Third Tri Ladies

[krystee]

Does anyone else feel like they are slightly losing it?

I am so uncomfortable, and my emotions are all over the place. I completely forgot a work call today. I shrieked at H (the word "dickhead" may have crossed my lips). Five minutes later, I couldn't remember why I was so mad. I forgot to ask my doctor if I should adjust my meds after my super low sugar this morning, so now I'm scared it's going to drop like crazy since I take more meds at night than I do in the morning.

I am a little concerned that having the baby will make me even more emotionally out of whack and I will never feel like a capable, even-keeled, relaxed person ever again.

Also, this is usually our slow time at work, but this year it is our crazy time. I am so stressed about leaving, and I'm worried about coming back to craziness.

I will be normal again someday, right? Things won't hurt and I'll be sane?

[starburst604]

The pregnancy brain has come on strong for me. So many times a day I get up from my desk and walk toward....someone, something? I stop and stand there, wondering why I got up. All this extra up and down is doing nothing to help my pelvic girdle pain. So far my emotions are fairly in check (the day I smashed my Bona spray mop to pieces because it wouldn't spray right doesn't count). I have a feeling that in a couple of weeks I am going to be one uncomfortable person.

[centralsquare]

I am hella uncomfortable. I don't feel like I'm losing it right now, but can certainly relate.

Here are my ailments:
Severe pain alternating between pelvis and back
Pelvic floor pain
Heartburn
Congestion
Plantar fasciitis
Bruises from running into things with my belly
Tdap welt

I'm not ready for the baby to be here, but I'm DONE with this body crap!

[yourmother]

I'm just now entering third tri. I'm starting to feel so massive and am constantly feeling out of breath. I also got horribly painful leg cramps for the first time this morning while I was still asleep. I yelped because they were just awful.

I'm peeing every five minutes and my vag is constantly sore. I'm waddling. Ugh.

The baby is starting to move more and more. That is what keeps me going.

Oh, I'm not loving the comments about my body. I'm a petite person, so I look pretty massive.

[starburst604]

I am waddling too and also tired of the peeing. Just when I find a comfortable position in bed, time to pee again! I also have a plantar wart on the ball of my foot that really hurts - not pregnancy related but the extra weight makes it hurt more. My bump has gotten huge in the last week it seems, I cannot believe she has up to 10 weeks to grow some more! I am definitely exiting the honeymoon stage of this pregnancy.

[cheeseandcrackers]

Yup to all of this..
Sleep has become non-existent. Used to be my favorite part of the day. Good practice, right?

[noodleoo]

Wow, I can't believe I'm 3rd trimester already. I can relate to all of you. I had my first calf cramp last night, woke up in excruciating pain. That sucked. I'm out of breath, tired and uncomfortable. I think my heart rate is doing weird things as I get weird chest pains. I really miss getting a full nights sleep (which I feel like I may never have again). I'm also still having stomach issues, feel gross most of the day and nothing really tastes as good as it used to. I almost threw up my lunch at work yesterday. I so can't wait for food to go back to normal. Oh yeah and my feet are swollen and look like sausages.

Sigh, I hope this is worth it. Pregnancy has been way worse than I expected.

[smiledamnit]

Comfort is dead.

[krystee]

I had one moment of joy this week. I made him an Easter basket! I was so giddy picking out the items and putting it together. It almost makes up for the fact that I currently feel like my lady parts are ripping to pieces whenever I roll over.

[lillaguma]

Yes to all of this.

On Sunday I was trying to tell my H a funny story and kept laughing so hard that I couldn't get it out. Finally I was laughing so hard that I was crying, and then that just turned into plain old crying. He looked so bewildered and was like, here, sit down, it's okay! And I was just like, I have so many feelings!!!

[imimahoney]

I'm due in 8 days and know exactly how you feel. I'm working until the day AFTER my due date and if I actually need to go in I might freak out. I'm a teacher and whole everyone is so nice all my students keep saying such ridic stuff. Yes I'm still pregnant, no th baby won't come out right here, right now.

