@Gretchypoo +1 to snoring. I woke up feeling gross - sweaty, swollen, arms kept falling asleep last night. And then DH tells me I was snoring on and off all night. I'd normally probably laugh, but I got all teary eyed - mostly cause I feel gross and hormonal in general and this is the icing on the cake. He felt sooo bad and wished he hadn't told me.
+1 to snoring...I feel so embarrassed. H had the decency to not say anything until I randomly asked him the other day (he was commenting on it early on, but I think he felt bad so he intelligently STFU about it). I still got really weepy about it.
My snoring went away pretty quick PP. I admit, I took a bit of a 'ha ha, how d'you like it, jerk face' attitude towards the snoring when my husband commented on it, because he ALWAYS sounds like he's running a chainsaw on his side of the bed. My snoring quietly for a few months? He can bloody well deal.
Also, now that kiddo is here, I can't wear my earplugs. Between nursing and my husband's snoring, I may never sleep again.
@poetryandoceans it makes me so nervous not to be able to wear earplugs when baby comes. H is an awful snorer and he's actually moved to the guest bedroom this week because I wake up so much even with earplugs. But I feel like when the baby comes we're either never going to be able to sleep in the same bed again or I'll never get any sleep.
@CurlyCupcake21 Has your husband been worked up by an Ear Nose and Throat doctor? They can give you a sense of what is causing the snoring. My husband looked into it to see if there was anything they could do. And there is!! There are a few different options. However, my husband sings in a band on his off-time, and he doesn't want to do anything that could impact his singing voice. He told me if I really needed him to do it, he would, which is of course so clever because how can I insist after that? But as long as your husband doesn't have a singing voice he wants to protect, you may be able to get some relief that way.
@poetryandoceans ugh, I have such a hard time even getting him to the PCP but that is a good idea! I should probably just keep badgering him until he goes because it would be good if there was some relief from it for both of us since I end up kicking him all night to stop the snoring.
I am uncomfortable and sore all the time but sometimes it's quite painful. It does feel like this baby will fall out but I know when the time comes it won't be so easy. Heartburn is worse and nothing helps. I am getting over a bad cold and some sort of stomach virus but the heartburn still causes me to throw up sometimes. My appetite is gone except for ice which I am eating like mad. (I need a new bag almost daily-pounds each day)
After all this I still don't want her to come yet. It is only 2 weeks early but I would much prefer either a couple days early or a couple days late. I want to grow her as much as I can and the parents are still getting ready. They have been warned that it can really be any time.
I mentioned internal exams in the appt thread. Does anyone know if internal exams can start labour? I had heard it wasn't actually true, not proven but I am nervous about it just the same.
I'm having some weirdness today... it started last night, I had a sudden spurt of very rapid BH and major pressure, but I had to take the dogs out and it pretty much stopped so I thought oh well. Then since I woke up, I had minor cramping, but not in a pattern like labor contractions, just a constant dull aching, but now I have this super strange feeling down there, but it's not like an internal thing, but more like a bone thing. Basically it feels like my pubic bone has a headache or cramps of its own. Ugh, I have recently become super paranoid that the baby is coming soon, so I feel like I'm constantly checking myself by thinking, ok is this a real feeling, or am I paranoid and imagining it? but this feeling in the pubic bone area is real and very weird.
@PerraSucia good call, I didn't even think about it! And just my hands, but it came on pretty fast. I'll run to the pharmacy and check it out in a few just to be safe!
I was going to put this in Randoms, but since skin tags came up again, I can add to that. I have a ton, on my back, on my neck, under my boobs, etc that seem to have come from this pregnancy. I am prone to them but not like they have been. Sometime this summer I noticed a big one in my armpit. I thought it was an ingrown hair and tried to mess with no luck. It has made shaving difficult. So randomly in the shower last night I tried pulling on it and it came off! There were actually 2 together, both came off and I am so relieved, lol
Married - 7/29/06 Ben and Maggie - 4/10/09 Mia - 6/16/11 Surprise! due 2/23/17
@kswiger06 This will sound odd, but I'm so glad you're having confusion over whether or not this is the real deal. I had crazy high belly tightening last night...like the top of my belly was tightening and pushing baby down. I legit googled "What does a contraction feel like?" and felt like @LivingLaVidaGinger in that as a FTM I have no idea what's going on with my body. I'm glad that this is actually NOT solely a FTM issue!
I am uncomfortable and sore all the time but sometimes it's quite painful. It does feel like this baby will fall out but I know when the time comes it won't be so easy. Heartburn is worse and nothing helps. I am getting over a bad cold and some sort of stomach virus but the heartburn still causes me to throw up sometimes. My appetite is gone except for ice which I am eating like mad. (I need a new bag almost daily-pounds each day)
After all this I still don't want her to come yet. It is only 2 weeks early but I would much prefer either a couple days early or a couple days late. I want to grow her as much as I can and the parents are still getting ready. They have been warned that it can really be any time.
