Just want normal pregnancy stuff back please!

lafsalot · November 2013

I have been feeling weird, besides the tiny human growing inside of me weird... It started yesterday, felt like tightness in my chest, I passed it off as LO squishing moms lungs and heart a little... But it came and went throughout the day and I was out of town for work. I stayed in last night, this morning same issue, kind of felt like what I think anxiety would feel like but I'm not worried. So I called the doctor, they had me come in and stuck me on the fetal monitor for NST for over an hour. Baby's heart moved from my left side to my belly button as I chased her with the monitor. Then she decided to bounce for a while... Doc asked if she was using my diaphram as a trampoline. No contractions that they could see or I felt, minor back pain but still with the chest weirdness... Met with doc, vitals are good, baby is good, chest weirdness is odd - he told me he did have a mom once that they were getting ready to send to the pulmanoligist for chest pain but figured out she was contracting in her chest and had her baby really fast. I'm not in any hurry to go into labor, I can wait the 2 weeks, still have plenty to do and not do... But the chest tightness concerned me... So I'm taking it easy for the next couple days. I can honestly say that I could leave this part of pregnancy behind... Doc said it could be my body responding to the hormonal changes in fight or flight mode - basically even though I don't feel mentally anxious, my body is... Great!!! So if the crazy scenarios pregnant women come up with cognitively aren't enough, my body is now going to freak out on its own!!! Yay body!! Body please take 2 chill pills and don't start this crap again! Thanks for sticking out my vent!

sla626 · November 2013

Ugh that's not a fun feeling at all. Rest and relax.

mom2curlygirls · November 2013

That is scary!!

3Dewdrops · November 2013

I hope it cuts it out! I get super nervous about chest pain.

Familylife5 · November 2013

I have a similar issue. It's related to hormones for me. I sometimes have the same issue with PMS. Hope you start feeling better.

mgrom91 · November 2013

I had the same issue a few weeks ago but the tightness turned into chest pains - I went to the ER and it ended up being costochondritis. It's much better now but was pretty scary when it was happening. Lots of rest really helped. My doctor said that it probably can about from lifting something heavy

Qston · November 2013

Rest and relax! Hope your chill pills do the trick

lafsalot · November 2013

@mgrom91- that's scary stuff!!!

Thank you ladies, rest does seem to help, I have been going to bed really early and then have middle of the night bump time.

I am glad he saw me, he said he felt better seeing me too and knowing I liked ok and vitals and baby were good.

Two weeks left before my induction date so I have a definate end in sight.

I wonder if it wasn't my body just reacting to LO moving closer to position and having its own little freak out, while on the NST monitors I felt like I was trembling a few times... Could just be nerves since I didn't know what was going on, sometimes it feels like my bump trembles too.

It's weird... Like I have no control and all I can do is breathe. So that's what I do.

Ashleyfurillo · November 2013

I feel your pain! My migraines decided to start back up 2 days ago and will not go away!!

Littlemama01 · November 2013

I totally understand, my newest symptom is extreme itchy belly..my stretch marks are swollen and blustery, and I wanna rip my skin off. My dr prescribes a hydrocortisone cream but I swear it makes it worse

...suffering through till Babe makes an appearance!! . And I don't get when everyone says, don't you wish he would come now?? I still want to do some things and take some "me" time so no..I'm not in a hurry!!

JamieCallow · November 2013

I completely understand your pain!! I was up until 7 am with extremely itchy hands and feet and I am up again at 9am feeling no relief:( I have already been tested for cholestatisis (sp?) but my husband thinks a trip to L&D may be in my cards today bc I have been in tears all night. I just keep telling myself that I would do it all over not to feel the pain of loss again but dang little man can I get a break;)

I hope you are feeling much better and that everything goes smoothly from here on out!!! Best of luck!!

AlisonM12 · November 2013

I get this too. It feels a lot like an anxiety attack ( like I have extra adrenaline). I just assume that it's that because having a baby and getting close to labor is stressful!

artistgal · November 2013

Crazy thought.....have you ever had a panic attack before?

My husband had similar symptoms before we got married (jerk---lol!) and has had similar at times since then and it turns out he's susceptible to panic attacks at times, which give him that tightening, fluttering chest thing. It took him awhile to even figure out that is was a subconscious panic thing---he *thought* he was mentally calm, but then realized they truly came during more "stressful or uncertain" times for him.

Obviously, keep up with the doctor and keep an eye on it, but hoping it's just some mild little thing that goes away soon.

chatita_78 · November 2013

Sorry you are going thru this! Glad LO IS OKAY!! Looks like you're going to have an active one to chase after once she is here

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