Preggly talk

[sarasansh]

For those of us KTFU.

[sarasansh]

I'm deeply afraid of morning sickness this time around. I feel like my symptoms are way different. Last time it was stuffy nose and boob pain. This time it's exhaustion and bloat and lack of appetite and I've already started feeling queasy in the morning.

[britbratjf]

Oh no! fX it's not too bad for you. Honestly, I've got no major symptoms ATM & I hope that doesn't change. Sore nips, more tired & need to eat more frequently but this pregnancy doesn't feel any different than Dagny. Maybe this means girl 2.0?

[cookiesandwine]

I had way more nausea this time but no actual throwing up. I just had to eat something constantly.

Does anyone have a good list of allowed medicines?? I have a killer sore throat that's a bad virus going around. The sheet from my OB says I can take Tylenol products (cold, sinus, etc) but for some reason I'm doubting that!

[britbratjf]

Jan 14, 2015 20:34:42 GMT -5 cookiesandwine said:

I had way more nausea this time but no actual throwing up. I just had to eat something constantly.

Does anyone have a good list of allowed medicines?? I have a killer sore throat that's a bad virus going around. The sheet from my OB says I can take Tylenol products (cold, sinus, etc) but for some reason I'm doubting that!

I'm always nervous. Ask the pharmacist!

[laurski81]

Jan 14, 2015 20:34:42 GMT -5 cookiesandwine said:

I had way more nausea this time but no actual throwing up. I just had to eat something constantly.

Does anyone have a good list of allowed medicines?? I have a killer sore throat that's a bad virus going around. The sheet from my OB says I can take Tylenol products (cold, sinus, etc) but for some reason I'm doubting that!

My paperwork from my OB said the same. I believe you just need to stay away from the extended relief stuff. I'm still nervous to take it though. I agree with asking a pharmacist too though.

[somethingcleverer]

Jan 14, 2015 20:34:42 GMT -5 cookiesandwine said:

I had way more nausea this time but no actual throwing up. I just had to eat something constantly.

Does anyone have a good list of allowed medicines?? I have a killer sore throat that's a bad virus going around. The sheet from my OB says I can take Tylenol products (cold, sinus, etc) but for some reason I'm doubting that!

Sorry I'm snooping. Tylenol, pseudoephedrine are ok. Benadryl is too for sore throats I've been recommending tea with honey or even plain honey.

[mightythorgi]

Jan 14, 2015 20:34:42 GMT -5 cookiesandwine said:

I had way more nausea this time but no actual throwing up. I just had to eat something constantly.

Does anyone have a good list of allowed medicines?? I have a killer sore throat that's a bad virus going around. The sheet from my OB says I can take Tylenol products (cold, sinus, etc) but for some reason I'm doubting that!

When we all came down with cold/cough over Christmas I probably took more of the kid's Zarbee's cough syrup than he did. Mixed in a fruity tea, not so bad. Otherwise ditto on the honey suggestion.

[cookiesandwine]

Thanks laides! I forgot how a pregnancy immune system is pretty much the worst.

[cbear]

Not preggly but cookiesandwine when do you find out what you're having?? Or are you going team green?

[sarasansh]

britbratjf I had the same thought, but opposite! Robin's pregnancy was so easy. If this one is hard I wonder if it means anything about the sex...

[britbratjf]

Well the nausea has started. Spoke too soon last night! Dagny woke up before I did so I couldn't eat before going up to get her and I ended up having to slide back down the stairs on my butt because I thought I was going to puke standing up.

[annielisa]

Congrats everyone!

Sorry the nausea hit you Britbrattjf that's definitely no fun.

Cookiesandwine hope your throat starts feeling better!

So.. I'm due in August I'm about 11 weeks. I've been feeling way more symptoms this time around especially the nausea. Thankfully it's subsided quite a bit as I'm getting closer to 2nd tri.

[cookiesandwine]

cbear We'll find out in the beginning of March. My next appt is at 17 weeks and I begged my OB to do the AS then but she wouldn't LOL So I'll be about 21w when we find out. I'm waaaaaay to impatient to be team green.

Congrats annielisa!!

[pegleg715]

I don't have traditional pregnancy symptoms this time around. But I've bad this constant cold that I can't kick. Plus the worst case of pink eye EVER. Thank you, Caz.

I've been doing Tylenol sinus and Benadryl all ok-ed by doctor. With unisom when I can't sleep. It's all helped a lot.

[trixi282]

This time around it's been very similar and fairly symptom free. I was a lot more hungry early on this time though and found that I had to eat more often or I got very queasy. Never threw up though. I remember feeling weird with J if I didn't eat every 3-4 hours, but with this one it seems like it was every 2... and if I didn't eat something substantial enough it was even more often. That's starting to pass now though.

I wasn't going to post this until I knew more, but... at my appt. last week, I ended up having an impromptu U/S because the Nurse Practitioner couldn't find the heartbeat (turns out my placenta is in the front, so no biggy there) - the U/S tech did. But they also saw a spot on Nugget's right lung that they want to look at more closely.

So I'm having my AS done at 20 weeks, and instead of just going to the clinic for the US, I am going to a specialty clinic with level 2 ultrasound capabilities and perinatologists on staff. They want to take a closer look to see if what they saw is something, or nothing. I met with my new doc this week and she isn't concerned yet, because the level 2 is a lot clearer, so until she sees and hears form the specialist, she wants to know what they think before we start talking about what it is or could be....

