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[etsdtm99]

I've just started having regular/daily BH the past week or 2 (i'm 31 wks now) if i over do it, don't drink enough water etc.

speaking of overdoing it - I CAN'T sit still!! I am sooo restless - I think it is nesting hormone related, i feel like i need to be running around doing something at. all. times. i vacuum 20 times a day (ok, 4-5 really) and do laundry and dishes and bake/cook random things and if all that is done i start a project (sewing, something with the kids etc) or clean a bathroom or something.. by 5ish pm i am dying, having tons of BH, feeling horrible like my belly will fall off and i sit down for a few mins and then i just can't sit anymore and i get up and do something else.. unless it is 8-9pm or later AND there is something good on TV then i manage to hang out on the couch for a while..  today i made a point to make myself sit and realized just how much it is bothering me to 'just' sit here..
 

[cierra159]

Originally Posted by josie423 

2 days ago my pubic bones started hurting. I've had SPD since my third unfortunately. My chiro just had a baby so I haven't seen her in a while and she won't be back till after Christmas, ugh. Her husband is also a chiro and they work together but I've never been to him and feel... awkward. I'm gonna have to go anyway!

I've also had an intense nesting urge! And exhaustion.. which makes nesting difficult.

I enjoy showering very much, but sometimes when I'm rinsing my hair and standing under the water I start to feel nauseous and lightheaded. What's up with that??

The blood pools in your feet, and you could pass out. My midwife told me to flap my arms. This happens to me every time I dry my hair

[buko]

I am feeling reasonably good right NOW (28.5 weeks), but very nervous about a big buying trip I will have to make with my husband for my business at ~35 weeks.  It's pretty much a non-negotiable for our economic survival.  The best I'll be able to manage will be to be on my feet, walking, etc., for about 40 minutes of every hour, 12 hours straight, for 5 straight days.  I can probably manage to put my feet up, pee, etc., for the other 20 min/hr, and take maybe 2-3 additional 45-minute breaks during those 12 hour days.  Not quite as bad as, say, waiting tables, but a longer "shift."  

Right now, I have some pubic symphysis pain, but it's very manageable.  I am nervous about where I will be with that in ~6 weeks.  And I do get BH at night when I don't hydrate enough...  I haven't had them from "overdoing it" YET, but I am nervous that the buying trip will be "overdoing it."  Especially because I'll have to basically repeat it the following week (though that week will be a little more loose, with shorter days and longer breaks). 

If anyone has good stories about being on her feet a ton during the last month of pregnancy and not having it cause any problems... or just any tips... I'm all ears!

[loveandgarbage]

I worked at a job that had me mostly on my feet when I was pregnant with DS1. I had no issues other than ridiculous feet and leg swelling. I actually stopped working at 38 weeks because it was so painful to stand/walk from all the water in my legs. But it was also a summer pregnancy and dude ended up being 12 lbs so I think that had a lot to do with it. Finding a place to sit for 20 minutes of every hour is a great idea!

[loveandgarbage]

Originally Posted by HouseofPeace 

i love pregnancy dreams.  they're so insane.  

BH are normal.  i usually get them from 4mo on.  but never worrisome.  and then for the last 2 weeks have a lot of false labor!  just in case anyone needed something to look forward to beyond what we already have covered!!!

as for acne- i also have started getting blackheads on my chin again, and some pimples on my forehead.  not full-force like first trimester, but enough to be irritating and make me pick the other day.  blackheads are so hard for me to ignore....

And i've had a crazy craving for BEER.  I want bitter, rich, bubbly beer.  usually kombucha can cut it for me, but not this time.  ???

I've been craving beer too!! I've been craving fizziness of all kinds this pregnancy, though recently it's just... beer. Usually when I feel like a drink it's only white wine so this is a new thing for me. I like a decent microbrew every once in awhile, like a good snob, but it's never something I'd think to buy for myself. Have you given in at all? I'm okay with occasionally drinking but I find that beer takes up precious tummy room that could be better used for food!

[buko]

Originally Posted by loveandgarbage 

I worked at a job that had me mostly on my feet when I was pregnant with DS1. I had no issues other than ridiculous feet and leg swelling. I actually stopped working at 38 weeks because it was so painful to stand/walk from all the water in my legs. But it was also a summer pregnancy and dude ended up being 12 lbs so I think that had a lot to do with it. Finding a place to sit for 20 minutes of every hour is a great idea!

Okay, good!  At least that's one good data point.

I <3 delicious beer and wine.  I typically drink 5-8 alcoholic drinks/week when not pregnant, mostly one drink with dinner, plus maybe an extra on weekends, so it was tough to give up at first. 

The most recent study out of the UK showed that up to 5 drinks/week had no appreciable effect on kids' IQs.  While I'm not personally comfortable with that, I decided that, if that's so, then 5 drinks over the whole pregnancy would be just fine.   (I only felt comfortable starting after the first trimester.) 

