Symptoms - Week of 12/19

chrlyr · December 2016

Still feeling good? Starting to veer into uncomfortable territory? How's it going, ladies?

dizzymom-2 · December 2016

I want to drink water, I really do, but I am seriously peeing every 10 minutes. I drink between 1 and 2 gallons of water normally, but now I'm dreading drinking any!

Gators&BoSox · December 2016

@DizzyMom I'm right there with you! I feel like it's all I do. I've also been quite large for a while so I'm really over the lightening crotch, 7 point turn in bed, toddler stomach punching that has been going on. I'm sure after the holidays I will only be more impatient but the thought of have 2 under 2 is enough to scare the crap into me not complaining too much!

Also, I normally have a frequent bloody nose when I'm pregnant but the other morning I woke up with such a strong sneeze that my poor nose was seriously a faucet! I was kind of impressed actually lol

Alegris25 · December 2016

I feel good all day until I get home and hang out on the couch for a little bit and then my whole body stiffens up and I can't move. It's probably because I am still working 10-12 hour shifts when my doc said to only work 8 hours at a time but don't have much choice because I need the hours.

Also smells are really getting to me today, I work at a vet office inside a pet store and someone was spray painting something this morning in the store, then I Lysol wiped everything at the front desk earlier because some of my coworkers are sick and a dog pooped in the back so no matter where I go in the building I can't get away from smells.

ALSO also my joints seem to be popping like crazy any time I do pretty much anything lately.

WEEEEEE!!! lol

JustAnotherUsername16 · December 2016

Mark this as the week that I discovered that I had a stretch mark hiding on my lower belly that I couldn't even see because my belly is so round. I may have cried when I discovered it...

CanadianintheSouth · December 2016

@JustAnotherUsername16 I feel your pain, I remember when I first discovered stretch marks with my 1st pregnancy, also in a place I couldn't see. I promise they really do fade!!

dubcompanion · December 2016

TMI****

Hemorrhoids are the bane of my existence right now. I'm really tired of feeling like I'm being stabbed in the butt every time I cough. And I'm getting over a cold, so I cough. A lot.

anonellis · December 2016

@dubcompanion I came on here to complain about the exact same thing. At least, I think. I'm having some butt problems and I haven't gotten around to googling so I assume they're hemorrhoids but all I know is that whatever is going on down there is no joke.

@JustAnotherUsername16 apparently I had many stretch marks before I found out about them, because I can't see the underside of my belly and they're all a couple inches below my belly button. I keep telling myself that a) they'll fade, and b) they won't be as bad once the surface area they cover shrinks...right?

hemorrhoids and stretch marks...pregnancy is so glamorous. WHERE IS THE GLOWING?!?!

Foersty · December 2016

Add me to the stretch mark list. I had my first experience with Braxton Hicks contractions on Sunday and it freaked me out. It was kinda scary! I'm also just feeling in general very full, can't eat as much, and the bottom of my ribs aches often. And I can't tie my shoes!

chrlyr · December 2016

Last night I spent about 2 hours on my feet baking cookies for my work exchange and I was so tired afterward that you would have thought I ran a freaking marathon.

Gators&BoSox · December 2016

@chrlyr yes! I've been living in cookie land for the past week with quite a few more batches ahead of me too. Normally not too bad but yesterday I made a cookie I can't use my kitchen aid for (best invention ever) and I was done! My hips were screaming too. I feel like the most out of shape person on the planet lol.

Also, I have woke myself up the past two nights snoring. I never snore! I asked DH if he heard me but he said no.

And I have found underbelly stretch marks too

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MamaRara84 · December 2016

Trouble sleeping every night starting at 4am

No appetite....but weight gain =(

Sheer exhaustion

Migraines

This is my second.....and Im ready for him to arrive. Miserable

MamaRara84 · December 2016

Yessssssssssssssssssss

Precisely

Just don't sit down!! I learned that. If there is ANYTHING you need to get done before sitting down for dinner or watching a show.....get it done first! I have yet to complete a task if I have chosen to sit and rest first

howdthathappen · December 2016

I. Can't. Breath.
Had to do some shopping last night and even though I was moving at a snails pace I felt like I couldn't breathe and just wanted to lay down. It took forever to go away too. Even sitting on the couch at home my chest still hurt.

datalover13 · December 2016

My stretch marks tend to be around my belly button, and it seems they're getting worse from my first pregnancy. I must be growing differently?
Otherwise feeling like I'm growing exponentially. Being tall is great because I can still reach things, but that's quickly fading too. Made cookies last night for DS's daycare and kept dropping nonsense and just leaving it on the floor. I should get back to doing squats but nah.

JustAnotherUsername16 · December 2016

@howdthathappen I can so relate to that!! Today I tried to wear a normal bra and now I feel like my ribs are being squeezed to death slowly.

mecoats · December 2016

lightning crotch
hard to roll out of bed to go to bathroom (I feel like I look like Violet Beauregard from Willy Wonka - blueberry girl)
apparently my snoring is terrible - payback to DH
Tight belly
slight swelling
irritability (but that may just be me in general

)

edited because I'm dumb and had the wrong Willy Wonka character.

kjd291 · December 2016

BH contractions at night, starting to feel pressure in my pelvis if walking around too much (like Christmas shopping this morning) continued hip and lower back pain, tossing and turning all night.
And, my belly is now keeping me an extra few inches away from the sink when washing dishes so I have to bend over and irritate my low back even more. One more reason to complain to DH about letting his pregnant wife do the dishes. ; )

Jilliants · December 2016

The ribs!!! Why must they hurt so much!

npaulie · December 2016

So much pain in the ribs!! And the lightening crotch is increasing :-/ and overall just super slowed down.

datalover13 · December 2016

I haven't experienced lightning crotch, but I can say I didn't miss this feeling like the kid is going to fall out of me any minute. Weird pressure.

