Randoms - Week of September 5th

dragonfaerie · September 2016

Have any thoughts, questions, feelings, fears, etc.? Spill them here!

This is a good place to ask questions to a broader audience than the weekly check-ins, so ladies in other trimesters with experience may chime in and help you out!

kennelchick · September 2016

Sitting in the special care nursery with my husband and baby. He's reading to her, and I'm pretty sure my heart is going to explode. And here I go crying again....

tvh1982 · September 2016

That sounds so lovely. Enjoy those moments! xoxo

ultratomato · September 2016

Aww that's precious

NurseTMD85 · September 2016

It's a..........

teriulbricht · September 2016

what a great gender reveal @NurseTMD85 and congrats on the girl!

tvh1982 · September 2016

Such a lovely picture, congratulations @NurseTMD85

Tulips29 · September 2016

@NurseTMD85 congratulations! so cute!

clt2pwm11 · September 2016

@NurseTMD85 How wonderful! Congratulations!!

vssbrm · September 2016

I'm ready to sleep thru the night. Between having to pee every two hours, worrying about if I'm still spotting, and worrying about everything else I can possibly worry over I'm averaging only 3-4 hours a night. This is not sustainable. I'm just SO tired!!

vssbrm · September 2016

@NurseTMD85 congratulations!!

tvh1982 · September 2016

I can soooo relate @vssbrm, I think it's a training for when the baby comes...the 'get-used-to-sleepless-nights' training.
Hope you get the worrying to a low though, that part takes the most I feel.

Tulips29 · September 2016

@vssbrm I can relate as well. It's becoming harder to sleep well and all I keep thinking that I'm not even that pregnant yet. Sometimes it even worries me when I wake up only once to go to the bathroom at night, like I'm so used to it being multiple times. My whole body aches in the morning because sleeping in one position is just so darn difficult. Tossing and turning just makes me restless. It's no fun! I can just imagine that adding worrying on top of it would make anyone lie awake and stare at the ceiling. Do you have any upcoming appointments or check-ups where your doctor can put your mind at ease? You need your rest so hopefully you can sleep peacefully soon.

vssbrm · September 2016

@Tulips29 I have an apt of Friday. I somehow had one scheduled for tmrw too. I wish I would have kept that one instead of Friday's. I'm really hoping she will have us do another ultrasound. All my spotting is old blood, but it still worries me. It's been 2.5 weeks since I was In the hospital, the doc had not been concerned by it when we spoke on Thursday or Friday, but my brain won't turn off!

Griffin5413 · September 2016

@vssbrm - hoping you get some rest soon! It's no fun to have all of that stuff on your mind plus not sleeping at all. I can't remember the last time I slept for more than 2 hours at a time.

AandDM2014 · September 2016

@vssbrm I'm sorry you're having such a bad day. I too wake up multiple times a night, and I don't think I go more than 2 hours of sleep at a time, but I do get more than 3-4 total. I know it's hard, but you have to remind yourself that if you aren't bleeding bright red, everything is most likely okay and there is nothing to worry about. Almost every single woman I've ever talked to has had some spotting during the first tri. It's totally normal.

dragonfaerie · September 2016

@vssbrm With my doc's okay, I take Benadryl at night which helps me get at least a little bit more sleep. I still wake up a couple times a night to roll over and/or go to the bathroom, but when I take Benadryl I have an easier time falling back to sleep. I hope that you can get some good rest. Can you nap at all during the day?

@NurseTMD85 Congrats on your little one!!

AFM - A few weeks ago, I remember a few people talking about feeling their heartbeat really hard when you lay down. Did we just decide that was the increased blood flow? I've started noticing when I lay down to go to bed I feel it thumping ridiculously hard like I've been running, but it's not fast.

Oh the heartburn!!!

Tulips29 · September 2016

@vssbrm hopefully your doctor can put your worries to rest on Friday. I know how hard it is not to worry about the spotting. I was freaking out myself even though it wasn't bright red and the scan showed no issues. Try to tell yourself that everything is fine and will be fine.

@dragonfaerie I have heart palpitations from time to time, but they happen randomly and not just when I'm laying down. But I've had them for as long as I can remember, just never this frequently. You just reminded me to ask my doctor next time about this. Hopefully it's just extra blood flow.

