Has anyone had BH that were so strong they woke them up? I woke up last night having a super strong contraction. Nothing since then, but I thought it was a little weird.....
Meagan Married 6.12.10 DS 11.8.12 Baby GIRL! due 7.4.18
Lots of stuff going on that you guys are going thru too, bh are waking me up too @stlmegs along with cramping at night too like you @wildtot my pillow situation is similar to you @coco305 it takes forever to get comfy! @sm05-2 I need to start taking iron pills too, wondered if it would help combat tiredness? My prenatal has iron but I’m still slightly anemic. I have back pain on my right side, feel really big and am so so hungry! Still nauseous at times which is a big bummer
Got some heartburn too this week, more like acid reflux, I was able to pinpoint it to sandwich meat (DH got a random brand here instead of the no nitrites I usually get but Hawaii prices are nuts). Tums have helped thankfully.
Iron has been ok so far, I was constipated for 2 days but found relief on day 3 and I'm thinking it could be the traveling and the not so healthy diet
Still sleeping semi ok but feeling larger by the hour and wobbling...can only get worse from here!
What the eff? I had a reasonable size dinner arpindn7:30...wasn’t full after, but was satisfied. Ran around cleaning up the house and kitchen for 20 mins. Passed out on the couch waiting for my husband to get home from work. Woke up at 9:30, saw he still wasn’t home, ate half a cup of ice cream, and went to bed. Now I’m lying in bed in so much pain I feel like I ate an entire horse and watched it down with 10 gallons of water. Where did this full feeling come from??? Half a cup of ice cream plus a reasonable sized dinner 2.5 hours could not have done this to me!
Edit: clearly I wrote this when I was about 1/2 asleep.
Anyone else dealing with the swelling? I don't have it often, but if I'm in a situation where I am sitting in a cramped space for an extended period of time my feet blow up like Macy's parade balloons! I went to see a broadway musical last night and never left my seat (because standing at intermission would mean climbing down a ton of stairs and back up. I slept with my feet elevated last night but they were still a bit swollen this morning. I put on compression socks this morning, have already peed 3 times and had to tighten my shoes twice. Meh
@nimmle I had horrible swelling in my last pregnancy, and nothing seemed to help it at all. It was always the worst at the end of the day, after commuting home, and you're right about the cramped space issue - driving was the worst thing for mine. Just keep doing what you're doing, and maybe ask for foot rubs at night while you're relaxing
I have scoliosis and now I'm experiencing a very dull upper backache, where part of my rod is. Trying to figure out when it happens (I think I notice it more when I'm sitting, but it doesn't happen all the time and it doesn't last very long). It's really not a huge bother, but I definitely notice it, and I hope it's not a sign of things to come!
Sorry, probably TMI, but does anyone else feel like dancing when they've had two days in a row where you could poop? Not sure what I've done differently, but I'm thankful for a break from the constipation.
@crabcake18, it did help with my fatigue. I mean, I still have some fatigue, probably from just being pregnant, but the additional iron has made my fatigue so much more manageable. My prenatal also has iron, but I discovered through a blood test that I was still anemic (and I was always eating spinach and adding some beef to the rotation, too). So for me, it's "yay for iron!"
@noideawhatshesdoing Love when there is a good poop 2 days in a row!! @wildtot I literally just bought travel butt wipes because I seem to have to go poo when out as well.
I woke up at 3:30 this morning for no apparent reason. Couldn't go back to sleep until 6am. Alarm went off at 7:30am. I hope and pray to all things holy, that this is not becoming a daily thing.
+1 for the dancing on good poop days! Haven't gone more than 2 days in a row of constipation thankfully. And when I get relief is like the best day. But I really, really, really need to learn my lesson about small meals. Running out of space in there and again, if I don't poop then I need to eat less. I love eating so anything that prevents me from doing that is the devil...
@noideawhatshesdoing Woohoo for poo! I have also found relief 2 days in a row and I hope it continues!
My neck and and right shoulder are completely cramped. I cannot find a comfortable position when sitting on the couch, and the pain prevented me from taking a nap while my 2yo was sleeping. I don’t know if it’s from sleeping on my side, or due to my recent chiropractic treatments, but I hope it feels a little better before causing another sleepless night.
My belly keeps getting rock hard and I feel it. It's tightened before, but now I'm feeling it, usually after I eat or if I'm walking too much. Anyone else??
@wildtot i thought it was just me with bloody boogers! So gross and I’m so over it!
also been having a hard time with acid reflux. Fine when I’m upright but once i go to bed i get a mouthful of ick. I’ve tried sitting up for a few hours after i eat but i still get the same result.
Sorry if TMI but i suddenly felt this small bump down there. DH said it looks like a skin tag. Anyone get these? Is it a pregnancy thing? I didn’t get this with DS. Could this be those veins popping some of you have mentioned? I’m gonna ask doctor to check it out tomorrow.
