(44) Little Presents - Due in December 2013

[Hoping girl 2]

I never got energy back from first trimester. I'm still tired when I wake up, I'm tired all day, I take a nap and wake up tired, go to bed tired...repeat every day of pregnancy. I feel so worn out and I'm not even dealing with a new baby yet!

I'm with you!!!! I wonder how people
Do this when they already have children to look after... I'm already exhausted!

It's so so bad! I have a very energetic 20 month old who wears me out in addition to constantly feeling exhausted. Luckily my husband lets me sleep in most days, but I don't feel like it really helps at all. Bah!

You're so lucky to have such a supportive hubby hope it gets better soon xxx

 

[brit3435]

Hi ladies! We just got back from a week at the beach so I haven't been on lately.

Three girls congrats on your little boy! Finally a little more blue in this thread!

Diamond I am so sorry you are going through difficulties at work, I know exactly how you feel I went through a similar situation when I was pregnant with my daughter. I knew my work couldn't fire me or anything, but I got talked about behind the back and my district manager made me feel like if I couldn't do my job I would never be promoted whether my dr. had restricted me or not. It caused so many problems with my pregnancy that I ended up stepping down and eventually quitting. Everyone felt like I was being overly dramatic about issues in my pregnancy but I ended up going into labor at 34 weeks so I'm glad I stepped down and put my pregnancy first, I may have had my daughter even sooner if I hadn't. You and your baby come first!

DHBH I am actually less tired with this pregnancy than I was with my first! With my daughter all I did was work and sleep LOL.

BRAXTON HICKS

Anyone else having shortness of breath with their Braxton hicks? Mine have become more noticeable and in the afternoon I have between 4 and 6 contractions per hour plus a very uncomfortable shortness of breath that I never had with my first pregnancy. The first time it happened I kind of freaked out and thought something was really wrong. However it always goes away in the evening. I see my dr. again on Monday for my first progesterone shot so I'll ask him about it, just wondering if anyone else is having problems with this? I would also like to know if anyone else is getting many Braxton hicks or none at all?

 

[ready2Bmum]

I don't think I've had them yet. I imagine ill know what they are when they happen.

 

[DHBH0930]

Glad to see I'm not the only one still so tired! I know it doesn't help that I don't sleep well at night. Woke up at 6am today and couldn't fall back to sleep

I don't think I've had Braxton Hicks yet, not sure what they should feel like.. But I have already been experiencing shortness of breath, I feel out of breath after a flight of stairs, must be baby pushing my organs up into my lungs...

 

[luz]

I have tons of bh!! I called my dr and asked about them because I was worried. They said don't worry unless they are happening every 5 minutes for 2 hours. When you start getting them try to sit and relax, or take a warm bath (39 min is what mine recommended). You can also take Tylenol to help. I've researched it online and apparently a full bladder and not drinking enough water can cause them too. So I always drink some water and go pee if I have a few in a row...

Hope that helps!

 

[Hoping girl 2]

I'm ike dhb. No braxton hicks but really out of breath when I go up the stairs

 

[Lara310809]

I have plenty of braxton hicks whenever I move; none that I'm aware of when I'm resting. It's very uncomfortable though and it does tire me out when I'm dealing with the kids and doing housework. I don't remember getting them this frequently OR this early with my last pregnancies.

 

[threegirls]

Thank you ladies. I am very excited to be adding some blue to this thread (all that pink worried me since we already have three little girls) lol. Little girls are absolutely wonderful but I'm ecstatic to be having a little boy to add to our mix even though I'm a little more scared now because I know what to do with girls but this is a whole new journey for us

 

[elleff]

I haven't had any BH? I thought it was too early! What do they feel like? I think I'd panic if I had any regular cramping!

 

[brit3435]

Thanks ladies I'm glad I'm not the only one having Braxton hicks frequently, they do worry me some but my dr said they come earlier with each pregnancy. However, this out of breath feeling is new I never had that before.

