I just woke up from a weird dream/nightmare, and realized I was short of breathe and trying to lay on my back (I was semi propped up by a pillow). I decided I was short of breathe not because of the dream and being scared but because I'd been laying on my back for hours and I must have hurt Kiddo! He is now doing his daily samba dance routine while I count every kick. I'm a special snowflake.
Post by turtletyme on Apr 25, 2015 10:11:29 GMT -5
The other day, a phlebotomist told me she didn't know she was in labor for over a day because she thought it was heartburn and kept popping tums. Now when I have gas or heartburn (which is pretty much all the time) I am convinced the baby is coming.
Post by billyhorrible on Apr 25, 2015 10:16:57 GMT -5
I have no idea what a BH contraction feels like. As far as I know, I have never had one. Part of me wants to go in for an NST just to see if I'm having them.
Post by bendherova on Apr 25, 2015 10:44:06 GMT -5
FIL had a SS moment this am. he insisted that I use the the master stall shower in their house today for my shower so I didn't have to lift my legs 2ft to get into the bath/shower combo in their guest bath. You know, bc I don't use a bath/shower everyday. (he has this way of alw making things his was or else...)
H stepped in an said "dad, she's pregnant, not an invalid." (thank you, H)
Post by theBeeMama on Apr 25, 2015 10:53:07 GMT -5
I might take the SS cake for this week... I have been feeing a bit off for five or six days straight, nauseated and some unmentionable "bathroom issues". And then all this listeria stuff started surfacing, and the ice cream shop down the street from me (where I go a lot and have gone recently) closed down because some of their ice cream (at another store location in a different state) tested positive for listeria and I started panicking because I was convinced I had listeriosis!
I have since calmed myself down and reminded myself that there are no confirmed cases of the illness anywhere due to Jeni's ice cream, that I never had a fever which is one of the main signs, and I also realized that I got that TDAP vaccine a week ago and the effects of that shot can be nausea and diarrhea. Still I'm being overly alert about baby's every move and may have a blood test done on Monday... Cause ya know... What's the point in worrying... Lol
I have no idea what a BH contraction feels like. As far as I know, I have never had one. Part of me wants to go in for an NST just to see if I'm having them.
Me too. I've had the occasional period like cramp for a couple weeks that seem to have ended, I was wondering if that was it? I don't remember feeling anything with DS either.
This past week I started having some pretty decent hip pains and one day I googled looking for relief ideas and of course ran across dr google's worse case scenerio that is sometimes is a sign of preterm labour and had a moment thinking it was going to start happening.
Of course sleeping and sitting properly and taking more breaks and resting helps and while the pain is still there I've began managing it better and no, I'm not in labour. Dr. Google why do you do these things?
I have no idea what a BH contraction feels like. As far as I know, I have never had one. Part of me wants to go in for an NST just to see if I'm having them.
It's when you get tightness in your belly like your belly muscles are stiffening up. I get them when I go on long walks or when I'm over exerting myself at work. Mine don't hurt at all. They just feel like your body is tensing up.
The other day, a phlebotomist told me she didn't know she was in labor for over a day because she thought it was heartburn and kept popping tums. Now when I have gas or heartburn (which is pretty much all the time) I am convinced the baby is coming.
Exactly this! My mom has always told me when she had me she felt beforehand like she had to either pee constantly ( pressure) and like she had indigestion. I was almost born in a car for this reason since they barely made it to the hospital. I was delivered in the ER since it was the closest delivery room when they walked in. I hope my labor is the same way because my mom said it was not that painful and she did it med free! But maybe she just won the labor lottery of life. I was also the 2nd baby. My brothers labor took a day.
I was a super SS last night. I was sitting in bed and felt a BH contraction - not totally unusual for me, so I didn't think anything of it other than to mentally note what time it happened. A little while later I had another, noticed it was only 20 minutes from the previous - still not a huge deal, but I started to get a little nervous. Sure enough, exactly 20 minutes later another one. Now I am full on freaking out to DH and he is looking at me like I'm nuts. So I whip out my contraction timer, grab a glass of water and lay down on my left side. I didn't have another one until about an hour later, DH was already snoozing, but I could not fall asleep for fear I would miss one and be in labor and not realize it... Of course I'm fine this morning :/
Maybe it's just me but there is a huge difference with how a BH feels and how early labor felt to me. BH just feel like a mild cramp with stomach tightening all over and a elevated heart rate. Initial labor pains woke me up at 1am and feel like someone was stabbing me in the stomach. No mistaking that pain. But then every person is different ( see my other post about my mom)
I have no idea what a BH contraction feels like. As far as I know, I have never had one. Part of me wants to go in for an NST just to see if I'm having them.