I'm trying not to freak out, but the way she described it basically makes it sound like either way it is something, it's just a matter of finding out if it's a small something or a big something. And I won't know for at least 2 more weeks. Then I meet with my doc again 2 weeks after that.

Sorry that was so long. Besides my H, you're the only ones I've said anything to. I haven't even told my mom and I saw her last night. We're waiting until I have my ultrasound and we know more.

[cookiesandwine]

trixi282 T&P's that it's nothing more than a smudgey US last week. Do you like your new doc? She seems pretty rational if she's not discussing it until she gets all the info. If it were something ultra urgent, they wouldn't make you wait.

[roo1582]

trixi282- keeping you in my t&ps. I know how hard it is not to think the worst right away. We went through that with Andrew and his possibility of having DS or several other horrible syndromes. Hopefully it is nothing more than some blip caused by the u/s.

[tribute17]

I would say mine has pretty much been the same this time around. In general just no hungry at all, but sick (not throwing up) after about 10:00 am. So I eat a great breakfast ok lunch and nothing for dinner. Sore, huge boobs, back pain, and dizzy. I already have a condition that gives me low blood pressure and the relaxation of the arteries and veins makes it worse. I pass out all the time. The cardiologists remedy is drinking 80-100 oz of water a day and eating salty foods. I'm on board with the salty foods but the water is hard.

My mom had drastically different pregnancies with my sister and I so I'm not sure it means anything.

Is anyone else planning on having the early genetic screening (blood test) done? Mine is called Progenity but that is just the brand name. I get my blood draw on Monday and then a week later I get results. We are doing it to screen for trisomies but a positive is that it also tells you gender. I could never be team green. I'll find out in a couple weeks if it is a little Troi or Data growing in there.

[trixi282]

Thanks cookiesandwine and roo1582! My H and I agree keeping it quiet in hopes that it is nothing would be best. We don't want to stress our parents until we know more.

So far, I do like my new doc. It's stressful to move mid-pregnancy but she seems really nice, chill, talks fast, and has a June 12 boy - so we have a toddler in common! She really was great about answering questions, and I can tell she's going to be open and honest with me. I actually already like her more than my last doc!

[bliz1712]

Bumping in to say that I'll be thinking of you Trixi282. FX for good results!

[laurski81]

trixi282 Sending you lots of T&Ps. Hopefully it will just end up being a little blip due to inferior US equipment. My OB complains all the time about how their stuff is old and how she will have to send someone to the hospital to get a better look when she is unsure because they have better equipment. Hopefully that is all that is going on with your LO. Hugs Girl!

[laurski81]

I have felt pretty much the same with this pregnancy as I did when I was pg with Henry. I carry really low however and this time I have started feeling the pressure on my lady parts much sooner than I did last time. Thankfully I have a desk job so my standing during the day is limited but as soon as I am on my feet for more than 5 minutes I feel so swollen down there and I would love nothing more then just to sit on some ice. I am nervous if it is this bad now, how much worse it is going to get as the baby (and I) get bigger.

[annielisa]

Thinking of you trixi282

[abseptember]

With L, I really didn't have morning sickness. With this pregnancy, I definitely did. I never threw up but was nauseous all the time. I'm thinking it was more related to it being twins than to different sex this time around.

I seriously can't believe I am in the final days/weeks. Both boys have dropped and my ribs/heartburn are so much better. My pelvis/back.... not so much

laurski81 I totally hear you about the swelling and pain when standing! Sorry you have it too! Once mine started, it did get a bit worse but it hasn't continued to worsen as I have gotten bigger. So hopefully yours won't continue to get worse. It has gotten a little better since the boys dropped. So weird... I would think it would be worse since they are putting more pressure on my pelvis/lady parts.

trixi282 Thinking of you!

[trixi282]

rollerrink hopefully it was just too many cookies! Sounds like you have a good plan though. I had a lot more "blah" feeling at night early on this time too, luckily it was fairly short lived.

[laurski81]

Has anyone experienced having a Pyogenic Granuloma (looks like a blood blister)? I am pretty sure after googling (I know, I know) that is what is on my lip. Apparently during pregnancy they are know as "pregnancy tumors" and they usually go away after you give birth but I'm so bothered by it. It looks terrible and I'm so embarrassed by it

[rollerrink]

laurski81 I've never heard of that. Is it painful? I hope your doctor can treat it. I'm sorry!

[laurski81]

rollerrink no it doesn't hurt or even bother me. The skin around it feels dry so that's uncomfortable but I just try to keep a bit of Vaseline on it. It appeared maybe a week and a half ago and I honestly thought it was just a pimple at first, but that's definitely not what it is. I didn't call my doctor yet because I just assumed it would go away.

Gross warning...I ended up accidentally breaking it last night while washing up and I couldn't get it to stop bleeding. When it finally did stop it looked exactly the same as it did before and still looks the same this morning. Like it hasn't gone down or anything. My next doctors appointment is Monday, the 26th and I'm not sure if this is something I should call about before then. From what I read there is nothing the OB can do about it and most times there isn't much anyone can do about it during pregnancy. Ugh...it just sucks that it is right on my face.

[rollerrink]

laurski81 That does suck. Does lipstick hide it? I'm surprised it went back to how it was after breaking open- how annoying!