Uncomfortable, whiny and edgy!!!

[cymbeline]

I'm due 9.9 and if you saw the preggo pics thread then you know I am enormous. And I am sooooo uncomfortable! I am only 4'9" and my belly is already measuring 4 weeks ahead. This is similar to the last pregnancy -- except I went a week overdue then -- noooooooooooo!!!

I keep bumping my belly into things, the worst being the corners of our kitchen countertops, I've even knocked DD3 over a few times

This little boy is kicking the heck out of me, I swear I have bruises on the inside. At night, DH and I lie in bed and watch my belly like a thunderstorm, it is kind of cool and creepy and painful all at the same time.

I promised myself this pregnancy would be different than the last one, that this time I would gain less weight and be healthier and exercise and have a positive attitude and this would make all the difference, but I still have 12 weeks to go and I am nervous about how much discomfort I am in right now. WAHH!!!! WHINE!!!! Pitty party!!!!

[Julia24]

It's okay - let it out!!!

First of all, let me say - you don't look HUGE - you have THE MOST PERFECT "basketball-under-the-shirt" belly I have ever seen! I almost want you to lift your shirt up bc I can't believe that's actually what your belly looks like!

Secondly - here's hoping the next several weeks fly by and these babies are here in no time - I know my baby is just needling my friggin' bladder tonight and making me CRAZY!

[octobermoon]

[Dmitrizmom]

[guestmama9922]

poor you! Although your belly is gorgeous, yeah, I can see why you are bumping it into things.
Whine away mama, that's what we are here for!

[StrongFeather]

I bet we all super love your belly, I know I think it is truly beautiful! I was comparing myself to other pregnant ladies yesterday and came back with the conclusion that you could just think I was overwieght, because I don't have that bump thingy going on YET..All the other ladies I saw were super cute, super bumpish, and it made me feel yucky about my body

Anyway, that's not what you post was about. I hope that you find some relief for you the last couple of weeks (swimming??) and you get back to being more comfortable right after your little one is born.

[darcytrue]

I'm not due until later in Sept and I feel much the same as you most days already. My belly sticks totally straight out. I look weird when I look at myself sideways in the mirror. I'm only 4'11 and I have already gained 27 lbs this pregnancy. I too swore I would not gain too much but I overate a little in the first trimester because it helped to ease the morn sick. ugh. I'm actually hoping I go early with this pregnancy. I was two weeks early last time so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. As long as baby weighs enough and is healthy, I'm hoping!

[rockdoctor]

I think all of us shorties are in the same boat. I too look very pregnant with my belly straight out. It is heavy, sore, uncomfortable. I can't sleep, breath etc. I have gained 23 lbs at 25 weeks, but I would not say I am fat. All the weight seems to be going to the appropriate places. Although when I look through the preggo pics, I have to say that I think I might be gaining more in the rear than all you lovely ladies. I just figure it is keeping me from falling over. I agree though that I don't know how much more my belly can grow over the next 12 weeks. If it does too much more I will truly be miserable. I can't even wash dishes anymore bc I can't reach the faucets.

[cymbeline]

Thank you, mamas! Misery loves company

[deymm]

You look great! I think it has something to do with being short--baby has nowhere to go but out!

Hang in there...I'm getting to the tired, whiney, edgy, uncomfortable stage too. Ugh.

[cymbeline]

Originally Posted by rockdoctor

I can't even wash dishes anymore bc I can't reach the faucets.

YES!!! I think this is one of my biggest woes. The house is a wreck because I am having trouble reaching and bending over. Poor DS1 has been my little slave for weeks now, he is SUCH a trooper!

[mom2tig99Nroo03]

i'm tall, and measuring ahead less, but the other issues are the same...

[rockdoctor]

Originally Posted by cymbeline

YES!!! I think this is one of my biggest woes. The house is a wreck because I am having trouble reaching and bending over. Poor DS1 has been my little slave for weeks now, he is SUCH a trooper!

LOL. I have no minions, but my husband has become my personal slave. He actually had to bend over and pick my water bottle off the floor for me the other day! I have become truly worthless.

[2boyzmama]

Originally Posted by cymbeline

Thank you, mamas! Misery loves company

Yep, it sure does, and when one of us starts whining, the rest of us jump on board and join in, and then we ALL feel a little better!!! So go ahead, whine away!!

I am not all that short (5-5) but I am very short torsoed, so I'm all belly too. I've gained 20 pounds as of 25 weeks and most of it is in my boobs and belly (a bit on my thighs ). A well-meaning coworker said to me the other day "I don't know how to say this politely, or even if it's considered impolite, but HOW are you going to last 3.5 more months?? You're HUGE!!" Thanks.

Actually, the comments aren't bothering me too much, but it's my physical limitations. I can't carry Connor much anymore, I hurt all the time, cleaning is near impossible, my sleep is very patchy, I just want to sit and do nothing!

[mkksmom]

Oh, this post is so timely. I hadn't been quite as sore for a while, but I think we are having another growth spurt, and my belly just hurts. Tons of round ligament pains. I'm also only 5 foot tall, so bending down to pick the up the stuff that accumulates on our floor is not easy. Do you have any idea the amount of useless junk... papers, children's books, toys, etc. that can collect under a kitchen table? I never realized how messy it gets under there because I guess I spent the better part of my pre-pregnant days picking that stuff up... but gosh, just a few days go by and there is a ton of stuff under the table and on the floors again.

I am trying to get a lot done in the house right now, and I am so sore and irritable and just plain grumpy today that I really didn't accomplish much. Even my uterus is irritable! LOL! I guess it doesn't help that we haven't seen the sun in quite a while and my daughter has been waking me up at night. *sigh* Tomorrow is another day.

On the plus side, I am about to hit a major milestone... 26 weeks on Sunday. I read that the baby's chance of survival if she is born 26 weeks or later jumps way up to 80- 90%. Considering all I went through to get pregnant, after 3 losses in a row, I have never felt more blessed to feel so crappy... if that makes sense.

[megame]

The only lament I have right now is that my belly buttom hurts for some reason...like a bruise. I wonder if baby was using it for target practice last night while I was sleeping? I am getting quite the growing bump and am more lethargic.