancy.  Agreed that likely is related to overdoing it and nothing to be concerned about, but I am pretty positive my paperwork all says to call for 'ANY bleeding'. 

cmdesigner

@RedBreast35 I would call the nurse at your doctor's office just to let them know it happened. But I am terribly cautious and that would freak me out.

rms924

@RedBreast35 i literally feel the same way. I didn’t have the spotting but I kept getting gushes for fluid. I waited it out for 4 days and went in. Not sure if this makes you feel better, but I have low bp and it cycles plus I caught a cold. Made me feel loads better to go in and get checked out 

ps. You are my hero. I’ve stopped functioning the last few days. Can’t believe you are still going !