It doesn't help they I'm hoping for a VBAC and all my hope is vested in that. I'm very nervous that if I end up with a RCS I'll be depressed or something. I had mild ppd with my first and went on Zoloft around 12 weeks to regulate my moods so I know what to look for but I'm hoping not to need that again. Obviously I won't know until it's time but it's still frustrating and a bit worrisome.

You are not alone.

[Deleted]

I definitely felt most of my physical ailments disappear as soon as I delivered. And thankfully my vaginal delivery was very easy, so the new pain was minimal. Just cramping a bit and some soreness for maybe a week from my tear, etc.

I will warn you that post-pardum emotions are WAY more intense than anything I've ever felt in my life. So just be prepared for it to get worse before it gets better. But you can do it. It'll pass. And if it doesn't pass in a few weeks, doctors can help. I already can tell a lot of it is passing. Though anxiety is probably the part staying for now:(

Hang in there!

[whiskeyandwine]

I'm just at 30 weeks so I feel like I shouldn't complain about 3rd tri stuff, you know?

Buy my feet are huge every day, and I have to be on them a fair amount. I have cankles. I am fairly comfortable except that even WATER gives me acid reflux, and I can't roll over wo a huge production.

I have a feeling it is going to get worse, right?

[starburst604]

Mar 5, 2015 7:57:51 GMT -5 whiskeyandwine said:

I'm just at 30 weeks so I feel like I shouldn't complain about 3rd tri stuff, you know?

Buy my feet are huge every day, and I have to be on them a fair amount. I have cankles. I am fairly comfortable except that even WATER gives me acid reflux, and I can't roll over wo a huge production.

I have a feeling it is going to get worse, right?

This is how I think, I shouldn't really get to complain yet and I know it really could be much worse. Im not swollen yet and heartburn isn't bad if I eat reasonably. But I can feel things other things going downhill and the fact that I have 10 weeks left makes me feel all "TEN MORE WEEKS OF THIS?!".

[stephlove]

Mar 5, 2015 8:45:12 GMT -5 daisyfay25 said:

I am just now starting to get uncomfortable. Peeing every 30 min, ribs hurting while I'm trying to sleep, my back hurts at the end of the day.

Also, my baby keeps getting the hiccups, so like twice a day I have a steady twitch.. twitch.. twitch... twitch. At least I know he's still head down? Lol!

I feel his hiccups in my butt and it drives me nuts. It makes me crazy. 

[pinkroses]

I feel like I'm going insane.  I had been feeling awesome since about 20 weeks and now all of a sudden my anxiety is back in full force and I am a mess.  I'm getting really upset about my weight gain, even though it's within normal range and I know I look fine.  If my H makes one small comment about what I'm eating I just shut down and get so sad.  This is making me terrified of PPD/PPA.

[centralsquare]

Mar 5, 2015 8:57:58 GMT -5 pinkroses said:

I feel like I'm going insane.  I had been feeling awesome since about 20 weeks and now all of a sudden my anxiety is back in full force and I am a mess.  I'm getting really upset about my weight gain, even though it's within normal range and I know I look fine.  If my H makes one small comment about what I'm eating I just shut down and get so sad.  This is making me terrified of PPD/PPA.

Do you have a therapist? It might be worth talking to one now. My understanding is that PPD/PPA is best dealt with as early as possible. If you have a history of anxiety or depression, you are at a higher risk for PPD/PPA. Don't wait -- get the help you need! It is important to have someone to reach out to asap, especially after delivery. Good luck!

[pinkroses]

Mar 5, 2015 9:52:53 GMT -5 centralsquare said:

Mar 5, 2015 8:57:58 GMT -5 pinkroses said:

I feel like I'm going insane.  I had been feeling awesome since about 20 weeks and now all of a sudden my anxiety is back in full force and I am a mess.  I'm getting really upset about my weight gain, even though it's within normal range and I know I look fine.  If my H makes one small comment about what I'm eating I just shut down and get so sad.  This is making me terrified of PPD/PPA.

Do you have a therapist? It might be worth talking to one now. My understanding is that PPD/PPA is best dealt with as early as possible. If you have a history of anxiety or depression, you are at a higher risk for PPD/PPA. Don't wait -- get the help you need! It is important to have someone to reach out to asap, especially after delivery. Good luck!

