@amabarne I bought tea bags of it and have a 12 cup kettle so I just steep a bunch of tea bags at once and then chill it in a pitcher so I can have it iced. I got the tea bags on Amazon.
TTC: 1/2014
BFP: 9/24
EDD: 6/8/2015
Sorry for the poor man's siggy...ticker won't load regardless of how many tips I read.
@amabarne . If I'm correct on what your referring to. Same clockwork running to the toilet for me. every morning....... This is a really stupid symptom that I did not think went with pregnancy. I always was prepared for constipation but not this!
Like @teather5 I am also feeling so much anxiety. I still have 8 weeks left but I'm so anxious about just everything possible associated with this pregnancy. Mostly anxious for labor.
My appt today did NOT help...... My dr. Who I love was trying to update me on work.... And said they are just drowning in deliveries and have been calling any and all nurses extra. So naturally he's just making small talk but I start to feel horrible for letting my co workers down. Sitting on my butt growing this baby all day while they are so busy makes me feel bad/guilty. Also he mentioned he would miss his grandsons scout camp to deliver me...... And I said well I appreciate it but you don't have to! He said, " well someone's got to stick up for you up there so the older nurses don't eat you alive while your in labor. " Hilarious. But true. So the general theme of my appt was pure guilt.
Also feeling overwhelmed at last minute things that will need to be purchased and I think one thing would cure all anxiety.... Sleep! But ha.... We all know that is not going to happen.
Here's a few of things I had no idea I would need/want...... If it helps anyone at all..... * Medium & fast flow nipples for when they are 4-5 months. * Medela steam bags for pump tubing cleaning and some bottle cleaning. One bag you can use about 20 times.
And I keep forgetting to look at diaper bags. I read the thread on here endlessly but my brain isn't working.
Oh my gosh. Someone tell me to quit talking. hope you ladies are happy and healthy and have a great Monday.
Oh.... Well u can't shut me up today. I just also want to let you ladies know that I was forced to try on a bridesmaids dress this weekend.......... Why ?!?!?!
I was feeling fine, but now when I take a deep breath, my right side hurts. Now I keep freaking myself out thinking I have a collapsed lung, but I think I would feel worse? Anyone else experience this? I'm about to call my doctor
Oh.... Well u can't shut me up today. I just also want to let you ladies know that I was forced to try on a bridesmaids dress this weekend.......... Why ?!?!?!
Lower your expectations! People are evil!!! @devyns2nd worried for you!! I hope you find the proper care you need! >:D<
@tdotson0722 my rib pain often feels like my lungs are collapsing. Everyone has a different pain threshold. I believe was it @Westypet who did actually have a cracked rib? ....but I'm not a doctor. Just an internet creeper.
@devyns2nd omg I can't believe that hospital / ER! When you're about to actually have your baby are they going to tell you drink water and it will stay in there? Holy unbelievable madness. :-/
Has anyone ever had an ovarian cyst while pregnant? This baby keeps kicking something that feels like an ovarian cyst (I am prone to them, I've have them before) and it hurts so bad I have to stop whatever I'm doing, including talking, and I'm doubled over in pain for a few seconds. This was happening all over the weekend, and I knew it wasn't urgent, so I was waiting until today to call my doctor. Of course now that it's Monday, I haven't felt the pain at all and feel really silly calling. Maybe she knows it's my birthday and has decided to be nice and stop hurting me today.
Possibly TMI but im legitimately starting to get annoyed with the amount of discharge im producing. and because of that im wiping more, so ive actually managed to rub part of my skin raw to the point where it lightly bleeds, due to the dry scratchy TP that restaurants use. hella uncomfortable. maybe i need to start bringing my own TP to work.
also still exhausted. which is making going to work hard. calf cramps are also becoming a thing for me.
@dancegurl1118 Darn. I have a ton of loose leaf that I can't figure out how to brew in a batch. Of course I'd have to do things the hard way! @klkonwi I thought the same thing! Was big time constipated 1st trimester and now things are total opposite! I'm a STM but had my DD by this point so this last home stretch stuff is all new to me!
It's just a cranky kind of day - up since 5am thanks to blood work draw. And of course didn't get to go to bed till midnight thanks to vitals at 11:45pm so I don't even try to sleep before then. On top of that my arms are covered in hives and I can't take any of my regular allergy medications - ice packs it is!
@aliciac2008 I don't know anything about ovarian cysts but HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Thanks! It's been a pretty great day so far. We're going to Benihana for dinner tonight, and I'm soooo excited because of my increased pregnancy appetite.