I mentioned internal exams in the appt thread. Does anyone know if internal exams can start labour? I had heard it wasn't actually true, not proven but I am nervous about it just the same.
I feel the same in that even though I'm exhausted and starting to get so uncomfortable, I'm still not ready or wishing him out. This is mostly because I'm scared/nervous for what is to come. Even though I'm a STM and I've been through this before, the newborn stage is SO overwhelming to me and I absolutely hated it. I love being a mom, but more so when the kid is a little more independent. I obviously knew what was coming when we decided to TTC and throughout the pregnancy, but now that is it is so close I'm kinda having feelings of dread. Trying to put it out of my mind and focus on the warm feelings of looking forward to meeting him, but yeah.
@Patience7150 I feel just as confused as if I were a FTM, this pregnancy has thrown me completely off from what I was expecting. Everything about it has been so much different than from my other two. I'm constantly going between thoughts of 'you know what actual labor contractions feel like, so chill' , and 'omg should I call my husband home from workso I don't give birth in the living room??' I've been through it twice, and I still have no clue what my body is doing sometimes. (Like this pubic pain, what is it doing??)
@Patience7150 I feel just as confused as if I were a FTM, this pregnancy has thrown me completely off from what I was expecting. Everything about it has been so much different than from my other two. I'm constantly going between thoughts of 'you know what actual labor contractions feel like, so chill' , and 'omg should I call my husband home from workso I don't give birth in the living room??' I've been through it twice, and I still have no clue what my body is doing sometimes. (Like this pubic pain, what is it doing??)
I feel you! I've been pregnant before and both are so different. I actually called the case room last night because I was feeling constant pelvic pressure and it made it seem like my abdomen was tightening. I described it to them "I think this baby is going to fall out of me tonight". After being told to lay down for an hour, I did it and started slowly feeling better.
I'm not feeling that pressure at all today so it's all just one big mind fuck.
************* First BFP: 12/16/13 EDD: 08/23/14 Baby BOY born: 08/29/14
@kswiger06 I feel like whenever you post a new symptom, I have it too. Our EDDs are just a couple of days apart, so I'll be curious to see if we're on the same "schedule." I was so uncomfortable I had to work from home today.
@concreteangell I lol'd at you telling them you thought the baby would fall out lastnight, because I tried to describe the pressure to my husband, and that's basically what I said. I told him "it feels like he's going to fall out my vagina." At least that seems like a common way to describe it! ------ What happens if you go into labor on your own? Will you show up and get a c/s when you get there?
@Xstatic3333 there's no way I could concentrate or even try to go to work today (if I did work lol) That will be interesting to see if we "sync" up. I feel like if I start having legit contractions I should let you know asap in case you're not home haha
Apparently I have started snoring too... Last night I slept like crap, and woke up at around 4am for the millionth time. H got in bed soon after (he was working graveyard), and while I SWEAR I was still awake at that point, he tapped me and told me to change position because I was snoring. I am pretty sure I snapped at him, because how does someone snore when they are not even asleep, but I must have been just barely drifting off. Though him waking me led to me not falling back asleep until right before my alarm went off at 6:30, so I am going to tell him that he needs to start wearing ear plugs instead of waking me up. I am barely getting any sleep as it is.
@kswiger06 yup, they would essentially confirm that I'm in labor and then prep me for surgery. They told me the only way I would deliver vaginally is if i was actually already 9-10 cm and/or baby was crowning by the time I got to the hospital. At that point, a c/s would present a bigger risk for both of us!
************* First BFP: 12/16/13 EDD: 08/23/14 Baby BOY born: 08/29/14
My contractions are sooooo bad today. I definitely can't talk through them and they're 5 mins apart. It sucks. But I've been in L&D for this multiple times and it's always nothing. I hate that I won't know when it's the real thing until I'm like in transition or crowning or something!!
My BP is creeping up I'm usually 100/60, last week I was 110/70, and today I had the school nurse take my BP bc I had a headache all day and it was 120/70. I'll be 37w tomorrow and have been planning to work until my due date but now I'm filled with all kinds of uncertainty!
@MommaBean my BP has been slowly creeping up too, pretty similar to your numbers. I had a MW appointment yesterday, and they said that in the last few weeks of pregnancy, it's normal for your BP to return to pre-pregnancy levels, or a little higher than it has been since the 2nd trimester.
Yesterday my BP was 119/75, and they were not worried in the slightest. They also said the bottom number matters more in terms of developing pre-e, and it looks like your bottom number isn't changing at all. Plus, 120/70 is still a completely normal BP! Anxiety can also raise BP, so worrying about it being high can in turn make it higher when you test it.
