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My most interesting pregnancy observation.

TracyYoung819TracyYoung819 member
in September 2015 Moms
Hello everyone! I'm nearing the end of my first pregnancy and am reflecting on all that it has been. I've been reading the boards almost daily and haven't seen an observation like this and wondering if anyone else went through this.

Every night no matter how good of a day it was I have felt completely exhausted. Emotionally I'm drained, and physically I'm terribly uncomfortable. I'm still able to enjoy my evenings through these feelings, but it's interesting to me. My stomach always feels really heavy at night too (of course i know there is some bloat in there lol). My theory is it's my body coming down from the work it went thru during the day.

However, when I wake up in the morning it is a world of difference. (Surprisingly too considering sleep is choppy at best). Sometimes it feels like I don't even have a bulging stomach! (Until I try to get up that is lol). I have no clue why, but the transformation from how I feel at night (total crap) to morning time (best ever) has been baffling to me. I'm in no way complaining, just interested to see if anyone else has experienced something along these lines.

Thanks for listening anyway!
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  • GrowingapepperGrowingapepper member
    Ugh I wish I felt good in the mornings. I used to be afraid to go to sleep at night because I didn't want to be sick in the morning. The nausea lasts until around lunch time, but by then my I only have a little energy before I start getting sore and tired and feeling exhausted for the rest of the night.
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  • WDDCHWDDCH member
    Sleep can be restorative and healing! It's why it's so important to get as much as you can before baby and postpartum.
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  • realsquirrelrealsquirrel member
    My symptoms get considerably worse at night as well. Some nights my stomach is just rock hard for what feels like hours, and Baby moves a ton. But come morning, my tummy feels squishy again and he seems to be sleeping. I'm really curious to see if these habits show themselves after he's born. I seriously how he's not too nocturnal!
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  • ElecinElecin member
    edited September 2015
    I call it the bewitching hour. I can have a great day at work....laugh, chat, get though helping my students with a smile and around 10 or 11 PM I become so restless, miserable, grouchy, snappy....all of the above and all at the same time!

    I feel horrible in general and it makes me dread every single evening. I don't even want my SO coming anywhere near me and he tries to be so helpful with a nice back or footrub.

    Thankfully a hot shower usually makes me feel better but...I FEEL YOUR PAIN!
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  • chaser61chaser61 member
    I have observed the same thing. I am up several times at night. But before I move some mornings, I ask myself if it was all a dream. Do I have a baby bump? Then of course I too try to roll over and feel like a turtle on its back! It is like the baby retreats back towards my spine. While during the day his butt and feet push far out. I guess at some point I do sleep well enough for everything to relax.
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  • ljhansljhans member
    Me too!!! I was just telling my husband this. I feel like once I'm up in the morning I feel kind of like a normal person! But by about 5pm, I'm so miserable. I lay down at night and I can't get comfortable, I'm up 5-8 times a night to go to the bathroom, and I feel absolutely ginormous. I don't sleep well, but by morning I'm ok again. I guess we just do what we have to do each day, and then when we finally have a moment to rest, the exhaustion catches up with us. We're almost there!
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  • TabulaRasa25TabulaRasa25 member
    Nighttime is the most uncomfortable it gets.  Unfortunately,all my classes are 6:30-8:45.  
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  • TracyYoung819TracyYoung819 member
    Yay I'm not alone in this! Thank you for sharing your experiences with me! Those evening blues can really ware on a person.

    I took maternity leave at 38 weeks 3 days. (I'm 39w today). I tried working until labor but I just kept feeling more tired and more moodier. I'm SO glad I started leave early! I was (and still am) loving the alone time. Having the time off has made evenings more bearable but Def still feel my worst during them.

    It was funny because I tried napping today and I don't think it was enough because I was super emotional afree waking up. I went to get my 'before life as I know it changes' haircut and felt like crying the whole time. Dozed some more when I got home and felt less emotional.

    I'm so looking forward to the next chapter!
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  • v1wwov1wwo member
    I feel the same way. In the morning I use to make plans for the day and never archive my goals. Around 4 pm I would slow down and by the time it's 6pm and my husband comes home Im either napping or wanting to kill something.
    Also, I would get little moments where I feel normal again. Ex; if I would be walking my dog and not feel my baby and my stomach and feel like I can walk another 5 miles. I would look behind me to make sure she didn't fall out of me by accident...
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  • starryblue04starryblue04 member
    My body feels SO much better in the mornings! When I lay down at night it's usually back pain and pubic bone pain, which are both fine by morning. The sleep, though disrupted with bathroom trips has gotten so much better the past few nights.
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  • cherrytash1985cherrytash1985 member
    Yes, I totally get you. After work I'm pretty miserable, uncomfortable, just plain tired and heavy. My husband only gets to see that side of me. In the mornings, not that I'm ready to skip down the halls or anything, I just feel better. And it's not like I sleep well throughout the night. It's just a different feeling in my body. hard to explain. But I also have noticed it's gotten better in just the past few days. So maybe that's a sign. I'm scheduled for induction Monday
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  • v1wwov1wwo member
    Well last night I went to bed with cramps and contractions thinking this is it and this morning I feel fantastic!
    So today I will walk my dog for about two miles make some food and coffee and turn on the news. Go out to put 15lbs of laundry come back and clean the fish tank. Go back out and put the laundry in the dryer come back and water the plants with the fish water. Correspond with some clients and get my laundry back. Walk the dog again for as much as I can. Eat late lunch. Relax and knit a sweater. By then I think I will need a nap and become a grumpy pregnant lady. Wait for my husband to get home to wake me up at which point I will be a zombie and eat his brains for dinner and he will eat some leftover dinner food while we watch another episode of the wire. Then my contractions will start again and think this is it and run around the house making sure everything is in order and yell at my husband that he is not doing anything. He will take the dog for a walk and I will take a shower sweep the floor and clean the kitchen. He will come back and take his shower. Then make tea and or open a beer and we would play a game or watch something on tv. Finally we will go to bed and get up tomorrow to another day.
    Alright! Let me start. :)
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