Anyone else dealing with stomach aches, that sort of stuff? « Back to Group Discussions

[mrsavery]

So far three out of four days this week I have been suffering from a terrible stomach ache! At first I was trying not to be alarmed, because I figured it would go away...but this is 48 hours+ of discomfort, and I'm not sure there's much of anything I can do about it! It feels like I'm just too full...and not eating/eating small meals doesn't help, because then I just feeling STARVING on top of it.   I think it might be a constipation/gas/heartburn combo, but it is NOT FUN. Anyone else experience this? Have you found anything to help?

[BeanBean06]

I was having just awful stomach ache last week... No appetite, and just blah and my whole stomach hurt from top to bottom and my back... Ugh I couldn't tell whether I was getting sick constipated or what! But I went to the dr and I was having the pains again and he asked me a bunch of questions and felt my tummy up and down and it turns our I was having really bad abdominal muscle spasms... Oh joy! He suggested a few stretches and suggested I massage (gently) when it starts hurting and so far it hasn't gotten as bad as it was... Still don't have much of an appetite but I think that's just baby taking over in there lol

I hope you feel better soon!!!

[mrsavery]

Hmm, I will have to try some stretching and such and see if that helps. Thanks! :)

[cagnew]

I've had a lot of nausea in the evenings/night, and off and on stomach aches. I'm back on the constipation/diarrhea cycle again :/ It was nice to be somewhat "regular" for awhile! Yesterday was my youngest's 2nd bday and we had a small party (family and the godparents family) and my stomach started that "Oh my gosh I think I am going to blow up and explode" feeling. It was no fun, but nothing came of it in the end.

I'm 33 weeks and starting to feel that familiar impatient feeling. I'm tired of the aches and pains. 7-8 weeks to go!

[Greenlea]

I was feeling sick \ too full after eating too. I cut out a lot of carbs and it has helped a ton. 

[TIFF4NY]

I was up at 1am getting sick from both ends. Felt super awesome after it was all over with though! Fun times lol.

[cagnew]

Tiff- That happened to me at like midnight the other night! It was brutal! I woke up, threw up, and then proceeded to empty from the other end for an hour or so. I always like getting a good clean out (so gross, I know), but it always leaves me kind of crampy for a day or two.

[TIFF4NY]

cagnew - it's crazy how many times that has happened to me this pregnancy. Last night I was thinking, WTF to myself. Is this what will happen before labor too? Ugh... But I was grateful to feel so good afterwards so I could go back to sleep. Not too crampy today thankfully but I've experienced that following it as well. 

[BaileyB]

I've had a too full feeling the last 3 weeks maybe. Baby really likes to stretch her feet up into my ribs and most of the time is pushing up into my stomach. I eat or drink anything and I get heartburn and if I dare try to eat an actual meal I feel like I have to sit up really straight so the food can go somewhere.

[MaineCoastMama]

I remember around 28 weeks feeling achy in my lower abdomen, kinda like period cramps, and it was just basically growth. Everything was stretching, I guess.

I've felt that way this evening, too. But now I'm wondering if it's that or more like Braxton- Hicks, of which I'm pretty sure I haven't had any yet!

[jessmn]

Originally Posted by MaineCoastMama 

I remember around 28 weeks feeling achy in my lower abdomen, kinda like period cramps, and it was just basically growth. Everything was stretching, I guess.

I've felt that way this evening, too. But now I'm wondering if it's that or more like Braxton- Hicks, of which I'm pretty sure I haven't had any yet!

Interesting. I've felt that way, too. Not as strong as a period cramp but similar. It's making me paranoid since it is a sign of preterm labor (which I am already at risk for with twins).

For me, braxton hicks start really low like a tightening fist and then travel up and around my entire belly. Then my whole belly is hard as a rock and I can't squish it much at all. It doesn't feel painful or achy for me, though, just like a giant flexing muscle I have no control over.

[BaileyB]

Originally Posted by jessmn 

Originally Posted by MaineCoastMama 

I remember around 28 weeks feeling achy in my lower abdomen, kinda like period cramps, and it was just basically growth. Everything was stretching, I guess.

I've felt that way this evening, too. But now I'm wondering if it's that or more like Braxton- Hicks, of which I'm pretty sure I haven't had any yet!

Interesting. I've felt that way, too. Not as strong as a period cramp but similar. It's making me paranoid since it is a sign of preterm labor (which I am already at risk for with twins).

For me, braxton hicks start really low like a tightening fist and then travel up and around my entire belly. Then my whole belly is hard as a rock and I can't squish it much at all. It doesn't feel painful or achy for me, though, just like a giant flexing muscle I have no control over.

That is how it feels for me and unfortunetly I only know what real contractions feel like when it is back labor so I don't know if I will really know what to expect if I don't have back labor again. Just pain in the front?