Being Pregnant
It is currently 1:47 a.m. and I am sitting here writing a blog post. This is not due to the usual run-of-the-mill pregnancy induced insomnia, but rather because of a possible new and unexplained weird pregnancy symptom…
Uncontrollable itching.
Yes, I know that an itchy belly comes with the pregnancy territory – all that stretching skin is obviously bound to itch – but this isn’t just an itchy belly I’m talking about. Literally ever single part of my body is itchy: hands, feet, face, scalp… even my elbows itch! I have to quit typing every few seconds just to itch my hands.
This just started when I went to bed a couple of hours ago and I didn’t really think anything of it. Itching it pretty normal, right? But, I finally decided to go lay on the couch because my poor husband has work in the morning and my incessant itching was keeping him up and I couldn’t sleep anyway. Obviously some Google searching ensued and I learned that apparently I’m not the only one to experience this weird itchy phenomenon.
As I continued reading the information I got was mixed as to what the itching could be – most people were split 50/50 regarding this odd pregnancy symptom. One of the causes could be totally benign and the other could possibly lead to still birth. Awesome. As if I didn’t have enough things to worry about at this stage in pregnancy.
Find out the possible diagnoses after the jump…
I might be the only person on the planet who feels this way, but I actually like New Year’s resolutions. I never set crazy goals or anything – just little ones to keep me motivated throughout the year, or super vague ones that I can feel like I accomplished without having to achieve anything overly specific.
I almost didn’t make any New Year’s resolutions this year since it will be such a busy year already with a new baby and I didn’t want to set myself up for failure, but I think that having a few goals will be good for me, so I’m taking the plunge and setting a few attainable goals.
Read my resolutions after the jump!
Things are getting pretty cramped up in here. At 37 weeks it’s hard to imagine possibly having any more room in my body for baby to grow any bigger. Breathing is pretty difficult and half the time it feels like my heart (and my lunch!) is in my throat.
Because of this newfound discomfort I began wondering…what really happens to all those vital organs when you’re pregnant? So obviously I googled it and stumbled upon a video via the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry that was simultaneously cool and creepy.
Seriously? Where did my intestines go?
See the video for yourself…
Oh how I miss my beloved Nyquil.
Not to be confused with the man cold, the pregnancy cold simply sucks because the standard cold remedies and over-the-counter meds are unable to be taken when one has a womb-mate.
Jackson has been battling the snots for about 2 weeks now, and it wasn’t until I came down with this cold that I realized he had actually been sick with his own little cold.
![Screen shot 2011 11 02 at 10.19.33 PM 300x266 A 40 Week + Pregnant Woman Dances Herself Into Labor [Video]](http://cdn.babble.com/being-pregnant/files/2011/11/Screen-shot-2011-11-02-at-10.19.33-PM.png "Screen shot 2011-11-02 at 10.19.33 PM")
Let's get it started, yo.
Check this woman out: She’s 40 weeks and 3 days pregnant WITH TWINS and has taken it upon herself to induce labor by dancing. The song? Well, you just have to see it.
Her partner joins in and all I can say this is a much more pleasant way to induce labor than castor oil. Or pitocin.
Watch it. Be inspired. Go into labor.
I wore this Boob dress ALL THE TIME.
I’m one of those women who enjoyed an easy pregnancy and loved giving birth, hard as it was– I look back on the time of becoming a new mother nostalgically. However, I was really thrown by the “recovery period.” Luckily there was a very compelling baby to distract me from my aches and ‘roids. But from time-to-time I felt just solidly wiped by the whole ordeal.
I don’t want to freak anyone out– some women honestly don’t find recovery all that bad–but I do want to share my tips for making those sore parts a little less sore and just generally getting through the transition.
I’ve had two kids and both times all of these products (books, butt salves and bras) were recruited: Continue reading »
My current anxiety relief, with a side of prenatal yoga.
Think of any word or phrase to follow “Pregnancy is…” and I doubt “calming” is the first thing that comes to mind. (If it does, yay for you! and me.)
It’s safe to say that I am a very anxious person. I worry and then analyze. Then I worry a little more and then I over-analyze. It’s a cycle, and one that I’ve grown fairly used to. This of course means that my husband and son have grown to become used to it as well. So imagine their awesome surprise to find me actually chilling out during this pregnancy. Amazing, right?
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