My insides are killing me

[Electra375]

Did I eat too much ice? I crunch away nearly all day, every day. I'm really hurting this afternoon. Baby seems to be in the same position and it does not seem related to any movements baby is making, since baby isn't moving all the time and I'm hurting ever moment right now. It feels sort of like when I have painful gas, but this is above my belly button from side to side.

If I hold my belly on the left and the right above the belly button and hold in, it does not hurt as much, let go and it's killer...

Never in 4 pregnancies has this happened before... TMI but I do have some gas

[2sweetboysmom]

I'm not in your DDC but noticed your post and had a thought.

Are you still in posession of your appendix? I don't know how the pain usually presents itself in pregnancy, but your discription of the pain being worse when you push in at your navel and then release is consistant with appendicitis. I would call your Dr. just to be sure. You could also google Appendicitis Pregnancy
If the Dr thinks it is just gas you could take a dose of GasX Simethicone is not absorbed thru the intestinal walls and therefore safe in pregnancy.

[MacKinnon]

Abdominal pain that is not related to a cx is one of my midwives "please call when..." things. That said, I've had a couple bouts with terribly painful gas during this pregnancy. The GasX helped immediatly. It can't hurt to call your provider and just get an opinion, better safe than sorry!

[Electra375]

I think it was gas!!! I was pushing and massaging my sides and then fart!!! It's just strange to me. I do feel like I need to relieve myself and probably should go eat my daily grapefruit which I skipped at dinner due to the pain discomfort.

[Electra375]

It happened again yesterday evening, around dinner time. Baby moved to the other side of my uterus which I didn't notice until I went to bed and I was in total discomfort from both side pain and just a tight belly.

I burped a lot and had some gas. I took some maylox and it eased but did not go away. I sat on my birth ball and bounced, swayed, just anything to help my stomach stop hurting.

I finally went to bed at midnight and was just miserable. I was hungry, but felt full. I wanted to eat dinner, but could not. I woke-up this morning very hungry, but again afraid to eat something that might make me feel horrible again.