On vacation right now and the RLP is so bad. Yesterday after a day of walking around museums I limped back to our hotel. It's better today but not totally comfortable. I have to remember that my body is fragile even though it sometimes feels invincible!
My CNM gave me Vista til to help me sleep. It has been a good send. I wake up fine, and don't feel like death. Also, I can wake up to help the kids if needed and go back to sleep. She gave me 7 refills.
Is anyone else experiencing swollen feet? Mine were out of control today. I wore flats and by the end of the day they looked like thanksgiving day yams. My husband kept making fun of me by playing "who let the dogs out". Not funny!
@oneliloaktree13 my husband is like this every night, but in bed with his phone. He will be listening or watching something, and I need it to be quiet to sleep. I tell him to turn off his phone and I get a "I'm not tired, I can't sleep, blah blah blah". I will turn off his phone and he will be out within seconds, while I stay up for another hour because of his phone.
@Kellyj103you might want to try a maternity support belt! It helped me majorly during my second tri and early third tri with DS. Toward the end there was no preventing it other than having my feet up after noon every day.
@Kellyj103 Maybe support/compression socks could help too? My feet swelled really badly in my last pregnancy and my OB basically told me to deal with it. But my midwife and this board have convinced me there are some methods of dealing with it.
@silvers626 really your OB told you that?! I was just going to email mine but I'm almost certain that's what she's going to say the same. I am wearing my compression socks today and some ugly ass comfortable shoes. My husband calls them my "granny" shoes. Oh well, you gotta do what you gotta do.
I noticed in the mirror at yoga class yesterday that one of my growing, enormous boobs is MUCH bigger than the other. They are not growing evenly. What. The. F.
Back pain. Neck pain. Indigestion. Lightheaded when I stand up too fast. I am also getting really sharp pain in my right side under my rib every now and then. I'm going to bring it up at my next appointment. I'm not sure what it is.
@shaylalr definitely bring it up at your appt but if it makes you feel any better I've been having rib pain too and I asked my midwife about it and she said it was my ribs expanding to make room for everything getting shoved up there.
Have all you ladies experiencing heartburn tried the Gaviscon chewable tablets? I find them so effective and they work really quickly and better than Tums. They don't have the greatest texture going down - they're kind of foamy when you chew them but they worked for me in my first pregnancy when I would wake up at night gagging on stomach acid.
I noticed in the mirror at yoga class yesterday that one of my growing, enormous boobs is MUCH bigger than the other. They are not growing evenly. What. The. F.
This. Also the bigger one leaked this weekend. The smaller one hasn't. Re-naming mine ole milky and ole struggle bus.
I noticed in the mirror at yoga class yesterday that one of my growing, enormous boobs is MUCH bigger than the other. They are not growing evenly. What. The. F.
I'm with you there...happened to me last pregnancy also. Also, the larger one turned out to be the "stud" during breastfeeding whereas the smaller one turned out to be the "dud." Things did eventually go back to normal though
Hate not being able to sleep on my back. My OB told me again last apt I couldn't.
But it my main complaint is leaky boobs It's so much I get wet spots if I don't wear a bra (like at night). TMI Also leaky boobs and sex are no fun. MOOD KILLER. thankfully DH doesn't care at all.
Horrible pain that I think are gall bladder attacks with referred back pains that make it hard to breathe. I was crying at work last night and called out tonight. Child WHYYYYYY have you given me gallstones. I've contemplated an ER visit for two days now ...
First day in a long time - SUPER bloated. Not constipated, though. Weird! Also threw up in my mouth two times last week and had to swallow it... I don't remember heartburn being so bad this early last time around!
First day in a long time - SUPER bloated. Not constipated, though. Weird! Also threw up in my mouth two times last week and had to swallow it... I don't remember heartburn being so bad this early last time around!
Same here with the acid reflux. It started WAY earlier this time. Have you tried zantac, tums, etc.?
I just have to say that acid reflux is the most bizarre thing. I don't feel like I have heartburn a whole lot, but it manifests itself in other ways. For about 2 weeks I had a persistent dry cough that was apparently caused by acid reflux - I wasn't sick at all. Then earlier this week I woke up startled a bunch of times during the night where I felt like my heart was dropping into my stomach. It was such a disturbing feeling and I had no idea what it is. Then my husband told me it's probably acid reflux (?!) and I should drink some water. So I drank water (and prayed lol) and it went away. I had no idea it was so freaky and bizarre!
