Do you feel pregnant?

[Boobiemama]

I am already getting aches and pains. My back is killing me today, its hard to bend over, I have to pee all the time. The joys of pregnancy.
I am having to take an hour and sit down and rest every afternoon.
And I know its only going to get worse. BUt I already feel big!

Does anyone else feel this way yet or am I just crazy?? :flipped

[danav]

Oh Heavens, yes I feel very pg! I was just saying to DH last night as I crawled into bed that I already feel like I'm 9 mos! LOL My belly is really getting big and in the way (can't bend over well, etc), I get out of breath with the simplest of tasks (walking up the stairs, picking up the playroom toys, taking a shower :LOL , stuff like that). I don't have many aches and pains, and my boobs finally stopped hurting so much, but I definitely know I am pg all the time!

[todzwife]

Oh yea- I'm RIGHT there...my back is killing me too, I have to pee every 5 minutes and my bum already hurts from the pressure. I can't sit for very long. :flipped

[Boobiemama]

Oh yes, bum pressure. I forgot to mention that one. LOL

[todzwife]

Oh yes, bum pressure. I forgot to mention that one. LOL

I keep checking in the shower to see if I have roids :LOL I don't- but man it HURTS down there already!

[lilgsmommy]

Yep! And even on days I dont feel it, they let me know!!

Bum pressure :LOL Its no laughing matter but glad im not the only one having it.

[charmcitymama]

Oh yeah, just this last week things have made a turn and I have really been feeling it...all the things mentioned above, except no hemmoriods atm.

[danav]

Aside from bumping into things and not being able to bend over well, when I eat any significant amount of food I feel like my upper abdomen is going to BURST since everything is squished up above my belly button now! I know my body can do it (been there twice before, after all) but it seems nearly impossible that my uterus and my baby are going to get much, much larger before this pg is over!! :eek

I'm sure come January we'll all be laughing at the fact that we were complaining about how big we are right NOW...

[~lioneyes~]

I am having belly trouble. It is getting harder to sit straight up in bed, I kinds have to get up sideways. Also getting off the cushy couch is harder. I have been having the worst burpy, pressure pushing up in my throat. It makes me feel really sick and barfy. :( Has anyone ever had this? Its not acid reflux, although I get that too. It just feels like tons of air pushing its way out.

[my5girls]

Totally, especially since this is the 5th time in 7 1/2 years!!

My body is screaming at me now!! :LOL

[brownay2]

I am with you all Hugs!

Everything is bothering me, my sciatic nerves on both sides of my lower back, when I sit, my belly is so big now that it pushes up on my bra, and just is uncomfy. I eat alot of veggies and fruits and yet still have a problem with constipation. Then to top it off I have been having perinal soreness, like swolleness feeling, down in that area after being on my feet a bit.

OH and the second trimester of energy never happened yet. Still tired all the time, all I want to do is sleep!

Waaaaaaaa.......

Lol!
Renee

[Boobiemama]

Its good to know I am not just a wimp! LOL I thought I was being whiny by even feeling pregnant at this point!

[My Three Boys]

I'm feeling pretty good right now, but definately pregnant!! I'm so glad someone mentioned that they feel out of breath when they do anything. I was starting to get a bit worried that maybe this was too early for this to happen. My "bump" is still below my bellybutton, so bending over isn't much of a problem yet, but I know it will be. I'm starting to feel very off-balance. Oh- and that stretchy feeling in my upper stomach. I remember this from before - it's VERY uncomfortable!! I think it's the baby getting bigger and pulling down on my muscles.

I was just complaining to my dh the other day that I'm tired again in the afternoon like I was in the first trimester. I've been taking naps again!! I really think it's because I've been feeling pretty good (compared to the first tri) and I've been doing too much and staying up too late. I guess I should slow down!!

[My Three Boys]

One more thing I forgot - most people still can't tell I'm pregnant. This is my fourth. I thought I'd be showing more by now!! Anyone else? I mean I can tell I'm bigger and I'm measuring okay. I am also pretty tall (5'10"), so maybe that's why, but it's just weird. Now, ask me in Jan if people still can't tell I'm pregnant!! LOL

[mamasittingduck]

i love coming here and feeling like i'm not alone!

i've been having weird things happen this week, like soreness on the bottoms of my feet, and my legs felt like i had walked a marathon (not even close in reality, ha!), and my arms go numb from time to time!! not to mention the peeing every second...i walked out of my bathroom the other day, made it to the living room and asked myself, "did i just go to the bathroom?" i knew i did but i went right back in anyway! it makes me so mad because there is hardly anything in there, but it feels as though i'm ready to burst!!!!!

how is this all going to feel a few months from now! yikes!

not feeling my baby move yet and i am a little nervous about that, even though everyone says it's ok; i'm 18 1/2 weeks now...come on little babe let me know you're there!

glad you are all here, even if i hardly get here to add my two cents!!

sherri :blah

[PGNPORTLAND]

Someone said something about us laughing at ourselves come January - totally! I am glad everyone feels this way too. I was worried maybe I was gaining too much weight already and that's why I was out of breath. I thought I was being so healthy first trimester cause I was too nauseous to eat anything but apples but now all I want is fat, fat, fat. Will my maternity clothes fit me all the way through? I don't know anymore! My big challenge everyday is getting my sneakers tied. I have to take a big breath and do a kind of funny yoga move to reach my feet! I also get very breathless while sitting. I have found that putting an extra firm pillow behind my back helps me sit up straighter and breath better.

By the way does anyone else have a dog? Mine follows me around constantly now, right under my feet and looks at me funny. He also sniffs my nipples and belly alot. do you think he can smell or hear the baby? Another dog peed on me at the park! Is it some instinctual thing?

[EllasMama]

Oh yeah, almost all of what most of you are experiencing! Glad to know I'm not alone. I'm so out of breath. Besides building blood volume, there is the 2 months of retching where I was in bed all day, so though I was in pretty good pre-pregnancy shape, all that deteriorated.

No hemorrhoids yet, I guess that's something to look forward to, LOL!

The worst is that I'm totally waddling. People keep asking how much longer and I'm like, umm, 4.5 months! :blush

Carol