So I will have anywhere from 1/4-1/2 drink (say, an ounce or two of wine, or a few ounces of good beer) every 2-3 weeks.  So far, at 28.5 weeks, I am up to 2.5 total alcoholic drinks.  I "save" it for when we're out at a nice place, or just a place that serves good beer, etc.  I don't buy alcohol to keep at home anymore.  To each her own, though, I say.  In addition to the clinical evidence, it doesn't make logical sense to me that just a little alcohol at a time, especially taken with food, would have any real effect.  Alcohol occurs naturally in small amounts in so many things...   

I am in long-term recovery for an eating disorder, though, and feeling "deprived" is a big trigger for me, so I felt it was better to "risk" having a couple ounces of beer/wine a couple times a month than to abstain 100% and possibly have that trigger even a small "binge" of 2-3 drinks or more because I felt "deprived."  It's actually worked out quite well for me...  Although I can say, I need to stay away from Anthony Bourdain!  He makes me want a bottle of Chianti with a fine porter and brandy chaser!

[Jenny01]

I've had a few sips of hubby's beer here and there and one day I think I had half of a bottle. That's been it so far but I do crave it for some reason too.

[etsdtm99]

Originally Posted by buko 

If anyone has good stories about being on her feet a ton during the last month of pregnancy and not having it cause any problems... or just any tips... I'm all ears!

My main tip would be to not just 'sit around' now..  the more of a shock it is the worse it will be .. and if you are having ctx sit. down. and drink water  - if this trip is that important to your financial well being it would be even worse for you to go into labor in the middle of it! (wouldn't it?) i'd say the water will be VERY important, and make sure you get enough sleep..   I've been on my feet at least that much this pregnancy and the last one, but if i had done something like that the first time around, when i had a desk job until 34 weeks, it would not have gone so well ..  Also, i'd start seeing a chiro for the pubic pain - i had a lot of that at 28-32 weeks with my 2nd & 3rd and the chiro fixed it so i was much more comfortable in the last 6-8 weeks of pregnancy than i was early in the 3rd trimester .. 

[buko]

Thanks, Staci!  My pubic pain is pretty minor right now, but I am DEFINITELY keeping an eye on it.  I also find that keeping up with yoga is really helping, and I do brisk walks (35-75 minutes) almost every day, so I'm hoping that helps, too.  I definitely need to stay well-hydrated, and you make a good point about getting lots of sleep on the trip...  Hopefully that will be doable, because though I have to be on my feet most of the time between 9 am and 9 pm, I should be able to sleep between ~11 pm and 8 am...  maybe I can try and make it a point to be in our hotel room and in my jammies by 10 pm, even.

[HouseofPeace]

Originally Posted by loveandgarbage 

I've been craving beer too!! I've been craving fizziness of all kinds this pregnancy, though recently it's just... beer. Usually when I feel like a drink it's only white wine so this is a new thing for me. I like a decent microbrew every once in awhile, like a good snob, but it's never something I'd think to buy for myself. Have you given in at all? I'm okay with occasionally drinking but I find that beer takes up precious tummy room that could be better used for food!

YES!  fizziness is my usual pregnancy craving.  but it's been clearly and no doubt about it beer.  my husband did pick up some new special bitter gluten-free beer after i mentioned the craving.  he was a server for years, and swore to never serve alcohol to a pregnant woman, no matter what, but over the years his views have shifted. part of his reasoning is that b/c after my DS1 was born, he was promptly put on barbiturates in a strong alcohol base- and he smelled drunk (and promptly passed out) after each dose of medicine, and we both decided that sipping slowly on an alcoholic beverage would definitely give lower doses than that!  also, lived in europe for my mom's last 2 pregnancies, and so tend to be more relaxed about alcohol.  actually, sipping (it was Celia's Saison by The Alchemist in Vt) a beer over 2 hours actually gave me more of an appetite!  so nice bonus.  i don't intend to drink often, and will be supplying way more kombucha around here, but omgoodness, it was exactly what i wanted.  and i can't say i regretted his gift at all.  

[BaMo]

My SPD is back. I'm feeling pretty bad. I overdid it yesterday and I'm really paying for it today. Can't wait to go to the chiro on Saturday.

[kellybeth]

i feel like a bug knocked onto its back. rolling out of bed to pee, or trying to heave-ho myself off of a couch is just poopy. 

i'm ready for someone to invent maternity jeans that have stirrup pulls on the bottom hem of pants so i can get some momentum going. 

also, round ligament pain. it feels worst when i lift my leg over a pillow at night or when i'm sitting up. nothing when i'm active... not yet.

