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My body hates being pregnant!

LoveLee85LoveLee85 member
in September 2015 Moms
As thrilled as I am to be having this baby boy...I can't get my body to join in on the excitement!! It's rebelling in so many ways, it's ridiculous. I'm so bummed out. I guess this is reality, huh?! Zero glitter dust and rainbows over here. Just thankful for my baby boy. Is it September yet???

Am I the only person who is thrilled mentally but feels like a prisoner in their own body?! My first trimester was very easy, and the second trimester is....not.
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  • angelargrockangelargrock member
    Same here. So so happy to be having & growing my little love bug but holy crap, can she just come out already?

    It's so painful. So uncomfortable. I feel your pain mama!
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  • WDDCHWDDCH member
    We're slowing down but the great news is that it is temporary!
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  • Yiggle09Yiggle09 member
    I'd take 1st trimester back any day I'm so uncomfortable and I'm still small. Back pain sleeplessness not feeling glittery either
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  • sphillips18sphillips18 member
    I know what you mean. I have daily all day long headaches and I am always tired for no good reason. Not to mention the random nausea that I still get.
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  • yessirioyessirio member
    I'm so uncomfortable anymore n I'm not even in my last trimester ugh
    I can't wait for baby Mia b here! Lol
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  • GrowingapepperGrowingapepper member
    I feel you. The first 16 weeks for me Id have rather been dead. HG took everything out of me physically and mentally. It was really difficult to be excited. Now I'm feeling much better compared to then, but I still get morning sickness, have to constantly eat snacks, beyond tired, sore back, and cannot sleep for shit. I'm super excited and happy but why does it have to be so hard?!
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  • yessirioyessirio member
    edited May 2015
    Awwww I hope u feel better... I was getting bad headaches too but finally went away... last night I was feeling some Braxton hicks too n they weren't pleasant at all, I really don't like them they make me nervous ugh
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  • LoveLee85LoveLee85 member
    @yessirio thank you! I'm 22 weeks and the first 20 weeks it was a breeze!! No morning sickness, only gained a few pounds still, but all the sudden BAM! Lol!

    The Braxton Hicks are freaky to me,also! I'm a FTM and didn't realize they would start happening so soon. I hope you feel better, too! I was told when the Braxton Hicks kick in, chug water and lay down on your left side.

    Last summer I watched my 40-year-old neighbor, at seven- nine months pregnant, mow/landscape the massive lawn, bending over tending to her garden that's more square footage than most people's homes, build a shed, go hiking on weekend long excursions, plus countless others super physical activities...... She made it look so easy! LOL I know everyone's different but damn I wish I was more like her!!!!!
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  • Yiggle09Yiggle09 member
    LoveLee85 said:

    I'm so happy to not be the only person whose body is not lining up with their brains happiness!
    I have had these non stop migraines for a few weeks now. I'm so stressed that I have had a few random Braxton Hicks contractions a day, and they always freak me out! Plus, I'm having vagina pressure?! LOL Zero glitter parties over here!!!
    I puke when I get these migraines and can't do anything besides lay in bed and praying my baby boy can't feel all the distress I'm in! :-(

    I wish I could go to bed and magically wake up Sept 1st! Lol

    Yes the vaginal pressure is ridiculous. My dr suggested compression stocking cause I'm on my feet all day. They work with the pressure but make me soo hot!
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  • wilcoxevwilcoxev member
    Me too. Sometimes I start to get anxiety when I think about going through this 24/7 for another 3.5 months, getting bigger and bigger and more uncomfortable. I'm like can my hubby take a turn and carry this baby for just a few days lol. My friends sister is 8 months pregnant and looked so swollen and uncomfortable yesterday and all i could think was that's going to be me but in August when it's 100 degrees outside....oh shit.
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  • MiromiMMiromiM member
    Yes! My body is not behaving. I'm a multitasker who is used to keeping lists of information all sorted in my amazing brain. Almost since my BFP, said brain has been moving at the pace of a galloping slug. Meanwhile, thanks to major food aversions I still haven't put on any weight. And it isn't just that I don't want to eat most foods, it's that when I do try and force myself, said food objects show up again with a vengeance. The RLP is horrendous! My abs just need to give up the ghost and loosen a little. My beautiful baby girl is growing along just fine and is very active but it would be nice if I had a little room for my organs! I have no idea where I am hiding my papaya sized uterus!
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  • Nikia85Nikia85 member
    I must say I feel your pain. I think I have experienced every symptom there is to have since I have been pregnant. Not to mention, everyone thinks I am bigger than I should be at 5 months (or 22 weeks as of wednesday). My little girl is just growing and giving me the most body pains that you could imagine. I ache everywhere. I also have developed a love for sweat (in all the wrong places). Every morning I tell my baby girl, I am happy that you are coming and that you are growing in me but you are taking a serious toll on mommy's body. 

