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October 2013 Moms
feenstas
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FTM newb questions
feenstas
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I warned you that this is a newbie post, so be nice. TIA! 
1. Does anyone else randomly get these weird, twingy feelings of numbness where their thighs meet their crotch area? (I know there's a word for this place, but my brain isn't working at the moment.) Like, I'll be totally fine strolling along, and then all of a sudden it feels like someone is pushing their thumbs into those creases and making them go numb. It's kind of uncomfortable and hard to walk normally when it happens! I'm assuming it's because baby is so low (-1), but I've obviously never had a baby before, so I'm not totally sure what's common and what's not.
2. You ever get the feeling like you have to pee like a racehorse, and then you sit down and just can't pee (or hardly go at all)? Yeah... that's been me for the past week. My urine looked good - just a slight trace of protein, which they weren't worried about - so I know it's not a UTI. But then what's going on?!
3. Annnnnd, in your personal experience, what do contractions feel like? I've heard everything from menstrual cramps to diarrhea cramps to "I had no idea I was having contractions! The baby just fell out, I swear!" So I'd like some input.
1. Does anyone else randomly get these weird, twingy feelings of numbness where their thighs meet their crotch area? (I know there's a word for this place, but my brain isn't working at the moment.) Like, I'll be totally fine strolling along, and then all of a sudden it feels like someone is pushing their thumbs into those creases and making them go numb. It's kind of uncomfortable and hard to walk normally when it happens! I'm assuming it's because baby is so low (-1), but I've obviously never had a baby before, so I'm not totally sure what's common and what's not.
2. You ever get the feeling like you have to pee like a racehorse, and then you sit down and just can't pee (or hardly go at all)? Yeah... that's been me for the past week. My urine looked good - just a slight trace of protein, which they weren't worried about - so I know it's not a UTI. But then what's going on?!
3. Annnnnd, in your personal experience, what do contractions feel like? I've heard everything from menstrual cramps to diarrhea cramps to "I had no idea I was having contractions! The baby just fell out, I swear!" So I'd like some input.
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Re: FTM newb questions
That said I bet contractions feel different to everyone. akin to, how long it's a piece of string?
2. I pee non stop. Never a shortage.
3. I was induced with pitocin and never had an epidural. I had back labor that felt like period cramps x100 + the worst gas pains I could imagine.
Welcome!
2 - Never had that happen
3 - As others have said, you'll never get a good answer about it. And you'll really want to give an explanation for other people down the road and feel sure that after you've gone through it you'll be able to, but you still won't. I've had contractions that have just felt like everything gets hard that don't hurt much. Lately I'm having ones that are very low and feel like period cramps and sometimes radiate to my thighs. I had some back labor last time and just felt a ton of pain in my back. So even for the same person there are different kinds of contractions. And I'm not 100% sure I've yet felt a contraction that actually achieves anything.
2- try leaning forward or squatting as you go
3- no one can tell you
Francesca Pearl is here! Josephine Hope is almost 3!
2-this happens to me a lot and is very common. That's just baby changing positions and putting different pressures on your bladder. Try leaning forward and side to side to get it all out lol, sounds crazy but it works. Also, try not to hold it because a full bladder can cause uterine irritability.
3-I have had BHC throughout this pregnancy and had recent experience with real contractions. Trust me when I say-you will KNOW the difference. They fucking hurt. That's the best way to describe it.
Third Tri board will also have a good chunk of this information as well...
And no kidding you don't have to be nice to someone you don't know. But, I can honestly say, I've never wanted to be rude to someone I've never met just because they asked a question I'd heard before. And if I saw someone, who was clearly pretty new, ask a few questions, I'd have no problem answering them to the best of my ability without a snarky attitude.
For the record, the other girls were totally nice and helpful with their responses.