Add me to the ridiculous heartburn category. I've had it my whole pregnancy, but have been able to manage it for the most part with Zantac 75 twice daily and Tums when I need some instant relief. Apparently we're past that stage of management now - I was up until 2:30 because it was so bad.
Which also means add me to the dark circles category - I'm thinking about just embracing them at this point because I'm not sure I'll get get enough sleep to recover.
@cabearit I got a bunch of lounge-y house dresses so I don't have to put on real pants.. I'm pretty excited about those! And tucks pads, dermoplast, nipple cream & breast pads, some heavy duty pads😂, and some high waist leggings, for when I am finally ready to try pants again. I'm hoping that will be enough!
I've been reading some interesting stuff on what to eat to help with labour.
Dates: Randomized trials have found that eating date fruit in late pregnancy, around 60-80 grams a day of fruit, may increase cervical ripening, reduce the need for a medical labor induction or augmentation, and one small study found a positive effect on postpartum blood loss. They found women who ate dates were less likely to need pitocin.
I know there's also raspberry leaf tea to drink. Has anyone found other foods to add to our diets now that we're getting closer to the end?
Me: 31 H: 36 L & N twin girls: 3yo. Born at 30 weeks. 2 month NICU stay BFP Aug 2018: EDD April 2019
Dates are in Luna bars, maybe try those when you are closer?
+1 sleep problems. I can’t roll over, I just get up, go pee and come back to sleep on the other side.
+1 to reflux, I always have it due to GERD but I’m on 150 of zantac 2X daily and if that stope working I have to switch to Prilosec.
+1for pelvic pain, especially when standing from sitting or laying down.
Also struggling with skin issues on my chest and shoulders... some is a fungus (normal apparently) and the rest is acne stuff. Anyway, dr said the simple way to deal with it is to use head and shoulders clinical strength as body wash there and it’s makig my skin so happy again. Yay! I even made my hubs wash his back with it to help with his skin issues. It’s way better than any soap I’ve tried because that just dries me out and makes me itch.
@kbirchtree I’m so going to try that head and shoulders trick.
also, I have spent a lot of time the past two days lifting DD (close to 30 lbs) and wondering if I’m doing damage to myself. By the end of the day my abs definitely hurt.
I have Had the weirdest reaction with my tongue- sooo many things burn- like a layer of my tongue is gone.. so when I find A meal that doesn’t burn or cause discomfort with my tongue or reflux, it’s a miracle! I cant Handle anything acidic or vinegary.. DH keeps teasing me soon I’ll just be living off yogurt and bread. 😭
I've been sleeping very poorly until last night when we were in a hotel! That surprises me since we have a damn sleep number bed. I'm gonna fiddle though with my sleep number. Maybe it's too soft. I hope that helps bc I slept like a damn rock last night, it was glorious.
@kbirchtree is the fungus between your breasts? I have had a red, dry moisture rash between and under mine that I cannot get rid of anymore. I had body powder (Goldbond I think) that worked perfectly and really cleared it up, but I lost the bottle in September and nothing I have bought or tried has worked since. :-( And I can't go around the house without a bra bc BIL is here so it doesn't get the chance to air out.
@kbirchtree is the fungus between your breasts? I have had a red, dry moisture rash between and under mine that I cannot get rid of anymore. I had body powder (Goldbond I think) that worked perfectly and really cleared it up, but I lost the bottle in September and nothing I have bought or tried has worked since. :-( And I can't go around the house without a bra bc BIL is here so it doesn't get the chance to air out.
I have little round fungus here and there mid rib and up to the bra line, that’s not ringworm, she said it’s common during pregnancy and it’s also ina. Lacy pattern between and under here and there. Not super red, but changes in color depending on how sweaty or clean I am. The head and shoulders clinical strength is helping with all of it and body acne. My skin is feeling clean and smoother and not dry and itchy or sticky and sweaty. I use it once a day unless I shower twice, (regularly due to it helping my back pain) then I use it twice.
Woke up last night after a nice hot shower to it feeling like my pelvis had shattered - painful to walk, pain in my inner groin, aches in my lower uterus. W.T.F. Is this what some of you are calling SPD?
other joints are also out of whack so part of me thinks it was a massive amount of relaxin hitting my system.
Anyone else overheating like crazy? I feel like at least once a day, i’m sweating and dying of heat. I’m chugging water like crazy too, but I still feel dehydrated. I feel like i’m Losing water as fast as I put it into my body.
@ysotte yes to the hot flashes!! I've been feeling those for months now, but on the plus side I feel like a superhero this winter in Canada.
Main symptoms are rib pain and belly skin pain... every time the babies move it feels like they are tearing my belly skin. They leave white tracks along where they have moved... so freaky! Oh and exhaustion. I feel like I could have slept all day for the past few days.
Just today I have had a real hard time emptying my bladder. I've had to go super frequently, the when I'm sitting on the toilet practically nothing comes out! I feel like its trapped in there somehow? Anyone else?
@rockclimbingmom try holding your belly up tightly to relieve pressure, if that’s not relieving and allowing you to per more you may have upper uti/bladder infection. As that is a symptom of that.
