July 4 - July 10

[HeatherG]

Hi all. Just wanted to vent and cry. I still feel nauseas, still puking, still exhausted and have head aches everyday. Oh and the excessive saliva is getting to be annoying, I have spit cups everywhere. How gross, non- prego people just don't understand. I am 15 weeks now, just hoping these symptons will lighten up soon. I mean I am in the 2nd trimester, pout, pout, pout. My 3rd MW appointment is tomorrow, Yeay!

How are you all feeling, hopefully better then me :)

[Celtain]

Good thinking on the new thread, we are a little past the 3rd!!! LOL I hope you feel better soon. I'm feeling good, but I think I earned it, this is #4 and the others were puke fests!!!

BTW, Heather, where in SE MA are you from?

[Pam_and_Abigail]

When I look back in my pg diary from last time I notice that I threw up more in the early weeks of the 2nd tri than I did in the first, so I sure hope that doesn't repeat. Heather, sorry you are feeling so bad. :-(

[HeatherG]

BTW, Heather, where in SE MA are you from?

America's home town---Plymouth :)

[Malama]

Sorry to hear about the puking and STILL not feeling well.

I made 12 weeks on monday and I've definitely noticed the difference. My appetite has increased dramatically and I'm just finally feeling hungry.

I still have other symptoms, like getting gassy almost EVERY night- maybe my PNV? I'm also really sleepy (not exhausted anymore), but have insomnia a few nights a week. I fall asleep by 10pm but them at 2 or 3 or 4, one of my bathroom trips, I'm up for 2 hours. UGH. And it's hard for me to sleep late because the hot morning sun streams right into my bedroom.

Generally I'm quite good though and am mostly happy that I haven't been nauseous for maybe 2 whole weeks- now THAT's something to celebrate!

Oh, and I can feel my uterus just peeking up above my pubic bone- things are starting to seem more real to me!

[rubysmomjess]

Hi girls!
I am miraculously feeling much better. I barfed at my first ob visit last wednesday and I haven't been sick since (knock on wood). Of course now I have a nasty cold. Sore throat and everything, ugh.

My EDD is 1/25, which makes me 11 weeks, but my belly is so big. My first pg I didn't really start showing until 4 months (I have pics at 11 weeks where you could still see my "abs of steel"), but this time I am having a hard time concealing my belly until we annouce it to everyone in 2 weeks.

I hope everyone is feeling better. We've all almost made to the second trimester. Yay!

[Killick]

Hi Ladies,

I love hearing how everyone's week has been. I am feeling really good. Now at 14.5 weeks, I wore my first maternity clothes. I just couldn't help it. I love /the dress that I wore, but I am still fighting on that issue. We are "patiently" waiting to see if I am carrying twins or not. I don't know how I feel about that yet, but we will see in about a week. Other than that, I had some seriously heinous indigestion this last weekend, but it seems to have abated for now. I am scared for what the future holds in that regard.

Here's to an uneventful week.

Nicole

[Bunches]

Hi........ I am STILL sick...... I am usually just nauseous. My energy level is a bit better though. But, the time is passing!!!!!!!!!

[tofumama]

Good morning ladies....
haven't poste din a while...I'm just about 12 wks now, have gained about 3-5 lbs, and clothes are getting snug...still mildly nauseous at times, but not awful. I do have to take a nap every day still, as I have WICKED insomnia at night.
My thing right now is I feel really depressed. I almost can't even talk about it b/c I feel guilty...I didn't feel this way with my last 2, and I haven't told my dh yet... I don't know what's wrong. I should be thrilled and grateful I am pg. We wanted another baby, this baby was not a surprise, I'm practically out of the woods as far as m/c goes...but I am SO down! Like I don't want to be pg! Ugh, I just feel so guilty, I know how hard people try to get pg/stay pg. and it hasn't been that hard for us, we are very blessed. So why am I so down? I seriously could cry, and I feel like if I did, I wouldn't stop. I am hoping this is just hormones, and will pass in a week or so, b/c I don't know what I will do if this goes on the whole time...plus how is this affecting the baby? This really, really sucks.
Sorry to be a downer, I really hope everyone else is faring a bit better!

[Elisabet]

Hi, all.

I am so happy that the days are passing. I'm in week 11, can't wait to be 2nd trimester...still nauseated and tired but it may be tapering off, I think. I'm being hopeful and letting myself think about names and read about VBACs, etc...

