I agree with everyone else that it is just a tightness, no movement and your belly will feel hard. BH dont really hurt either so you may not even notice it is happening. At most it may feel like a poop cramp. I didnt start to feel them until the final weeks of my last pregnancy. I have been getting them occassionally since about 24w this time.
You will know the difference between a BH and a REAL contraction, btw. I was told this and still felt like "BUT WHAT IF I DONT?!" ...yeah, i did. Real ones hurt and are much stronger. I also found BH were very localized to my abdomen where as real contractions felt like they affected more of my body.
/anecdote
Same except...
I'm getting BH which effect my back. Painful would be the wrong word, but they are uncomfortable. My back just tightens up, and then releases shortly thereafter. Started 2 weeks ago, at 24 weeks. My doctor didn't just brush them off though. When they happen, I am supposed to drink a lot of water, lay down and count kicks.
I agree with everyone else that it is just a tightness, no movement and your belly will feel hard. BH dont really hurt either so you may not even notice it is happening. At most it may feel like a poop cramp. I didnt start to feel them until the final weeks of my last pregnancy. I have been getting them occassionally since about 24w this time.
You will know the difference between a BH and a REAL contraction, btw. I was told this and still felt like "BUT WHAT IF I DONT?!" ...yeah, i did. Real ones hurt and are much stronger. I also found BH were very localized to my abdomen where as real contractions felt like they affected more of my body.
/anecdote
Same except...
I'm getting BH which effect my back. Painful would be the wrong word, but they are uncomfortable. My back just tightens up, and then releases shortly thereafter. Started 2 weeks ago, at 24 weeks. My doctor didn't just brush them off though. When they happen, I am supposed to drink a lot of water, lay down and count kicks.
That definitely sounds uncomfortable! Sorry you've got BH like that.
Eep! MH started the application process for the house we'll be renting at our next duty station AND within the next week or so is planning to set up a tentative date for the movers to pack up our stuff. So many big changes coming soon!
+1 to this in many ways. Just think, it'll be amazing once we get through it
obi no GD. But I have always had a history of lows. Here's the kicker. I crashed after eating a perfect lunch. I recouped with some fruit snacks and wintergreen mints. I actually have glucose tablets, but they were in my car and I seriously couldn't make it that far.
So I am here now and my finger stick was 146. So normal. No BHs or blood pressure issues.
So I sit and wait for a non stress test so I can go home and "rest".
And I feel ridiculous for makng such a big fuss, but that was scary.
Do not, do not, do not, do not feel ridiculous for getting checked! Pregnancy can change rapidly at ANY point. It would be by far worse to hesitate and have it be something serious
obi no GD. But I have always had a history of lows. Here's the kicker. I crashed after eating a perfect lunch. I recouped with some fruit snacks and wintergreen mints. I actually have glucose tablets, but they were in my car and I seriously couldn't make it that far.
So I am here now and my finger stick was 146. So normal. No BHs or blood pressure issues.
So I sit and wait for a non stress test so I can go home and "rest".
And I feel ridiculous for makng such a big fuss, but that was scary.
Im glad to hear youve got it handled! I keep a case of pop in my house at all times specifically for lows. And dont feel silly. Lows are serious. Highs harm you over the long term but lows are urgent. Luckily, they pose no risk to the baby if they are handled When I was in first tri with DS I had a low of 1.7mmol/l (30.6mg/dl) that scared the shit out of me. I called my H at work and made him stay on the phone while i ate spoonfulls of sugar. I told him to call 911 if I stopped responding. Better safe than sorry!
Post by moutonrouge on Dec 21, 2016 15:22:06 GMT -5
Hugs @justinslovo - I'm glad you went in.
The MW I saw today seemed to think it was weird I didn't have any questions/concerns. Maybe it's because I have you all and my IRL friends who have been pregnant, but I just don't feel like I have questions for longer than it takes to ask Google/Internet friends/IRL friends. What do y'all ask during appointments?
obi Holy shit that's low! Is that the lowest you've ever tested?
I would have loved to be able to test and quantify how I felt.
Stress test normal. Heading home! Phew
It is! It happened 2 times actually. The other time I was just pulling into a mcdonalds drive thru when it hit me.
Lows get scary because if you have a lot of them you body will become less sensitive to them. I was low SO much in my first tri with DS that I wasnt feeling my lows until wayyyy late.
