TMI Tuesday!!!!

[junch817]

May 26, 2015 10:30:28 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

May 26, 2015 9:43:06 GMT -5 junch817 said:

So while I've imagined the possibility of pushing out some poop during labor, I've always pictured it as a formed, solid poop. But I realized the other day, I haven't had a very solid poop in quite some time. So now I keep picturing having explosive diarrhea during labor and its freaking me out!!!

I had something like this happen with DS. It wasn't diarrhea, but it was very loose. And I know this only because the poor nurse had to wipe my ass after every practice push I took. Honestly, it is kind of humiliating, but most nurses know how to handle it discreetly and make light of it. Maybe just ask your SO to stay near your head when you start pushing

Oh no! As if labor isn't bad enough, why should anyone ever have to go through something like that?? Haha. Ugh, and what if it smells?? I am pretty much ok with a solid, formed poop.... but the looser stools thought is not sitting well with me lol. 

Looks like another PRO to having a CS lol. I never had to worry about this the first time!

[mathistm]

From my experiences with witnessing labor the poops are just a tiny bit of a rabbit poop-not like a full on poop. Also my sister said she had the most luxurious poop of her life just before going into labor so I'm looking forward to that haha.

[missjenniebean]

May 26, 2015 10:45:46 GMT -5 mathistm said:

From my experiences with witnessing labor the poops are just a tiny bit of a rabbit poop-not like a full on poop. Also my sister said she had the most luxurious poop of her life just before going into labor so I'm looking forward to that haha.

I took three glorious poops before heading to the hospital.

dmoney - SO is pissed BC we haven't had sex for a long time. He keeps giving me a creepy look and then whatever number his countdown is until my six week appointment. Haha hopefully it happens soon for you!

[missjenniebean]

Everytime I go to feed LO my boobs leak like crazy. I feel like I need to have a funnel attached to catch the milk. It is like a faucet, when she cries too. So. Nasty. BC it is sticky.

[wormgerm]

I've never been constipated before but I think maybe I was for like a day? Where I felt like I had the urge to go but nothing happens. Is that it? I don't push so I just let it be. After trying 4 times I finally got a little movement just now. Too bad they don't stock my booty wipes in this house...

[mrskblack11]

I thought I was starting to have contractions, but alas, I just needed to poop.

[maddib]

Well I got a major bug up my ass to deep clean my kitchen including getting on my hands and knees to scrub the floors. And I just lost the rest of my mucus plug. And she is really really low today like my upper bump is gone !! I can feel how low she is today. So maybe I will have an outside baby soon! Or maybe I will go another week until my due date. I don't even want to think about being overdue! Lol

[cnumbers]

My lady bits - I don't know if they have swollen or not, I always had a rather large labia (I think that's it) seeing as it's TMI I'll go right ahead and say it's like dumbo down there and that's before pregnancy. Ok. So maybe that's slight exaggeration but it's something I'd never thought about until getting together with SO & then I felt insecure because I felt it didn't look "porn star" enough down there. In one moment of craziness I considered cosmetic surgery. I think because I was entering into my first real relationship all my body issues magnified themselves. It was also the beginning of SO's first relationship too. Two years later & I don't even think about it. SO doesn't complain, he loves me & says it doesn't even enter his mind. It's only now I'm scared the nurses will look down there and be like JEEZ!? Especially if it's swollen. I don't know if I just think it's worse than it is. I mean you can't see it with tight pants on or anything.. I'm not about to post a pic though and be like "hey ladies, help me out? Advice?". Anyways I'm rambling.

My TMI of the day is my snot vagina - ew!. I went to the bathroom and it was so thick and lumpy in my underwear, no foul smell or anything so mucus plug? I also had such bad period like cramping in my lower back all day yesterday & my tummy is rock solid all day, I'm so tired and I'm having shooting pains in my vag currently. I'm hoping things are starting or getting ready.

