Struggling to stay positive

[Momma`Kat]

I know I should be loveing being pregnant, But I feel so awful all the time I cant enjoy it.
I am constantly restless, and only getting about 2 hours sleep a night, and its only dozing cause I cant get comfortable what with my legs feeling like they are hooked up to a car battery, and these braxton hicks doing my head in, I thought they werent supposed to be painful !? If contractions are worse than these.. My hope of a natural birth is out of the window, I was in a right state this morning with them. My morning sickness has come back with a vegence and doing anything atall makes me want to puke. I can barely eat because the smell of food makes me gag, even drinking a glass of water can flip my stomach at the moment. I feel awful for my dog because I cant walk her at the moment, and and only just managing to get her out enough to pee etc, and i seem to have become allergic to my cat. If i try and go anywhere im just constantly light headed, dizzy, feeling on the edge of vomiting, hot flushes, and get pain on the sides of my bump when i walk. i cant do the house work so the place is a right tip which is making me more miserable, my midwife hasnt answered any of my calls in the last week and hasnt returned the messages ive left. i just want it to all be over and to have my baby now.

 

[Mamafy]

Well at 21 weeks you definitely don't want to be having your baby

How long are you having the braxton hicks for? Its extremely early to be having them in a first pregnancy especially. Please try drinking the water, my guess is you're dehydrated and that can cause contractions.

If you can't get in contact with your Midwife, try your dr; you really do need checked over hun xxx

 

[Rowesb]

sounds as though you need checking out, hope you feel better soon... let us know how you get on

 

[flexilexi394]

ahh you poor thing. think if i were you i would see a doctor. xxxx

 

[Amanda W]

I feel so sorry for you you relle need to be checked out sweet let us know how u get on xxx

 

[Momma`Kat]

I talked to the family nurse last week when she came over, and she said not to worry cause they are on and off, not all the time. Ive been getting them for like a month now, They are just getting more painfull as time goes by. Left another message for the midwife, hopefully she will call tomorrow morning (Or so said the receptionist). My last set of bloods said I had a viral infection, but was never given antibiotics for it, and havent had anything from midwife/gp/hospital so cant be a bad one i guess.

 

[Me, My Girls & I]

If I were you I'd book in at the doctors first thing tomorrow! You shouldn't be feeling like this at 21 weeks, braxton hicks normally don't start til a lot later in pregnancy with your first and certainly shouldn't be that painful that they're stopping you doing something! Have you had a urine test recently? You could have a uti and be co fusing the cramps from that with BH!

 

[serenitylove]

if your hurlin alot that could be making dyhydrated hence the tightenings hope you feel better soon

 

[Momma`Kat]

MMG&I - Yeah they gave me one when i was at the hospital last and im all clear for them, And I had a couple tightenings when the family nurse was here, and she felt my tummy and ssaid it was my uterus..

Ill up my water intake, and move into the bathroom permanently lol i have an appt for the 11th

 

[Amanda W]

MMG&I - Yeah they gave me one when i was at the hospital last and im all clear for them, And I had a couple tightenings when the family nurse was here, and she felt my tummy and ssaid it was my uterus..

Ill up my water intake, and move into the bathroom permanently lol i have an appt for the 11th

I do drink alot of water at the mo its like a cravin for me lol esp at night gotta have a bottled of water in there.But hope your okay and thats everything fine please keep me updated

 

[Sam's Mum]

I'd call your midwife and ask to be checked out now, just in case. Hope everything's ok

Antibiotics won't treat a viral infection - they are for bacterial infections. Sometimes you'll be given them when you have a virus to stop any secondary bacterial infection from making oyu ill while your immune system is fighting off a virus, but I assume they'll try not to do that during pregnancy unless they know you have a bacterial infection.

 

[Momma`Kat]

Ok, called triage unit instead as midwife is hopless, was put onto a nurse who has decided im not fit enough to get myself in, so they are sending an ambulance to pick me up, and was told to drink something fizzy as she thinks it might be blood sugar.

Will update when im home if i get back tonight, if im kept in, ill text JJ Mum to update you all (Hope she doesnt mind , someone let her know anyway please)

 

[Sam's Mum]

Hope everything's ok. Glad you're getting checked out... keep us updated

 

[Me, My Girls & I]

Hopr everythings ok, let us know!

 

[Mamafy]

Glad you're getting checked over xx

 

[Toonlass]

Hope everything is ok chick xx

 

[Momma`Kat]

Im home, I think the doctor thinks im a bit crazy.
Bloods came back clear, Urine came back clear, Elevated heart rate and slightly low blood pressure.
Was put on IV fluids when i first went in as a precaution but they soon took them off again.
He told me to rest as much as possible, and take paracetamol to help with the pains im getting.
Baby is absolutly fine, and cervix is closed so no worries there either.
I guess my body just despises being pregnant

 

[Momma`Kat]

As a side note.. When the nurse felt my cervix, holy crap did she have to try and get her whole hand up there !?

 

[Sam's Mum]

So glad everything's ok x

Oh, and welcome to the world of internals