I'm awake: epic case of acid reflux

[Stingyshark]

O•M•G

I feel like I'm swallowing fire. This shit is for the birds. Usually milk helps, but this is just laughing at all the milk I've drank since midnight.

I'm trying to get comfortable in a recliner , but it's leather and every time I move it squeaks- which would be fine, except my mom sleeps with her door open and I'm sure she can hear it squealing every time I move.

They also have this loud ass ticking grandfather clock; so I'm attempting to sleep with headphones in bc I can't handle the ticking.

It's not my night. We should have went home today.

Who else is awake?

[sent]

I'm awake. Since I have been pregnant, I find myself awake at 4 am every night and have a hard time falling back asleep. No reason for why I get up except that I do. I always feel fine and just shift around from side to side hoping to fall asleep. Tonight I did feel my baby kick a few times so that is a plus. I begged my husband to go to sleep earlier but he insisted on watching some stupid football recap even though he was falling asleep trying to watch it. Our in-laws are visiting so our sleeping locations are all messed up since we haven't had a chance to buy a second bed yet. If I had been in bed by 10:30 pm, at least I would've gotten an extra hour of sleep instead of when we finally did go to bed.

I decided to use my awake time to register the Amex cards I could find for Small Business Saturday. There is a grocery store listed as one of the retailers so I will be buying lots of Italian sodas because I found the lemon flavors really help me with any slight stomach issues I have had during this pregnancy. I also googled around and found that the car seat we want can be had for 20% off from some small retailers which is nice because I thought it was one of those brands that never gets discounted. So as soon as my husband wakes up, I think I will order it. I just want him to check out the colors with me.

(I am 32 weeks.)

[JayhawkGirl]

Here!

Also with terrible reflux all night. Of course my mom's stuffing has a lot of onion in it and I've been gobbling it up, so this is my own doing. Sigh.

Lands end puts their door busters up at 5 am, so I did order a couple of flannel shirts for DH

[mae141]

I've been awake for a hours; I should have checked in here sooner! I've got it coming out both ends, if you know what I mean. I don't really feel bad other than I'm starving and starting to feel a little dehydrated. I can't lay down or the acid reflux makes me barf, but I'm really tired from being awake. I feel like I'm either going to go into labor soon or I ate something that didn't agree with me. Ugh this is awful. I'm only 37 weeks and I want her to stay in just a little while longer!

[vmars]

Take Zantac and tums and try sleeping propped on your left side. I had awful reflux on Wednesday I am pretty sure the DD hot coco did me in.

I def picked a good time to be done with work. I am up every 2 hours to pee. Also my hips are killing me!

[BaliHai]

I recently cut back from Zantac 150 twice a day to once a day, and that was obviously a mistake. It just doesn't last long enough to get me through the day AND night, despite being "24 hour", so now I have to decide if I want to bump it back up. I hope you got some relief at some point!

I was up and down all night last night using the bathroom and popping Tums, and I've been up for the day for fifteen minutes and the BH have already started again. It's probably in my head because I'm really ready to get this show on the road, but they feel stronger this morning than they have been. I wish my doctor hadn't said she doesn't think I'll make it to induction on Thursday, because now I'm pretty sure I will (which will be fine, honestly, I am just still really hoping I go on my own, even if it's hours before I'm due to go in). On the plus side, I was reading positive induction stories in the middle of the night just in case, and I feel a bit less nervous than I had been since my cervix seems so favorable. I'm pretty much just terrified of ending up with a c-section after hours of laboring/pushing, but I'm trying to prepare myself for that possibility just so I am not struggling with it afterwards if it happens.

[JayhawkGirl]

Nov 30, 2013 8:19:07 GMT -5 sameoldash said:

I've been tossing and turning all night from hip pain, but then I had to poop really badly so I finally just got up. The hip/back hasn't subsided, and is starting to feel like it's moving itself into a bit of a pattern, which is scary as crap. I made myself some tea and I'm sitting on my birth ball listening to my hypnobabies tracks, but yikes! One more week, little girl. That's allllll we need!

I realized that as much as I know about labor from reading, I don't really know if you can start feeling pressure waves (lol at my hypno language) decently regularly and then have them just back off and go away for a few days. I don't feel like going back upstairs to get my computer so I guess phone google will have to do!


Sorry about your acid reflux, stingy. That crap is for the birds!

Still having pressure waves??? Eek!

[vmars]

Nov 30, 2013 14:29:18 GMT -5 sameoldash said:

Nov 30, 2013 13:51:22 GMT -5 JayhawkGirl said:

Still having pressure waves??? Eek!

Yeah. H ran to the store to get me some veggies to snack on, but I'm about to jump in the shower bc if things stay the same, we're probably heading to the hospital later this afternoon.

Back labor is a fucking bitch. I'm trying to stay positive but this is hard as shit.

how far apart are the waves? good luck & keep us updated!!

[JayhawkGirl]

Thinking of you! I hope the back labor eases for you.

[lulu21]

I hate milk and I just chugged a glass because it feels like I'm breathing fire. I am also over the heartburn. Before I GP I chewed Papaya pills from wholefoods for heartburn. I can't imagine that they would be banned in pregnancy...