Tofumama, i'm so sorry that you're feeling depressed. I hope you do consider confiding in your dh or someone else you know really, really cares about you and won't judge you. I hope too that it is a passing hormonal thing...I'm generally a pretty upbeat person, and when I feel depressed, I set deadlines for myself, like "if this hasn't lifted in two weeks, I have to talk to someone about it." Anyway, take care of yourself (and sorry if I'm overreacting, just sympathetic).

Here's to another uneventful week! And may our collective nausea and fatigue diminish greatly!

[Delfina]

Hi Mamas! It’s good to hear from everyone. Heather G – I am sorry things are so hard for you now. Many of the problems experienced in the first trimester can creep into the beginning of the second. Let’s hope that they come to an end soon. Always know you can come here to vent! :D

Tofumama – I know how hard depression can be. I experienced pre- and post-partum depression during my first pregnancy. It may not seem ‘logical’ due to your situation, but it can be caused by all of the new chemicals and hormones in your body right now. As Elisabet said, please do find someone to speak with about the depression. It is nothing to be ashamed of. And if it comes to it, there are some (such as Zoloft) anti-depressants that are approved for use during pregnancy. Of course this is nobody’s first choice, but there is also no reason you shouldn’t enjoy this special time in your life. If you need to chat some more, please feel free to instant message me. I have been there!

Anyway, as for me – I am a little over 14 weeks. I can feel my uterus about an inch under my belly button. It is so exciting – I love lying on my back and feeling it! :love I am still pretty tired and have some nausea issues, but other than that, I have been doing well. This pregnancy has been so much nicer than my last!!!

I also took my first pre-natal yoga class yesterday. It wasn’t quite what I expected – no one really talked to each other and the teacher didn’t introduce us (there were only 8 people). During my first pregnancy we would all go around the room and introduce ourselves and talk about the pregnancy – it was a nice way to connect. Anyway, as far as yoga goes, it was a good class. But, as much as I want to like it – I DON’T. Here, I’ll say it – I HATE YOGA. :bag: How awful is that?

Hope everyone has a good week!

[Pam_and_Abigail]

How do you feel your uterus? what do you look for?

You know I wanted to get into yoga, but I got seriously turned off when I got a book from the library (my sis recommended it) and it talked about swallowing a 30 m piece of gauze and swishing it around to cleanse your stomach. When you're finished, you pull it back up. Yuck!

You know, tofumama, I still am not always thrilled about this pg. and I'm still feeling disconnected from it all. *hugs* to you!

[Malama]

Tofumama,
I"m so sorry to hear about your depression! I, too have been having serious insomnia (rare for me) and I bet that that has something to do with it- coupled with your hormones. Even if you're getting a nap in the day, not sleeping at night can make a person feel pretty awful.

Unfortunately, at this point, i don't have a solution. I've been fairly consistently waking up to pee sometime between 2 and 4 am and then staying wide awake for at least 2 hours. It's torture. I know that there are some safe herbs for this.... I'll look them up today because I know this is affecting MY life negatively... maybe valerian root? hops? will have to look up if they're safe for pregnancy.

Pam_and_Abigail,
to feel your uteurs (which should start coming up above your pubic bone after 12 ish weeks), lie down- maybe with one knee up. Try starting near your belly button and feeling deep into your abdomen. Mostly (but not for everyone) things will feel squishy, but your uterus will feel hard. At this point it's not so big, and might not be so easy to find, but in a couple of weeks it will for sure be easier. At 12 weeks, mine is only palpable on one side (which is normal)- sorta low near my hip bone.

[Delfina]

Oh, Malama- You're so cool. I wish you did midwifery here in Santa Fe!! :love

[Malama]

:blush :blush
ahhh, you just made my day (and teary eyed)!

Thanks.

I'm working with very few pregnant mamas right now and I have to much knowledge and stuff runnning around my brain. I need somewhere to let it out!

[Celtain]

The insomnia is killing me too. I have NEVER EVER had it before in my life and it is horrible. Any tiny noise wakes me up and I'm for like an hour. The cat walks through the bedroom and it wakes me up. It is driving me crazy!!!

Preach on Mamalama, we will take all the knowledge you can dish out!!!!!!

[Babytime]

Tofu -- sorry you are feeling like that!

I'll be twelve weeks tomorrow and feeling great. I think at this point I'm tired only because I have a busy social calendar ... which needs to change. The summer months are just so crazy busy.

Next week I have a Genetics appointment which I'm a bit nervous about. Wish us luck!

[stacey31]

Hi ALL!!