[cnumbers]

May 26, 2015 13:27:21 GMT -5 maddib said:

Well I got a major bug up my ass to deep clean my kitchen including getting on my hands and knees to scrub the floors. And I just lost the rest of my mucus plug. And she is really really low today like my upper bump is gone !! I can feel how low she is today. So maybe I will have an outside baby soon! Or maybe I will go another week until my due date. I don't even want to think about being overdue! Lol

Oh me too! I haven't noticed as much of a drop as you but I think he is dropping slightly, I also think my plug came away all together as well. It's my due date next week and I'm praying I don't go over! I don't think I'd survive. My patience is wearing thin already

[cnumbers]

May 26, 2015 11:46:24 GMT -5 @badwolf321 said:

May 26, 2015 11:21:09 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

This is happening to me too today! I woke up so groggy and tired and then started having horrible stomach cramps, raced to the bathroom with diarrhea (I have been so constipated for about 2 weeks, even colace wasn't helping :/) And now I am extremely nauseaus and having contractions about every 20-30 minutes.  I'm really hoping it isn't an early labor sign because I am only 35+5. 

You and I are like pregnancy symptom buddies the last few days. I'm hoping that you are not in early labor. All the FX and TX (toes) for you that its not. I had contractions during the whole time I was swimming and now having cramps like crazy.

When are you due? @badwolf321? Because if your having cramps like crazy then maybe things are happening?

[silv3rlining]

I actually have been pooping almost daily lately (so strange for me but definitely welcomed). It's still more like rabbit pellets (hard balls). I just had a massive cluster of pellets. I have no idea how I passed something that size out my butt. And ouch. But yay. Hoping I get that clean out poop soon.

[mnp48]

I thought I was suppose to be constipated but it's actually quite the opposite. What makes it worse is my dog's bowel movements is mimicking mine. Ew.

[maddib]

May 26, 2015 13:37:14 GMT -5 cnumbers said:

May 26, 2015 13:27:21 GMT -5 maddib said:

Well I got a major bug up my ass to deep clean my kitchen including getting on my hands and knees to scrub the floors. And I just lost the rest of my mucus plug. And she is really really low today like my upper bump is gone !! I can feel how low she is today. So maybe I will have an outside baby soon! Or maybe I will go another week until my due date. I don't even want to think about being overdue! Lol

Oh me too! I haven't noticed as much of a drop as you but I think he is dropping slightly, I also think my plug came away all together as well. It's my due date next week and I'm praying I don't go over! I don't think I'd survive. My patience is wearing thin already

I thought she had dropped a few weeks ago. Boy was I wrong. This is insane. It's all soft an squishy on top of my bump now. Not hard and high like it was. I am trying to stay active cause I am ready for her to come out now. I am a few days shy of 39 weeks!

[cnumbers]

May 26, 2015 13:43:59 GMT -5 @badwolf321 said:

cnumbers, my original due date was tomorrow. My midwives moved it back during one ultrasound early on to June 3rd.

I'm June 4th. Hoping you are okay and your cramps aren't too unbareable. I'm definatly SS symptom spotting now.

[cnumbers]

May 26, 2015 14:35:32 GMT -5 maddib said:

May 26, 2015 13:37:14 GMT -5 cnumbers said:

Oh me too! I haven't noticed as much of a drop as you but I think he is dropping slightly, I also think my plug came away all together as well. It's my due date next week and I'm praying I don't go over! I don't think I'd survive. My patience is wearing thin already

I thought she had dropped a few weeks ago. Boy was I wrong. This is insane. It's all soft an squishy on top of my bump now. Not hard and high like it was. I am trying to stay active cause I am ready for her to come out now. I am a few days shy of 39 weeks!

Mines is still a little hard at top then it goes soft sometimes., contractions maybe?. Although my bump has been hard all over the past two days but I think he's still riding pretty high. Although I'm having lots of thick cm - ew! & aches, thinking maybe things are prepping. For labour. Probably not though. It's hard, I don't want to build my hopes. I'm 38+4. I'll be 39 weeks on Thursday.

