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Third trimester indignities

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Wintermum01 · 16/12/2023 15:24

The third trimester: it's such a wonderful time, no? I got to thinking about all the joyful things currently going on and just thought I'd share. Is it just me?

  • I'm so fat/sore I can no longer get off the sofa or tie my shoelaces without OH's assistance.
  • Wind. Dear God, the wind. From both ends, at all times. Last night I woke myself up by burping.
  • I'm almost sure I have piles but am too squeamish to have a look/feel. I refuse to buy some ridiculously-named arse cream, so my current strategy is just hoping they'll go away on their own. I'm deep in piles denial.
  • Every time I have a poo I block the toilet. I'm not exaggerating. Every. Time. At this point I swear I'm pooing out more than I'm eating. HOW?
  • Weeing while sneezing/coughing/moving - this is entirely all my own doing as I haven't done pelvic floor exercises in yonks. Ship's probably sailed on that one.
  • I am 100 years old (or 39) and have been pregnant for approx. 7 years (or 34 weeks; time has lost all meaning).

I should say that I am genuinely delighted to be having a baby, particularly after a previous loss, and that I'm sure my lovely DS will be worth all this. BUT STILL.

Anyone else suffering?!

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Wintermum01 · 17/12/2023 13:48

@Thriving30 haha! Maybe you’ll be one of the lucky ones and get off lightly 😊 🤞

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daisybe · 17/12/2023 14:27

Yes. 31w here and I'm 39ys.

Can't say I've got piles (yet) however I have the following:

Sore pelvic area, almost like an injury/sprain so I walk slower than normal, which is annoying as I usually have "London walk" (ie. I walk fast, everywhere, even if I'm not late)

Have to take iron (200mg ferrous sulphate) which although I can't say I'm hugely constipated it does make going to the loo a much more painful and longer than normal process IYKWIM (BLED the other day. Genuinely thought I'd passed sharp rocks)

THE HEARTBURN. Omg if this kid doesn't come out with long, flowing locks worthy of a head banging lead guitarist in a rock band I'll be sorely disappointed.

I have to take aspirin, too, as a precaution, which means no antacids withing 4 hours. God forbid Heartburn strikes in that 4 hours!

General feeling of discomfort, I think I'm getting braxton hicks because my belly does harden and it all just feels really solid and uncomfortable.

Do get wind, not everybday, but when I do, I can power a hot air balloon.

I must have spent over £200 on various new bras trying to find one I didn't want to rip to shreds with my teeth in seething angry frustration 😫

Same with knickers but actually found my usual ones a size up were ok. Only after spending money on maternity knickers, which were all $h1te, or scratchy or uncomfortable etc etc. Obviously.

I'm struggling to want to exercise, I'm always lethargic and tired, even though I know I'll feel better for it (even got a home exercise bike) but so tired now and pelvic soreness isn't helping, so I feel fat and useless.

Starting to feel less tolerant of things, people, situations etc. I'm worried I'll snap big time at someone soon!

Worried about all my food intake... craving sweet, deserty stuff, which obvs isn't good. Do love my fruit though, too, but I'm worrying myself into this bubble of weight stress that I'll be so fat come full term. (I lost over 16kgs last year so I'm a bit more sensitive to weight gain now even though I know its normal and needed etc) it's been within a normal expected range so far but I still have that niggling stress about it.

Generally feeling like an old hag, getting up off the sofa or in and out the car or out of bed etc, I can't do it without making some kind of vocal noise that makes me sound like an old lady. I also do the "aaahh" when I sit down. I'm generally fit so it's so jarring feeling like I'm an arthritic 150yr old!

Some days I'm OK, and other days I'm literally a useless lump and literally just trying to get myself through the day in one piece.

So over being pregnant but there's TWO MONTHS left!! Honestly don't know how I'll manage!! Don't know how people do this more than once.

BTW. Tip. Keep a pack of flushable wet wipes by the loo. Helps cool things down there.

daisybe · 17/12/2023 14:28

Thriving30 · 17/12/2023 13:42

Just posting to look back at this in a few months. I'm only 13 weeks and have all this to look forward to 😂😂😥

It'll be interesting to see and compare. Just remember, we're all different! You may get all the stuff, you may be lucky and breeze through :)

Wintermum01 · 17/12/2023 14:43

@daisybe I have so much sympathy! I also have no clue how people do this time after time - they’re hardier folk than me, that’s for sure.

Oh god, the knicker situation. I’m currently wearing two sizes up from my usual and I’m still not comfy. And bras are just the devil’s work. I’m going to flee to a nudie colony soon.

I don’t really exercise either because of the pain - just makes me worse. But then I feel guilty so I can’t bloody win. I find guilt a major issue for me in terms of food too.

Argh! We can survive though, we’ve come so far!!

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daisybe · 23/12/2023 18:18

Wintermum01 · 17/12/2023 14:43

@daisybe I have so much sympathy! I also have no clue how people do this time after time - they’re hardier folk than me, that’s for sure.

Oh god, the knicker situation. I’m currently wearing two sizes up from my usual and I’m still not comfy. And bras are just the devil’s work. I’m going to flee to a nudie colony soon.

I don’t really exercise either because of the pain - just makes me worse. But then I feel guilty so I can’t bloody win. I find guilt a major issue for me in terms of food too.

Argh! We can survive though, we’ve come so far!!

Yep. Come this far, just got to get through it! Have 1 month and 3 weeks left .... and counting!

I've also discovered a rather embarrassing and annoying extra flap of skin between my vag and bum. It grew earlier this year when I first got pregnant so I put it down to preg hormones. Had a mmc then pregnant again 2 months later. Its now longer and danglier. About the size of a big blueberry, hanging there. I can only describe it as a single, very mini ballsack. SO JOYFUL!
At my next appointment I'm going to ask if I can have it removed as its now sore when I wipe, in either direction.

As if all the other symptoms and side effects are not enough, I've now got a mini single ballsack 🤣🤣🤣 merry Christmas to me.

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