Lil' October Pumpkins 2013

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milk gives me heartburn so i avoid it ... i rarely have caffeine, and if i do have a little of caffeine it's for lunch and nothing after 5 pm either. i drink loads of water and still have a hard time falling asleep at nights. Half a tab of unisom helps me fall asleep and stay asleep longer. that's another suggestion if you don't want to try milk/tylenol.
 
They told me not to take unisom, but to try the tips they gave me the next few nights and see if it helps. If not, give them a call Thursday and see if there's anything else.

I can't fall asleep or stay asleep. Miserable! At least when Marin's here, I can sleep when she sleeps and I bet she'll sleep more than 45 minutes every 2 hours. If not, I'm giving her back.
 
Really?? Why do they say no to unisom? They actually recommend 1/2 a tab of unisom and b2 vitamin as a combo to fight morning sickness since that is the same meds what they give in Canada.
 
Well contractions returned about 7:30pm - within an hour they were intense and 7 mins apart so I called hospital. They said take paracetamol and have a bath.

Had more in the bath and just got out and bouncing on my ball.......want to make sure they're still consistent before calling back........ :thumbup:
 
why would they want you to take med for the contractions? fx this is the real thing for you!! :happydance:
 
ptr said:
why would they want you to take med for the contractions? fx this is the real thing for you!! :happydance:
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It seems like the usual response to the first phone call here in the UK.

I did mention I've been having hot / cold chills - maybe it's to keep my temperature down. :shrug:
 
Good luck low!

Kalon how exciting!

Girlnboots I was having a hard time sleeping too and I added more pillows and ended up making some sort of little next. I slept great last night so maybe more pillows? Idk but I hope you find something :)

I had my first set of BH today. I didn't know if I had had them before but whatever I had today was new so I'm assuming that's what they were. Plus it scared the crap out of me. It was three contractions about a minute apart and they took my breath away. I didn't even realize what was going on for the first one but when I figured it out it really scared me because I have never felt anything like that before. I got up and went to the bathroom and took a few deep breaths and it stopped. They didn't hurt they just caught me off guard.
 
Good luck Low!!
I am sleeping very badly too. I have read that you can take a unisom. I may try it soon. I can't drink milk before bed because I can't have calcium within two hours of taking my thyroid meds. I already have a nest of pillows, so that isn't working for me. Mine is a combo of heartburn, restlessness, insomnia and just general uncomfortableness. So maybe the unisom will help me fall asleep through all that.
 
I specifically asked about unisom and they told me no :-( Maybe they just want me to try other general relaxation/sleep techniques before letting me take anything stronger.
 
girlnboots said:
I specifically asked about unisom and they told me no :-( Maybe they just want me to try other general relaxation/sleep techniques before letting me take anything stronger.
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You are probably right, especially since your dr likes the natural approach.
 
Good luck Low!!!

Kalon-keep us updated! Sounds like you may be having a September baby too!! :)

I have trouble sleeping too, but my pillow fort has helped. I have been waking up around 3am though and have been wide awake. No luck falling back asleep. So I fold baby clothes. At least I am being productive!! It is the only time I have been able to work on the baby's stuff anyway.
 
Good luck, Low! I hope that this is the real thing for you and that labor progresses smoothly for you. :happydance:

I went to the bathroom just now and when I wiped there was more bloody mucous on the toilet paper. I know that you can have spotting from internal exams, but I haven't had any spotting this entire pregnancy, even with other internal exams that I've had, and it seems like there is more mucous than blood and the blood appears to be inside of the mucous and not very fresh. That's what has me thinking that it could be my bloody show. Is it possible for an internal exam to cause you to have your bloody show? I'm trying not to get my hopes up about going into labor anytime soon because I know that I'll be disappointed if it's a false alarm and I find out that it could still be a couple more weeks until I go into labor. I suppose there's no way to know for sure until I start having contractions, whether that's hours from now or weeks from now. :shrug:
I'm pretty sure that this is at least the loss of my mucous plug the rest of the way though if not my bloody show. I'm pretty optimistic that if I do go overdue, it'll only be by a few days.

We started sleeping in the nursery last night. The mattress in there is so much more comfortable and there's a lot less junk laying around so it makes it easier to get up and go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. I slept better last night than I have in what feels like ages. Whenever I feel restless I tend to take a warm bath for about 15 to 20 minutes and usually that relaxes me enough that I sleep well afterward. It's also nice to climb into bed feeling clean.
 
I agree!! My best sleep is after a bath and when their are clean sheets on the bed. I love that feeling!

Sounds like your bloody show to
 
Sorry that sent early.

I was gonna say that it sounds like your bloody show to me, but I am not sure about the exam causing it. It seems like it would have been irritated earlier in an exam. But maybe it could have been irritated if your cervix is more swollen or something? I am not sure. But if it is your bloody show, I think things will get started this week!! So we will just have to wait and see.

That is a good idea to have a bed in the nursery. I wish ours had room!!!
 
Oh I don't know what I would do without my baths... its the only thing that keeps me going :)

With mason I had a bit of blood mixed in with mucus (more mucus) after my dr. Did an internal, nothing really after that but a few days later I got more .Then over the next 3 days I would get more and more (it would be really bloody mixed in with mucus and ALOT of it.. sorry for the tmi) then I started contractions that night... I will tell you I helped it along by walking a lot and dtd ;)
 
Good luck Low!

Sounds promising Kalon. Sorry about the Gbs!

I've been sleeping pretty well for the most part. Last night I was up a bunch as I am coming down with a head cold. I've been miserable all day and can barely breath. Can't taste anything at the moment either. Maybe that will prevent me from shoving cupcakes down my throat. I have four weeks left and only two pounds left to gain if I want to stay within my goal. I won't be too concerned if I go a little over, but I weigh more than my husband now....
 
Well things fizzled out again at 1am. I went to bed - was woken up a few times in the night with pains but went back to sleep - had a few contractions this morning but they're mild now and irregular again. This is driving me up the wall!! :wacko: Day 4 of contractions.....

SO frustrating!

I hope you ladies that are also having niggles are having better luck than me! :cry:
 
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