@kellz14 I hear you. I still randomly cough or gag because of it. I must have a terrible case of it because I have a constant acidic taste in my mouth and it drives me insane!
I noticed in the mirror at yoga class yesterday that one of my growing, enormous boobs is MUCH bigger than the other. They are not growing evenly. What. The. F.
I'm with you there...happened to me last pregnancy also. Also, the larger one turned out to be the "stud" during breastfeeding whereas the smaller one turned out to be the "dud." Things did eventually go back to normal though
So my right boob has always been the aw of the two but now my right nipple is downright stealing the show... She's huuugggeeee...
@soberkfell I know it's crazy... according to Dr Google it's apparently one of the leading causes of chronic cough ?! I'd feel it a lot when switching standing/sitting/laying down
@kellz14 yeah I was thinking that it would feel like heartburn but it totally doesn't for me. The other night I woke up several times and had that feeling you get in your throat right before you throw up..but it was just acid reflux. What helps me is keeping my head elevated while I'm sleeping, usually using 2 pillows instead of one. And popping the max amount of tums allowed!
Just figured I'd let all of you ladies suffering with heart burn know that a glass of milk before bed helps me. Sometimes I will combine tums/ milk.. Seems to do the trick
I'm going to try and get some Zantac this week that is a pill right ? Tums made me sick I think it was a texture/taste thing. Stomach has been feeling really tight lately I'm thinking its stretching and growing
I'm going to try and get some Zantac this week that is a pill right ? Tums made me sick I think it was a texture/taste thing. Stomach has been feeling really tight lately I'm thinking its stretching and growing
Yeah it's pills Lindsay. They come in 75mg or 150mg. Do yourself a favor and just get the 150mg from the start haha.
The insomnia is kicking my butt! This 3 hours a night thing sucks. And... my boobs ate broken. At least, that's what it feels like. I'm 23 +1 and they've been randomly leaking for 2 weeks now. I thought that wasn't supposed to start till later. Need to go invest in a sleeping bra and nursing pads, i guess. The last couple mornings I've woken up to wet spots on the sheets. I'm getting tired of washing sheets and remaking the bed!
I'm going to try and get some Zantac this week that is a pill right ? Tums made me sick I think it was a texture/taste thing. Stomach has been feeling really tight lately I'm thinking its stretching and growing
Yeah it's pills Lindsay. They come in 75mg or 150mg. Do yourself a favor and just get the 150mg from the start haha.
I feel so bad reading the struggles of my fellow bumpies! Nothing too severe yet but I feel like at some point a bunch of stuff is going to hit me like a ton of bricks... I sit for most of the day at work so there's some pretty ugly lower back pain and very dry skin (which I partially attribute to winter anyway) with the occasional RLP that rears its ugly head.
The swelling in my hands makes me cry and want to kill someone. I just ate 2 cookies and forgot about the swelling but now that the cookies are gone I want to cry again. WHY WE HAVE TO SWELL?
Any one just get super weak/dizzy and start to faint? This has not happened in my first two pregnancies.
I just start feeling super light headed, hot and shaky. Sometimes I get tunnel vision. I know it is not my glucose, because sometimes it is right after I eat.
@PugsandKisses I passed out twice in first tri and have had probably 10 near miss episodes. They told me to continue to drink lots of water and to eat a little more salt to help retain fluids because my heart was racing so much and I had no filling time.
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She gave me 7 refills.
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Bad gas!
Random discomforts in abdomen/rib area.
But it my main complaint is leaky boobs
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@kellz14 I've had a dry cough for the past 2-3 weeks as well - I had no idea that could be related to reflux!
@soberkfell I know it's crazy... according to Dr Google it's apparently one of the leading causes of chronic cough ?! I'd feel it a lot when switching standing/sitting/laying down
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I feel so bad reading the struggles of my fellow bumpies!
Nothing too severe yet but I feel like at some point a bunch of stuff is going to hit me like a ton of bricks...
I sit for most of the day at work so there's some pretty ugly lower back pain and very dry skin (which I partially attribute to winter anyway) with the occasional RLP that rears its ugly head.
I just start feeling super light headed, hot and shaky. Sometimes I get tunnel vision.
I know it is not my glucose, because sometimes it is right after I eat.
Then I feel horrible for an hour or two.