I have a BP cuff at home, I check mine daily because my sister recently had pre-e and I'm paranoid. If you're concerned, I'd recommend getting a home cuff and checking it every day at different times. It can fluctuate so much throughout the day - it may give you peace of mind to see it's not consistently rising!
Thanks, @madamerwin - I was wondering if top or bottom mattered more! I emailed my doc but haven't heard from her yet. I was induced with DS because of PIH and I think I only ever got to like 125/80 (it was 7+ years ago though so I don't remember exactly). The nurse told me that even though it's still in the normal range, it's high for me and that matters. We'll see what the doc says. I'm not ready to stop working! Lol
@mommabean 120/70 is 100% totally normal. They don't start worrying about hypertension until you're consistently getting readings above 140/90. They were even iffy on whether they wanted to do an NST on me this morning, when I was 138/94. The OB told me to take my BP twice a day from here on out and call her if it's above 160/100. So don't even worry about your readings at all.
add me to list of FTM who have no clue what's going on with my body. I have been up all night with moderate to painful cramping. Sometimes some BH contractions. I have no idea of this is the real thing or not.
My Bradley teacher always said don't go looking for your labor. It will come to you. But I legitimately have no clue what's going on with my body.
Me: 36, H: 37 FTM, 2 Furbabies married 03/17/07 lived in Houston, Austin, Los Angeles and NYC due: 2/15/17
@krob that sounds like really good advice and I would agree! It's so hard though when you get to the end not to assume anything and everything is labor!
Peeing, peeing, peeing, all day and all night. Last night I got up 3 times to go. The acid reflux is so bad that it's my new least favorite symptom. I can't get comfortable at night because I have to keep my upper body as elevated as possible and I still end up having gunk creep up and into my mouth I've been sleeping with fewer blankets, but I wake up multiple times a night and my boobs and upper chest are sweaty. My shirt will actually be damp, but it's not leaking boobs, just a lot of sweat. Hip pain. And the unbearable sharp pains that I get from my inner leg where the leg attaches. The baby gets into a position that hits a nerve or something and it hurts way worse than most the other stuff so if he could stop with that, it'd be great. Last night I didnt sleep for a stretch longer than 40 - 50 minutes at a time. All. Night. Long. I felt bad because everytime I woke up to pee or try to roll over I'd wake up my husband and last night he finally asked if something was wrong and why I couldn't sleep.
I completely understand the pinched nerve thing. Same place. My legs keep buckling at the hips from it, and I nearly swear almost every time from the pain... And I don't swear.
Peeing, peeing, peeing, all day and all night. Last night I got up 3 times to go. The acid reflux is so bad that it's my new least favorite symptom. I can't get comfortable at night because I have to keep my upper body as elevated as possible and I still end up having gunk creep up and into my mouth I've been sleeping with fewer blankets, but I wake up multiple times a night and my boobs and upper chest are sweaty. My shirt will actually be damp, but it's not leaking boobs, just a lot of sweat. Hip pain. And the unbearable sharp pains that I get from my inner leg where the leg attaches. The baby gets into a position that hits a nerve or something and it hurts way worse than most the other stuff so if he could stop with that, it'd be great. Last night I didnt sleep for a stretch longer than 40 - 50 minutes at a time. All. Night. Long. I felt bad because everytime I woke up to pee or try to roll over I'd wake up my husband and last night he finally asked if something was wrong and why I couldn't sleep.
I completely understand the pinched nerve thing. Same place. My legs keep buckling at the hips from it, and I nearly swear almost every time from the pain... And I don't swear.
@sadiec92 This is a little off topic, but I'll be really curious to know how labour goes for you. Not in a snarky way, but in a genuine curiosity way. Because I honestly could not control what came out of my mouth during labour. In a funny coincidence, I knew the OB who had to assist in my vacuum delivery; I actually taught his daughter. I know the family, and I know they are a quietly but deeply religious family. But during the pushing stage, I kept uttering... ahh... religiously inappropriate exclamations. The funny part was that there was a small part of me, deep inside, that was aware of exactly how inappropriate it was. But I couldn't stop.
Guys could the mucous plug be totally clear or is it darker than that? I've had some weird stuff the last 2 days that looks like what I would have thought it would be - but clear...
I've been losing bits of my mucous plug over the last week or two and it's been kinda cloudy/brownish. Kinda looks like snot after you've had a bloody nose and there's still bits of dried blood in it?
On the same topic, I just had my "bloody show"/lost the rest of my mucous plug!! REALLY hoping this means labor will start in the next day or two. Fingers crossed!
Guys could the mucous plug be totally clear or is it darker than that? I've had some weird stuff the last 2 days that looks like what I would have thought it would be - but clear...
