I've had a few new symptoms this week. My blood pressure has got pretty low again, it was only 92/58 the other day. It defiantly got pretty low with me running around at work today and I felt pretty rough for a lot of the day.
I have also started to be negatively affected by lying on my back and my vena cava being compressed by the baby. I was quite badly affected by it in my last pregnancy and it looks like it's going to be the same this time. Obviously I'm not sleeping on my back but I can't even lie on my back for over a minute without having changes to my pulse and heart rate.
@cornichonmam What you just described as low has been my normal resting BP for the duration of my pregnancy so far. I am currently taking my blood pressure first thing in the morning and just before bed so I can monitor how it progresses and watch for the first sign of pre-e setting in again. My doctors haven't been concerned about it yet but you've got me wondering if this is too low again.
@RedBaramid and @cornichonmam low bp doesn’t cause any risk or harm to the baby, but you could get hurt if you stand up too quickly and pass out. Compression stockings, hydration and salt should help somewhat, but otherwise just move slowly and rest if you need it.
@roo_baby I know unless it is extremely low there isn't a risk for the baby. For me (I've had it with my son too) it means that my tolerance from getting dehydrated or too hot is very narrow, so I can go from feeling fine to feeling unwell fairly quickly. Like many other pregnancy symptoms it's annoying when you have it for months on end. I'm a teacher too, so I can't just have a 10 min sit down and a drink when I need to at work, so I have to have a very strict schedule of bathroom breaks, drinks and snacks. I hadn't thought about the compression stockings though, they might be worth a try if I know I'm going to have a busy day.
@RedBaramid My doctors haven't been worried either they have more been surprised that it was low. Mine is usually about 110/75, it might not be an issue for you if that is your usual BP. I actually felt fine when that BP was taken, it was more than likely lower than that when I got a bit dehydrated yesterday.
So last night while watching TV with mh I sneezed and peed myself. Not full-blown but just enough to get through my pants onto the couch 🤦♀️ I didn't even have a full bladder. I thought 16w is too early for this?! 😭
Me: 33 DH: 36 Dating 4/2008 Married 6/2016 TTC #1 9/2019 BFP 12/13/2019! EDD 8/27/2020 Baby Girl
charhar0820 I too have aches and pains and loss of circulation during sleep. It as actually been the biggest issue now that I'm into my second trimester. I find that all I want to do is sleep on my back, but consciously know that is not the best idea. I also tried a pregnancy pillow thinking that would help, but it proved to be too short and I believe I will be sending it back. Have you found any cure for your sleeping ailments? I'm open to any and all
@bbastianson I’ve just been using extra pillows! I use a small pillow between my legs to keep my back aligned, one behind my back. I do find myself on my back a bit so I prop myself with a small wedge pillow which was intended for a belly pillow but I find more comfortable on my backside. I got it on the Thyme maternity website on sale for about $10.
I was at a prenatal massage appointment recently where the masseuse had me bear hug a body pillow and I could’ve fallen asleep! I think I’ll just invest in a good body pillow rather then a big pregnancy pillow.
As for the loss of circulation, it hasn’t been happening as much so I’m not entirely sure what may have helped that.
@bbastianson I slept curled up into a tiny ball the other night on my side so now I'm battling the aching shoulders and chest. Last night I made myself a nice slope out of pillows so I could lay "flat" on my back and I put a couple extra pillows under my knees to give them a slight bend and elevation. This was able to give me that "flat" back feeling without cutting off circulation anywhere and without causing me the pain I quickly feel when I lay on my back. Have you tried something similar?
@charhar0820@bbastianson I've got the boppy total body pillow, which is great and I also have a down pillow behind my back too. I would recommend both but a down pillow is great because you can mold it into different shapes and you can still use it after pregnancy. I've got a smaller down pillow that I'll get out later on to go under my bump too (though there is an under bump pillow that comes with the boppy), then my pillow fort will be complete and my husband will just have to deal with only having 1/4 of the bed.
@RedBaramid That's rubbish, but I'm not surprised with the very low fat diet you have to be on at the moment, fat is very satiating. Hopefully you'll get some good news tomorrow.
charhar0820 I too have aches, pains and loss of circulation during sleep. It as actually been the biggest issue now that I'm into my second trimester. I find that all I want to do is sleep on my back, but consciously know that is not the best idea. I also tried a pregnancy pillow thinking that would help, but it proved to be too short and I believe I will be sending it back. Have you found any cure for your sleeping ailments? I'm open to any and all suggestions!!!!
So I have been low key worried because I havent really felt baby move, even tho I felt him pretty consistently early on. Last night he had a party. Hard kicks and jags for the better part of the night. Which was both awesome, and sad, cause sleep.
