How far along are you and what's happening now?

[Victoria01]

This is just a post to get up to speed with everyone as to how far along you are, what's happening with your pregnancy. and any question that may come up.

I am exactly 30 weeks today (only 10 left YAY!). My acid reflux has been under control with the prevacid, and the nausea is only once a day or so. Back pain and severe hip pain have started and it's very hard to breathe and catch my breath. My little man is constantly on the move, especially in the morning and late at night when I am trying to sleep. He is still transverse, though there is a lot of time for him to flip where he belongs. Been a little more tired lately and walking is difficult with the hip and back pain. BH contractions are getting stronger and last throughout the day and night, but none really painful, just uncomfortable, and none regular.

How are you all doing?

[mamom15]

Hi, I am new to this forum.  So glad I found this forum.  I am 31 weeks pregnant.  Don't remember the last time I had a fullnights sleep.  After a full days work and coming home and cooking dinner I feel drained.  I just enjoy cooking.  I know I am weird.  Acid refulx is bad! bad! bad!  nights are a nightmare with heartburn.  Strating the last 1 week I throw up atleast once a day.  I do have a nausea.  I am a little worried as I started underweight at 93 lbs and my Ob wants me to put on as much sa I can.  With all this throwing up I don't thats happening.  I had my baby shower yesterday, made out like a bandit.  Yay! for friends and family.   2/24 is our detailed 3rd tri screening with measurements, we are excited.  I do have a bad head cold which is not helping things.  Cannot wait and I know this sounds horrible but I will not mind if baby is born a week or so early

[Courtcoop]

I am 29 weeks as of tomorrow, have gained 14/15 lbs.

Acid reflux is brutal, espeically at night. 4d confrimed he has lots of hair and I am sure dark like his dad so i am sure does not help. Taking Zantac every morning per doc.

He moves like a mad man, especially at night, no sleep at all, ufff.

Baby's room is all together now, and girls having shower end of February as they think I will go early and want to be prepared.

Go for a growth u/s Monday, I hope he is finally over his 2lb mark.

BHC is throughout the day. Was told if 4x hour, need to go to LD.


TIRED TIRED TIRED

[Scotland2009]

I posted earlier.... I went for my 29 week ultrasound on Wednesday and they figured the baby weighed 3 lbs, 4 oz!  They showed us a 4D image and she already had lots of hair too- it looked like about 1/2" long! Everything looked great and the doctor was very happy.  I had thought I had lost weight- going by the scale at work and it turns out I hadn't, I was up by 1 lb.  I'll be going back for my 2 wk visit on Feb 10th and they'll be doing another ultrasound.  Is it normal to do them so close together or is that standard procedure for the next 10 weeks?  Anyway, for the acid reflux, he reccommended Pepcid AC 2 x's a day.  We're so happy everything is going so well!

[Mrsbelvin1]

In 28 weeks and 6days going by my u/s. I just started having Braxton Hicks contractions ever since I left the doctor Wednesday . I go back Feb 25 then it every two weeks  next thing you I will be in the hospital having Troy IIII. Im so excited. He my little runner back the way he be moving in my stomach. He going to be just like his daddy. Me and daddy is ready. The dad is more excited cause dis will be his first child he take my little girl as his cause he basically been there for her first step and first tooth.  But 2 more months!!!!!!

[armywife88]

Thanks...I would never have guessed it was BH. Good to know! Yes, they told me at my last appointment that following my Feb. 5th appointment I will go in every other week until after week 36 when I will start going every week. I just wonder when my next ultrasound will be...maybe 32 weeks??

My acid reflux was taking over my life!! It is such a relief to have it gone for the most part. I am so glad my doctor put me on Zantac! I'm glad to hear Prevacid is working for you as well!! :)

[Victoria01]

The cramping sounds like BH to me. Mine are getting progressively worse, though I still wouldn't actually say they are painful, just uncomfortable and hard to walk. You should start seeing your doctor every two weeks pretty soon, after I had my 30 week they put me every other week.

Glad to hear the acid reflux is gone. They put me on Prevacid and I LOVE it! Haven't had any reflux since I started taking it.

