August 2009 Weddings
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
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~*~raynes~*~
I didn't want to hijack the morning thread...
re: braxton hicks. They are a tricky little bugger, eh? I think I get BH very often and just don't notice unless I'm actually walking around or I put my hand on my belly. When I questioned whether I was having them, my OB said most definitely, even if I didn't notice them. Almost every time I wake up in the middle of the night my belly is rock hard which makes me wonder how often, how long they are happening in the middle of the night.
Are you finding that baby's movements are becoming somewhat painful now? I mean, it's not bad at all so I hate saying 'painful', but it feels like baby has definitely moved down and when it moves is making things hurt in my bum area.
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Re: ~*~raynes~*~
:: thread hijack-since it's still all pretty fresh in my mind
I never knew when I was having bh either. They are so hard to tell, at least they were for me. I was the same as you and noticed them more when I had been walking around alot. More water always seemed to get them to calm down though.
At the end I was very uncomfortable, so I know what you mean by painful. I think it's just baby running out of room and they are a lot stronger now too. Once she dropped a little I could breath better but the movements weren't fun at all at that point.
Good luck lady you are getting so close!
I had no idea if/when I was having them until I read a thread on the May (March?) board. The poster was saying that while she was at the doc's they commented that she was having a BH. She said she just thought LO was sticking it's butt out, to which the doc commented that the butt's not that big. That sort of helped me realize that ok, yeah, I'm probably having the BH's then.
I think he's starting to drop. My gauge has been the kitchen counter. When I'm wearing my Crocs I fit perfectly at the counter with my bump just on top. Last night it seemed like I had to scooch up a bit to fit the bump over it. Derek didn't think so though. I have no idea. Monday my crotch felt like I'd been riding a bike all the day before, and yesterday I was starting to get some weird nerve pinching type things going on at my hips, so who the hell knows.
And yeah the movements are sometimes quite uncomfortable. Especially when he won't stop moving around for, like, an hour. Seriously, sometimes it feels like he's just fully stretching out.
I've got my GBS swab/first internal tomorrow. Can't lie, I'm nervous!
We'll just not tell H about this little fact, m'kay?
I never could tell when I was having BH either. I thought thats what I was having the night I went into labor. I had no idea they were real contractions. I had a hard time distinguishing those things when I was pg.
The painful part I remember very well. It got very uncomfortable when he would move towards the end. I hated it to because I loved feeling him move. It was hard to love something that was not very comfortable. I will admit I peed myself a quite a few times those last few weeks from him killing my bladder.
Honestly, for me at least, it's really not that bad. For the most part, the moments of discomfort are brief. Usually he'll just move and hit something and then is off it and it's better right away. Yeah, my back gets sore easily, but it's nothing sitting down with my feet up (or going to bed) doesn't fix.
Don't let it scare you! There are lots of neat/awesome parts too, like feeling/seeing him move around. That part is (for the most part!) super cool.
We'll just not tell H about this little fact, m'kay?
aryl- I agree with what raynes said. While it can be scary and uncomfortable it's all so worth yet. Cliche, yes but that's ok. Don't let what we say scare you at all. They good far out weighs the bad.
Good to know. I just need to look at the positives. With this job move it is going to be at least a year before we can start trying. I don't get the FMLA for a year.
For me, I thought the BH felt like I was doing a crunch, but still standing. I could feel all my muscles clenching. If you put your hand on your stomach, you can feel it get hard and then soft after a bit. I noticed a ton when I was walking towards the end. I would have to stand still for a minute so they would stop. Stay hydrated and curl up on your left side if they get really bad.
aryl - Try not to think about it. Even with all of my complications and how much I absolutely hated, and I mean hated, being pregnant...I'd still love to have more.