Thanks!  I do have a therapist who I see regularly.  I plan to continue seeing her after the baby's here, to keep an eye on things.

[nmosrob]

Add me to the camp of feeling like I shouldn't complain yet. I have some things, but nothing really too bad.

I already had barney rubble feet and cankles, now they're even bigger. I always woke up 1-2x a night to pee, now it's 3-4x. In the last week or so my gas has increased, but in the form of a hiccup followed by a nice burp. I actually find that rather amusing, lol, I giggle each time. Better that way than downstairs, hopefully it stays that way. She gets the hiccups like crazy, I feel like it's 2-4x a day. I don't mind it, though. Her movements are getting bigger, and lately she's pouncing on my bladder so hard that if I'm not ready to quickly hold it, I would totally pee myself.

[centralsquare]

Mar 5, 2015 10:07:51 GMT -5 pinkroses said:

Mar 5, 2015 9:52:53 GMT -5 centralsquare said:

Do you have a therapist? It might be worth talking to one now. My understanding is that PPD/PPA is best dealt with as early as possible. If you have a history of anxiety or depression, you are at a higher risk for PPD/PPA. Don't wait -- get the help you need! It is important to have someone to reach out to asap, especially after delivery. Good luck!

Thanks!  I do have a therapist who I see regularly.  I plan to continue seeing her after the baby's here, to keep an eye on things.

Excellent, glad to hear that. I developed anxiety, complete with panic attacks, after our 2nd tri loss last year. It's been largely at bay during this pregnancy, thankfully, but I'm also trying to stay on top of it, as I imagine it will rear its ugly head post-partum. Sounds like you have a good plan, so I hope it doesn't get too bad for you!

[cheeseandcrackers]

is anyone else getting slightly nauseous again in the third trimester? it's been happening to be in the mornings.

[centralsquare]

Mar 5, 2015 11:33:55 GMT -5 cheeseandcrackers said:

is anyone else getting slightly nauseous again in the third trimester? it's been happening to be in the mornings.

Yup.

[starburst604]

Mar 5, 2015 11:33:55 GMT -5 cheeseandcrackers said:

is anyone else getting slightly nauseous again in the third trimester? it's been happening to be in the mornings.

Now that you mention it, I've had a few occasions. Just now as lunchtime was approaching I felt crappy, as soon as I ate I was fine. Just like first tri.

[sarahsas]

Mar 5, 2015 11:33:55 GMT -5 cheeseandcrackers said:

is anyone else getting slightly nauseous again in the third trimester? it's been happening to be in the mornings.

Yes. I have actually puked a few times! And I didn't even have horrible ms in the first tri. I've had more stomach issues. Tums and Pepcid daily!

I'm mostly stressed at work. Trying to get things done and also feeling like I'm losing control of all I do, which I hate!!

[centralsquare]

I need to eat every 90 minutes or I get nauseous. Such a PITA.

[ElizabethBennet]

I'll be 32 weeks tomorrow and I'm just over it. It seems the past week the pain/discomfort has really intensified and pregnancy brain has hit me in full force. Just this week I left my wallet at a restaurant and didn't realize it till 6+ hours later, and didn't go to a doctors appointment because I completely forgot that I even had one. My patience is also wearing thin. I'm also getting nervous about delivery and those first few weeks with a newborn. I had a really positive experience with DD1 and I'm afraid I won't have that same experience with this baby.

Oh, and I've hit the third trimester exhaustion hard, I feel like I did in the first tri.

[cheeseandcrackers]

Hey, whats some nausea on top of being huge and uncomfortable?

[centralsquare]

Mar 5, 2015 12:48:24 GMT -5 cheeseandcrackers said:

Hey, whats some nausea on top of being huge and uncomfortable?

Just add it to the list!

I'm convinced the last month is to make me think pushing a baby out is the lesser of two evils.

[whiskeyandwine]

I also feel my anxiety growing in my 3rd tri. With therapy and Zoloft I had felt like it was really under control for the last 6 months or so, but all of the sudden it is so much worse again.

[krystee]

centralsquare you are absolutely right. I went from being terrified of delivery to being thrilled for it. Bring it on!

And add me to the list of people with morning sickness!