Griffin5413 · September 2016

@dragonfaerie - oh my gosh I'm feeling you on the heartburn... Its not just one thing.. it's literally everything I eat!

dragonfaerie · September 2016

@Tulips29I'm sorry you've had to deal with them for longer than this. I'm not overly concerned, I just remembered others talking about it.

@Griffin5413 Yeesh, yes. I am prone to heartburn anyway (thanks genetics...) so I guess I should be grateful that I'm not breathing fire all the time, but now when I get heartburn it's way worse than usual. This morning it felt like I had a knot in my chest, like if you swallow too big a bite of food. Fortunately the peppermint Tums worked fast!

tvh1982 · September 2016

Oh the heartburn...I don't even have to eat to get them..I just sit at work minding my own business and bam! heartburn.
My midwife scared me a bit with saying I needed to be careful with taking something for it and should try all natural...well I am not looking for natural yoghurt in the middle of the night, I chew a rennie (tums) that I have stocked in my bed.
Gladly my second midwife (that does my watergymnastics) said not to worry to take sth for it. She also said almonds might work...I've tried, but it's not magic.

vssbrm · September 2016

@AandDM2014 I'm almost at 22 weeks, almost 20 when I was in the hospital. If I were still in 1st tri I might feel a little better about it. But it's scary at any point I would think!!!

@dragonfaerie and @Tulips29 I get the heart palpitations too, always have had them but they have been much more frequent. I guess I should add that to my list for the doc on Friday.

Thank goodness i have have not really experienced much heartburn. I am pretty tough with most sicknesses etc, but I fail at dealing w heartburn!!

clt2pwm11 · September 2016

Oh Bumpies. I am so nauseous today and literally everything sounds disgusting. I'm forgiving myself to eat carrots.

AandDM2014 · September 2016

@clt2pwm11 Oh I feel your pain! Just remember that you don't have to eat perfect every day! I feel as though I've been eating like crap as the babes have still grown properly. Once you feel better you can add back in healthy foods.

clt2pwm11 · September 2016

@AandDM2014 Today was a bad eat day. I had biscuits and gravy for breakfast and Mac and cheese for dinner. I did manage to squeeze in a bunch of raw veggies, fruit and beans for lunch, so I guess that's a win. But literally, I opened my fridge and was repulsed by everything in there. I hope tomorrow is a better day. The past two days I have had constant nausea at the back of my throat.

AandDM2014 · September 2016

@clt2pwm11 Oh I know how that is! I think I had a day last week where I had Top Ramen for breakfast and canned soup for lunner. I might have had one other thing that day, but it definitely wasn't fruit or veggies! Once you feel better it'll be easier!

babylonghorn16 · September 2016

@clt2pwm11 week 7 was the hardest for me. Hangover without the fun the night before lol! I ate like absolute crap... mac & cheese was my go-to as well! Don't worry... as long as you're eating, you should be good. Week 8 has been MUCH better, but still some aversions. Hopefully you'll feel better soon! I read that once placenta starts forming, nausea starts to dissipate for whatever reason. Just know the end is in sight!!

mskeenan · September 2016

Hang in there nauseous ladies ! It does get better ! I was so sick early on it felt like I would never like food again . I hate that it's called "morning sickness " when it's really all day . Now, at 30'weeks , I feel like a human garbage can . Just ate breakfast and already hungry for lunch . Would be nice to just have a normal appetite ! Maybe after pregnancy ....

clt2pwm11 · September 2016

@babylonghorn16 Yes! Hangover without the fun is EXACTLY it. Just like after a drunken weekend, I have to force myself to drink water and eat even though my body is screaming NOTHING TASTES GOOD!
On a side note, I went to a bachelorette party this weekend. I was the DD ( everyone knows I'm preggo). They didn't want to eat until almost 9o'clock. I almost died! They ordered drinks, I ordered soup!

chicandbubbly · September 2016

@babylonghorn16 and @clt2pwm11 hang in there! For me the nausea and vomiting literally disappeared once I reached 2nd Tri. Hopefully it will be gone for you soon. Just do your best to eat- it's hard to think about nutrition when feeling so yucky. Baby will be ok!

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