[erbear]

I really miss sex. We haven't had it in months partially due to my horrible timing (ie I get turned on in the afternoon when h isn't home) and partially because h likes me on top and won't get creative. Me on top is hard now! I really want to try and do it before she comes though.

I have IBS-C which necessitates Miralax daily. Not in the past week; I got 2-3 times a day on my own! I figured it was my body cleaning things out.

I'm super mucous-y down there, too, but I don't think I've lost my plug. just gross.

+1 on super swollen lady bits. I looked there a few weeks ago to shave and holy hell, is there anything on my body not swollen?!

[Deleted]

My doc told me I would probably have "some bleeding" after my internal exam today. 45 minutes later I went to the bathroom and when I wiped there was huge amount of bloody mucous. Way more than I would have expected from an exam. I am now having spotting like I would have expected. I don't know if the large amount I saw was the "bleeding" he told me to expect or if that was actually my plug/bloody show, above and beyond what he told me would happen.

[periwinkledaydreams]

@jimbobcooter were you able to call and ask after the appointment? I mean, if the amount of blood was more or just what was expected?

[Deleted]

May 26, 2015 16:38:32 GMT -5 periwinkledaydreams said:

@jimbobcooter were you able to call and ask after the appointment? I mean, if the amount of blood was more or just what was expected?

I went straight to acupuncture after that (used the bathroom at the restaurant where we stopped for lunch between OB and acu) so I didn't.   I think I'll drop them a note through the patient portal though. 

[periwinkledaydreams]

Recently I've been too terrified to do any shaving (I'm usually an almost clean shaven all the time, neat little patch only type of gal) but since my bumps been big enough that I can't see what I'm doing and my body has been rebelling against me in several ways, I've slacked off majorly in that area and only do minor upkeep every once in a while. Well the past 2 or 3 times I've tried I have knicked my inner labia (FUCKING OUCH!) so I just stopped altogether.

Welp since we're all talking about how swollen our bits are looking...... today I decided to bring the full length mirror into the shower with me. Goodbye bushy bush. Heeelllooooo very voluptuous vag!!!

[periwinkledaydreams]

May 26, 2015 16:42:27 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

May 26, 2015 16:38:32 GMT -5 periwinkledaydreams said:

@jimbobcooter were you able to call and ask after the appointment? I mean, if the amount of blood was more or just what was expected?

I went straight to acupuncture after that (used the bathroom at the restaurant where we stopped for lunch between OB and acu) so I didn't.   I think I'll drop them a note through the patient portal though. 

Damn I wish my office had a patient portal!  I feel like I would feel so much more comfortable asking my questions that way than calling sometimes.  I've had so many difficulties this pregnancy I feel like I'm that patient that is constantly calling the office, so some of my more minor or "regular" questions I'm more hesitant to call in.  That's really cool!

[Deleted]

May 26, 2015 16:49:58 GMT -5 periwinkledaydreams said:

May 26, 2015 16:42:27 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

I went straight to acupuncture after that (used the bathroom at the restaurant where we stopped for lunch between OB and acu) so I didn't.   I think I'll drop them a note through the patient portal though. 

Damn I wish my office had a patient portal!  I feel like I would feel so much more comfortable asking my questions that way than calling sometimes.  I've had so many difficulties this pregnancy I feel like I'm that patient that is constantly calling the office, so some of my more minor or "regular" questions I'm more hesitant to call in.  That's really cool!

He messaged me back and said it was probably normal bleeding and KY jelly from the exam, but I know it was not jelly.  It was the same consistency as the mucous discharge I've been having all along, just a whole  lot more of it.   Such is the problem with not being able to  see it, I guess.   On any note, if I start contracting and it increases he wants me to call him.