It's when you get tightness in your belly like your belly muscles are stiffening up. I get them when I go on long walks or when I'm over exerting myself at work. Mine don't hurt at all. They just feel like your body is tensing up.
Poppy If that's what that is then how could people confuse it for contractions. For me that is nothing but slightly uncomfortable. I've had period cramps that were by far worse. I mean I guess people get them at different levels.
Stinybean I think it depends on the person. The post about my mom's labor pains only felt to her like bladder pressure and indigestion. But for most people I talk to their is a huge difference between a BH tightening feeling and an actual early labor pain. Like I knew immediately when I started going into labor it woke me up in the middle of the night since it was so intense and like the worst cramp ever. But I pray that I'll have a labor like my mom had with me! I asked my doc about it in my last appointment and he just said it's a roll of the dice and no labor is the same.
I might take the SS cake for this week... I have been feeing a bit off for five or six days straight, nauseated and some unmentionable "bathroom issues". And then all this listeria stuff started surfacing, and the ice cream shop down the street from me (where I go a lot and have gone recently) closed down because some of their ice cream (at another store location in a different state) tested positive for listeria and I started panicking because I was convinced I had listeriosis!
I have since calmed myself down and reminded myself that there are no confirmed cases of the illness anywhere due to Jeni's ice cream, that I never had a fever which is one of the main signs, and I also realized that I got that TDAP vaccine a week ago and the effects of that shot can be nausea and diarrhea. Still I'm being overly alert about baby's every move and may have a blood test done on Monday... Cause ya know... What's the point in worrying... Lol
The Jeni's news is so sad! I hope they reopen soon. This pregnant lady needs her ice cream! I'd probably be SSing it up if I had your symptoms too.
The other day, a phlebotomist told me she didn't know she was in labor for over a day because she thought it was heartburn and kept popping tums. Now when I have gas or heartburn (which is pretty much all the time) I am convinced the baby is coming.
Exactly this! My mom has always told me when she had me she felt beforehand like she had to either pee constantly ( pressure) and like she had indigestion. I was almost born in a car for this reason since they barely made it to the hospital. I was delivered in the ER since it was the closest delivery room when they walked in. I hope my labor is the same way because my mom said it was not that painful and she did it med free! But maybe she just won the labor lottery of life. I was also the 2nd baby. My brothers labor took a day.
I've been having the same worries. My mom barely made it to the hospital with me as well and I was her first. I think I've been having some food sensitivities with this babe that feel like someone is squeezing my stomach. They're not consistent in any way so I know they're not contractions, but I second-guess it all the time!
Maybe it's just me but there is a huge difference with how a BH feels and how early labor felt to me. BH just feel like a mild cramp with stomach tightening all over and a elevated heart rate. Initial labor pains woke me up at 1am and feel like someone was stabbing me in the stomach. No mistaking that pain. But then every person is different ( see my other post about my mom)
I think its different for every woman depending on baby's positioning and your body. With my first I had back labor for a few days prior to having him, with my second I had BH's type contractions for a few hours before active labor started. I know a lot of women who just experience period like cramping in the beginning stages as well. I am just overly paranoid about BH's since my DD was a preemie. I have also been having BH's since about 18 weeks this pregnancy and they have suddenly increased in the level of pain/discomfort.
I've been having BH since 18-20 wks too. Sorry about having early labor last time around. I can imagine how that would make you feel this time. Just more aware of any symptoms you are having at all times. If it helps at all my friend's first was 4 weeks early and her second baby was 1 week late.
Exactly this! My mom has always told me when she had me she felt beforehand like she had to either pee constantly ( pressure) and like she had indigestion. I was almost born in a car for this reason since they barely made it to the hospital. I was delivered in the ER since it was the closest delivery room when they walked in. I hope my labor is the same way because my mom said it was not that painful and she did it med free! But maybe she just won the labor lottery of life. I was also the 2nd baby. My brothers labor took a day.
I've been having the same worries. My mom barely made it to the hospital with me as well and I was her first. I think I've been having some food sensitivities with this babe that feel like someone is squeezing my stomach. They're not consistent in any way so I know they're not contractions, but I second-guess it all the time!
