Due Sept 2017

[Savasanna]

I'm actually wondering if I'm having round ligament pain. It's pretty uncomfortable at this point. And when I use the bathroom it's sharp/painful

 

[MrsKChicago]

I don't recall having BH with Teddy and I'm not having them now as far as I can tell.

Round ligament pain is very distinctive. It's sudden and sharp, and usually caused by something specific like sneezing. It zaps in under the bump just long though to make you yell "fuck! Ow ow ow!" and then just vanishes like it was never there. I hate it so much. I'm not sure if using the bathroom could cause it. Maybe if your bladder was really full and everything dropped when you emptied it?

 

[Babybump2017]

Round ligament pain is the absolute devil. I only ever get it if I'm laying on ny right side and sneeze. It is like the most sharpest burn and every single time I think 'fu*k this cannot be good for my baby' because it hurts that much doesn't it?! then all of a sudden it just dims and then totally disappears. This evening I've been struggling badly with heartburn. Oh my goodness. It almost feels as if someone's holding a lit match down my throat

 

[AshNAmber]

I think I was having BH last week for 2 nights in a row. Once I'd lay down to go to bed I would get cramps kinda felt like period cramps. They would last for a few min then go away. It would happen a few times leave me feeling a bit soar but ease up enough for me to fall asleep. I haven't had them after that though. They weren't awful just enough to annoy me.

I can not wait for my BF to feel him move. We were laying in bed the other night and I laid over him to hug him so my belly was pressed against him and all of a sudden he did a really (felt hard to me) kick and I waited to see if he would say anything. Right after that I leaned up and he asked me how me and baby was feeling. I was like did you feel it!?! All excited and he said feel what and I told him. He just smiled and so no, rubbed my belly and said I will soon. That man melts my heart how amazing and sweet he is.

We went for the other half of the anatomy scan yesterday. Chunky butt is weighing in at 1.5lbs I took a glucose test way early in my pregnancy and it came back good but I think I'm going to do the low carb diet anyway because I DO NOT want to have a 10lb baby.. Maybe if I do something now it will help. They still couldn't see his left side of his heart because he was being a stubborn boy wanting to stay in a ball. Tech said everything looks fine they just want to be sure. We go back in 4 weeks

Thank you for explaining how ligament pains feel. I sneezed at work and felt the sharp pain shoot across the bottom of my stomach and had to keep from cursing. I thought to myself this is the crap she was talking about good god.. It's just starting to die down a bit but god bless that hurt.

 

[rockstarlove9]

Im having confusion telling whether or not my baby girl is kicking hard enough to feel from the out side or if the fact that my belly seems to shake when she kicks hard makes me feel like I feel them on the outside and since she's shy around her dad (like literally she'll be kicking up a storm and the minute I get his hands on my belly she stops kicking or kicks some where else) means I cant get a second opinion. I recorded it and while not all her kicks are making my belly jump I swear a few of them rattle my whole tummy. I cant wait until all the kicks are that defined.

 

[ladybrown33]

I had Braxton Hicks in the last pregnancy but it was all the way at the end. Maybe 34-36 weeks in week 37 I had real but mild contractions and at exactly 38 weeks I had the baby.

Maybe it is the music in the car that makes the baby move I never thought of that...

 

[MrsKChicago]

I love how the common thread for round ligament pain descriptions is always that it makes you swear

I'm off to the midwife for my GD test. I'm not too worried about passing but I decided it was easier to leave DH and Teddy home rather than try to keep him happy through a possibly longer appointment, and I really hate blood draws. I swear I've ended up alone for every damn one of them this pregnancy. I don't remember how much they took last time, hopefully it's quick.

 

[Savasanna]

Apparently round ligament can be sudden, quick and sharp, or it can be a constant ache/stretchy sensation that changes in intensity. Who knew! I saw my doctor this morning as what I've been feeling really didn't seem to match either RLP or BH and she told me it's round ligament. The sharp pain I'm feeling during unirination is bc my uterus is dropping which is straining the ligaments even more. Joys! Haha

 

[Babybump2017]

Who else is suffering from those unbearable excruciating cramps in their calves? 3 nights out of the last 7 I've woken up in the morning, naturally stretched a little and the pain in my calf has had me rolling around the bed sweating in so much pain. My muscle literally goes like a rock it is so painful!!! For atleast 2 days after my calf just feels so bruised and sore like I've done 10 hours at the gym! Pregnancy how's everyone feeling?

 

[lilmisscaviar]

I've already had my share of BH, RL pain and leg cramps. Makes me feel a lot better knowing others are having it already, as I thought it was early since I'm due near the end of the month, however this is my fourth baby so maybe that's why. My midwife told me to drink lots of Gatorade to prevent those pains.

I'm not sure how it seems for others but this part of pregnancy seems to be dragging to me...

 

[Tess08]

I've already had my share of BH, RL pain and leg cramps. Makes me feel a lot better knowing others are having it already, as I thought it was early since I'm due near the end of the month, however this is my fourth baby so maybe that's why. My midwife told me to drink lots of Gatorade to prevent those pains.

I'm not sure how it seems for others but this part of pregnancy seems to be dragging to me...

Yup I'm also getting the leg cramps! Got them with my daughter but they didn't kick in until later on. I wake up pretty much every night because I'm stretching as I roll over and the cramps kick in. Ouch!