[armywife88]

I am 30 weeks today!! Time is flying by and I am torn as to whether I should be glad it's going by fast or sad...dh and I can't wait for the baby to be here but once the baby is here it means dh will be deploying in a couple weeks. I have been feeling extremely huge and uncomfortable all the time. It's getting harder and harder to get up from the couch and get outta bed! Luckily, since my last doctor's appointment my acid reflux has almost stopped completely because they put me on Zantac...it has now been replaced with back pain and rib pain. I feel like the baby is trying to pry through my ribs...not a good feeling! I am having a hard time sleeping as well...I toss and turn all night long and so does dh so that makes it even worse. I don't think I'm getting much sleep while he is in bed with me but once he leaves for work in the morning I get a few hours of better sleep! The baby has been moving around like crazy lately...it's such an awesome feeling! :) DH gets frustrated because the baby will be kicking for 2 hours straight and then DH will try to feel it and the baby stops kicking almost immediately lol already a momma's boy I guess! I don't think that I have had an BH yet but I have no clue what it would feel like. In the past week or so I have been having some very painful stomach cramps...could that be BH??? I go in for my next appointment next Friday, Feb. 5th but they won't be doing an ultrasound...when should I expect to have my next appointment? I hope everyone is doing well!!

[Sunkissed19]

thanks, i'll keep you in mind when my questions arise :) im hoping breastfeeding will be a nice experience...im just hoping little one is willing and able! and i hear ya about the nursery...DF was supposed to start refurbishing the crib and still hasnt started....im partially freaking out! lol

[lmk26]

hi girls

am 30 weeks pregnant this saturdauy  WOOHOO. feels like such a milestone.
have to say the time has gone quick so far but have a feeling the next ten weeks are going to drag.

am starting to feel really big and uncomfortable and very breathless. baby seems to be sitting very high up. this is also causing some acid reflux which i never had on my other pregnancies.

am feeling very unorganised, dont have anything ready yet but that will keep me busy over the next few weeks. am really looking forward to meeting this little one.
kids are also getting very excited about the new arrival which is nice.

[durhamjk1]

Just a comment or 2 on other's posts
Willow10 - I know about the lack of sleep - I am constantly getting up every other hour to go to the bathroom - but just think of it as practice for when that little one comes and we have those 3 AM feedings (lol)

Sunkissed - I breastfed my firstborn until he was 8 months old and worked full time after he was 2 months old -so pumping/storing milk is a lot of work, but I think it was definitely worth it and I hope you get a lot of info from your class.   Please don't hesitate to ask me questions if you want - I know I had a bunch!

[durhamjk1]

I am 26 weeks 5 days - I too have been having a difficult time breathing.  My little princess is breech, but she still has plenty of time to flip, but her being breech may be causing some of the problems with the breathing.  We are trying to get the nursery ready - I am a little stressed, b/c with my first we already had most of this stuff finished by now.   We were taking wall paper off the wall and found out that we are going have to either rehang dry wall or mud and sand them down, because they are awful looking (holes, rough patches, etc)  The wall paper was only on 2 walls and I could hang some more wall paper, but I really wanted it painted.  I also want new carpet and/or hard wood installed and that has to be done after we paint/drywall, etc.  My 14 month old is keeping me busy in the mean time and really making this pregnancy fly by - I don't have time to think about things.   My next appointment is on the 2/1 and then I start going every other week - exciting.    

[Victoria01]

Glad to hear everyone is doing well (except for the normal symptoms :)) Only a few more months and we all will be holding our little bundles!!

[bluegenie2003]

I'm 26 weeks 5 days today.  Trying to finish up my registry and get names and addresses to my sister for my shower, which will be March 13th :-)  We've finished painting Braeden's room, but need to put the crib together still and start getting things organized in there. I feel like there's so much that still has to be done, and so little time left!  12 weeks does not seem like much time at all! (I'll have my c-section about a week before my due date, so I went from having 13 weeks, to 12!)
My lower back is starting to hurt ALL of the time, but that's really the only bad symptom I'm getting. I'm getting acid reflux every once in awhile, but nothing major.  

[Scotland2009]

Also, the Braxton Hicks contractions have really kicked in.  I'm not liking that- it's very uncomfortable and seems worse if I'm doing something such as laundry.