[leenziepops]

May 26, 2015 16:46:14 GMT -5 periwinkledaydreams said:

Recently I've been too terrified to do any shaving (I'm usually an almost clean shaven all the time, neat little patch only type of gal) but since my bumps been big enough that I can't see what I'm doing and my body has been rebelling against me in several ways, I've slacked off majorly in that area and only do minor upkeep every once in a while. Well the past 2 or 3 times I've tried I have knicked my inner labia (FUCKING OUCH!) so I just stopped altogether.

Welp since we're all talking about how swollen our bits are looking...... today I decided to bring the full length mirror into the shower with me. Goodbye bushy bush. Heeelllooooo very voluptuous vag!!!

Oh ouch! Careful you don't get any infections from the cut. I find its easier to use the female shavers with the gel bits around the blades. Firstly it glides better and something about the bigger head gives better control to avoid nicking.

[wormgerm]

I just went to play with my belly button because the newly exposed skin is so stretchy. It was full of u/s gel from 6 hours ago. Took me a minute to realize what it was. Not a good minute ladies. Not good.

[ombradellarosa]

I'm pretty sure I started losing my mucous plug this morning. It was only a little bit but it was definitely more than discharge. There was a surprising amount of blood as well, but since it was brownish I'm not sure if it was bloody show or just from the cervical exam yesterday. That exam hurt like a ***** so I wouldn't be surprised if there was bleeding. I haven't had any more mucous, just a little more blood. Unfortunately DH lost interest in sex once I explained what was happening not sure if he'll come back around.

[silv3rlining]

May 28, 2015 0:44:59 GMT -5 ombradellarosa said:

I'm pretty sure I started losing my mucous plug this morning. It was only a little bit but it was definitely more than discharge. There was a surprising amount of blood as well, but since it was brownish I'm not sure if it was bloody show or just from the cervical exam yesterday. That exam hurt like a ***** so I wouldn't be surprised if there was bleeding. I haven't had any more mucous, just a little more blood. Unfortunately DH lost interest in sex once I explained what was happening not sure if he'll come back around.

If it was brown I'd venture to say it was from your exam.

My DH loves the last few weeks of pregnancy bc my OB always puts me of "sex orders" and tells me to go and have lots and lots of sex. Sorry YH is disinterested now. Maybe remind him it'll be several weeks before you're allowed to have sex again once baby comes.

[ombradellarosa]

May 28, 2015 8:21:13 GMT -5 silv3rlining said:

May 28, 2015 0:44:59 GMT -5 ombradellarosa said:

I'm pretty sure I started losing my mucous plug this morning. It was only a little bit but it was definitely more than discharge. There was a surprising amount of blood as well, but since it was brownish I'm not sure if it was bloody show or just from the cervical exam yesterday. That exam hurt like a ***** so I wouldn't be surprised if there was bleeding. I haven't had any more mucous, just a little more blood. Unfortunately DH lost interest in sex once I explained what was happening not sure if he'll come back around.

If it was brown I'd venture to say it was from your exam.

My DH loves the last few weeks of pregnancy bc my OB always puts me of "sex orders" and tells me to go and have lots and lots of sex. Sorry YH is disinterested now. Maybe remind him it'll be several weeks before you're allowed to have sex again once baby comes.

He doesn't mind. He has a very long-term perspective I'm the one who's disappointed.

[silv3rlining]

May 28, 2015 14:32:32 GMT -5 ombradellarosa said:

May 28, 2015 8:21:13 GMT -5 silv3rlining said:

If it was brown I'd venture to say it was from your exam.

My DH loves the last few weeks of pregnancy bc my OB always puts me of "sex orders" and tells me to go and have lots and lots of sex. Sorry YH is disinterested now. Maybe remind him it'll be several weeks before you're allowed to have sex again once baby comes.

He doesn't mind. He has a very long-term perspective I'm the one who's disappointed.

Boo! Hopefully he'll get over it quickly and give in to you