Burrberrymum · December 2016

The usual rib pain.. Only now it's also migrated to my mid/upper back mostly only on the left side but it really hurts. I'm having trouble sitting on the couch, just very painful on my ribs and back.. Constantly out of breath and sleepy still.

kjd291 · December 2016

Add me to constipation issues! Had a mini freak out this morning because I wiped blood!! But then realized it was coming from a different hole. Half relief, half: seriously!? Not cool!

jenny0228 · December 2016

My hips are SOOO tight. I stretch every day and still they are so sore and my tendons and ligaments all feel like suspension cables. Makes it hard to sleep, even with my support pillow, have to keep flipping all night. A pregnancy massage would probably be a good idea. Also I can tell when I have a day where I drink less water than usual, because the next day I have more swelling. Finding that staying super hydrated actually makes me swell less.

mrsyimster · December 2016

Insomnia... then a lot of peeing
today im breaking out?!!

somedays I'm just super tired
somedays I can eat a whole cow

today I have no appetite

Spartanrd4 · December 2016

I had to give a lecture today and my feet are killing me after standing for over an hour straight. My mouth was so dry from talking so much, I think I got short of breath lol!

chrlyr · December 2016

In addition to finding out that I failed the 1 hour, I'm also apparently anemic and need to take a daily iron supplement. One of the side effects is constipation. Great! Add that to the list...

CanadianintheSouth · December 2016

Came down with a cold. I've peed my pants twice today from sneezing - awesome!

JustAnotherUsername16 · December 2016

@chrlyr I just got the anemia diagnosis as well and am totally feeling that constipation side effect from the iron supplements... it's a rough life.

onechoctawgirl · December 2016

Carpel tunnel in my hands has been driving me crazy. My OB told me to go on a low sodium diet and to drink way more water to help it but that is easier said then done...

sunshine507 · December 2016

@chrlyr just diagnosed w anemia too, my doc told me to go ahead and buy a softener when I picked up my iron supplement. Hoping to avoid adding two more daily pills, so I've started adding extra ground flaxseed to my breakfast and it's really helping.

I go to bed exhausted then am wide awake at 3:30am and can't get back to sleep. Whyyyy.

Gators&BoSox · December 2016

apparently my pregnant brain thinks all things go through the fridge. Done with the phone? Put it in the fridge! Need to light the candles? Obviously the matches are in the fridge...

kjd291 · December 2016

Fun first Lightning crotch! Or should I say: Fanny Daggers!

Ouchhh!

mecoats · December 2016

Sweating for no reason! I swear it's not that hot and I'm like a faucet.

kjd291 · December 2016

Woke up last night feeling nauseaus with a mild leg cramp and BH contractions. Had to deep breath for a few long minutes and calm myself down because I felt so anxious/panicky!
I don't know how I'm going to make it through the last few weeks of wondering when baby is going to make her arrival at any moment!

Gators&BoSox · December 2016

@kjd291 oh no! no fun... hopefully that kind of thing doesn't become common for you.

Leg cramps have started. Also, baby girl has been picking some awful positions and bringing lots of pain to my lady areas. It feels like when you hit your funny bone... not funny...

Jilliants · December 2016

kjd291 said:

Woke up last night feeling nauseaus with a mild leg cramp and BH contractions. Had to deep breath for a few long minutes and calm myself down because I felt so anxious/panicky!
I don't know how I'm going to make it through the last few weeks of wondering when baby is going to make her arrival at any moment!

Yes to the nighttime BH! That shortness of breath in the middle of the night kick my anxiety into high gear so quickly! I usually just get up and use the opportunity to go pee, since I go every time I wake up anyway.

kjd291 · December 2016

Jilliants said:

kjd291 said:

Woke up last night feeling nauseaus with a mild leg cramp and BH contractions. Had to deep breath for a few long minutes and calm myself down because I felt so anxious/panicky!
I don't know how I'm going to make it through the last few weeks of wondering when baby is going to make her arrival at any moment!

Yes to the nighttime BH! That shortness of breath in the middle of the night kick my anxiety into high gear so quickly! I usually just get up and use the opportunity to go pee, since I go every time I wake up anyway.

Sorry you're experiencing it with some anxiety too! I never had it with my first, so it's throwing me for a loop! Really need to stay better hydrated... oops.

kjd291 · December 2016

I usually am so regular... go to the bathroom every morning after having some coffee. But the past week ((ever since baby flipped head down and had added pressure)) it's been taking all day to get the urge to go. Its made me feel so off, almost nauseated and crampy annoying lower pressure until it finally happens! I spend my whole day just wanting to poop and get it over with! Ughhh. Haha.

npaulie · December 2016

@Gators&BoSox I've been experiencing the EXACT same thing the last 4 days or so. I notice it mostly when walking quickly before, but now noticing it even when just laying down still.

motherofdragons-2 · December 2016

Wicked insomnia making me drop my brain here guys....like waking up at 3am and putting dirty laundry from the washer into the dryer thinking "these clean clothes are already dry, why am I bothering putting them in?" because I was convinced my DH/stepson wouldn't have dry work uniforms! then having DH very rudely explain that the clothes were dirty. Not sure if that's considered a symptom but its certainly the most prevalent issue. And i grunt and groan every time I bend over or stand up from sitting! Im like an old fat dragon huffing and puffing!

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