Forum: I wish someone had told me - Pregnancy!

The last trimester can be uncomfortable, but appreciate your last 8 hours of sleep if you can. As I sat nursing my little one in the pre-dawn hours this morning, I heard the highschool bus go by, and realized that it's going to be a long time before I get a long stretch of sleep again.

I am already overweight, about the same weight I was with my son when I got pg. I would truly like to keep my weight under control this time instead of delivering at 223 pounds (I am 5'4"). It is so hard because with the morning sickness, eating feels good. Hungry feels really bad. If you...

OMG it's killing me. Any suggestions?

Hi ladies, I wish someone would have told me this. I had severe ms since week 4..saw heart beat at 7 weeks, went in for 11 week nt test and found out baby was no longer alive..they think the baby stopped growing around 8 weeks. All the while here I was thinking I had a healthy baby growing and it...

I wish someone had told me how wonderful compression socks would feel. I am 17 weeks along with twins. Even though I am not yet experiencing a lot of swelling in my feet and legs, the Futuro Women's compression trouser socks with a diamond pattern on them are wonderful. I picked up a pair at a...

Just thought i would give newly pg women a heads-up. During the 2nd trimester i noticed my body has a weird smell, that seems to be getting stronger with time. I tried changing detergents, deodorant, soap, bathing more...nothing really makes it go away. I can't really describe what it smells...

It's like having your period for up to six weeks, and you can't use tampons. I wish I knew, so that I could have stocked up on maxi-pads (the thick soft kind). Ick!

I am 5w5d and have been having incredible night sweats for the past 2 weeks! I will feel cold when I go to bed, but wake up all night soaked. It happens when I take a nap during the day too. Anyone else?

bugeyes While pregnancy books mention that vivid dreams are normal, I couldn't find anything in the ones I have on nightmares and night terrors... The internet has a lot on this, but it really scared the bejeezus out of me for a week or so before I googled it. These nighmares are horribly...

Do NOT go to the grocery store without eating something first. Otherwise, you may find yourself with a cartful of random junk food, thinking OMG I LOVE CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH!!!

I thought I would have time after the babies were born to read baby books as necessary. No. No time. I wish I had read more books about child rearing before the children were actually here!

I got a pre-natal massage yesterday and I highly reccomend it. It really helped my neck and back.

I never knew it would be this hard getting around. I am tired of having to struggle every time I get up and down which is often to go to the bathroom.

I am in my third trimester and have developed some cysts on my body. One on my leg is very painful. Has this happened to anyone else?

I know that swollen mucus membranes are part of pregnancy but it is uncomftorable. does anyone have any suggestions on how to lessen the discomfort?

My first pg, I was sick all day everyday for the first few months. I told the doctor everytime I went, they said nothing. It wasn't until about 12wks that I had start vomiting 5 times a day and couldnt even keep up water, that I went to the doctor again and this time I saw a diff doctor and he...

I thought i could hold off for 3 months but apparently this pregnancy is making me extra horny, so me and dh did it. But now i really regret it... can it cause me to miscarry? Now I'm paranoid!

Um...so at 7.5 weeks, I learned I have hemorrhoids. I thought it was too early! It was sort of frightening when I went to the bathroom today. Have you guys had them? this early?

I was wondering if anyone felt like you had weak knees after having a baby. I feel like I'm still struggling on standing up from a sit down position. I'm much lighter now...close to my pre-pregnancy weight, but still feel like I'm struggling when I stand up. If you dealt with this, how long did...

Okay, 8 weeks along and having the most severe bloating and constipation, but I think that the bloating is worse! Doing the normal: Milk of Mag, lots of water, no fried foods, blah blah. I understand that this is normal. What I need is hope for the future. :confused: Here's what I need...

I wished that someone had told me that I would be overly sensitive about the smallest things!! I have considered myself as "hardcore" with my emotions...more or less it was the way I was raised. Becoming pregnant has been absolutely wonderful and can't wait to this again, but I get so emotional...

wow - this one is driving me crazy... i'd never even heard of this before and then started reading how you should start sleeping on your left side in the 2nd trimester - or at least stop sleeping on your back. i'm a bad sleeper as it is and sleeping on my back is the only i can really sleep. ...

May not be the case w/ all of you lucky ladies but here in MN it is so!! I was living in la la land and thinking I would go on disability when I go on bedrest, then take my 6 weeks mat leave, then tack on the added 12 weeks FMLA!! NOPE. I was dreaming. I have ZERO short term dis and FMLA...

I've been through so much to get pregnant, I wish someone would have warned me about the vitamins i was taking all along up until now 10 weeks. I was on a calcium supplements because of all the morning sickness i couldnt drink or eat any dairy products, i learned later on- it is not recommened to...