    September is right around the corner! That is what I keep telling myself.
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  • jen83mnjen83mn member
    I feel ya! I just want my normal immune system back ... I got the flu and pneumonia first trimester that had me coughing for 6 weeks straight. Finally healthy for a month, and now I came down with a bad cold. I swear someone could cough a mile away and I'd get sick! I also feel like I'm walking at the speed of a turtle now ... anything faster is just uncomfortable!
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  • mill1020mill1020 member
    I feel like each of my pregnancies has been harder than the previous ones.  When I was in my early twenties it was a breeze compared to now, and I'm not exactly old at 32. 
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  • v1wwov1wwo member
    I really hit a wall about two weeks ago. I am trying to be optimistic about this changing body of mine and the pains that come with it but I think about the hot summer time and me being big... Not fun.
    Hang in there mamas.
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  • WDDCHWDDCH member
    mill1020 said:

    I feel like each of my pregnancies has been harder than the previous ones.  When I was in my early twenties it was a breeze compared to now, and I'm not exactly old at 32. 

    Exactly!

    And after having a few kids you just want to skip to the end lol. Time is dragging now that I've had the anatomy scan AND my due date was pushed back almost two weeks. Come on Sept!
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  • LoveLee85LoveLee85 member
    mill1020 said:

    I feel like each of my pregnancies has been harder than the previous ones.  When I was in my early twenties it was a breeze compared to now, and I'm not exactly old at 32. 

    Lol! I see a example of this daily! I'm 30, FTM, and in my college class there is a 20 year old who is two month further along than I am. She is slowed down by nothing!!!! I'm taking the elevator to go up one flight, fanning myself in class because it's so hot, getting up to pee non stop. Ha! She's so lucky! I'm a lot smaller than she is so idk if that has something to do with it?! Or, it's just an age thing and a difference of pregnancies thing. She makes me feel weird and dramatic. HAHAHA
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  • amyandpeanutamyandpeanut member
    Thanks for posting ladies! I am not loving my second trimester either... My first tri wasn't too bad, besides being tired and having weird dreams, but week 14 hit and with it so did morning sickness. I hear you @LoveLee85 , I've been getting migraines too and not being able to take the good drugs is killing me... Tylenol is about as effective as taking a baby aspirin or Tictac. Back pain, walking so much slower even though I'm not at 20 weeks yet, random abdominal pain, difficultly sleeping... @str13 totally hear you on being Elizabeth Banks in What To Expect lol. Not to mention being so annoyed at how big my boobs have gotten. I am happily a B/C cup in normal life, never wanted anything bigger than I had, and now they are out of control and I'm afraid to buy new bras in case they get even bigger and they end up a waste of money. And I'm not even halfway done this whole thing. I can't imagine a point in my life when I didn't want kids but it's so much work... and the baby isn't even born yet! This baby better be worth it lol.
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  • barrelocarolbarrelocarol member
    First trimester was so so so difficult on me. I feel much better now, but....BUT....the 2nd tri symptoms!!

    Leaky vag turns into fungus butt
    Sore boobs haven't grown (still just an a cup)
    Hemorrhoids for the past 3 weeks
    Heart pounding fatigue 2x a week
    Whole body is itching

    I'm not even big but I'm a tad bit miserable and yet, I just LOVE being pregnant and I am so in love with sweet boy! I love hanging out with him all day, responding to his kicks, feeling him respond to me wondering how he is doing...

    Sorry for the happy fairy dust. My hormones make me a little magically in awe of it all.
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  • BeachBabe22BeachBabe22 member
    Ladies, go get a prenatal massage! I just had one this morning and it was amazing. I feel so much better and more relaxed now.
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  • LoveLee85LoveLee85 member
    @amyandpeanut I hear you on the no good drugs for a migraine while pregnant!!! I'm not use to stuffering though them...it's the closest I have ever felt to death. Sadly, I'm not joking. I was so sad thinking the baby could feel that pain, and it made it ten times worse.

    @barrelocarol nothing wrong with a little glitter dust on here! LOL I think my symptom free first trimester set me up for thinking this was WAY easier than it is. It's been a rough two weeks, but I'm feeling okay today and my boy is moving around like crazy!
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  • katieserrato23katieserrato23 member
    I'm not usually one to complain but Ive caught cold/flu from my nursing job.. yes gotta love outbreaks then after endless sleepless nights unable to breath and feeling like I have the plague. I come to find my coughing, sneezing ,nose blowing has caused a FREAKING HEMORRHOID!! Wow as if I'm not feeling gross enough. Docs wont give anything for it because of being pregnant so its basically going to get bigger? lol Great!
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  • Kayciejoe56Kayciejoe56 member
    feel like I shouldn't complain, because I have really had it pretty easy. Besides the exhaustion in the 1st tri, and now some basic aches and pains at 22 weeks, I haven't had many symptoms. But I was trying to explain to DH last night, how mentally exhausting it is to be uncomfortable (even if it's just a little) ALL THE TIME! a small back pain here, losing your breath, and having to pee 5x a night... none of its intolerable, just constant!!. Not to mention no meds, or a good glass of wine to relax lol. I told him last night if I could just get 1 would pay anything to just get 1 day off of pregnancy!!

