Thursday Symptoms, Rants, Randoms...

[belle0720]

I can't believe it's almost 1PM over here and we have no daily symptoms thread!

[belle0720]

I slept well last night except for when I woke up around 3:30 with the most excruciating leg cramp ever. I'm surprised H didn't wake up because I was thrashing around freaking out and had to bend my leg with my foot flat on the bed to get it to feel better.

Also, I'm having a hard time getting going in the mornings this week. Snoozed for 30 minutes this morning and then fell asleep for another 30 minutes after I turned my alarm off. Oops.

Also, I'm so freaking hungry today. Just had a chicken sandwich from Subway with chips and a pear, but I need more!!!

[baileybaileybne]

I officially have a outie. I didn't think it was possible because it seemed so deep but today it is flush with my tummy. Confirms my suspicion of a growth spurt earlier in the week when I thought I was going to burst!

[missjenniebean]

Rant: My bladder plus child = embarrassment. How?! I went to go to my appt and didnt make it to the bathroom on time! Luckily just my underwear and my mom was coming from work - a clothing store! - so she brought me some new undergarments. Ay ay ay. Embarrassing. :/

Random: If your boobs are big enough to catch your crumbs, there is a problem. I hate it. Gimme back my small boobies!

[mrskblack11]

Found my first stretch marks on my belly.

Hello momma tiger stripes status.

[leenziepops]

I had a belly button zapping pain when rolling over. I feel like I ripped something in my abs.
Aaaaaand I have weird poops.

[sapphyre0702]

I have the worst stomach ache - I am thinking it is due to my ever shrinking stomach size and perhaps a little baby that is kicking it, lying down is the only thing that helps.

[leenziepops]

mrskblack11, boo hoo! Hopefully it's minimal.

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Apr 16, 2015 15:21:55 GMT -5 mrskblack11 said:

Found my first stretch marks on my belly.

Hello momma tiger stripes status.

I noticed some on my sides yesterday if it makes you feel any better! I also have a few burst blood vessels on either side. SO cute!

[bruunk]

Sleep is a thing of the past. I miss it oh so much. Heartburn is a bitch - and I'm ready for it to be done, and my belly is pretty tight, like kiddo is on a growth spurt. He's also decided that 4 am is a GREAT time to party, and I would swear he's inviting friends over (that or I have a freaking octopus in there - HOW DO YOU MAKE IT FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE SO MANY LIMBS?!). My mood is pretty much "I don't want to deal with your bs" and I'm not sure I'll make yoga tonight - sitting on the couch and not having to interact with humans sounds REALLY good (for me and everyone else).

DH and I finally settled on a name (or put it at the top of the list - we're not telling for fear it doesn't fit when he makes his arrival), so that's good!

[leenziepops]

@ktpatter. Does it look like a splattered bruise? Because that's what I found on my hips and was not sure what it was.

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Kind of leenziepops ! I also have some splattered bruise type marks on my belly and I am convinced it's from the baby kicking so hard. I'm a SS.

[noeliav]

missjenniebean
Just wait for engorgement

I loathed my PP boobs.

This child has strong legs. His "movements" (lol) are making me jump in my seat, they are that strong. Whoa, kiddo. Settle.

[cnumbers]

Apr 16, 2015 15:21:55 GMT -5 mrskblack11 said:

Found my first stretch marks on my belly.

Hello momma tiger stripes status.

+1 for that. They're under my bump + slightly faint but still there.

[noeliav]

Apr 16, 2015 16:21:29 GMT -5 pbubblegum said:

My nipples are expanding, I'm so grossed out by how large they are.
Also I started leaking milk. It happens once a day now. Anyone else leaking?

I've had a few drops of colostrum from my left nip. DD (when I let her) nurses on the right and says there's "milk" so I figure there's some there too.

I'm mostly unnerved by how far they stick out right now. I don't remember that with DD, but maybe it's because we nursed regularly for 24m+ so they're all stretched out? :: tears ::

[noeliav]

Apr 16, 2015 16:31:14 GMT -5 pbubblegum said:

Apr 16, 2015 16:26:44 GMT -5 noeliav said:

I've had a few drops of colostrum from my left nip. DD (when I let her) nurses on the right and says there's "milk" so I figure there's some there too.

I'm mostly unnerved by how far they stick out right now. I don't remember that with DD, but maybe it's because we nursed regularly for 24m+ so they're all stretched out? :: tears ::

Weird anecdote from this weekend. We visited DH's cousin who has a 2.5 y/o who is still breastfed. He gave me a hug and then reached in my bra and grabbed my boob. I was so startled! His mom laughed and said he could sense my milk coming in. The very next day I started leaking all over. Not complaining, my MW says it's a good sign and there will be lots of milk for baby in 2 months. 

Oh no, but a little funny!
DD used to give the eye to my sisters boobs when she was smaller.

I didn't leak at all before she arrived and all was good for us on the milk front. All normal, but hey, you get used to boob pads now

[redlipz]

Rant- why is it that the first thing people say to me is "when's the baby due?" Not a hi or how may I help you but "when's the baby due?" I started telling people I'm due "today".

I received a massage yesterday because my hip was spasming really bad and though the massage totally helped, I'm now super sore and it almost feels like a bruise. I knew it was gonna happen because he really got in there but ouch. I'm just glad it's not spasming every time I move.

[mrsmonogrammed]

@ktpatter +1 to the burst blood vessels...I can't quite tell if I have any stretchies, but a couple red marks are evident. I'll keep lotioning up (even though it has no bearing on anything) because I like how soft my skin feels;)

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mrsmonogrammed +1 on lotioning up! If soft skin is all I have right now, I'll take it.

