Weekly Symptoms Thread | 8.28

eggplantface · August 2017

A new week, a whole new list of things that pop up and make us go "Is that normal?"

ldawngirl781 · August 2017

I think I'm being punished for a good/decent first trimester. I've been getting headaches lately and today is the worst. Plus, nausea came back and eggs are no longer my friend.

jennifer_m21 · August 2017

I've only had two headaches so far, and I think it was because I was dehydrated! I am trying to get enough liquids per day to prevent them. The last one was horrible!

karcerplus3 · August 2017

The last week or so I've been getting short of breath when I climb stairs. That and my nipples are still sore. I'm sure they will be the entire time if I remember correctly. Otherwise I'm doing pretty good *knock on wood*

psm2462 · August 2017

+1 for headaches. Almost every day now for me. Thankfully a little caffeine or tylenol does the trick for me but man is it unpleasant.

keshupe29 · August 2017

Add me to the headaches club as well. Most days I have one. I'm use to it by now which is sad. Feeling exhausted. Like I did early first trimester. I was betting some energy back. Random waves of nausea. Like my husbands beer almost made me puke just from the smell. Which is sad because I'm a beer girl lol.

corcola · August 2017

I have been having crazy dreams since my BFP, but I had the most intense one this weekend. I gave birth to a baby boy (don't know the gender yet lol), I held him for a few min and then they whisked him away for tests. When I woke up no one was in my hospital room! And I tried getting my baby back but no one could help me. I ran around the hospital for hours stressed out trying to find him. And then I woke up sobbing and DH tried to comfort me but it was very upsetting. I am obviously in denial about my stress level

clc515 · August 2017

I'm starting to get itchy on my stomach and boobs :-\ I lotion up, but still itchy!

I think I mentioned this somewhere else, too, but anytime I walk for long periods of time (i.e. actual exercise) I get RLP on the left side blah.

Sleeping is getting harder, too. Just can't seem to get comfortable. Normally a back/stomach sleeper, so this side stuff is awkward.

lainikins · August 2017

I am having insomnia in the middle of the night. If I wake up at all (bad dream, go to the bathroom, my son coming in) then I can not fall back asleep. It is really getting old. I have been up since 2:30 this morning. I was happy with making it until 4:45 yesterday.

I had a drs appointment Friday and I put on a daily baby aspirin as a preventative measure (my blood pressure has been fine so far) for gestational hypertension. I had it with my son, but I was not expecting it and it took me by a little surprise. Anyone else considered high risk for gestational hypertension/ pre eclampsia?

Also, my anxiety is revving up. I feel like I am drowning in everything, especially when I think about how things will be changing come February.

rainafire77 · August 2017

clc515 said:

I'm starting to get itchy on my stomach and boobs :-\ I lotion up, but still itchy!

I think I mentioned this somewhere else, too, but anytime I walk for long periods of time (i.e. actual exercise) I get RLP on the left side blah.

Sleeping is getting harder, too. Just can't seem to get comfortable. Normally a back/stomach sleeper, so this side stuff is awkward.

Itchy stomach here too. Also serious RLP on the left side after getting home from spending the day on the coast Saturday. Had to lay flat with a pillow under my left butt cheek and drink plenty of water. Really concerned DH. I'm getting random bouts of morning sickness but I'm wondering if it's my vitamin. Can't take it at night or it keeps me up. I eat but still feel urpy.

lainikins · August 2017

rainafire77 said:

clc515 said:

I'm starting to get itchy on my stomach and boobs :-\ I lotion up, but still itchy!

I think I mentioned this somewhere else, too, but anytime I walk for long periods of time (i.e. actual exercise) I get RLP on the left side blah.

Sleeping is getting harder, too. Just can't seem to get comfortable. Normally a back/stomach sleeper, so this side stuff is awkward.

Itchy stomach here too. Also serious RLP on the left side after getting home from spending the day on the coast Saturday. Had to lay flat with a pillow under my left butt cheek and drink plenty of water. Really concerned DH. I'm getting random bouts of morning sickness but I'm wondering if it's my vitamin. Can't take it at night or it keeps me up. I eat but still feel urpy.

Ask you Dr if a prescription for folic acid would work for you. That is what mine suggested because my vitamin is upsetting my stomach as well. It has made a huge difference in how I am feeling. Most of the other vitamins you get from your diet, so long as it is semi healthy and you are keeping it down.

pandappanderson · August 2017

Really bad SI joint pain. Been going to the chiropractor every 3 days and even she's like. Wow. Nothing is helping. Which is just fantastic.

Had really bad acid yesterday which came out of the blue. And my tummy is super dry and itchy. It's like deep winter skin.