I pulled a muscle in my in my lower belly and it hurts a lot to walk, and I’m apparently compensating and that’s making my pelvic ligaments hurt a lot too. So walking is terrible.
@rennie1108 I really want a sleep number bed for our next one. Do you like it?
@ysotte I’m always hot. DH and I ran errands without DD and he had a sweatshirt and a coat on and I just had my shirt on. And I had cold air blowing on us!
@rennie1108@kbirchtree aw man, a uti! That hadn't occurred to me! Fingers crossed it's not that! Thanks for the advice you two 😊 I will get in touch with my doc.
My hips, glutes, pubic bone, hip flexors, and basically everything around down there is so achy and painful. If this is what you ladies call SPD and have been dealing with even worse than this for weeks, I feel for you. I feel like a wuss for complaining, but I'm so ready to be done.
@ysotte at first I thought you said is anyone else overeating not overheating and I was going to say ME! Lol. I am suddenly constantly hungry, even if I've just ate- such a weird feeling.
My hips, glutes, pubic bone, hip flexors, and basically everything around down there is so achy and painful. If this is what you ladies call SPD and have been dealing with even worse than this for weeks, I feel for you. I feel like a wuss for complaining, but I'm so ready to be done.
Yes, it’s no fun. At it’s worse I can’t lift my legs to put pants on or cross my legs without excruciating pain. The SPD causes a 1+inch difference in my leg lengths
Just this past week I've started to feel baby up near/in my ribs. I don't think I'm having any BH (FTM). I'm betting my LO is going to stay in past her Due Date. Currently 30 days left until EDD. I'm waging on lasting until my induction date which is 8 days past my EDD. But if she comes a little sonner, I will not be upset! Can't wait to meet the little nugget.
@ysotte yes, I’m constantly overheating too. And usually wake up sweating in the middle of the night a couple of times too. The postpartum sweats are bad. This is a really close second.
I ate so much chocolate yesterday. And plenty of beignets the day before and a large slice of king cake plus a yummy cookie. Definitely not what I wanted for my health, but I'm so craving sweets!!
@mighty_montgomery Yea, pretty much every craving I have is some kind of candy/ice cream/ cookie. I almost cried recently because I really wanted jolly rancher chews and SO was at the store, but he didn’t get see my text until he got home. 😆
Re: Symptoms week of 2/25
Which also means add me to the dark circles category - I'm thinking about just embracing them at this point because I'm not sure I'll get get enough sleep to recover.
@frenchfrymama reminded me I need to get pads this weekend. Other than that, I think I'm set for post partum.
Dates:
Randomized trials have found that eating date fruit in late pregnancy, around 60-80 grams a day of fruit, may increase cervical ripening, reduce the need for a medical labor induction or augmentation, and one small study found a positive effect on postpartum blood loss.
They found women who ate dates were less likely to need pitocin.
I know there's also raspberry leaf tea to drink. Has anyone found other foods to add to our diets now that we're getting closer to the end?
H: 36
L & N twin girls: 3yo. Born at 30 weeks. 2 month NICU stay
BFP Aug 2018: EDD April 2019
+1 sleep problems. I can’t roll over, I just get up, go pee and come back to sleep on the other side.
+1 to reflux, I always have it due to GERD but I’m on 150 of zantac 2X daily and if that stope working I have to switch to Prilosec.
+1for pelvic pain, especially when standing from sitting or laying down.
Also struggling with skin issues on my chest and shoulders... some is a fungus (normal apparently) and the rest is acne stuff. Anyway, dr said the simple way to deal with it is to use head and shoulders clinical strength as body wash there and it’s makig my skin so happy again. Yay! I even made my hubs wash his back with it to help with his skin issues. It’s way better than any soap I’ve tried because that just dries me out and makes me itch.
also, I have spent a lot of time the past two days lifting DD (close to 30 lbs) and wondering if I’m doing damage to myself. By the end of the day my abs definitely hurt.
DD #2: BFP: 8-19-18 EDD: 4-30-19
other joints are also out of whack so part of me thinks it was a massive amount of relaxin hitting my system.
Main symptoms are rib pain and belly skin pain... every time the babies move it feels like they are tearing my belly skin. They leave white tracks along where they have moved... so freaky! Oh and exhaustion. I feel like I could have slept all day for the past few days.
Just today I have had a real hard time emptying my bladder. I've had to go super frequently, the when I'm sitting on the toilet practically nothing comes out! I feel like its trapped in there somehow? Anyone else?
I pulled a muscle in my in my lower belly and it hurts a lot to walk, and I’m apparently compensating and that’s making my pelvic ligaments hurt a lot too. So walking is terrible.
@ysotte I’m always hot. DH and I ran errands without DD and he had a sweatshirt and a coat on and I just had my shirt on. And I had cold air blowing on us!
@rockclimbingmom I have that issue as well when I pee. I hope I'm not getting a UTI!
Currently 30 days left until EDD. I'm waging on lasting until my induction date which is 8 days past my EDD. But if she comes a little sonner, I will not be upset! Can't wait to meet the little nugget.