@RedBaramid I haven't tried that yet, I think we need to buy more pillows first. I feel like my lower back hurts often so making a pillow slope with back support sounds like an amazing thing!! Def gonna look into how to make that happen!! Thanks!!
@wildrainbow so happy and relieved for you! I started feeling a bit more movement again as we started to approach our last appointment, which have only gotten stronger. Still a bit intermittent, but I try to remember the last time I felt them whenever I start to feel anxious. ❤️
@tyrion_ PGAL is such a B. I do hope you'll be able to start feeling more connected soon. ❤️
I have been sleeping with a couple random favorite (non-pregnancy) pillows and that worked for me last pregnancy as well. The one weird thing that I did have last time was carpal tunnel that I first noticed with my hands falling asleep at night! So weird, so I had to start sleeping with wrist braces. 🤷 JIC anyone else has a similar issue going forward.
I'm soo glad y'all mentioned going numb bc I've been here this whole time thinking I had some weird neurological issue separate from being pregnant 😂 glad it's just another common symptom (but it doesn't feel disruptive to my sleep sometime). I've also been sleeping with a down pillow behind my back (in addition to my bbhugme pillow) and I think it's really helped with support and making sure I don't go flat while I sleep.
Baby's kicks feel different today (for the past week they have been pretty distinct, but today they feel more rumbly). Trying to not get too worked up...I feel like anxiety about the world is spilling over and looking for something to latch on to.
I wish I could feel baby move already!!! I’m nearly 17 weeks with my third so I thought I’d feel baby by now. I do not have an anterior placenta either so what gives?! I hope those sweet kicks and flutters are coming soon!
I have also noticed tingly/numbness in my hands/feet when sleeping, and sometimes throughout the day. I've been trying not to sit a any strange positions and thought this was the beginning of GD or something!
I think I feel baby move... but it doesn't feel like flutters (or what I would imagine flutters to feel like)... it feels more like cramps/pressure for a second here and there... Is that baby moving? I thought this would be a more pleasant feeling.
Me: 33 DH: 36 Dating 4/2008 Married 6/2016 TTC #1 9/2019 BFP 12/13/2019! EDD 8/27/2020 Baby Girl
@ziggymama06 Hmm. The pressure could be baby, but I'm trying to think if kicks have ever felt like cramping for me...? I want to say no. Right now, at 17 weeks, it mostly feels like little bumps and nudges.
@ziggymama06 sometimes the movement is uncomfortable for me - especially if I’m wearing certain pants or in a certain position. I think maybe it’s the baby rolling or making big movements? I also feel smaller movements but not very often yet.
I’ve had such weird tastes in my mouth all week. I feel like nothing gets rid of it except continuing eat. What the heck?! Getting so fat.
@ziggymama06 When I feel BIG movements, I might would call them crampy. They make my belly feel tight and suddenly there is a lot of internal pressure, then it either abruptly stops or is followed by what I would identify as fluttery feelings. I was actually just talking to my best friend about this and she was talking about how much she hated early movement because of how awkward and uncomfortable it was. For her the more obvious later movement felt less creepy and uncomfortable for her. This baby feels more active than my last, I kind of agree with her now. This baby was sitting breech for a while and I suspect we just did some big movements to hopefully be at least sitting transverse (so side to side horizontal) if not a complete flip. I will say I very clearly feel these feelings when I finally sit down and still after doing some yoga.
Also just a warning to anyone experiencing carpal tunnel for the first time with this pregnancy, loving reminder that it may not go away after you give birth. If you haven't invested in a brace you might consider it, if you're one of the unlucky (like me) that brace will come in handy.
@lachnessmomster@tara4910@RedBaramid Thank you girls! That makes me feel a bit better. I can't wait for her to get a bit bigger to feel movements all the time and have MH feel them too!
Me: 33 DH: 36 Dating 4/2008 Married 6/2016 TTC #1 9/2019 BFP 12/13/2019! EDD 8/27/2020 Baby Girl
So, I’ve never experienced heartburn before... I’m embarrassed to admit that I had to google “is heartburn something you feel in your throat?” 😂 according to google, I am in fact experiencing heartburn 🔥 Mostly it’s been happening at bedtime, super annoying. I hope it gives my baby *some* hair though! My siblings and I were all bald babies lol my older sister didn’t really have Any hair until she was 3 I think?
Speaking of hair, my hair (on my head) is noticeably growing which I’m excited for! Body hair has seemed to calm its growth, or I’m just use to it now?
Has anyone else felt like a period super strong pulling/zapping sensation in their belly? Like almost the same as kicks but like something is being dragged or pulled from the inside. Its been freaking me out.