    Also, I'm so glad someone else feels like this! I think there is such a conception that you have to love being pregnant or you somehow will love your baby less. I LOVE my lo already... but this pregnancy stuff is crap lol (even though I told DH, I want to have a 2nd right away... my thinking is get it all done now, so I never have to do this again lol)
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  • amyandpeanutamyandpeanut member
    @LoveLee85 migraines are awful at the best of times, during pregnancy like some level of hell. I think I'm one of the lucky 1/3 that has had my migraines increase due to bring preggers. I also think my easy first trimester set me up for a hard dose of reality lol.

    @BeachBabe22 that sounds awesome, I'll have to look into that

    @katieserrato23 so sorry you're feeling so awful! Hugs and feel better soon.

    @Kayciejoe56 I totally know what you mean! Some woman LOVE being pregnant, and I sort of expected to be one of them... but I just don't. At first I felt guilty for not loving it but now I just feel his I feel about it. I've always wanted kids, and I'm so excited to have this baby... But pregnancy isn't awesome. It's like having the flu for 10 months. Don't get me wrong, it's cool to feel him moving around in there, and I love my baby bump but... The rest sucks.I feel the opposite about having another right away though... I'm gonna put it off at least for two years. Can't imagine doing this again any time soon.

    @barrelocarol feel free to spread that fairy dust lol...Lord knows we could use it about now
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  • thefuturemrsdanielthefuturemrsdaniel member
    Haha I always just keep my mouth shut cause my SILaws love it. I do not. .. this time around I was so nauseous the 1st trimester. I did nothing but lay on the sofa for 3 months haha I love getting out of the house but not then. The 2nd trimester thankfully bright back energy but my hips are killing me but what's worse is my anxiety is through the roof! I know it's hormones but seriously it's insane. I know it's all wOrth it in the end. I like feeling his kicks and so far we have a healthy little boy. September will be here soon and then I'll have another little boy to love :) note to convince my husband I need a cat for aniexty therepy.... ;)
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  • hatchback4ghatchback4g member
    ugh I totally feel this way too! I am so excited for our daughter and I just want September to get here because I know she is worth it but I hate pregnancy lol. I am exhausted and uncomfortable and the migraines are killing me. I quit smoking when I found out and I feel like it was easier to breathe when I was smoking then it is now lol. I do love feeling her kick though so that helps and it was really exciting when DH could finally feel her. Also my dogs are getting more cuddly so thats nice :)

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  • chelseajeanenechelseajeanene member
    edited May 2015
    I felt that way my first trimester. I wasn't sick but my fatigue was uncontrollable and impossible to fight through, especially as a 12-24 month toddler preschool teacher. I remember being upset because I said to myself "I don't think I can do this again" and I want a big family. Once that second trimester hit my entire outlook changed though, my mind in consumed every second of the day about how happy I am and excited I am to finally hold him
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  • LoveLee85LoveLee85 member
    @thefuturemrsdaniel do you mind me asking if you had anxiety issues free pregnancy? I only ask because I did not ever have anxiety issues before, and all the sudden I am feeling borderline panic attacks sometimes?!?! It's like my body forgot how to process stress. I know I haven't been doing my super hard-core weight training pushing myself to the limit workouts..... My husband thinks that might have a lot to do with it!

    I never thought about it being hormones, and stress is a specific hormone released in your body.
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  • barrelocarolbarrelocarol member
    katieserrato23 said:

    I'm not usually one to complain but Ive caught cold/flu from my nursing job.. yes gotta love outbreaks then after endless sleepless nights unable to breath and feeling like I have the plague. I come to find my coughing, sneezing ,nose blowing has caused a FREAKING HEMORRHOID!! Wow as if I'm not feeling gross enough. Docs wont give anything for it because of being pregnant so its basically going to get bigger? lol Great!

    I have dubbed myself the Heme Queen. I've had the heme for 6 weeks now and enough is enough. My doc gave me strong hydrocortisone to reduce inflammation and Lidocaine to numb. It was on and off.

    she also recommended a stool softener and obviously increased hydration.

    Today, I went to a GI. He poked my heme with some magic lube (never had a tune up like that, but so happy!) and is recommending a laxative in line with my OB's preference.

    I'm gonna go in for that tune up every time I need it.

    6 weeks of my butt and I'm over it!!!
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  • thefuturemrsdanielthefuturemrsdaniel member
    @LoveLee85 only around pms time which again has to do with hormones. Pregnancy just enhances it and doesn't go away from months haha. I think your husband might be right too though. Whether you realized it or not it was probably your way of handling your stress and now you don't know how to deal. maybe find amother thing that's not so strenuous activity. I've been painting and honestly working part time has helped a ton. Anything to keep me busy and my brain away from its own thoughts haha
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