[jcprn]

Apr 16, 2015 15:21:55 GMT -5 mrskblack11 said:

Found my first stretch marks on my belly.

Hello momma tiger stripes status.

I had teeny ones on my sides a few months ago. Now they're all over the front of my belly/ around my bellybutton. It's ridiculous.

[belle0720]

Apr 16, 2015 16:31:14 GMT -5 pbubblegum said:

Apr 16, 2015 16:26:44 GMT -5 noeliav said:

I've had a few drops of colostrum from my left nip. DD (when I let her) nurses on the right and says there's "milk" so I figure there's some there too.

I'm mostly unnerved by how far they stick out right now. I don't remember that with DD, but maybe it's because we nursed regularly for 24m+ so they're all stretched out? :: tears ::

Weird anecdote from this weekend. We visited DH's cousin who has a 2.5 y/o who is still breastfed. He gave me a hug and then reached in my bra and grabbed my boob. I was so startled! His mom laughed and said he could sense my milk coming in. The very next day I started leaking all over. Not complaining, my MW says it's a good sign and there will be lots of milk for baby in 2 months. 

That is a very weird anecdote! I hope his mom told him that it's not okay to reach into other people's shirts for lunchtime.

Also, I was just talking to H about how some women have colostrum/milk coming in already though and wondered if it was an indicator of how well supply will be once baby is born. Nothing here yet so I hope it doesn't mean I'm going to have low supply!

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This baby has officially moved up into my ribs. And he is sitting exactly in a spot where I can no longer comfortably recline on the power sofa the way I like because it folds me exactly where he is, which causes him to start kicking me.

[ladysif]

Apr 16, 2015 17:44:31 GMT -5 belle0720 said:

Apr 16, 2015 16:31:14 GMT -5 pbubblegum said:

Weird anecdote from this weekend. We visited DH's cousin who has a 2.5 y/o who is still breastfed. He gave me a hug and then reached in my bra and grabbed my boob. I was so startled! His mom laughed and said he could sense my milk coming in. The very next day I started leaking all over. Not complaining, my MW says it's a good sign and there will be lots of milk for baby in 2 months. 

That is a very weird anecdote! I hope his mom told him that it's not okay to reach into other people's shirts for lunchtime.

Also, I was just talking to H about how some women have colostrum/milk coming in already though and wondered if it was an indicator of how well supply will be once baby is born. Nothing here yet so I hope it doesn't mean I'm going to have low supply!

Nope, not an indicator of supply at all from my experience. My milk took 4 days to come in post-DS1, I never leaked once during pregnancy and haven't with this one either. I had massive overproduction and had to throw away 500+ ounces after EBF for 2 years so don't worry.

[carolyngrace]

I can NOT get enough water and fruit in the evenings! I just finished off half a mini-watermelon, a good bit of a pineapple, and an apple. Along with two big glasses of water. And I just want MORE.

And I'm drinking TONS during the day so it's not like I'm dehydrated at night. I counted, and today I peed 7 times during the 6 hours I was in the office. Sooo fun.

[leenziepops]

Apr 16, 2015 17:19:57 GMT -5 @bubbs119 said:

I'm really ridiculously tired of changing the toilet paper roll. It seems like I do it every single day, if not more than once a day. I know it takes 5 seconds but I loathe it. I would like to get an industrial sized toilet paper holder and rolls for the bathrooms.

Ditto! My roll holder holds 4. I gave up and left the pack of 12 rolls next to the toilet.

[turtletyme]

I took tomorrow off because I had to work over Easter. Of course my client ended up deciding they might need something tomorrow, so at the very least I have to check in first thing. This sent me into a major hysterical ugly cry of course, feeling totally persecuted about how burnt out I am at work. Crazy hormonal lunatic.

Also I have the rib/diaphragm pain and pressure driving me nuts.

[bruunk]

We still have fleas DH did everything short of fogging over the weekend and I thought we'd gotten them - I just found one on me. Time to burn down the house. Hope the other apartments don't mind.

[lalamomma]

My belly button is still pretty "deep" but not as much as normal. I never got an outie or totally flat with DD. But I've got the tiger stripes!

I am having lots of pelvic pressure and hip/lower back pain. It actually hurts sometimes to put my legs together... Like he is so low it feels like I'm crushing him.

[lalamomma]

Apr 16, 2015 21:01:57 GMT -5 bruunk said:

We still have fleas DH did everything short of fogging over the weekend and I thought we'd gotten them - I just found one on me. Time to burn down the house. Hope the other apartments don't mind.

Fogging only kills the ones which are alive not the eggs
What all are you doing? I had to sweep twice a day (and I put a flea collar in the vaccum. I sprinkled powder on the carpet and got a spray too. Fleas are so awful!

[bruunk]

Apr 16, 2015 21:55:22 GMT -5 lalamomma said:

Apr 16, 2015 21:01:57 GMT -5 bruunk said:

We still have fleas DH did everything short of fogging over the weekend and I thought we'd gotten them - I just found one on me. Time to burn down the house. Hope the other apartments don't mind.

Fogging only kills the ones which are alive not the eggs
What all are you doing? I had to sweep twice a day (and I put a flea collar in the vaccum. I sprinkled powder on the carpet and got a spray too. Fleas are so awful!

Vaccuming like our lives depend on it, every surface, and medicating the cat. I just bought a spray for our furniture, DH is going to rub borax or something into his studio carpet (I thought he did this last time... So may have figured out the issue) and cat is getting oral meds tomorrow. The vet says there's a bit of a flea problem on our area - but our cat is indoor only so it's really frustrating. I always forget she can still get them