I had a really easy first trimester so now being 17 weeks and suddenly having all these issues is making me super miserable.

magnolia305 · August 2017

I have had headaches and insane dreams. A lot of dreams about sex. When I climbed in to bed last night, I was a little disappointed DH was already asleep. My last pregnancy was the exact opposite, so I welcome the increase sex drive.

rainafire77 · August 2017

lainikins said:

rainafire77 said:

clc515 said:

I'm starting to get itchy on my stomach and boobs :-\ I lotion up, but still itchy!

I think I mentioned this somewhere else, too, but anytime I walk for long periods of time (i.e. actual exercise) I get RLP on the left side blah.

Sleeping is getting harder, too. Just can't seem to get comfortable. Normally a back/stomach sleeper, so this side stuff is awkward.

Itchy stomach here too. Also serious RLP on the left side after getting home from spending the day on the coast Saturday. Had to lay flat with a pillow under my left butt cheek and drink plenty of water. Really concerned DH. I'm getting random bouts of morning sickness but I'm wondering if it's my vitamin. Can't take it at night or it keeps me up. I eat but still feel urpy.

Ask you Dr if a prescription for folic acid would work for you. That is what mine suggested because my vitamin is upsetting my stomach as well. It has made a huge difference in how I am feeling. Most of the other vitamins you get from your diet, so long as it is semi healthy and you are keeping it down.

Unfortunately I can't process the folic acid. My pre-natals have folate in them. Thankfully the vitamins don't make me throw up just queasy.

alwayssomethingnew · August 2017

Headaches here too, but that's my normal. I'm off my migraine meds which sucks. I thought I was exhausted the past few weeks, but it is hitting me like a ton of bricks. I took two naps yesterday, for a total of about 5 hours. (My kids were wonderful and let me sleep!). Was worried I'd have trouble sleeping last night, but no. Struggled to wake up this morning and am dragging today.

wal2017 · August 2017

Oh the acid reflux and heartburn! It is so miserable and the few medicines that do help only help for a short time. So many foods are causing it, I can't even figure it out. Obviously I'm avoiding spicy food , acidic food, overly seasoned things, etc- be even yesterday I had some toast and it flared up. Ugh so gross and painful. My sister in law said if the acid reflux is already bad at 17 weeks, wait til 30 weeks

! She's a doctor so I trust her but I wanted to kick her at that moment.

bktosf78 · August 2017

For the headachy ladies: This prolly sounds super silly and basic, but have you tried drinking a big mug of warm water every couple hours? I was getting headaches and doing this totally took them away.

My butt and lower back (over my kidneys) is ITCHY. Has been for a few weeks. Tired, but that's been the status quo since week 5.

My uterus aches on and off, especially when I've been sitting upright for a while. Anyone else have an achy uterus?

clc515 · August 2017

wal2017 said:

Oh the acid reflux and heartburn! It is so miserable and the few medicines that do help only help for a short time. So many foods are causing it, I can't even figure it out. Obviously I'm avoiding spicy food , acidic food, overly seasoned things, etc- be even yesterday I had some toast and it flared up. Ugh so gross and painful. My sister in law said if the acid reflux is already bad at 17 weeks, wait til 30 weeks ! She's a doctor so I trust her but I wanted to kick her at that moment.

Oh yes, I have the reflux and the burn like whoa. I had it before I was pregnant, and this isn't helping. Been eating less spicy/trigger foods overall, but it's not completely gone. Tums have been my best friend, but I try not to have too many. I'm kinda scared that it gets worse later in pregnancy!

karcerplus3 · August 2017

The only time I've every had heartburn was when I was pregnant, and it was horribe. I forget when exactly I started his but I was on a daily dose of Zantec in the evening and I'd take Tums when needed, which was at least once overnight and once or twice during the day. I've had a couple of little flair ups these past few weeks but nothing major so far. I'm just waiting for the day when it gets bad again. It's not pretty, but at least it's temporary.

alwayssomethingnew · August 2017

karcerplus3 said:

The only time I've every had heartburn was when I was pregnant, and it was horribe. I forget when exactly I started his but I was on a daily dose of Zantec in the evening and I'd take Tums when needed, which was at least once overnight and once or twice during the day. I've had a couple of little flair ups these past few weeks but nothing major so far. I'm just waiting for the day when it gets bad again. It's not pretty, but at least it's temporary.