[Scotland2009]

I'm at 29 weeks and 2 days today.  I had gained 10 pounds as of November and had family issues and lost all 10 pounds.  I gained 12 pounds after that but I've had acid reflux so very bad that I get sick everytime I lay down dispite the fact that I've been loyal to Prilosec.  I've now lost 10 pounds again thanks to the reflux so, I've only gained 2 pounds now from where I started pre-pregnancy.  I'll be going to the doctor on the 27th for the 3rd trimester ultrasound and I hope to find a solution to the reflux and gaining some weight back.  Other than all of that.... things are going fine and she's moving around all of the time.  Sometimes it's rather shocking just how much movement she can make!

[lavenderinscence]

27 weeks 4 days today.

hmmm i've actually gotten better, lol. physically, i'm absolutely fine. my back doesn't hurt, nor my hips. that weird pubic pain is all but gone. I don't throw up or anything. i have been having about 10 BH contractions a day but other than that nothing to speak of. I don't know how it happened but when i got weighed the other day, i'm at the exact number i was at my first visit. so i must have lost a few pounds because i think with baby and extra fluid that's like 4 or 5 pounds ...
emotionally i feel like i'm being drug across the coals. my anxiety is at an all time high with panic attacks that keep me up and frantic all night. honestly i think i'd rather have the physical pain than the emotional stress.

but good news, i got a job! horrible timing but i've been waiting for over a year and finally got an interview and got in!! yay ... money money money

[Sunkissed19]

im 26 weeks and 3 days today and my back is killing me!! the pressure of my stomach is also making it more difficult for me to breathe but i have bad asthma to begin with so ive been living on my nebulizer! I began nesting like crazy starting the other night..DF had to make me come to bed when i was still up cleaning and organizing stuff at midnight! even now after a couple days of this when the house is clearly spotless and every closet and drawer is organized completely i just wander around the house looking for stuff to clean! i cant stop...its the weirdest thing thats ever happened to me lol i honestly cant stop. so now today ive started baking things...lots of things lol. i start seeing my OB every 2 weeks now but i still only get an u/s every 3-4 weeks. Next u/s is Febuary 18th! i signed up for a 6 week childbirth preperation class and a one day breastfeeding class which i thought would be helpful since i have no idea how to pump or store breast milk...which i'll be doing if little one catches on. DF started refurbishing the crib (its been used by  his sister for her children) but he's sanding it and staining it a new color for us :) and my baby shower should be the end of next month and the next one sometime in March (it was easiest to have 2 since DF's family and my family live in different towns)

[Willow10]

Im 28 weeks 4 days today. Yesterday I felt absolutely miserable & was throwing up/nausea all day!! And couldnt sleep at all last night bc my upper rib cage was in so much pain from heaving all day. I hope thats not a new pregnancy symptom for me bc up until this point I've been blessed to have no morning sickness. I have been having restless leg syndrome like crazzzzy! Especially at night..any one else experiencing this? I was getting my oil changed the other day & while waiting I could barely sit still..My arms & legs were so tingly. People most of thought I was crazy since I was moving around so much. Any one else having trouble sleeping? I toss & turn all night. I feel like I get maybe 3 good hours of sleep a night..nothing I try is helping either. Its frustrating!! Im also getting super restless bc I took the semester off of school bc most of my teachers said it would be hard for me to make up all my labs after the baby comes & Im not working any more so I've been trying to stay busy which is super hard bc I havent not gone to school since I was soo young. I go to the dr. thursday & then I think I'll have to start going every two weeks which will atleast give me something to do!! Are any of you taking baby classes? Im taking a birthing 101 class, cloth diapering one (were going reusuable) and a breastfeeding class even though Im super torn on whether I actually want to or not. I was dead set on it up until recently & know Im thinking I just want to formula feed. IDK!! Sorry for the book!!

[BradyAm]

week 31 on the dot today. 9 weeks. thats if shes on time! i always feel horrible for wishing she'll come right when shes full term at 38 weeks! but im so tired or waiting and uncomfortable as is. i cant imagine her gaining anywhere between 3-5 lbs! ill probably gain 10! ive had a lot of indigestion. i think acid reflux? but ive never had it before. it feels like the stomach acid is up in my throat. it *****, especially when im laying down trying to sleep. she flip flopping all over all night long. sharp pains "down there" a lot. definately hard to breathe now, and ive had some sharp pains  under my right ribs, probably from whatever position shes in at the time. loads of contractions, especially while working (on my feet at work). trying to keep hydrated and my bladder emptied to help (thats what the doctor said). she was head down at my 28week u/s but i honestly dont even know anymore because se's been moving sooo much. lol.