We live 10 minutes from our hospital so I'm not as worried about delivering in a car:) I did read this morning though that the nurses were on strike for a day at the hospital we plan to deliver at in pasadena , CA! But the strike just ended.
Post by mrskblack11 on Apr 25, 2015 15:44:35 GMT -5
Sitting in the massage chair getting a pedi. I currently have it on the kneading setting. Had it on kneading plus percussion for a minute and I had to stop because I was being shaken too much. I was afraid it would bother the baby.
Post by sapphyre0702 on Apr 25, 2015 16:02:47 GMT -5
Just got in a super minor fender bender (no damage and both cars were going 5mph or less). After Dr. Googling (which just shouldn't be allowed in pregnancy) I ended up calling the Dr. who, after I explained what happened, told me not to give it a second thought. Very reassuring - he explained what they are concerned with is actually the forward movement in an accident because of placental shearing not really a risk to the baby. Happy I called because I was SS'ing it up for awhile.
Just got in a super minor fender bender (no damage and both cars were going 5mph or less). After Dr. Googling (which just shouldn't be allowed in pregnancy) I ended up calling the Dr. who, after I explained what happened, told me not to give it a second thought. Very reassuring - he explained what they are concerned with is actually the forward movement in an accident because of placental shearing not really a risk to the baby. Happy I called because I was SS'ing it up for awhile.
Glad everything is ok! I hit a parked car while I was parking in February and I was a SS calling my doctor after googling too!
The childbirth class instructor told us on Wednesday most of the time you don't even know you have BH. I can only think of two times I had a cramp and it was likely digestive related anyways.
Just got in a super minor fender bender (no damage and both cars were going 5mph or less). After Dr. Googling (which just shouldn't be allowed in pregnancy) I ended up calling the Dr. who, after I explained what happened, told me not to give it a second thought. Very reassuring - he explained what they are concerned with is actually the forward movement in an accident because of placental shearing not really a risk to the baby. Happy I called because I was SS'ing it up for awhile.
Getting into a car accident is my constant fear. Especially now where it's winter and the roads are wet. Glad you called the doctor. Not SS at all. Glad you're fine.
Two boys: DS#1 8yo; DS#2 5yo
Expecting Baby #3 (a GIRL!!). First 2 pregnancies without issue, followed by four losses and five years of trying off and on.
I just woke up from a weird dream/nightmare, and realized I was short of breathe and trying to lay on my back (I was semi propped up by a pillow). I decided I was short of breathe not because of the dream and being scared but because I'd been laying on my back for hours and I must have hurt Kiddo! He is now doing his daily samba dance routine while I count every kick. I'm a special snowflake.
I had this exact same experience the other night. I actually began dreaming that I couldn't breathe and then I woke up short of breath and was lying on my back. I definitely considered waking up DH because it freaked me out, but after feeling my little guy kick around a bit, I calmed myself down. Hah. I am definitely a special snowflake too.
I also went to the beach today with DH and we played in the waves for about an hour. They were decent sized - 2'-4' - and I had the thought as I was jumping through the waves and swimming around that maybe I shouldn't be doing this while pregnant. Then, I remembered reading about Bethany Hamilton (the surfer who lost her arm years ago, whose ~7 months pregnant) and the fact that she's still surfing, so I just stayed in the water. SS all around. And I guess LO doesn't know any better, since he's been kicking/punching up a storm for the last half of the day!
The city we live in had it's first measles case in over 20 years this week. The guy worked at the qdoba near our house & had an 8 hour shift there the day his test results came back positive. And he went to the subway next door. I've mentally banned all fast food places mainly because I'm super grossed out. My husband keeps calling Qdoba food "measles tacos". Vomit.
I had a freak out with my SO & then vented on here. I have been truly SS today.
Also, the dog decided to lie beside me on the sofa, she flopped down and as she did kind of landed on my tummy, LO started kicking, I was convinced she had hurt him by flopping herself down on me.
Post by baileybaileybne on Apr 26, 2015 4:29:02 GMT -5
Re: Braxton Hicks - I felt them clearly at about 20 weeks but gradually stopped feeling it. My midwife asked the other day if I felt them and I said I did previously but stopped so I didn't know if they'd stopped or if I just wasn't feeling them. She said 'well you're having one right now so...' So there you go: I went from feeling it to not. I think some times I assumed it was the baby moving or because she so squished in there now I don't feel the tightening anymore. When I did feel them they were a little painful sometimes but not too bad so I assume a real contraction will be obvious in comparison.
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