Round ligament pain, you say?! I had read about this but was introduced to it yesterday via a swift cramp in the side. Apparently muscles and joints have to stretch out to accommodate my ever enlarging uterus. Indeed there must have been some serious stretching going on. It felt like the sharp cramp or "stitch" in your side you'd get when running. Except it didn't let up for quite a while.
I do believe the enlarging uterus has already done a great job pushing the rest of my guts north. Also yesterday as I was driving I felt a decent amount of pressure between my chest and my stomach, It didn't hurt at all, just made me a bit uncomfortable for a minute. My guts have less and less room!
Occasionally when I bend over I get what I think is acid reflux. It feels like something I ate a bit ago is coming back up the way it went down. Ick. It seems to happen most often if I bend at the waist so that my head is below my heart. This has never happened to me before (that I can remember) but I have seen that it something that can happen while you are pregnant (and then goes away as far as I can tell). It's totally gross and I'm not sure how people live with it all the time.
On a happier note, I have been feeling baby D kick daily for over a week and I am OBSESSED with it. Sometimes I'll sit and poke him to see if he'll move around. THIS is one of the main reasons I wanted to be pregnant. I'm so thankful that so far pregnancy hasn't come with lots of nasty pregnancy symptoms but I'd like to think that even if it had this part would be worth it. It isn't something that can be described. It's awesome and one of a kind and YAY for getting to experience it!
Finally, every baby-related decision that comes up feels like a life-altering-major-life-or-death decision. I can't think logically about anything. Picking out a car seat seems impossible. We'll certainly choose the wrong one and put the baby in danger. I want to use cloth diapers but I can't decide which brand to use. Picking out a name...don't even get me started. I know this IS actually a major decision but even names I thought I liked (and still do sometime) are making me hesitant. Maybe we just haven't found THE one yet. Maybe we have and I can't make a decision to save my life. Still have time - just have to really get on it and pick out some more options I suppose.
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