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What is CURRENTLY your top worst pregnancy symptom?

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Mummyof3tobe · 02/08/2012 21:20

Light hearted question, but share yours with people that care and might even empathise (DH is struggling to keep his sympathy face on these days).

Mine would have to be acid reflux I reckon (with a silver for the SPD and a bronze for sore under-carriage)!

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CaptainHetty · 02/08/2012 21:24

Heartburn. Bloody, fecking heartburn.

Closely followed by pelvic girdle pain and hormonal rage... not helped by my 'darling' partner telling me this morning how much his back hurts from the gym last night. Diddums.

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ILikeMagicMike · 02/08/2012 21:25

Heartburn, closely followed by nausea....bleurgh!

nasara · 02/08/2012 21:31

Not being able to be driven - get horribly car sick each time.

mcyawny · 02/08/2012 21:33

Being so big that I can't now bend over/reach the floor/toes. Restless nights/lack of sleep and slowly worsening tiredness!

Did have SPD but it's gone for some reason??? (34 weeks now)

beckslovestimmy · 02/08/2012 21:38

Awful horrible taste in my mouth constantly! :(

Shangers · 02/08/2012 21:39

mastitis - who bloody knew you could get it before the baby even arrives!! (antibiotics helping lots though thank goodness). closely followed by the spd (thankfully still mild but it's the anticipation of how bad it's going to get that is almost worse!) .... and the burping - it's getting embarrasing. Still waiting for the heartburn to hit like last time - then i'll really will be whinging!

TheDetective · 02/08/2012 21:44

Hmmmmm, very swollen ankles/feet at just 26 weeks. And the foot cramps to go with them.

Acid reflux - but Ranitidine is good for that at least!

But the worst was the hyperemesis at the start of the pregnancy, which has now, thank god, resolved. That was hideous :(

shouldIbecrossaboutthis · 02/08/2012 21:47

being sick 5/6 times a day with raging acid reflex Sad!

Hope you ladies feel better soon, apparently it's all worth it in the end, so I'm told, constantly Wink.

Spice17 · 02/08/2012 21:48

Oooh tricky, probably the soreness, minor pain and stretchy feeling in my lower bump which means I can't get up/move around quickly, and I really waddle all the time now - miss being able to walk somewhere quickly, SO frustrating! (31 weeks)

Whatevertheweather · 02/08/2012 21:50

Not being able to bend over/pick things up from the floor (35 weeks) I feel like weeping every time I drop something or look in dd's playroom

TitsalinaBumSquash · 02/08/2012 21:53

Acid bastard reflux, if one more person tells me that Gaviscon is the best thing for it (yes I'm looking at you GP, midwife and chemist) I will hurt someone.

sayanythingrogerjustrogerme · 02/08/2012 21:55

Inability to get comfortable. Bein short of breath. Looking like a beached whale.

ivanapoo · 02/08/2012 21:55

Backache - stupid rubbish back. I'm 21 weeks. I had rib pain the other day, that was nice.

TheDetective · 02/08/2012 21:57

No, Gaviscon is shit Tits you want to ask for Ranitidine Grin

Lochtefan · 02/08/2012 21:57

My feet grew at an alarming rate!

sayanythingrogerjustrogerme · 02/08/2012 21:59

Oh - and I know it's not a symptom but hey - not being able to take nurofen. I have tendinitis and can feel a migraine coming on that I'm supposed to counter with bloody paracetamol.

Angelico · 02/08/2012 22:02

Heartburn because it is the most persistent symptom. Gaviscon double action does work for me but on a bad night I have to put my giant mothercare cushion under my torso to sleep - it has saved me about 4 times.

Also those agonising ligament pains which strike without warning when I'm walking and feel like something is filleting me! Confused

iloveholidays · 02/08/2012 22:04

Lack of patience!!! Fed up of being grumpy with DCs and DP.

OyOfMidWorld · 02/08/2012 22:06

Sciatica. I'm 36 weeks and sick of being told to take paracetamol and it will improve when baby arrives. This doesn't help me chase around after my 2yo or when I'm whimpering with pain when I need to do something as simple as get out of bed!

SimplySoo · 02/08/2012 22:23

Waking up early in the morning or even the middle of the night with hip pain. Never being comfortable.

MrsReiver · 02/08/2012 22:27

Right now, at 10 weeks, it's the tiredness. Come 8pm it hits me like a wall, I'd go to bed but I know I'll be wide awake at 5am if I sleep now. Afternoon naps are helping a little while I'm on holiday but I'm back to work on Monday and I have no idea what I'm going to do then!

Turquoisecat · 02/08/2012 22:28

I have to say not being able to take a full breath. It's a delightful new symptom at 32 weeks!

Previous to that was the achy bottom of the bump, which meant I can't really get into bed with the maternity pillow without looking/sounding like a beached whale on heat easily. DH is very helpful and asks every night without fail 'are you ok?' Angry

Pickles77 · 02/08/2012 22:29

Gold has to be being punched down there Blush

BustleInYourHedgerow · 02/08/2012 22:30

Reflux. Can't pick anything up, lie down, anything. It's a cunt. What is this Rantidine, O Dectective? Is it prescription only please say it isn't

peeriebear · 02/08/2012 22:32

SPD. Trying to get off the sofa or roll over in bed has me shuffling, grunting and moaning. I need a hoist :(
Close second is my giant breasts. They haven't actually got that much bigger than normal yet (gone up from a 36G to GG-H) but by god they are making sleeping uncomfortable. I feel like a dairy cow with great ponderous udders.