wtf..pregnancy horror symptom

abcmom12 · August 2014

so last night while valiantly attacking the forest growing between my legs with the razor I found "something" in the one place no woman EVER wants to see something strange. Without getting into the TMI aspect any further, turns out I have one (how odd is that) Vulvular Varicose Vein that my DH could see when I made him look.

Let that sink in....VULVULAR VARICOSE VEIN. An 1-1.5" long, red, raised, throbbing vein that luckily for me doesn't hurt but does explain the whole "my pussy's gonna fall out" feeling I'd get after sex sometimes. I had to google this shit at work cause that's when I remembered and they even make female jock-straps for pregnant women to help with this situation.

OMFG cue the spazzing and goodbye any oral play for me! I don't think what DH saw last night is gonna put him in the mood for that anytime soon.

Anyone else find something horrible this pregnancy? If not, feel free to enjoy a good laugh cause it's about all i can do when I think about it. LOL

drpayne · August 2014

Very, very common.

twoandthrough · August 2014

Sorry that this happened to you. I've heard that this is horrible. I just wanted to say that my vulva hasn't been beautiful for quite some time and it has never stopped me from getting some up close and personal attention.

abcmom12 · August 2014

seriously?! I'm a STM and didn't have this my first round so just the idea seems very rare.

abcmom12 · August 2014

that sucks they hurt for you @RN536 guess I got lucky so far in that department

drpayne · August 2014

abcmom12 said:
seriously?! I'm a STM and didn't have this my first round so just the idea seems very rare.

Nope. And they get worse every time

. I didn't have them with my first either.

abcmom12 · August 2014

drpayne said:

seriously?! I'm a STM and didn't have this my first round so just the idea seems very rare.
Nope. And they get worse every time . I didn't have them with my first either.

*shudders* do they go away and come back or stick around as one more lovely suvenior?

Nmcalhoun · August 2014

Yeah I have one inside my vagina... NO fun. Sex hurts, going to the bathroom hurts, standing for long periods of time hurts. Apparently it doesn't go away until after the baby comes. I hope it's not planning on sticking around any longer than that. Glad yours isn't painful!

argyledogs · August 2014

Meh, as long as they don't hurt I'm not worried. The only ppl who see it are my partner and my doctor - the doctor has seen worse and if I can handle boyfriend's giant wrinkly testicles, he can handle a plump vein. My vulva has never been cute and it ain't gonna start now.

I have had two or three big ingrown hairs or zits in my labia since I've been pregnant, which didn't feel good! Oh, and chafing from the moisture which also sucked.

Saintelizabeth · August 2014

this sounds terrifying!

abcmom12 · August 2014

@shinycat and yet I bet you've already googled it lol

agsgrrl · August 2014

Yikes I just looked it up, that looks like it would hurt!

QueenOfSpades622 · August 2014

@NandaB‌ I'm right there with you, never knew it could be this big!!!

saltsandwater · August 2014

I have a sexy case of hemorrhoids as of this week. I think my vagina is safe but I'm now afraid to look.

designchica · August 2014

Omg!!! Wtf?!?!!?! So so sorry, that would scare the shit out if me. Glad to hear its normal though and not serious.

MaineMama · August 2014

I lived in bliss not knowing about these during my first two pregnancies. My third, it popped out in the second tri, and this time my little friend showed up around 10weeks. Thankfully it only hurts at the end of the day-ish

argyledogs · August 2014

My doctor told me that for the inflamed labia, coating them in Vaseline will help with the pain and chafing. Luckily mine stopped hurting around 18 weeks.

drpayne · August 2014

abcmom12 said:

drpayne said:

abcmom12 said:
seriously?! I'm a STM and didn't have this my first round so just the idea seems very rare.
Nope. And they get worse every time . I didn't have them with my first either.

*shudders* do they go away and come back or stick around as one more lovely suvenior?

They go away!

AllTheTeaInChina · August 2014

My last pregnancy I discovered a few dark spots. They looked like moles, but how the hell did I get moles down there. When I looked closer, they were really dark red like blood blisters. I asked my OB, she said it happens due to the increased pressure. They went away and reappeared throughout the 3rd tri and a few months PP. Mine didn't hurt just looked gross. Haven't seen any this time......yet.

agsgrrl · August 2014

Pleasant side effect of not being able to see your own crotch. I shan't be looking at my vagina until 6 weeks after birth!

sarahlynne30 · August 2014

I'm scared I refuse to look! (or Google)

MissMeegs · August 2014

Omg! I wonder if I have this! I am definitely familiar with the whole "my vagina is about to fall out" feeling after sex. I would need to shave to get a look though--I can't believe DH even wants sex at this point. My bush is about ten times fuller than it has ever been. I think I'm getting crotch dreadlocks.