You can buy a glucose tester and strips over the counter. Often manufacturers have coupons for a free tester with purchase of strips.
So, I *think* I have had BHs when I orgasm, as well as when I have to pee REALLY BAD and am holding it - my entire ute gets hard, but only for a minute or less. From what I've read it's pretty normal and nothing to worry about unless it is accompanied with pain/bleeding and/or is coming at regular intervals.
obi I think that is exactly what is was. As soon as I ate, everything started going back to normal. And then I had a little juice and felt 100 times better. Glad we have you on this board!!!
@justinslovo I'm glad you got checked out and everything is okay. Not a fun little scare.
Just got a call from my doctor's office that my 1HR test came back normal. Thank goodness, I can eat on!
Even though I'm a STM, I'm still pretty clueless about contractions and BH. Labor started with my water breaking and being put on pitocin, but I don't remember the contractions. I got super uncomfortable and then had the epidural. I'm very afraid I'll go into labor this time and won't even know it.
obi I think that is exactly what is was. As soon as I ate, everything started going back to normal. And then I had a little juice and felt 100 times better. Glad we have you on this board!!!
So, I *think* I have had BHs when I orgasm, as well as when I have to pee REALLY BAD and am holding it - my entire ute gets hard, but only for a minute or less. From what I've read it's pretty normal and nothing to worry about unless it is accompanied with pain/bleeding and/or is coming at regular intervals.
I have never thought of that as a BH. I just say contraction. Lol. But yes. That.
Maybe it's not BH! I just thought that it was all the same.
skk - I feel the same way about contractions. I have no idea what going into labor on my own would feel like. Also, I'm pretty sure I've blocked out of my mind the contractions that the Pitocin caused, because I couldn't tell you what they felt like either.
Post by erinshelley21 on Dec 21, 2016 20:00:27 GMT -5
Longest day ever! Dr appt, hour drive to Christmas party, Christmas party, drive home, pick up ds and do all the evening stuff by myself. I was going to work on a wine cork craft that I've been wanting to do but I am sooooo tired!
MIL prefers the name "Haze" over the one we are settling on. I've never even heard of this name, and don't even know how it's supposed to be spelled? Any insight?
MIL prefers the name "Haze" over the one we are settling on. I've never even heard of this name, and don't even know how it's supposed to be spelled? Any insight?
MIL prefers the name "Haze" over the one we are settling on. I've never even heard of this name, and don't even know how it's supposed to be spelled? Any insight?
Maybe she meant "Hayes," like the last name?
Otherwise, I've heard Haze as a nickname for Hazel? I don't think it is technically a legitimate name.
MIL prefers the name "Haze" over the one we are settling on. I've never even heard of this name, and don't even know how it's supposed to be spelled? Any insight?
Maybe she meant "Hayes," like the last name?
Otherwise, I've heard Haze as a nickname for Hazel? I don't think it is technically a legitimate name.
She tends to like surnames, so it wouldn't surprise me. I just don't love it for us and don't think it sounds good with our last name. I wish she'd just accept the name we've settled on.
Otherwise, I've heard Haze as a nickname for Hazel? I don't think it is technically a legitimate name.
She tends to like surnames, so it wouldn't surprise me. I just don't love it for us and don't think it sounds good with our last name. I wish she'd just accept the name we've settled on.
Yeah.. pretty sure this is your child and not hers Would you believe with my first child I actually wrote a diary of all of the over the line things and liberties my mil took (and my own parents at times) because I do NOT want to be like that when I'm a grandma? lol Ugh! Grandparents can be amazing, but they seem to forget that we grew up
Otherwise, I've heard Haze as a nickname for Hazel? I don't think it is technically a legitimate name.
She tends to like surnames, so it wouldn't surprise me. I just don't love it for us and don't think it sounds good with our last name. I wish she'd just accept the name we've settled on.
Parents be trifling about names. When we announced our baby's name last time (and he was already born), my ILs were like "where did THAT name come from??" Um from a baby book? It's a pretty typical name...? Don't let the haters get you down!
If they are getting really annoying, you could do what my darling husband does and create an obnoxious rhyme with the names you don't like. Like he would say "Hayes, Hayes, friend of the gays, likes to eat fish filets" or something like that. It immediately shuts down any productive naming conversation....a blessing and a curse depending who you're talking to.
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