Has anyone else felt like a period super strong pulling/zapping sensation in their belly? Like almost the same as kicks but like something is being dragged or pulled from the inside. Its been freaking me out.
I think I have something similar! I always describe it as feeling like someone plucked a muscle like a guitar string. Or like a muscle suddenly just ripped or like I got stabbed but without any pain. Almost a numb feeling as it happens. Kind of like hitting your funny bone without the tingly part.
It's super weird! I mentioned it to my midwives, and they said it could be small tears a muscle or just the response to stretching.
Hey so. I'm wondering about weight gain... I was a little overweight to begin with, so it was reccomended I only gain about 20 pounds for the whole pregnancy. I'll be 19 weeks on Tuesday and so far I've only gained 4 pounds... I'm just not sure if I am not gaining enough weight at this point?
@maggied26 for a healthy sized person with a healthy BMI normal weight gain in first trimester is considered between 2-4 pounds, and then up to a .5 pound per week in second trimester. Third trimester that goes up to a pound a week as far as what is considered healthy. When I got pregnant I had JUST crossed the threshold down from obese to just overweight, for reference I've gained 3.5 pounds at this point and my doctor is happy with where I am (I am 19 weeks today). I've been recommended to gain between 11 and 20 pounds for the duration of this and I'm giving it my all to do so lol! (While still being very mindful of what I am eating to make sure I eat enough of the right stuff) Visually speaking when I look at the pictures of myself it's starting to become slowly noticeable that my weight is more or less shifting to my abdomen. Most of my pre-pregnancy clothes all still fit, except for the stuff that goes snugly around the lower abdomen like jeans and very fitted t-shirts. Right now the game is about nutrition not weight. Just make sure you're eating enough of the good stuff. Baby is gonna take what baby wants first.
No real symptoms except for horrible insomnia almost every night. Thank goodness I get to nap when DD naps during the day or else I don’t know how I’d power through the day.
@mrswheeler812 I'm still experiencing period-like cramps, but they don't last long. I also feel tugging/stretching and strange jabs here and there. I think all long as your aren't spotting anything goes?
I have skin tag on my nipple!! It is such a pain and hurts sometimes. I wonder if I got it bc I've been wfh the past week and a half and haven't worn a bra? I wasn't blessed with a large chest so don't really wear one unless I leave the house lol.
Also, woke up in the MON last night with pain down entire left side of my back. After an hour of tossing and turning MH woke up to my moans and rubbed my back and made a pillow fort for me. I think its time I finally bite the bullet and order a pg pillow.
Me: 33 DH: 36 Dating 4/2008 Married 6/2016 TTC #1 9/2019 BFP 12/13/2019! EDD 8/27/2020 Baby Girl
@ziggymama06 Lol! During my last two, I've gotten tiny skin tags under my armpits! They weren't noticeable to anyone else, but I certainly knew they were there!
Has anyone else felt like a period super strong pulling/zapping sensation in their belly? Like almost the same as kicks but like something is being dragged or pulled from the inside. Its been freaking me out.
I think I have something similar! I always describe it as feeling like someone plucked a muscle like a guitar string. Or like a muscle suddenly just ripped or like I got stabbed but without any pain. Almost a numb feeling as it happens. Kind of like hitting your funny bone without the tingly part.
It's super weird! I mentioned it to my midwives, and they said it could be small tears a muscle or just the response to stretching.
Yes! This I have an appointment Wednesday I was going to ask about it then. I had one on friday at of the blue I literally jumped out of my chair
I'm really starting to worry. I lost more weight. I have lost 10 pounds total since being in 2nd trimester. Im not trying to. I don't exercise and O havent changed my eating habits. I eat the sort of stuff I did before.
The first 7 pounds where after. i was sick for about a month. I didnt think much of it because i knew i had been super sick and during I made a point to try to stay hydrated.
But now I'm 197. I was 195 when I got pregnant. How the hell could I have pnly gained 2 pounds in 19 weeks? And I'm def very pregnant looking. The bump is larger than with my other kids at this many weeks.
I also was not obese for my bmi before getting pregnant just labeled over weight.
Pregnancy #1 DD 08.30.2007 Pregnancy #2 Natural Miscarriage at 6 weeks 03/2014 Due date 11/9/2014 Pregnancy #3 DS 02.23.2015 Pregnancy #4 Missed Miscarriage at 11 weeks 11/2018 Due date 5/22/2019 Pregnancy #5 Positive test 12/11/2019 Due Date 8/17/2020
@psychobutthead I lost 15 pounds when I was pregnant with my first... Then gained 60 pounds by delivery day. I didn't gain until the end of second trimester so don't stress yet! With this one even though my morning sickness has been worse I haven't gained or lost any and I'm at 19 weeks.
