I’m stuck in a vicious cycle of feeling like I’ve never drank water in my life, and therefore having to wake up and pee constantly. Of course every time I wake up, my throat is super dry again.
@And846 sleep is awful for me. I can ONLY sleep on my right side. It's incredibly uncomfortable on my left, feels like an elephant is on my chest. It's worse than on my back. Idk what is going on with me lol. However, I can totally sleep on my left after I wake up to pee. Just can't start there. 🤷♀️
I've noticed some slight swelling in my ankles and shins so now I need to start drinking more water 😩 but I'm just not that thirsty! I know I'm probably dehydrated but you can only force yourself to drink so much.
I think the little dude has been going through a growth spurt, because I'm so much hungrier than usual! To the point where I can't get through the morning without eating part of my lunch. Sleep is getting harder to attain; frequent wake-ups, lower back aching, and really feeling gravity pull down on my belly if I don't have a pillow under it.
So the pregnancy dreams stopped for a little while but have returned. And have gone from just random and completely weird/absurd/off the wall to downright horrifying nightmares. I won’t even go into any details about any of them bc there’s way too many triggers, but this is the about the third one I’ve had and it is always SO vivid and terrifying and I wake up in a panic, sweating and physically sick. 😭😭😭 This shit isn’t cool.
@MrsLaLaBug, so sorry you're dealing with that! I imagine it's hard to feel rested when you're "working" through a nightmare all night... At least that's how I feel when I wake up from crazy dreams 😔
@MrsLaLaBug I had something similar a couple weeks ago. Every single night was a nightmare and it was awful! Luckily I've been just having weird dreams since. Hopefully it goes away for you soon too 🤞🏼
Pregnancy brain is getting stronger. I literally had a list IN MY HAND at Target today AND checked it twice(ha!), and I STILL left the freakin store without the trash bags. 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
@MrsLaLaBug I’m definitely struggling with pregnancy brain too. The best was when I attempted to lock the babysitter’s front door with my house key after picking up my daughter. 😂
I can’t 💩 more than twice a week to save my life. I’ve talked to my OB and am taking colace and Miralax daily, and cut back the prenatal to every other day in case the iron is the issue. Honestly I’ve been backed up with every pregnancy but never to this degree
@happynapper I have a prune juice and sprite everyday (sprite because I can’t stand prune juice by itself…the sprite makes it bearable…) and it’s working over here! I was having some serious 💩 problems. Took about 4 days for things to start moving smoother.
@happynapper I’d also try adding in something like benefiber. Prunes do work great, I just hate the juice and don’t like the texture of actual prunes lol
@annashaf@skc040512 the girls and I eat a couple of dried prunes daily it cracks me up that my kids love them and beg for them. I personally hate prune juice but maybe with a sprite it would be tolerable. And the benefiber looks like something I could easily add too, thanks!
@happynapper I've had good luck with psyllium husks in the past. And I don't know how this would affect things but the iron in your prenatal probably isn't doing much because a bunch of things in the prenatal (like calcium) affect absorption.
@happynapper honestly I've given up on pooping lol. It happens when it happens, usually 1-2x a week as well. I take magnesium every day, doesn't help. And I don't like to take anything else because when I do go....I go...a lot😬 It's one or the other with me. No happy medium in between.
@MrsLaLaBug my boobs are itchy between. They have exploded in size and are rock hard now and i can even feel some of the milk line glands in my armpits.
@happynapper i poop when i poop now. I’ve given up. Some days are great and others are nothing but a small nugget
I'm already having Braxton Hicks contractions which is super cool. I don't know if it's a twins thing (gonna ask at my appointment tomorrow) but I've never had them this early. I have a very high resting heartrate which leaves me exhausted and out of breath all day long, even just sitting on the couch.
Married 11.12.11 JB 08.02.13 EC 12.11.15 GE 04.04.19 #4 & #5 due 05.05.22
Another tmi maybe but I think my nipples might be starting to release milk a little. Is that possible? I noticed the little white dots I had on them when I had DS. I didn't see any milk coming out but still... It seems so early but that's how everything has been this pregnancy. In a way, I was kind of happy to see it, like maybe it's a sign that breastfeeding will go better this time. They're sore though, for sure.
@runninginva I started noticing drops around 20 weeks last pregnancy, and honestly I’ve felt like I’ve had some dried mild at the opening of my milk ducts a few times already this pregnancy. Your milk production is already starting (or at least is prepped) so my guess is it’s totally possible
@runninginva I have the dried milk drops too. I feel like it leaves a smell on my bra and it’s making me self-conscious about it which I know is silly bc obviously no one can smell my boobs LOL
@tacosandtums mine were getting better, then I woke up with a bad migraine today randomly. So I medicated with entirely too much caffeine (aka *maybe* 200 mg total) and now I'm super wired and jittery 🤪
I thought I had escaped the weird dream phase with just a couple of random WTF moments but I had an absolute nightmare last night about being chased by dudes with swords (probably from watching The Witcher right before bed lol). But can these dreams go away now?? I got crap sleep because of it so now I’m dragging
Omg, I think I've experienced the round ligament pains I've heard about... I went to exercise this morning, felt something weird while I was running, and then when I was at the grocery store afterward, I had these debilitating pains above my thigh. It was so strange feeling and I had to stop walking a couple times. For a minute, I thought maybe I was having Braxton Hicks. I did my best to get out of there as quickly as possible and I didn't feel it again after that. I think maybe I just overdid it when exercising?
@brookejay06 ugh I'm sorry. I'd try massage, heating pad on the neck, or caffeine. Those are my go tos. I've been getting headaches/migraines from neck tension daily, and somehow caffeine helps.
Thanks @pajamstagrams !! I have a neck massager so I’ll try that again. Currently in a hot bath and that seems to relive it a bit. Gonna keep popping Tylenol.. as much as Is allowed..
18 weeks, started seeing baby move on the outside last night 🥰 baby has been getting a lot stronger and more active the last few days. Anyone else notice this around the same time? Also- Braxton hicks have also started 👎
I feel like an old lady... I'm sorry, I hope that doesn't offend anyone but I had the RLP the other day, then I started having spasms in my ankles, which I've had before sometimes during pregnancy and sometimes not 🤷. Today, I have the worst low back pain. Like, what is this? I can barely bend down or twist my body (like to give DS something in the car). I put a heating pad on my back and that helped some. I just didn't remember all this from my first pregnancy. I'm wondering if maybe 3 years just makes that much of a difference?
@runninginva 3.5 years is making a bit difference for me lol 🤣 maybe because everything hits earlier with subsequent pregnancies so that's why it's so noticable to me. I don't think it's just solely my age.
Re: Symptoms - December
I've noticed some slight swelling in my ankles and shins so now I need to start drinking more water 😩 but I'm just not that thirsty! I know I'm probably dehydrated but you can only force yourself to drink so much.
Sleep is getting harder to attain; frequent wake-ups, lower back aching, and really feeling gravity pull down on my belly if I don't have a pillow under it.
@MrsLaLaBug yes, I get itchy boobs!
JB 08.02.13
EC 12.11.15
GE 04.04.19
#4 & #5 due 05.05.22
For several days I thought I was getting sick. Nope.
Checked my house for mold, because I react with headaches. Nothing.
is it just pregnancy? UGHHHHH. Tylenol only helps for like 2 hours 😭