That meme is appropriate - as my great aunt told me on Saturday, "You're getting quite the belly! Just one in there? You sure?"
Yes, I am getting "quite the belly." I'm 26 weeks pregnant. There's an actual human in there that will be coming out in about 14 weeks.
Happy to report I'm feeling pretty good today. The end of last week was rough. But, the exhaustion is somehow getting worse. I used to have some days without caffeine, but those are few and far between now...
Married 11-11-11 TTC only since Dec 2015. I had some weight to get off. Been working hard in the gym for over a year. BFP 02-15-16 with our first IT'S A BOY!!!
Oh so I see I'm not the only one who's just. so. tired. =( Baby had a growth spurt this weekend - tummy is bigger and tighter than ever now. I was hoping the tired would let up a bit but nope.
My stretch marks are moving onto my c-section scar, and now my scar hurts. I keep joking that Voldemort must be near by lol, but it sucks because regular underwear lands right on top of my scar, so it is all high waist panties for me here on out!
Countdown to Baby H! Mommy to Elizabeth (6/18/09), preemie at 34 weeks
My hips hurt. I'm not sleeping because my legs are restless, my hips hurt so bad that the snoogle isn't helping anymore, and sleeping on my back even at an incline hurts after awhile because of gas pains in my back. Add that to pee'ing 4x a night and I'm literally not sleeping.
+1 to swollen ankles and hot. I got put on an iron supplement at the end of last week and started it right before we left for vacation. I forgot to pack the "if needed" stool softener, and it is now needed. Ouch.
My belly is itchy, I've been told is due to the elastic from my jeans and the sweat, but is really annoying... and I just saw some lightly stretch marks coming out.... I thought I was going to dodge them... apparently not...
I'm also exhausted. I'm having trouble falling to sleep at night after getting up to pee...which is new and not fun. I've also had swelling in my ankles, usually only if I'm standing or sitting for prolonged periods. We had a 6 hour car trip back on Saturday and stopped about once an hour for me to pee, but when we finally got home my legs felt so tight and it was from the swelling. Not attractive. My hips also hurt every time I stand up from sitting.
I have my glucose screening this afternoon. I've been trying to limit carbs today. I just had a big salad with HB eggs, cheese, veggies and won't eat again until after the test at 3. I really hope I pass.
Me: 31
DH: 32
Married: Sep 2012
TTC #1: Jan 2015 Baby A (via IUI due to MFI): Sep 2016 born at 35+6
Surprise but very welcome + on 5/16/2019, EDD 1/25/2020
All the discharge- it's disgusting. I am 25 weeks tomorrow and can't believe it's happening already. I felt like it didn't happen well into third trimester with the first one.
And all the heart burn! I'm feeling exhausted and having some bad headaches but I am contributing all that to also still being on bedrest.
+1 on the swollen ankles train. Slept with my feet up wrapped in cold wet towels to try and get them to go down from yesterday. It helped some, but I'm not back to normal yet either.
+1 to stretch marks. I now have to purple lines on my belly.
+1 to growth spurt. I was like...where the hell did this come from?!
Heartburn used to just come around at night but now it's starting to be an all day thing. Caused by any and everything.
This could fit into the bitchfest thread as well, but...I broke out my one pair of maternity pants today because my thighs hurt from wearing dresses all weekend and are seriously chaffed. These stupid pants barely fit over my hips now and my ass looks gigantic. And they're super tight on the thighs. Seriously want to cry.
Heartburn used to just come around at night but now it's starting to be an all day thing. Caused by any and everything.
This could fit into the bitchfest thread as well, but...I broke out my one pair of maternity pants today because my thighs hurt from wearing dresses all weekend and are seriously chaffed. These stupid pants barely fit over my hips now and my ass looks gigantic. And they're super tight on the thighs. Seriously want to cry.
All of this is my life. All of it.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
Question: around what week did stretch marks start for you? I haven't seen any yet, but my Mom had them, so I'm guessing they will make their appearance shortly. I'm 26w1d.
+1 ankle swelling
+1 heartburn and acid reflux
The return of "morning" sickness with a vengeance.
