bladder question

[CloudBee]

I'm 12.5 wks along, FWIW.

I mentioned this once before, but don't think I ever created a thread about it.

For the past 6 weeks or so, I feel like I'm never quite emptying my bladder. I go to the bathroom with a feeling that I have to go a LOT, and I don't go any more than normal.

Then I get back to my desk (if I'm at work), or back to the couch (at home) and still feel like I have to go.

Sometimes if I return to the bathroom a few minutes later I do end up going more. Other times, not at all, yet the sensation is still there a bit.

I heard that leaning forward while going can help to fully empty the bladder. This is helping... but is the sensation just from the pressure of the uterus on the bladder? Will this last through pregnancy? Is it common?

[ijack]

One of the best feelings in the world is the first pee after labor when you can actually really pee and everything comes out and it feels so good.
Yeah, it's normal.

[Ashley&Scott]

I think it's normal. I was like you & felt like I always had to go...like I would finish washing my hands & go again. It got slightly better for me during the 2nd tri.

[pugz]

for me that issue faded after the first half of the pregnancy. By 3rd tri though I just had to pee all the time, but my bladder did feel emptied at least.

[Brie]

Normal. It was bad at the end of first tri for me, and then as second tri went on everything kind of lifted up off my bladder and it was much better. Now, in third tri, it's bad again. I pretty much have to pee every time I stand up.

[MamaMaui24]

Sounds normal (unless of course you ever have pain/burning like a UTI).

1st and 3rd are the worst for peeing. 2nd tri is the best!

[CloudBee]

Sept 13, 2012 13:57:20 GMT -5 Ashley&Scott said:

I think it's normal. I was like you & felt like I always had to go...like I would finish washing my hands & go again. It got slightly better for me during the 2nd tri.

This is exactly what just happened. I went, then back to my desk, then ran to the bathroom again and went a decent amount again! It's crazy, and annoying.

ijack - can't wait for that first "real pee"! lol

[CloudBee]

Sept 13, 2012 13:59:17 GMT -5 MamaMaui24 said:

Sounds normal (unless of course you ever have pain/burning like a UTI).

1st and 3rd are the worst for peeing. 2nd tri is the best!

Nope, no discomfort other than having to go often.