Short/petite moms! 31 weeks and reaching my limit. Please tell me I'm not alone!

heatherlee0900 · July 2015

Back hurts
Feet KILL
Stomache aches
Peeing on myself AFTER peeing
Can't get up out of my bed with out a roll (and rather unattractive grunt)
Hands swelling
Heat= MISERY
Putting my feet through underwear seems like a game I should win a prize for.
Or how about sitting at my desk all week- feeling like my ribs and legs are literally squishing my baby.

9 more weeks of this? Baby Doubling in size??
This is starting to scare the shit out of me!!! Lol someone please please tell me I'm not alone......

Jenten810 · July 2015

That is exactly how I felt with my first, it was terrible. I'm 5'2 so there's not much room for the babies. I hope for your sake you don't end up with 9.5lber like I had with my first. By week 38 I didn't think it was possible I could get any bigger! Thankfully he was born that week.
This go around - heat is my enemy. I find myself avoiding it at all costs out of fear of swelling and it just makes me so nauseous!

WDDCH · July 2015

The great news is that the last couple of months is just baby filling out. They're only a few inches away from average length at birth so you will not double in size! I'm 5'3" and I get quite a big bump and I have nothing but sympathy for all your aches and pains. The end is in sight!!!

cutemomblog · July 2015

I'm 4'10" TOTALLY feel your pain. I'm nervous as hell. My stomach is measuring exactly where it should be but I feel WAY bigger then others I see around the same time.

heatherlee0900 · July 2015

Yes thank you ladies! I'm 4"11 and people are constantly asking me when I'm due thinking it's any time!! Lol 31 weeks I'm hoping the next 6 weeks flys by and he comes on his own at a healthy weight! I don't want to be induced yet I feel like that's common when it's your first...

This picture was from last week.

ktbkitten · July 2015

I'm almost 5'0"! I feel your pain! With my last pregnancy the last two weeks were miserable! I had all these extra sonograms in the 3rd trimester because my uterus wasn't measuring long enough so they thought baby was too small. All the extra sonograms showed was the a normal sized baby was in a smaller uterus. I kept on saying there isn't anywhere else for him to go! They didn't believe. Only thought that he was going to be 5 maybe 5.5 lbs, nope 7.10!!

It will be over before you know it, but it really does suck for now.

lillaura4unme · July 2015

lol I'm 4'11. Totally feeling the same. Ughhh I cannot wait til maternity leave! Work as a reporter is a combo of sitting at desk/driving 40 minutes away for assignment and for some reason so many outside events to cover. I'm so ready to get this baby outta me.

lenlou@earthlink.net · July 2015

I'm 4'11 also and can't sit more than 20-30 minutes without feeling like I'm suffocating. I have to stand up/walk around to be able to be comfortable. I guess when you have a short midsection things are even more compact then a taller person. Add it to the list if short people problems... LOL I keep telling myself it's worth it and try to stay positive

piscesmommy222 · July 2015

I'm 5'2 and completely in the same boat as the rest of you.....My stomach is HUGE and I can barely move...

sgleave · July 2015

Yep, I'm with all of you! I'm almost 5'3" and I'm pretty sure there's no where else for this baby to grow except out. I'm going to be enormous.

bethanyjane26 · July 2015

I'm not even that small but I feel this way!
The bed roll/grunt couldn't be more accurate, when I get into bed it's a chore!

TeacherMom210 · July 2015

I'm 5'2 and feel like I'm going to burst some days. Put me down in the bed roll category, too. I also can't get up off the floor without help. (I'm only on the floor because I have a cute toddler who needs to be played with.) I remember from last time, though, that I can still get bigger than this. Not looking forward to it.

troopersmom · July 2015

I'm 5'2 and 29 weeks, weighing 144 and feel like I'm going to explode...it's all my abdomen-
I'm having a really hard time getting in/out of bed. I also have to roll...

jennsuzanne87 · July 2015

5'1" and a 00 pre pregnancy- I feel ya. I feel like I have to be bending backwards to feel comfort from him kicking my ribs and putting pressure on my bladder. I just remind myself whenever he kicks me hard that he's probably uncomfortable too having to be carried around by a child sized mama.

Elysia21 · July 2015

I'm 5'11 and feel just as terrible as you do. Lol.

rachellegiacco · July 2015

Not alone! I'm 5' and my first born was almost 9pounds!! They let me go past my due date even though I had such horrible pain from wk 28-41. They were telling me that he was small up until he came out and then they were surprised and apologized. Just really push to be close to your due date as possible or they will lolly gag (in my opinion) you know your body and how your feeling better then they do.

jmacd22 · July 2015

Same here. 4'11 and 31 wks. Cannot wait until delivery!

lolad5 · July 2015

I feel you! Im a petite person and I'm not even 30 weeks yet. I invested in some Birkenstocks cause my feet hurt so damn bad and my bras are bruising my sternum. I feel like a mess all the time!

kalina27 · July 2015

I'm 5'6" and I'm feeling awful

amberdoersam · July 2015

I'm 5'6 and having twins. My stomach is huge and heavy. I don't see how it can get much bigger. Im uncomfortable all the time and the heat is killing me!

epuckett0923 · July 2015

I'm in the same boat. 4'11 96lbs pp. Backsches, sore feet after working all day (I run around a retail store), struggling to get out of bed/much grunting, and worst of all the baby being in my ribs while sitting and making breathing difficult. I'm only 28 weeks and quite nervous as to how much worse it can get in the upcoming weeks.

insomniack17 · July 2015

5'3" and my baby is huge due to my 6'3" hubby. I've been showing 3 weeks early for the last 2 months and cry every time my baby hiccups or kicks my ribs. My first born actually bruised my ribs so I wouldn't be surprised if this one does the same. I know it will all be worth it in the end though. It always is.

amickelberry · July 2015

5'0 and 28wks...it is getting REAL! As in real uncomfortable

nikkidavis421 · July 2015

heatherlee0900 said:

Putting my feet through underwear seems like a game I should win a prize for.

