2nd and 3rd trimester discussion 2/2

[KMW08]

backstreetpixie it could be pregnancy carpal tunnel syndrome?? I'm confident I had this, never confirmed, but mine stayed in my wrist/hand/fingers mostly.

@grailseeker NSTs were NBD, I only had them twice (delivered early), both times I was only monitored for 15-30mins. They want to see so much movement in a certain amount of time. I had no issues with this. And for growth US, they just looked at LOs position and did a weight estimate.

[backstreetpixie]

grailseeker14 and KMW08. It could be the carpal tunnel. My mom just told her that is how hers started when she was pregnant with my brother. (She has had surgery on both hands to fix carpal tunnel since then) and i have had the shooting carpel tunnel pains now and then since college when i type or use my hands a lot. Hmmm going on the list of things to ask doc about next week.

[Poppy]

Feb 2, 2015 20:56:19 GMT -5 darksidefootprint said:

I'm 38 weeks today. I feel like third trimester is hard because your body is tired, your mind is shot, and all of the worry about actually giving birth is approaching really fast. I have unbelievable swelling despite halving my salt intake, so I am walking around terrified of developing eclampsia and seizing and dying in front of my 2 year old. Non-pregnant me wouldn't think like that, but everything seems so, so serious when I am this pregnant. Honestly, though, I forgot that I felt like this with my son, so there's that.

A little graphic? I know this is a place to voice our fears but I'm trying to stay in a good headspace. Reading this really really did not help.

[Poppy]

Feb 3, 2015 6:09:33 GMT -5 jap618 said:

ProfessorChaos the 3rd tri has been the toughest for me. I'm 36 weeks and it's a combination of extreme anxiety/fear around labor & delivery and lack of sleeping. I feel like I'm just getting so big that it's hard to do much of anything and as pp mentioned it's becoming more and more difficult to complete simple tasks. That being said I'm so unbelievably excited to meet her little face and am seriously looking forward to the next adventure!

Edit since I tagged the wrong person & then spelled it wrong!

I can't believe you are 36 weeks already. Where has the time gone? I'm sorry you've been having so much anxiety. I feel it creep up on me too and I'm over 10 weeks behind you! Hopefully just preparing the best you can will give you some sense of calm and control.

[Poppy]

Feb 3, 2015 13:35:45 GMT -5 grailseeker14 said:

3rd tri is kicking my butt so far. I'm 29w today, always tired and can't sleep. I had been working out at the gym until about Thanksgiving, then got a cold and never went back because motivation is nil. with the GD diagnosis, my doctor is really urging me to get back to some kind of exercise, but the gym just is too much. I'm trying an at-home prenatal workout DVD, and it's good but even still I have to seriously talk myself into it each time. It does help my blood sugar #s though, so maybe that'll get me going. The heartburn was ramping up, but my OB gave me ranitidine (generic zantac?) and it's working wonders. Now if only I could find a way to get comfortable and get some sleep!

I noticed in my OB's after-visit summary at 28w that from 32-34w he wants me in 2x/week for NSTs (not sure why just 32-34 and not beyond that), and a growth scan sometime after 32w. I won't see him again until halfway through 32w so won't have those scheduled until we're right on top of when I'm supposed to do them. What exactly do NSTs involve? Is the growth scan any different from a normal u/s?

Only thing I know is that my SIL was getting NSTs around 36w because she was noticing less movement, and at about 37w she went straight from one of the NST appointments in for C-section, so I'm paranoid that could happen and telling MH that we need our hospital bags packed before we start those just in case. I'm sure I'm overreacting, but I tend to look for any excuse to overprepare way too far ahead of time.

Hang in there sweets! It sounds like you are doing the very best you can. Any kind of exercise will help. I think yoga at home is a totally acceptable option.

[taberbtb]

Feb 4, 2015 6:28:14 GMT -5 mmheartspb said:

@smcniff *lurking* I didn't feel movement of Olivia when I went into labor but my water broke before I had any contractions. Just my experience. *Hugs* you are going to do great!

This was me as well. I felt very little movement, and was worried at one point while I was home waiting for things to pick up so I drank some oj and sugary drinks to keep her moving enough to satisfy pgal brain.