I'm 29 weeks tomorrow... have pain in my left groin area that sometimes stretches down my thigh, hip and back pain and have such a rough time sleeping I don't remember feeling this much pain during my first pregnancy
Mamas dealing with chafing, I have found these "Secret Fit Shaping Panty" panites/shorts things to be very helpful. While they don't cover the entire section of my thighs that rub (but I had big thighs before BFP), they help tremendously. They are how my thighs survived during the outdoor wedding I was in last month. They aren't very cool temperature wise, but they do help a lot with the thigh rubbing.
Was told today by a woman at work that I'm really "blossoming" now, so I thought that was a nice way of putting it haha. But yea, the belly is growing fast and the hip pain during sleep is worse than ever! Heartburn is a thing these days now too.
Thanks @Kaytee1087 ! I actually bought a pair of those awhile back to wear with a dress that I never actually ended up wearing...and I forgot I had them! Gonna do dig out tonight!
All-day heartburn, which means almost-all-day nausea. My doctor told me I could take Pepcid if it got bad, but I'd rather just complain about it (and it's not so bad that I'm not eating, so I'd rather not take anything if I can avoid it).
A few days ago, as I was standing in just my underwear while I was looking for my pajamas, my husband looked over at me and said "Aw, look at that fat belly!" Thanks, honey. Just what I needed to hear.
Oh, and I'm so moody. And irrationally angry at little stuff. Right now, one of my neighbors is playing loud music and yelling at random intervals and I just want to go punch them in the face. But it's 2:30 in the afternoon, so I really have no right to be upset. Yesterday a different neighbor was hammering at 8:00 p.m. and I thought "why are you hammering so late? I'm trying to sleep here!" Yeah, 8 p.m. How old am I?!?
@ignoscemihi omg i have to take Zantac. I can't sit with it all day. Kudos to you for being able to deal with it!
mine feels like I am having a heart attack and then the acid reflux starts and I feel it coming up and down up and down. Totally decreases the appetite!
@Pupatella I am 30 weeks, and just noticed them a couple of days ago.
@sjo_thetwins@ignoscemihi I don't have irrational anger, but I super have irrational emotional outbursts at the littlest things...re: why my pregnant self is crying post about my sunglasses.
+1 for irrational emotions. I get angry or super snarky and then I feel horrible about it and obsess over it for days. I am going to talk with my doctor about anxiety when I see her on Wednesday, even though there is probably very little I can do about it.
I have THE WORST heartburn AND acid reflux AND nausea... AND I'm hungry. Wtf is up with that??? I've already taken Rolaids and Pepcid AC with no relief. I'm at work right now or I would try ice cream. I have yogurt, but the thought of it makes me want to hurl!
It's 2 a.m. and I'm up to pee for the 6th time. I've peed more times than total hours I've been in bed. That's the last time I drink a cup of tea an hour before going to sleep.
@Kaessi - try regular, unscented deodorant between your thighs as a barrier. It typically lasts all day for me and totally eliminates chub rub. It's so hot here, I can't imagine wearing anything other than dresses during the day.
Me: 31
DH: 32
Married: Sep 2012
TTC #1: Jan 2015 Baby A (via IUI due to MFI): Sep 2016 born at 35+6
Surprise but very welcome + on 5/16/2019, EDD 1/25/2020
I wake up with lovely, normal girl feet and ankles... By the time I go to bed I look down and see they've been replaced with Shrek's feet. Puffy, wider and just a leg to foot situation, no ankle at all. *sigh* how many more months?
I must have slept wrong, for the solid hour I got, because now I have the worst neck pain. I seriously quit lately.
Married 11-11-11 TTC only since Dec 2015. I had some weight to get off. Been working hard in the gym for over a year. BFP 02-15-16 with our first IT'S A BOY!!!
I'm feeling very grateful to not be dealing with swelling. Yet. When I was pregnant with DS I had horrible swelling and I remember so vividly how awful it felt every night. I don't know why I'm being shown mercy thus far, but I won't be taking it for granted! You girls have my sympathy.
Sciatic pain is a pain in the butt, literally. I woke up and my whole left butt hurts and goes down to my upper thigh a bit. I am limping a bit when I walk it hurts so bad. I'm trying to stretch with hopes of that helping. And also hoping Peanut moves to a spot where he isn't putting pressure on this nerve...
