My body is weirding me out. I mean, I have a lot of weirdo stuff happening right now. I've called my doctor twice in the last 2 days.
Wednesday night I was having Braxton Hicks contractions. They told me to call if I ever had more than 4 in an hour. If I just sat there and did nothing, I didn't have any, but if I stood up, I would instantly have one. I don't know about you, but I have to stand up to go anywhere or get anything done. And I definitely have to stand up to walk to the bathroom to pee every 10 minutes. So I wasn't sure what to do. So I waited it out and luckily they haven't been as bad since. Maybe I just overdid it that day? Who knows.
Now I'm having some other issues that I'm sure you don't care to know about and I don't care to tell. But I had to call the doctor again and leave a message for the nurse in reference to my vagina. If you've never left somebody a message about your vagina, you should give it a try. It's pretty much impossible not to stammer and say uh, um, and clear your throat 5 times.
Next up, my bowels. Yeah, my bowels. Skip this paragraph if you don't want to know. Pregnancy fucks up your pooping schedule. I've had a rough go of the poo the last few days and today (at work of course) finally got sweet relief. I think the whole building might have heard me exclaim "HOORAY FOR POOPING!!!" I wonder if I could incorporate that into a Christmas song.
Regarding the B-H contractions (I'm a pro with around 5-6 per hour every single day) - They will continue to come any time you move a lot or stand up. That's very common. If you're worried, drink two large glasses of water (they're more common when you're dehydrated) and lay on your left side for an hour and track them. If they continue for more then 5-6 an hour for more than 1 hour call. Otherwise, welcome to my world of the near constant contraction with little to no effect on my iron cervix.
ReplyDeleteI tell you this as I spent weeks 18-25 in a sheer panic on a near daily basis. After a night with 12 in an hour and half, I went in and found it was nothing.
They also say to track how long they last and if they begin to hurt. Lasting more than a minute or accompanied by cramping and you should worry.
Ah, the joys of worrying. :)
As far as your vagina, well, good luck! ha.
I texted a very close friend of mine "How do you spell relief? P-O-O-P-I-N-G!" Those little pink Correctol tablets were my new BFF!
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