Or sometimes, not so temporary. I never had heartburn until DD1. It never went away. I was on a daily acid reducer. For me, stress flairs it up along with certain foods. Now, I'm managing with tums. My prescription was not a good option while pg.

mlb15 · August 2017

Getting full! Totally forgot about this happening last time. But I can't eat as much in one sitting anymore or I'm miserable! Had a salad and soup from Panera for lunch and have been uncomfortable all afternoon.

rainafire77 · August 2017

I have zero appetite and have to force myself to eat. Nothing sounds good. Last night MIL cane into town and took us out to a nice dinner & I had to force myself to eat my favorite meal and that restaurant, chicken picatta. It tasted delicious but I had zero appetite. And I had been that way all day too. No appetite. I'm not even sure if I ate anything at all yesterday before dinner to be honest!

winnie1122 · August 2017

@rainafire77 I've been that way most of this pregnancy, ugh. No appetite and if I do get it back for awhile whatever I eat makes me feel instantly sick again. Dinner is basically not a thing for me right now and it's a bummer!

caitb13 · August 2017

Constant feelling of breathlessness. It wakes me up at night and I can't fall back asleep. I got max maybe three hours of sleep last night. I constantly feel like I need to take a deep breath, but when I force it my chest feels tight. It has me so worried and uncomfortable I ended up at my dr's office today

yellow711 · August 2017

lainikins said:

I am having insomnia in the middle of the night. If I wake up at all (bad dream, go to the bathroom, my son coming in) then I can not fall back asleep. It is really getting old. I have been up since 2:30 this morning. I was happy with making it until 4:45 yesterday.

I had a drs appointment Friday and I put on a daily baby aspirin as a preventative measure (my blood pressure has been fine so far) for gestational hypertension. I had it with my son, but I was not expecting it and it took me by a little surprise. Anyone else considered high risk for gestational hypertension/ pre eclampsia?

Also, my anxiety is revving up. I feel like I am drowning in everything, especially when I think about how things will be changing come February.

I am high risk for gestational hypertension. Same as you, I was not expecting it with my first pregnancy. I had so many appointments once my blood pressure became an issue and ended up setting an induction date.

My OB mentioned the baby aspirin to me at my first OB appointment but said to wait until the after the first trimester - which i am past. I will ask at my next appointment.

yellow711 · August 2017

Add me to the heartburn and insomnia club.

But my worst symptom is still the damn nausea. I still have it constantly.

I am 17 weeks pregnant and I thought it would be gone by now (or at least subsiding) Blah

seltzerinstead · August 2017

I wake up with a headache of varying severity everyday. Goes away once I'm up and about and eat and drink. Was wondering if it's the increased blood volume maybe? Either that or I'm grinding my teeth worse than I used to and it's a tension headache. Not sure how it could be from dehydration, I drink tons of water.

Realwife · August 2017

Headaches here as well, plus complete exhaustion coupled with insomnia. Been feeling totally overwhelmed and can't seem to get anything done; hope it's just the exhaustion and will soon pass since I am just now hitting 14 weeks.

mblomq2 · August 2017

Headachesss. At least I know I'm not alone here. I rarely had any pre pregnancy so it feels very odd for me. I'm drinking as much water as I can but I think I'm having trouble staying hydrated.

winnie1122 · August 2017

Puked in the car on the way to work this morning. Pregnancy first. Ugh.

ash0625 · August 2017

+1 for heartburn, although mine is usually only at night or first thing in the morning.

Also - I can't sleep. I'm awake for hours at a time in the middle of the night. Its making me crazy.

precious88 · August 2017

corcola said:

I have been having crazy dreams since my BFP, but I had the most intense one this weekend. I gave birth to a baby boy (don't know the gender yet lol), I held him for a few min and then they whisked him away for tests. When I woke up no one was in my hospital room! And I tried getting my baby back but no one could help me. I ran around the hospital for hours stressed out trying to find him. And then I woke up sobbing and DH tried to comfort me but it was very upsetting. I am obviously in denial about my stress level

Oh my gosh, I had this EXACT same dream over the weekend! I woke up really upset, too, and sat in my daughter's room watching her sleep for like an hour. My husband found me in there sobbing quietly and was like wtf haha. Interestingly, when I was pregnant with my daughter I only ever had dreams about having a baby girl before I found out about the gender. This time I'm only dreaming about boys, so I'm interested to see if it correlates again.

BrittaniLC · August 2017

pandappanderson said:

Really bad SI joint pain. Been going to the chiropractor every 3 days and even she's like. Wow. Nothing is helping. Which is just fantastic.

Have you tried seeing a massage therapist who specializes in prenatal massage? A chiropractor just aligns the skeletal while a massage therapist who is experienced can focus on relaxing the muscles that could be causing the SI joint discomfort.

rainafire77 · August 2017

Anyone else wake up at 3am craving a lemon popcicle? Just me then? Alrighty.

pandappanderson · August 2017

BrittaniLC said:

pandappanderson said:

Really bad SI joint pain. Been going to the chiropractor every 3 days and even she's like. Wow. Nothing is helping. Which is just fantastic.

