For those beyond 30 weeks or who delivered after 30weeks, how are you coping?

kimi_brighteyes · July 2010

I feel terrible. I can't stand for more than a minute or two before my back starts really hurting. I feel a lot of pressure in my pelvis. It is a big effort to even go up one flight of stairs. A few months of bedrest have made me horribly deconditioned and I feel short of breath with small amounts of activity. I am also huge. The babies weighed 4 1/2 lbs each on Monday's U/S. I am getting very very puffy. I gained 3 lbs in the last 2 days. Sad My blood pressure is still okay.

How are you feeling and coping? For those who have delivered, how far did you get and how were the last few weeks?

2BthenewCurtis · July 2010

I feel ya sister! I was telling DH the other day that I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to even walk once these babies arrive because I am so out of shape now. :-(

Hang in there. It will all be worth it in the end right?

#1_BadgeBunny · July 2010

RESST! admittedly i felt the same way around 30 weeks. I made it to 36 wks 6 days. I stopped working at 32 weeks. I also felt like i was so out of shape and to be honest still do.

Drink LOTS of fluids. Get DH to make the house as convient for you where you only need to do stairs 1 x. Drinking a lot will make you pee a lot but will help with the fluid. and i found the little bit of walking to get up and pee or make food felt good. Try to move around a little w/o over doing it.

your in the home stretch now!!! way to go!!!! Not much advice besides these next few weeks will go by so fast and before you know it your a mommy!!!!

finallyreilly · July 2010

I remember feeling that exact same way. There were days when I would wonder how I would make it to the next day let alone a few more weeks.

There is no trick though to make it better. You just get through it. You stay on the sofa as much as possible and let those babies finish growing.

I know it isn't easy, but you are doing an awesome jobs with your little ones and they will be here before you know it.

Temp159135562506975 · July 2010

i'm sorry you are feeling so bad - bedrest is ROUGH on a body - not to mention two babies growing in there and what they do to it!

my twin pg was actually easier than my singleton - i think b/c i was already stretched out - i didn't have as much hip pain as the first time, etc.... not that i wasn't uncomfortable- but i went to 38w with much more ease than getting to 36w with my singleton --- so while my twin experience wasn't bad at all - i feel your pain b/c my other pg was horrible (bedrest, pain, many hospitalizations, procardia daily, etc)

babydontforget · July 2010

Yes. I hear you. I literally moan and groan every day. I have acid reflux, so I'm constantly hiccuping or burping or vomiting stomach acid. I have carpel tunnel in my fingers. My feet look like sausages. My thigh bones literally pop out of the hip sockets when I try to walk. I'm exhausted, but it's too uncomfortable to sleep.

My desire to keep them in there outweighs it all, though. My advice: Allow yourself some simple pleasures. Starting last week I am getting a professional massage per week until I deliver. It's outrageously indulgent for me, but hell. I'm doing it.

GSwans · July 2010

I delivered at 37w3d and I'm not going to lie, my last 3 weeks were hellish. ?However, I know this sounds cliche, but it's true-all this pain and discomfort you're feeling now will be SO worth it the second it's over. ?Hang in there, and just take it one day at a time. ?Lots of feet up, lie on the couch, and try to find something to occupy your mind in these last weeks. ?It will all be worth it!

GL!?

CarolynAndBrad · July 2010

I'm with you too!!!! 34 weeks today. Swelling is bad, back to food aversions, back pain, round ligament pain, etc. I have hardly any use of my hands. SO bored just sitting and lying around, and sleep literally HURTS.

The only thing I can say being a few weeks ahead of you is that you're already at the horrible stage - other than getting swollen, pretty much everything has been status quo in the pain and annoyance department for me since like 28 weeks or so. So, it doesn't really get worse, it's just more of the same. If that helps at all! lol

I make sure to prop my feet up every few hours to help with the swelling, and I've started to prop my arms up in the mroning, too. and pp's were right - it doesn't make sense, but the more water you drink, the more it helps keep your bowels and bladder going (making room!) and surprisngly seems to help with the swelling.

DarthBaby · July 2010

I feel like crap too. I feel ya!

My hips hurt so bad, and I look like a weeble when I walk. I can't shave my legs or touch feet. I am huge and can't believe my stomach will get bigger. I just told work I couldn't make it into the office anymore and now spend all day on the couch.

I just keep telling myself that it will all be over soon and so worth it. Going to the pool to relieve some of the pressure helps me stay a little sane. Other than that, I just keep telling myself I am a rockstar.

Bybo · July 2010

I feel for you! I made it to 37 weeks and my boys weighed 7lb12 and 6lb13. I cried every day and I had to use a walker towards the end. Getting up from the couch to walk to the bathroom was pure torture, not to mention I had to go every 30 minutes.

But..Hang in there and know it's not going to last forever. There were times from 32 weeks on where I wasn't that miserable every day. I tried to relish those days. Hopefully you're just having a few bad days and will feel better soon.

Do y ou use a body pillow? I loved my snoogle towards the end!

I was on bedrest from 28 weeks and I thought that once the babies were here, I'd be in no shape to take care of them. I did have a c-section, so for the 1st few days, i was sore everywhere. But, I did bounce back pretty quickly and before I knew it, I was rolling around the floor, playing with them, carrying them around everywhere w/out feeling so out-of-shape!

4.5 lbs is awesome for 30 weeks! Hope you can cook those babies a couple more weeks and that you aren't too uncomfortable! It is SO worth it to let them go as long as possible!

kelliwill · July 2010

I was okay, not comfortable, but liveable until about 34 weeks. I delivered at 36 weeks due to placenta sharing issues. One baby did NICU time and one did not. I wish I could have gone longer, but the last week I was miserable and in a LOT of pain (I think I had a pinched nerve or something) because I had pain radiating down my arm and neck. IT's so much better if you can get yourself as comfortable as possible. Keep them cooking as long as possible....it really will be so much better for them. Do anything you can to take your mind off of it (read, movies, etc). GL and Hang in there!!

macchiatto · July 2010

Yeah, I remember that. It was rough; I couldn't even walk the last 4 weeks. I just spent a LOT of time on our reclining couches with my feet up!

ougrad1 · July 2010

My carpal tunnel is really getting me at night and I am tired but, I'm okay otherwise. I do spend a lot of time on the sofa and drink a ton of water so, I know that helps.

PianoPlayingSarah · July 2010

I made it to 35 weeks, 6 days with triplets. I don't want to say how bad the last few weeks were. I never complained though b/c I knew that it was best for the babies. One of my girls had to have surgery right after birth so she needed to be as far along as possible.

Hang in there - it is worth it in the end. I used to take it day by day.

BizEB · July 2010

I feel like I'm dying. I'm literally bedridden. In addition to being hugely pg and it being tough to move because of that, I have horrid knee pain, hip pain, crotch pain and now seem to have developed a pinched nerve in my shoulder. I have never been more miserable in my life. I have 16 more days to go but I pray every day for my water to break.

FemmeNat01 · July 2010

I was a day before 34 weeks. I had insane amount of discomfort, I wasn't sleeping, and I was on BR. I was going literally insane. But, I would have killed to go 2-3 more weeks and avoided the whole NICU process. It was uncomfortable but it's worth it.

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