There has to be something astrological going on. Today was horrible! For so many of us. Here's hoping tomorrow fixes it.
@devyns2nd - no words. Definitely consider switching things up. I am taking breaths because I can't afford to be this mad on your behalf. Xo
@klkonwi - guilt never fixed anything. Let it go, girl - bebe is way more important. Sounds like you're cashing in on good karma, so it is what it is. There is always too much work and not enough people, and they make US feel bad for shitty systems. Nope. Nope nope nope.
@amark11 I have been feeling the same way so I am relieved I'm not the only one! I will be 35 weeks tomorrow. It used to be comforting when she would be doing flips around my belly but now it's like you said... Pressure on certain parts of my belly with the occasional thump.
I have been feeling much better since LO dropped in my belly... I was actually able to take a four mile walk this weekend with my sister which I would have never dreamed I could do a few weeks ago! Praying for all you ladies with the awful symptoms!!!! :-(
Had a contraction free day for the first time in a few days and now I am so constipated that I feel like I'm going to implode. I just want to look in the mirror and yell at my body to get it together. I mean, come'on dude. What are you doing to my insides?
Up until a few days ago I had managed to escape the hip pain a lot of you ladies were complaining about but it has hit me with a vengeance! It hurts when I sit it hurts when I stand and it won't go away! I was sympathetic before but I think I'm more sympathetic now because I'm going through the same thing!
And now sad. At least the next round isn't cross town rivalry. And, you saw the last ever Isles game in Nassau, @Mommaswizz! Kind of a bummer, but kinda cool, too
@mellymar The silver lining is definitely leaving the coliseum with a win but still heartbroken. least DH and I won't need to go broke getting playoff tickets for isles/rangers round two. Those would have been a fortune. I took this pic Saturday, figured it might help in our time of mourning.
Re: Daily Symptoms Monday 4/27
@devyns2nd I hope you start feeling better. I would be so frustrated with my doctor and the ER.
I'm just tired. No new symptoms here. Just hoping that May flies by, but also overwhelmed with all we must get done.
All sick mamas...hope you all feel better fast!
Like @teather5 I am also feeling so much anxiety. I still have 8 weeks left but I'm so anxious about just everything possible associated with this pregnancy. Mostly anxious for labor.
My appt today did NOT help...... My dr. Who I love was trying to update me on work.... And said they are just drowning in deliveries and have been calling any and all nurses extra. So naturally he's just making small talk but I start to feel horrible for letting my co workers down. Sitting on my butt growing this baby all day while they are so busy makes me feel bad/guilty.
Also he mentioned he would miss his grandsons scout camp to deliver me...... And I said well I appreciate it but you don't have to! He said, " well someone's got to stick up for you up there so the older nurses don't eat you alive while your in labor. " Hilarious. But true. So the general theme of my appt was pure guilt.
Also feeling overwhelmed at last minute things that will need to be purchased and I think one thing would cure all anxiety.... Sleep! But ha.... We all know that is not going to happen.
Here's a few of things I had no idea I would need/want...... If it helps anyone at all.....
* Medium & fast flow nipples for when they are 4-5 months.
* Medela steam bags for pump tubing cleaning and some bottle cleaning. One bag you can use about 20 times.
And I keep forgetting to look at diaper bags. I read the thread on here endlessly but my brain isn't working.
Oh my gosh. Someone tell me to quit talking.
@devyns2nd worried for you!! I hope you find the proper care you need! >:D<
also still exhausted. which is making going to work hard. calf cramps are also becoming a thing for me.
Darn. I have a ton of loose leaf that I can't figure out how to brew in a batch. Of course I'd have to do things the hard way!
@klkonwi
I thought the same thing! Was big time constipated 1st trimester and now things are total opposite! I'm a STM but had my DD by this point so this last home stretch stuff is all new to me!
@devyns2nd - no words. Definitely consider switching things up. I am taking breaths because I can't afford to be this mad on your behalf. Xo
@klkonwi - guilt never fixed anything. Let it go, girl - bebe is way more important. Sounds like you're cashing in on good karma, so it is what it is. There is always too much work and not enough people, and they make US feel bad for shitty systems. Nope. Nope nope nope.
Big hugs ladies. Be careful today!!
I have been feeling much better since LO dropped in my belly... I was actually able to take a four mile walk this weekend with my sister which I would have never dreamed I could do a few weeks ago! Praying for all you ladies with the awful symptoms!!!! :-(
I mean, come'on dude. What are you doing to my insides?