@psychobutthead I gained no weight until the end of my pregnancy with DS1 (10-15 lbs end of 3rd tri) but once he was born, I weighed less than I did pre-pregnancy (10 lbs less). I was morbidly obese though. This time I am in the overweight category (170s) pre-pregnancy and I am up 15 lbs already. First 5 lbs during 1st tri (I say it all went to my boobs) then 2nd tri I instantly jumped 10 lbs. We will see how this goes. Seeing my weight go up is freaking me out even though I know it's for baby. As long as your doctor isnt worried, I wouldn't stress over it.
Re: March Symptoms
I have also started to be negatively affected by lying on my back and my vena cava being compressed by the baby. I was quite badly affected by it in my last pregnancy and it looks like it's going to be the same this time. Obviously I'm not sleeping on my back but I can't even lie on my back for over a minute without having changes to my pulse and heart rate.
@RedBaramid My doctors haven't been worried either they have more been surprised that it was low. Mine is usually about 110/75, it might not be an issue for you if that is your usual BP. I actually felt fine when that BP was taken, it was more than likely lower than that when I got a bit dehydrated yesterday.
Dating 4/2008
Married 6/2016
TTC #1 9/2019
BFP 12/13/2019!
EDD 8/27/2020 Baby Girl
Have you found any cure for your sleeping ailments? I'm open to any and all
Have you found any cure for your sleeping ailments? I'm open to any and all suggestions!!!!
I haven't tried that yet, I think we need to buy more pillows first. I feel like my lower back hurts often so making a pillow slope with back support sounds like an amazing thing!! Def gonna look into how to make that happen!! Thanks!!
@tyrion_ PGAL is such a B. I do hope you'll be able to start feeling more connected soon. ❤️
I have been sleeping with a couple random favorite (non-pregnancy) pillows and that worked for me last pregnancy as well. The one weird thing that I did have last time was carpal tunnel that I first noticed with my hands falling asleep at night! So weird, so I had to start sleeping with wrist braces. 🤷 JIC anyone else has a similar issue going forward.
Baby's kicks feel different today (for the past week they have been pretty distinct, but today they feel more rumbly). Trying to not get too worked up...I feel like anxiety about the world is spilling over and looking for something to latch on to.
I think I feel baby move... but it doesn't feel like flutters (or what I would imagine flutters to feel like)... it feels more like cramps/pressure for a second here and there... Is that baby moving? I thought this would be a more pleasant feeling.
Dating 4/2008
Married 6/2016
TTC #1 9/2019
BFP 12/13/2019!
EDD 8/27/2020 Baby Girl
I’ve had such weird tastes in my mouth all week. I feel like nothing gets rid of it except continuing eat. What the heck?! Getting so fat.
Also just a warning to anyone experiencing carpal tunnel for the first time with this pregnancy, loving reminder that it may not go away after you give birth. If you haven't invested in a brace you might consider it, if you're one of the unlucky (like me) that brace will come in handy.
Dating 4/2008
Married 6/2016
TTC #1 9/2019
BFP 12/13/2019!
EDD 8/27/2020 Baby Girl
Body hair has seemed to calm its growth, or I’m just use to it now?
It's super weird! I mentioned it to my midwives, and they said it could be small tears a muscle or just the response to stretching.
I have skin tag on my nipple!! It is such a pain and hurts sometimes. I wonder if I got it bc I've been wfh the past week and a half and haven't worn a bra? I wasn't blessed with a large chest so don't really wear one unless I leave the house lol.
Also, woke up in the MON last night with pain down entire left side of my back. After an hour of tossing and turning MH woke up to my moans and rubbed my back and made a pillow fort for me. I think its time I finally bite the bullet and order a pg pillow.
Dating 4/2008
Married 6/2016
TTC #1 9/2019
BFP 12/13/2019!
EDD 8/27/2020 Baby Girl
I have lost 10 pounds total since being in 2nd trimester. Im not trying to. I don't exercise and O havent changed my eating habits. I eat the sort of stuff I did before.
The first 7 pounds where after. i was sick for about a month. I didnt think much of it because i knew i had been super sick and during I made a point to try to stay hydrated.
But now I'm 197. I was 195 when I got pregnant. How the hell could I have pnly gained 2 pounds in 19 weeks? And I'm def very pregnant looking. The bump is larger than with my other kids at this many weeks.
I also was not obese for my bmi before getting pregnant just labeled over weight.
Pregnancy #2 Natural Miscarriage at 6 weeks 03/2014 Due date 11/9/2014
Pregnancy #3 DS 02.23.2015
Pregnancy #4 Missed Miscarriage at 11 weeks 11/2018 Due date 5/22/2019
Pregnancy #5 Positive test 12/11/2019 Due Date 8/17/2020