@Pupatella- I read something, maybe on here, that one of the tactics for flipping a breach baby was to put an ice pick on your belly. If the baby moving could help with the pain, I wonder if you could try that?
How are we feeling October '16 mamas?
Re: Weekly Symptoms Thread 7/25
Yes, I am getting "quite the belly." I'm 26 weeks pregnant. There's an actual human in there that will be coming out in about 14 weeks.
Happy to report I'm feeling pretty good today. The end of last week was rough. But, the exhaustion is somehow getting worse. I used to have some days without caffeine, but those are few and far between now...
TTC only since Dec 2015. I had some weight to get off. Been working hard in the gym for over a year.
BFP 02-15-16 with our first
IT'S A BOY!!!
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
Mommy to Elizabeth (6/18/09), preemie at 34 weeks
Team Blue!
Editing to add: PS Loving all the HP references in this thread so far.
DH: 34
Married: May 2011
TTC #1: May 2015
DS: 10/20/2016
TTC #2: June 2019
#2 EDD: 2/20/2020
My belly is itchy, I've been told is due to the elastic from my jeans and the sweat, but is really annoying... and I just saw some lightly stretch marks coming out.... I thought I was going to dodge them... apparently not...
I'm also exhausted. I'm having trouble falling to sleep at night after getting up to pee...which is new and not fun. I've also had swelling in my ankles, usually only if I'm standing or sitting for prolonged periods. We had a 6 hour car trip back on Saturday and stopped about once an hour for me to pee, but when we finally got home my legs felt so tight and it was from the swelling. Not attractive. My hips also hurt every time I stand up from sitting.
I have my glucose screening this afternoon. I've been trying to limit carbs today. I just had a big salad with HB eggs, cheese, veggies and won't eat again until after the test at 3. I really hope I pass.
Baby A (via IUI due to MFI): Sep 2016 born at 35+6
And all the heart burn! I'm feeling exhausted and having some bad headaches but I am contributing all that to also still being on bedrest.
+1 to stretch marks. I now have to purple lines on my belly.
+1 to growth spurt. I was like...where the hell did this come from?!
This could fit into the bitchfest thread as well, but...I broke out my one pair of maternity pants today because my thighs hurt from wearing dresses all weekend and are seriously chaffed. These stupid pants barely fit over my hips now and my ass looks gigantic. And they're super tight on the thighs. Seriously want to cry.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
+1 ankle swelling
+1 heartburn and acid reflux
The return of "morning" sickness with a vengeance.
+1 for exhaustion. I think I got maybe 3 hours of sleep collectively last night.
Me: 28 DH: 27
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Mommy to Elizabeth (6/18/09), preemie at 34 weeks
Team Blue!
A few days ago, as I was standing in just my underwear while I was looking for my pajamas, my husband looked over at me and said "Aw, look at that fat belly!" Thanks, honey. Just what I needed to hear.
Oh, and I'm so moody. And irrationally angry at little stuff. Right now, one of my neighbors is playing loud music and yelling at random intervals and I just want to go punch them in the face. But it's 2:30 in the afternoon, so I really have no right to be upset. Yesterday a different neighbor was hammering at 8:00 p.m. and I thought "why are you hammering so late? I'm trying to sleep here!" Yeah, 8 p.m. How old am I?!?
mine feels like I am having a heart attack and then the acid reflux starts and I feel it coming up and down up and down. Totally decreases the appetite!
@sjo_thetwins @ignoscemihi I don't have irrational anger, but I super have irrational emotional outbursts at the littlest things...re: why my pregnant self is crying post about my sunglasses.
So, so sad and miserable right now.
Baby GIRL born 9/16/201
BFP! EDD 8/1/2019 CP 4w2d
Baby A (via IUI due to MFI): Sep 2016 born at 35+6
DH: 34
Married: May 2011
TTC #1: May 2015
DS: 10/20/2016
TTC #2: June 2019
#2 EDD: 2/20/2020
TTC only since Dec 2015. I had some weight to get off. Been working hard in the gym for over a year.
BFP 02-15-16 with our first
IT'S A BOY!!!