Mine was clear and whitish and I lost it right before labor started. Don't think it's written in stone that it will be "bloody"!
************* First BFP: 12/16/13 EDD: 08/23/14 Baby BOY born: 08/29/14
I don't know if this should go here but I don't know where else to put it. So I was just minding my business, sitting at my desk and then all of a sudden my face starts pouring blood. Like my hand, shirt, and chin covered in blood. But I cant even tell where it came from? There was nothing in my nose, I didn't see my gums bleeding, I don't see a cut on my lip. I just don't even know what happened. It was sooo much blood though...eek.
I don't know if this should go here but I don't know where else to put it. So I was just minding my business, sitting at my desk and then all of a sudden my face starts pouring blood. Like my hand, shirt, and chin covered in blood. But I cant even tell where it came from? There was nothing in my nose, I didn't see my gums bleeding, I don't see a cut on my lip. I just don't even know what happened. It was sooo much blood though...eek.
What?! That sounds... creepy. I would think bloody nose, since that's pretty common in pregnancy. If it were coming from your mouth, you would taste it.
Woke up at 5:30 this AM with the WORST leg cramp. My calf still hurts.
This is one of the things I miss the most. Waking up and getting a good leg stretch in. It seems to set off crazy painful charlie horses while pregnant.
Re: Symptoms Thread 1/23/17
Also, now that kiddo is here, I can't wear my earplugs. Between nursing and my husband's snoring, I may never sleep again.
After all this I still don't want her to come yet. It is only 2 weeks early but I would much prefer either a couple days early or a couple days late. I want to grow her as much as I can and the parents are still getting ready. They have been warned that it can really be any time.
I mentioned internal exams in the appt thread. Does anyone know if internal exams can start labour? I had heard it wasn't actually true, not proven but I am nervous about it just the same.
I was going to put this in Randoms, but since skin tags came up again, I can add to that. I have a ton, on my back, on my neck, under my boobs, etc that seem to have come from this pregnancy. I am prone to them but not like they have been. Sometime this summer I noticed a big one in my armpit. I thought it was an ingrown hair and tried to mess with no luck. It has made shaving difficult. So randomly in the shower last night I tried pulling on it and it came off! There were actually 2 together, both came off and I am so relieved, lol
Ben and Maggie - 4/10/09
Mia - 6/16/11
Surprise! due 2/23/17
This is mostly because I'm scared/nervous for what is to come. Even though I'm a STM and I've been through this before, the newborn stage is SO overwhelming to me and I absolutely hated it. I love being a mom, but more so when the kid is a little more independent. I obviously knew what was coming when we decided to TTC and throughout the pregnancy, but now that is it is so close I'm kinda having feelings of dread. Trying to put it out of my mind and focus on the warm feelings of looking forward to meeting him, but yeah.
I'm not feeling that pressure at all today so it's all just one big mind fuck.
First BFP: 12/16/13
EDD: 08/23/14
Baby BOY born: 08/29/14
@Xstatic3333 there's no way I could concentrate or even try to go to work today (if I did work lol) That will be interesting to see if we "sync" up. I feel like if I start having legit contractions I should let you know asap in case you're not home haha
First BFP: 12/16/13
EDD: 08/23/14
Baby BOY born: 08/29/14
Yesterday my BP was 119/75, and they were not worried in the slightest. They also said the bottom number matters more in terms of developing pre-e, and it looks like your bottom number isn't changing at all. Plus, 120/70 is still a completely normal BP! Anxiety can also raise BP, so worrying about it being high can in turn make it higher when you test it.
I have a BP cuff at home, I check mine daily because my sister recently had pre-e and I'm paranoid. If you're concerned, I'd recommend getting a home cuff and checking it every day at different times. It can fluctuate so much throughout the day - it may give you peace of mind to see it's not consistently rising!
My Bradley teacher always said don't go looking for your labor. It will come to you. But I legitimately have no clue what's going on with my body.
FTM, 2 Furbabies
married 03/17/07
lived in Houston, Austin, Los Angeles and NYC
due: 2/15/17
I've been losing bits of my mucous plug over the last week or two and it's been kinda cloudy/brownish. Kinda looks like snot after you've had a bloody nose and there's still bits of dried blood in it?
On the same topic, I just had my "bloody show"/lost the rest of my mucous plug!! REALLY hoping this means labor will start in the next day or two. Fingers crossed!
ME: 25, DH: 27
TTC #1 since 09/2015
Miscarriage @ 10 wks 02/28/2016
BFP 05/28/2016!
First BFP: 12/16/13
EDD: 08/23/14
Baby BOY born: 08/29/14
ME: 25, DH: 27
TTC #1 since 09/2015
Miscarriage @ 10 wks 02/28/2016
BFP 05/28/2016!