[HouseofPeace]

Originally Posted by kellybeth 

i feel like a bug knocked onto its back. rolling out of bed to pee, or trying to heave-ho myself off of a couch is just poopy. 

i'm ready for someone to invent maternity jeans that have stirrup pulls on the bottom hem of pants so i can get some momentum going. 

also, round ligament pain. it feels worst when i lift my leg over a pillow at night or when i'm sitting up. nothing when i'm active... not yet.

i start a little kicking swing to get up and over!  I totally feel like a turtle or bug these days!  my legs and arms seem so tiny and useless around the roundness that is my belly!  i just need super heavy feet!!!  to LAUNCH!  Thankfully we have an awesome bathtub w/ a handle!  but when i get on the floor to put short people's shoes on, if i'm not strategic and near a counter to grab and haul myself up by, i have to call for help or it's an awkward ballet to get up.  all the short people are under 4 feet, so they can't get enough leverage...  

[loveandgarbage]

Another turtle here! I'm still somewhat mobile, maybe because I'm taller and I have more limb leverage to work with? But in the middle of the night when I'm tired I definitely have to do the sideroll to pee. And when DH is around he helps get me off the couch/floor even if I could technically do it myself :). Today my friend is watching my kids so that I can clean my house before company comes... one hour in and I'm still trying to work up the courage to go up to the boys' room and clean toys off the floor. I might bring a stool to sit on to help me out!

[Teles]

I don't know how you mamas are managing this with little ones running around...

[HouseofPeace]

i threw a tantrum today trying to get the kids out the door for their evening/afternoon event w/ friends.  i was being so patient, so reasonable, and my daughter just kept it coming and whined about EVERYTHING (no coat, no shoes, no socks, no gloves) (3 years old), so i just let it out and hollered about how i don't like being whined at all day, i don't care if they all want to switch shoes and fight about them, how if someone else whines or fusses how we'll stay home and all go to bed since that's all i want to do anyways, if they can't get their coats and shoes on w/out making it a war.  

then my 21 month old, after things settled (which was very quickly once i showed my dark side), came up to my 3 year old and waved her finger about and proceeded to mimic me to a T.  she nailed me!  same face, finger going mad (i think she even waved it over her head), and even a foot stomp and hands on her hips.  i giggled so hard at her, but she was serious!  she was upset that her sister upset me, so she was letting it out too.  OH BOY.  it's at least a bit redemptive when you can see yourself in your kids, and laugh.

we did make it out of the house (husband was gone all day and until bedtime), and i also cried and yelled at everyone again when we got home after they finally finished dinner and when they started fighting about EVERYTHING.  

i need more sleep.  and i need my husband around more during kid hours, at least until i recover a bit more from his absence!  

but it's NOT EASY w/ kids for sure!!!  so praying the other mamas have grace and patience in abundance, and also rest and support!!!

[typebug]

So as expected at this point i get waves of lightheadedness if I'm on my back. Now generally we're all supposed to be on the left side for sleeping but I actually get waves of that same feeling now and then when I'm on my left but never if I lie on my right. Odd?

[loveandgarbage]

Oh HouseofPeace, I hope you can get more sleep! You poor thing. Totally LOLed at your 21 month old imitating you! My DH has also been gone a lot recently (work picks up during the holiday season) and I am getting by with the bare minimum of both effort and patience.

[kellybeth]

Originally Posted by HouseofPeace 

then my 21 month old, after things settled (which was very quickly once i showed my dark side), came up to my 3 year old and waved her finger about and proceeded to mimic me to a T.  she nailed me!  same face, finger going mad (i think she even waved it over her head), and even a foot stomp and hands on her hips.  i giggled so hard at her, but she was serious!  she was upset that her sister upset me, so she was letting it out too.  OH BOY.  it's at least a bit redemptive when you can see yourself in your kids, and laugh.

i remember doing this to my mom when i was little. i was so protective of her, and if anyone made her angry i would imitate her anger and do the exact same thing... and now i'm having a daughter. oh man

[HouseofPeace]

Originally Posted by kellybeth 

i remember doing this to my mom when i was little. i was so protective of her, and if anyone made her angry i would imitate her anger and do the exact same thing... and now i'm having a daughter. oh man

HA!  my mom always told me she hoped I'd have a little girl JUST LIKE ME.  I do.  2.  my baby girl is very very protective of me!  first child who is.  and she is a sweet and fiery critter to, and we understand each other.  

I slept in til 11, and am going back to bed now for naptime!  i'm going to take a day to really try and get myself back to where i need to be mentally and emotionally.  it's just i've been maxed out for too long.  husband can't understand how dramatic it is, but he also is trying very hard to support me b/c he knows when i get pushed too far it's just hard to recover.  

i think 3 nights of no bedtime support after a week of complete absence is a LOT.  but he's pretty maxed out too.  HOLIDAYS!!!

and then today, he asked me what we're doing for gifts (and then charmingly said that in his family the women always did all of that- i pointed out that in my family i was never allowed to do that as i am BAD at it!).   i have no car (hence the bundling up being important when you have to walk on an icy farm for 1/2 mile to get anywhere) and was like ???  baking?  but that means YOU RUN ERRANDS.  so now i need to plan that!  oh fun.  going to lay down.  maybe bathtub it.  

Baby is BIG and movements are very rough and large and it doesn't feel like cute little kicks and flutters, but like someone flopping around under the covers trying to get comfortable!