Have you tried seeing a massage therapist who specializes in prenatal massage? A chiropractor just aligns the skeletal while a massage therapist who is experienced can focus on relaxing the muscles that could be causing the SI joint discomfort.

I tried a prenatal massage before before the Chiro and felt that it did nothing. I was thinking that I should go back now that the joint should be in the right spot and have her work on relaxing the muscles so that it stays in place.

RSaini · August 2017

@pandappanderson I've been going for physio 2 times a week and a massage as well. That has helped me tremendously along with using a SI Joint pain belt I ordered from Amazon. If you haven't already, try a physiotherapist and a pain rub that contains menthol only.

winnie1122 · August 2017

Craving unrelated foods that I have none of the ingredients for and I know I won't want once I make them. Coleslaw and bean dip. Not together. But I'm mad about it. So so ready for morning sickness to leeeeeavvvvve.

soulcupcake · August 2017

lainikins said:

I am having insomnia in the middle of the night. If I wake up at all (bad dream, go to the bathroom, my son coming in) then I can not fall back asleep. It is really getting old. I have been up since 2:30 this morning. I was happy with making it until 4:45 yesterday.

I had a drs appointment Friday and I put on a daily baby aspirin as a preventative measure (my blood pressure has been fine so far) for gestational hypertension. I had it with my son, but I was not expecting it and it took me by a little surprise. Anyone else considered high risk for gestational hypertension/ pre eclampsia?

Also, my anxiety is revving up. I feel like I am drowning in everything, especially when I think about how things will be changing come February.

lainikins - I was diagnosed with chronic hypertension during my first appt. It was brought on by subclinical hypothyroidism. There is an increased risk of developing superimposed pre-e that can be sudden. I've started taking low-dose 81mg aspirin. I also take 400mg Labetalol. I'll likely start monitoring my BP at home along with proteinuria the further along I get in the second trimester. I've been dealing with anxiety related to these increased risks since my first appt. I've had a number of friends develop HELLP, eclampsia and delivery 10+ weeks early due to severe pre-e/HELLP/eclampsia, and I know how serious it can be and how quickly it can develop (postpartum pre-e freaks me out, too.)

The OB I saw at 7ish weeks said they'd induce no later than 39 weeks, and earlier if my BP starts creeping up even with meds or I start to spill protein and show symptoms.

I have better days when I feel the extra monitoring and preventative measures are in place to lessen the incidence of complication, but the worry is still there in the back of my mind. I've found that it's hard to enjoy the pregnancy so far when I'm feeling more anxious. It sucks. One of my dear friends that had severe HELLP and complications gave me some great advice to help calm my nerves. I'll probably listen to my Hypnobabies recordings when I get further along. I think they'll help a lot with my anxiety. It helped her during her last two pregnancies.

corcola · August 2017

precious88 said:

corcola said:

I have been having crazy dreams since my BFP, but I had the most intense one this weekend. I gave birth to a baby boy (don't know the gender yet lol), I held him for a few min and then they whisked him away for tests. When I woke up no one was in my hospital room! And I tried getting my baby back but no one could help me. I ran around the hospital for hours stressed out trying to find him. And then I woke up sobbing and DH tried to comfort me but it was very upsetting. I am obviously in denial about my stress level

Oh my gosh, I had this EXACT same dream over the weekend! I woke up really upset, too, and sat in my daughter's room watching her sleep for like an hour. My husband found me in there sobbing quietly and was like wtf haha. Interestingly, when I was pregnant with my daughter I only ever had dreams about having a baby girl before I found out about the gender. This time I'm only dreaming about boys, so I'm interested to see if it correlates again.

Thank goodness I'm not crazy lol. But it sucks to have crying dreams, I'm glad DH was there to check on you! When do you find out the gender? it would be cool to see if it works out! I'll know two weeks from tomorrow!

tamaraupstateny · August 2017

Oh the heartburn... general nausea is a constant reminder that I'm not alone too. Anyone else feel full/bloated ALL THE TIME even when you feel hungry? It's the most frustrating thing for me so far. My normal healthy diet of 90% veggies and whole grains (that would be great for baby) is completely out the window and the only foods I can stomach are ones I would normally call junk food. Even organic graham crackers are giving me grief! I'm literally crying over food today.

babymakes9 · August 2017

ldawngirl781 said:

I think I'm being punished for a good/decent first trimester. I've been getting headaches lately and today is the worst. Plus, nausea came back and eggs are no longer my friend.

As of last night I can no longer eat seafood, or bacon. I'm hoping it's just crappy bacon and seafood because we pick up our home grown bacon tomorrow...

Dinner has also been forced everyday. I just don't want it, but if i go lay down instead my family gets worried, so I just sit and make myself eat something.

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