I totally agree!!! LOL! I'm 5'7" so I don't feel like I'm running out of room to grow yet but I've got major lower back/hip/pelvic pain plus lightening crotch and doing basically anything that requires any movement below the waist is a chore. This baby has been sitting low this whole pregnancy so I can hardly imagine what kind of pain I'll be in when baby drops. Only 11 weeks to go!!

jen83mn · July 2015

5'3", 30 weeks with a huge bump already ... I can't believe I still have 10 weeks to go! Everything was great up until about 27 weeks, then all my organs became so squished I developed acid reflux any time I eat and even walking is exhausting! Not to mention I had my first experience with lightning crotch yesterday and it was not fun! Baby is sitting really low and has been head down since 12 weeks, so that in itself is uncomfortable. I usually don't mind being shorter, but it sure seems like it would be a lot more comfortable if I had a little more in room in there for baby!

TGolay · July 2015

Our bodies are pretty amazing- I know it doesn't help at all but unfortunately our bellies will get bigger. I'm 5'2 and I can remember this exact feeling with my first baby. "There's just no more room". I feel that way now too but I know that isn't the case. This baby will make more room! I just try to tell myself that my body was made for this- we can and will get through it and all will be back to normal before long.... well....a new normal

Sarahm8687 · July 2015

5"1, 28 weeks and huge. I have a colleague that is tall and a week behind my due date and I look like I'm about to pop next to her. And my skin is stretching terribly. I just keep thinking how much bigger I will get in the next 12 weeks and I get sad haha. I too know it will all be worth it, but right now it's rough lol.

Knottie89103461 · July 2015

I agree with you! Lord please bless this baby, fitting in my little belly! I'm 5'3, and hubby is like 6'4. I started out weighing 113, and now i'm up to 152, I swear it's all baby and water weight! I can't sleep anymore, I can't get up, I have those sharp pains in my ribs everyday, and breathing is an everyday challenge! My stretchmarks are SO horrendous...my body will never look the same.

I'm counting down the days, because i'm not even 30 weeks until Thursday!

RoseRios15 · July 2015

right here with you! all the same symptoms!

ButterflyRae · July 2015

I'm petite as well and kept getting asked this weekend if I was due in July. Upon learning I was due in mid-September, one woman then had the nerve to ask me if I was having twins. Sigh . . . A belly really shows on people with small frames.

heatherlee0900 · July 2015

Oh a temp at my office asked me when I was due, when I told her sept she shook her said and said "no no no I think you are going to go early hunny"
Then as i continued to heat my lunch she came back .. And not jokingly but in a concerned voice said "are you sure it's just onnnne?"

At that point I got home that day and was checking myself in the mirror... Thinking Am I thaaaat large!? What the hell!
I'm 4"11 and a little heavy in the rear as it is so I can see how I just LOOK bigger even though the scale doesn't tip.
My friend described it like this.
Think of wearing a large t shirt.
Then put that same t shirt on someone 5 inches taller.
Of course it's going to look bigger on the girl that's 4"11
It is what it is ladies! Before you know it we will all be posting pics of our little ones complaining of the cries and poopy diapers being like wait who am I? Lol

mkeip · July 2015

heatherlee0900 said:

Back hurts Feet KILL Stomache aches Peeing on myself AFTER peeing Can't get up out of my bed with out a roll (and rather unattractive grunt) Hands swelling Heat= MISERY Putting my feet through underwear seems like a game I should win a prize for. Or how about sitting at my desk all week- feeling like my ribs and legs are literally squishing my baby. 9 more weeks of this? Baby Doubling in size?? This is starting to scare the shit out of me!!! Lol someone please please tell me I'm not alone......

Your list mirrors my list except I haven't been working during my pregnancy because of severe hyperemesis. when i watched my bump video for this week and heard the lady in the video say that the baby would double I was like "oh sh**" and then my brain shut down lol not really, but i freaked a bit. I just keep telling my little man to grow but please use the space mommy has already given him (wishful thinking i know) I have no idea how i am going to survive. My shower is this weekend for my side of the family and im just dragging. My husbands mother is throwing one for his side and im 31 weeks and she hasn't even sent out invitations or picked out a date yet. so i am just DREADING it and can't believe she is waiting so long because i am exhausted and ache all day at this point. I guess we will all just have to hang in there for each other!

theavey421 · July 2015

So glad this thread was started. As a petite pregnant woman myself I am so happy to hear the similarities among each of us. I feel huge and others say I am looking good. I miss my ability to touch the floor to pick up things and I'm not too fond of the pressure/heartburn. In the end I wouldn't trade it because I'm carrying the greatest gift of all. Hang in there mommas soon enough our babes will be here!!

Lhoban08 · July 2015

I feel your pain, ladies! I am 4'7" and 29 weeks and I feel like a beached whale. The doctor keeps reassuring me that my body will make room for my little Sweet Pea, but I'm getting skeptical... LOL!

Short/petite moms! 31 weeks and reaching my limit. Please tell me I'm not alone!

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