Oh I'm the complete opposite. The pregnancy is going far too quickly for my liking. I think it's because DH and I are looking to buy a house before baby is born as we are currently in a small flat and nothing is coming up. I remember saying to him 'as long as we have a house by the time I'm 30 weeks it'll be fine' but that was when me being 30 weeks seemed a million miles away and now I'm only 6 weeks away and we have nothing! So I think it's going quick for me because I'm starting to panic lol. I genuinely don't have anywhere in my current flat I can keep things for the baby so I haven't even started buying yet. At this rate I'm going to need to have a chest of drawers and a wardrobe in my living room... x

 

[Tess08]

I've already had my share of BH, RL pain and leg cramps. Makes me feel a lot better knowing others are having it already, as I thought it was early since I'm due near the end of the month, however this is my fourth baby so maybe that's why. My midwife told me to drink lots of Gatorade to prevent those pains.

I'm not sure how it seems for others but this part of pregnancy seems to be dragging to me...

Yup I'm also getting the leg cramps! Got them with my daughter but they didn't kick in until later on. I wake up pretty much every night because I'm stretching as I roll over and the cramps kick in. Ouch!

Oh I'm the complete opposite. The pregnancy is going far too quickly for my liking. I think it's because DH and I are looking to buy a house before baby is born as we are currently in a small flat and nothing is coming up. I remember saying to him 'as long as we have a house by the time I'm 30 weeks it'll be fine' but that was when me being 30 weeks seemed a million miles away and now I'm only 6 weeks away and we have nothing! So I think it's going quick for me because I'm starting to panic lol. I genuinely don't have anywhere in my current flat I can keep things for the baby so I haven't even started buying yet. At this rate I'm going to need to have a chest of drawers and a wardrobe in my living room... x

 

[MrsKChicago]

No leg cramps here, thankfully. I have enough pain in in other areas to make up for it, though . Magnesium is supposed to help them.

I don't think I updated, but I passed my GD test, thankfully! I would really struggle to cut my carbs down if I had it.

We talked to my brother and sister in law about taking Teddy while we're in the hospital. I was a little concerned because I'm due my nephew's first week of preschool and I don't want to disrupt things even more, but they're almost on the way to the hospital, and my mom is going to be harder to get to, especially if it's rush hour. They can always send him over to her after we drop him off if he's too much. My brother even said to call him at work if we need to. He owns his own business (also near the hospital) so he can leave if he needs to and his staff and business partner can handle things, though I'm really unlikely to choose that option unless there's just no alternative. Any other mamas stressing out about older kids? Ted has never been away from me overnight and we're having trouble him used to DH doing bedtime, I'm hoping for a quick labor and short hospital stay so it's not too bad for him.

 

[Tess08]

No leg cramps here, thankfully. I have enough pain in in other areas to make up for it, though . Magnesium is supposed to help them.

I don't think I updated, but I passed my GD test, thankfully! I would really struggle to cut my carbs down if I had it.

We talked to my brother and sister in law about taking Teddy while we're in the hospital. I was a little concerned because I'm due my nephew's first week of preschool and I don't want to disrupt things even more, but they're almost on the way to the hospital, and my mom is going to be harder to get to, especially if it's rush hour. They can always send him over to her after we drop him off if he's too much. My brother even said to call him at work if we need to. He owns his own business (also near the hospital) so he can leave if he needs to and his staff and business partner can handle things, though I'm really unlikely to choose that option unless there's just no alternative. Any other mamas stressing out about older kids? Ted has never been away from me overnight and we're having trouble him used to DH doing bedtime, I'm hoping for a quick labor and short hospital stay so it's not too bad for him.

That's good your brother and sister in law are good to take him though I get that must be worrying for you if he has never been away before. My mum is taking my little girl for us. She's offered to just take her every night from my due date incase I go into labour through the night lol. My mum would honestly just have my daughter move in with her if she could! She's used to staying away from us as she stays with grandparents quite regularly so it's not a worry for us x

 

[Savasanna]

Chicago - Did you get your results right away? My GD test is on Friday and I was wondering if that's typically something that's tested in office or if they're going to have to send it away. (I have a lab in my OB office so I get all of my labs done there)

 

[MrsKChicago]

That's so sweet of your mom, Tess. My mom would probably be happy to really Teddy but I went to 41 weeks with him, so I'm not putting much weight on my due date

I got my results the next day. I think my midwives send everything out except for the routine pee test.

 

[Savasanna]

Ah, bummer. My test is on a Friday so I'll likely have to wait through the weekend for the results. Oh well.. I suppose I can look at it as, possibly, one final weekend enjoying whatever food I'd like!

(my sister had GD in both of her pregnancies so I'm convinced I'm going to as well, even though I know it doesn't necessarily work like that)

 

[MrsKChicago]

Hopefully it isn't an issue for you! I'm not sure how much of a genetic link there is for GD. I'm technically at higher risk of having it because of my weight, but I've passed the 1 hour test both pregnancies. Ted was small and this one is measuring small too, so I had a hunch I would be ok, but there's always some worry.

 

[Savasanna]

There's some genetic connection, but it's not necessarily a guarantee one way or another. Kind of like, there's a connection if you had GD in a past pregnancy, but that doesn't mean you'll have it in your future ones. So.. still could go either way, but I won't be super shocked if I fail.

Hopefully not, though! Fingers crossed!

 

[Babybump2017]

I have my GD test on the 6th of June! Both parents with the less serious form of diabetes so I'm pretty nervous. I've also been wondering if the results are on the day or if you get them at a later date.

Chicago I've got the exact same problem! Although this baby is my first so slightly different - but my little brother starts secondary school around my due date! In fact my due date is the day he starts .... so I feel kinda bad that my mum especially will be so focused on me at that time obviously she will be with me at the hospital etc etc. He understands bless him and hopefully she's either a little early so she's here ready for when he starts or a little late.

I set my date for the baby shower and made my event page on fb so I'm kinda excited about that. We've hired out part of a restaurant and they're gonna let us stick decorations and balloons around, quite excited! Although again as this is my first I'm pretty clueless how it should go, what we should do