Sorry if TMI but i suddenly felt this small bump down there. DH said it looks like a skin tag. Anyone get these? Is it a pregnancy thing? I didn’t get this with DS. Could this be those veins popping some of you have mentioned? I’m gonna ask doctor to check it out tomorrow.
I have a few bumps, almost like mole or boil, however they don't hurt. I was sooo worried about them. When my ob saw them, she said they are varicose veins and they will go away after pregnancy.
Ugh I seriously can't figure out if I am having BH, real contractions, or just feeling my baby push/roll across my uterus. I keep getting this painful crampy feeling in my stomach accompanied by hardening, but does not feel like the typical BH I've been getting. I sort of feel like he's just pushing into me and that's the hardening I feel, but I don't know. I also had intermittent back cramps for a while last night...which I also don't normally get. I really don't want to leave work and drive 2 hours to my midwife's office or the hospital to check it out. I have an appointment tomorrow morning anyway. Just waiting to see what happens for now I guess.
@zande2016 i had two days like that last week. Baby was moving so much it was irritating the uterine walls and causing cramping and contractions (nothing regular). Baby finally got comfortable and it’s been better since.
my right boob is burning! It like when you’re full of milk feeling.
@wildtot My right nipple has been super itchy the last day or so.
@zande2016 same. Can't figure out if BH or if baby is pressing. I feel like I can feel her on the one side when it feels like it's tightening, but I'm not sure.
definitely an increase in discharge recently. baby is now kicking all night it seems
TTC History:
Me: 36 H: 40 Married 2015. Together since 2010. TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017 BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018. TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020 Due date was Nov 2020 DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma. TTC: March 2021 IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022 IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
@wildtot I hated that burning feeling during nursing! I feel more full these days so I'm sure there's colostrum in there, but no leaking and no other symptoms so far. I did give them a squeeze in the shower the other day out of curiosity and nothing came out lol.
Every time I have some movement from babe right now my right lower ribs hurt. I dunno what position he's in but its aggravating that area. Probably just more ute stretching.
This video is so cool, it's an MRI of a baby moving in utero! Look at that craziness, no wonder we are constantly wondering what the heck they are doing in there
1. I showed my H the MRI video @kissableviv posted and he goes “what’s the baby holding, handle bars?” 2. I am drinking a cup of raspberry leaf tea, and it’s giving me cramps while I’m drinking it. I asked my husband if he thought that was bad, and he goes “I don’t know, are you having those Jackson hank contractions?”
Anyway, that’s weird about the tea right? Has anyone experienced that?
Re: May Symptoms
DS 11.8.12
Baby GIRL! due 7.4.18
Iron has been ok so far, I was constipated for 2 days but found relief on day 3 and I'm thinking it could be the traveling and the not so healthy diet
Still sleeping semi ok but feeling larger by the hour and wobbling...can only get worse from here!
Edit: clearly I wrote this when I was about 1/2 asleep.
This is totally me today.
However, I am now starting to feel like the only one that poops within 10 minutes after a bigger meal wtf.
@wildtot I literally just bought travel butt wipes because I seem to have to go poo when out as well.
I woke up at 3:30 this morning for no apparent reason. Couldn't go back to sleep until 6am. Alarm went off at 7:30am. I hope and pray to all things holy, that this is not becoming a daily thing.
Edit: spelling
Eta the flushable kind of course. Leave no evidence!
My neck and and right shoulder are completely cramped. I cannot find a comfortable position when sitting on the couch, and the pain prevented me from taking a nap while my 2yo was sleeping. I don’t know if it’s from sleeping on my side, or due to my recent chiropractic treatments, but I hope it feels a little better before causing another sleepless night.
uh I’m so over these bloody boogers every single day! And this increase in discharge is so annoying. I feel like I’ve peed myself sometimes.
also been having a hard time with acid reflux. Fine when I’m upright but once i go to bed i get a mouthful of ick. I’ve tried sitting up for a few hours after i eat but i still get the same result.
my right boob is burning! It like when you’re full of milk feeling.
@zande2016 same. Can't figure out if BH or if baby is pressing. I feel like I can feel her on the one side when it feels like it's tightening, but I'm not sure.
definitely an increase in discharge recently. baby is now kicking all night it seems
TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017
BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018.
TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020
Due date was Nov 2020
DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma.
TTC: March 2021
IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN
IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022
IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN
IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN
AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
This video is so cool, it's an MRI of a baby moving in utero! Look at that craziness, no wonder we are constantly wondering what the heck they are doing in there
I constantly wonder what’s going on in there!
2. I am drinking a cup of raspberry leaf tea, and it’s giving me cramps while I’m drinking it. I asked my husband if he thought that was bad, and he goes “I don’t know, are you having those Jackson hank contractions?”
Anyway, that’s weird about the tea right? Has anyone experienced that?