13.5 weeks!
I still have not decided upon a midwife........I am going to decide this weekend. I am in maternity clothes all the time now. My nausea is passing a little~~I suddenly went from being EXHAUSTED & sleeping to being EXHAUSTED with insomnia!!:LOL !! Go figure......

I am feeling happy about the baby.....and nervous at the same time. Sometimes I feel like I am playing the odds~~KWIM?? I have 3 amazing kids & I keep wondering if I could be blessed with a 4th healthy baby. Weird I know, but these are the things I have been thinking.

Have a great weekend everyone!!

XOXO

[sweetpeasmom]

Hello!
Tofumama :hugs I'm sorry you are feeling that way. I hope it is the hormones. Maybe talking about it to someone will help.

Heather- I used to live in Plymouth a few years ago.


I'm feeling ok now. I was sick for a bit where when I ate anything I'd just feel crappy. Still so exhausted, but other than that doing good.

[Marysmama]

Hi everyone. Just now chiming in for this week. So far I'm still feeling a little nausea around dinner time. I'm pretty tired and my nipples hurt.

All in all, I'm glad to be 12 weeks along. Pretty much/almost in the 2nd trimester. My clothes are starting to not fit very well. I'm wearing maternity shorts sometimes. They're just so comfortable. However, I'm just not ready to go full force into maternity clothes. It seems too soon.

So sorry Tofumama. It's odd the different emotions we have when we're pregnant. I hope they soon pass for you.

Good luck to everyone.

[AP Momma]

EDD 1-10-05

Scary day yesterday. I started spotting brown in the morning. Just on the tp at first and then making it's way onto the pantyliner. I've had two second trimester losses due to placenta abruptions so it has been pretty freaked out.

I went for the works. My Midwife had me come in for an exam and the cervix is closed and the blood is old looking. I went in for an u/s for reassurance and the baby was perfect. A strong 153 h/b, good looking healthy placenta with no signs of abruption or clots, cervix looked nice, long and closed.

The only thing noteworthy was a fibroid that was noticed at a 10 week u/s. Anyone have experience w/ fibroids and pregnancy? I just delivered in Jan and had a dozen or so ultrasounds due a chronic placenta abruption and no fibroid was found then or with any other pregnancy.

I spoke with my Ob after the scan (I use a practice with 3 midwives and one Ob) and he says that the bleeding may be from the fibroid but it's not certain.

This doesn't reassure me because with my early bleeding scans with the two boys neither showed any clots behind the placenta or signs of abruption either.

I go for my second Parvo titre next Friday. I have my regular belly appt scheduled with the midwife then. For those of you that don't know; DH, the baby I babysit and my 6 yr old all contracted 5th disease within the last 3 weeks. My 20 month old had a fever last week but no signs of the rash. I haven't gotten the rash but because its possible to get the virus without the rash I'll redo the blood work to be certain.

Otherwise just having normal pregnancy worries and complaints. I'm exhausted, still naseous, waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to fall back asleep. Hopefully as I make my way further into the second trimester those symptoms will wane.

Health and healing to those that need it.
Kris

[tofumama]

I saw my mw today, and brought up my depression (actually, as soon as she saw me she asked me what was wrong) She said she fetl the depression was chemical, and it could be treated with meds, if I was ok with that. I am extremely anti-meds but I feel so awful....I agreed. She also said that most often if one has bad depression during pg, they will most likely have PPD, so that is something I have to consider. I never had PPD, nor have I had any depression during pg, so this is all very upsetting and scarey. My mw put me on a very low dose of Zoloft, and said I should feel better within 2 weeks. Ugh. I don't ever want to feel like this again, it has been awful. On all other fronts, I checked out fine. I've gained about 3 lbs, I'm at 12 weeks and I heard the hb today, which was very sweet. I have also decided I love my new mw. She was just so great to me today....
:hug to everyone, and here's to a quiet couple days with no m/s!

[Malama]

tofumama!
I'm so glad you've found a solution. How awesome that your mw was so attentive to you before you even said something. That's worth a lot.

I know what you mean about being anti-meds, but this sounds like a serious quality of life issue. If taking zoloft allows you to be a good mama to your kids and enjoy your pregnancy and take away your feelings of despair..... why not?

Western medicine certainly has it's benefits and it's important to use them when you really need. Be kind to yourself while the meds kick in!!!

AP momma.... I'm so sorry to hear you're going through so much. I don't know what to say except to visualize a nice healthy placenta that's attached just right and will stay that way. Visualize a nice full-term baby coming out as it should. You deserve it!!!