For those of you who haven't had them yet, I think most people don't start feeling them until later. They feel like a tightening in your belly and when I get one my uterus will get rigid looking on one side so that it looks lopsided or it will get really defined looking. They aren't painful but they can be uncomfortable. My doctor said everyone has them starting around 6 weeks pregnant but the intensity is such that we don't notice them until our uterus' get much larger.

Oh and on Thursday morning I woke up and my little girl had the hiccups! It was a great chance for DH and my daughter to feel her in there

Here's a pic of me from our vacation last week, a little over 20 weeks and I'm starting to get HUGE!!

 

[Lara310809]

They aren't usually painful but they can be very painful; in one of my pregnancies they were very painful, and I remember researching them online and every website says "you probably won't even feel them", but I was doubled over with them.

So far this pregnancy I haven't felt them at all; no cramping or anything, I just get uncomfortable when it happens because my belly is like a rock and I suppose my organs are all squashing up a bit more, so I feel like I can't catch my breath, my heart hurts sometimes, etc. it's much more comfy if I lie down though. I wish I could spend all day lying down also I often feel a bit sick with them. The joys...

 

[brit3435]

Lara I hope I don't get painful BHs that would be horrible! Even after my water broke I didn't have painful contractions, it wasn't until I was dilated to a 5 or so that they started to hurt so I got an epidural lol. I don't like pain

So in bringing up epidurals...who all is planning to get one? Anyone going to do it all natural? Also anyone doing a home birth or have a special birth plan?

 

[Skadi]

My plan with my first was to go natural and I was dead set against having an epidural. I did get an epidural because I went through most of my labour (I was 7 cm when finally seen) alone in my hospital room being told it was just cramps and to go to sleep and when you have nothing to distract you from the pain it is horrible. Once I was talking to the nurses though it was bearable but too late because they were already ready to give me the epidural.

This time I would like to try to go natural but I will also keep in mind that NOTHING is set in stone when it comes to labour. I would love to do a home birth but that is out of the question since I am high risk.

 

[Hoping girl 2]

I'm having a natural birth but reserving the right to scream for an epidural Would love to do it without but if
It's unbearable then I'm caving in and feeling good about it. Hoping to be able to get into the midwife led unit rather than a delivery unit but that depends on space issues and how baby comes.

 

[SugarBeth]

I'll be going all natural. Even saying that makes me feel like I must be crazy, because I did it last time and my tailbone broke in delivery. Everyone I talked to told me that there's a very, very small chance that it WON'T happen again, so I'm going into this knowing I'm having a no medication natural birth while breaking bones.

I'd love to actually get my water birth this time though, I think it would help quite a bit! I'm also considering getting HypnoBaby. My fingers are crossed that I'll be able to have my baby in the midwife's birth center instead of the hospital.

 

[Kaiecee]

Omg when I had NHL with my last one I thought I was gonna die

 

[luz]

I went to the hospital and was 5 cm with my firsts, the pain was so intense I didn't even think twice about an epidural. Totally planning on doing it again. My experience with my first was perfect, so I see no reason why not to do it again!

 

[DHBH0930]

I will be going to the hospital, and am going to try natural, but since I have no idea what to expect I'm leaving the option open for an epidural. Just hope they give me a last chance before its too late! I have a feeling I'm going to end up getting one.

 

[Suzy_Q]

I've decided childbirth is no time for me to be a hero. I'm taking an epidural. I am a bit jealous of our UK friends who get laughing gas. I think labor could be way more enjoyable with laughing gas

 

[brit3435]

Yeah I am the same way Suzy Q, I'm getting my epidural as soon as they will give it to me, it was so wonderful last time, once I had my epidural I slept until they told me it was time to push!

Laughing gas during labor?? I had no idea! That would be fantastic!

Sugarbeth- what caused you to break your tailbone?? That sounds horribly painful!