Monday, March 05, 2007
Pressure Cooker...
The past couple of days, my belly has become so incredibly tight. It feels like one continuous Braxton Hicks contraction and is QUITE uncomfortable. Additionally, there is a TON of pressure... not like "I have to push" pressure, but just PRESSURE on all sides. I'm not sure if it's the baby's position, or what. I'm a little concerned that I'm dehydrated since I am throwing up so often. I try to drink a lot of water at night, because that seems to be the best time for me to keep things down. As I lay here on the couch right now, the muscles seem to have finally relaxed a little, but I know the minute I get up and start moving, it's going to be as tight as a drum again. What gives? I wish my OB appointment were sooner than Thursday... it's got me wondering if I shouldn't make a trip over to L&D just to get monitored and see what's going on. I
In other news, I used the "go toward the light" method of trying to get Too to turn last night. It really DID get the baby moving... a LOT. I felt the kidlet go completely breech at one point, (the head was right in the middle of my ribcage) then back to transverse, head down, back to transverse... when I went to bed, I thought it was head down, but this morning, it was back to sideways again. (sigh) At least I know now that Too obviously has the room to move should he/she WANT to. I think I'll keep trying that one and hope eventually it goes head down and stays.
I'm also trying the different body positions that are recommended. One requires me to hang headfirst off the couch. (yes, enjoy the mental image, thanks). The only problem is that I can only do it for a few seconds before it triggers the silly acid reflux. LAME.
In other news, I used the "go toward the light" method of trying to get Too to turn last night. It really DID get the baby moving... a LOT. I felt the kidlet go completely breech at one point, (the head was right in the middle of my ribcage) then back to transverse, head down, back to transverse... when I went to bed, I thought it was head down, but this morning, it was back to sideways again. (sigh) At least I know now that Too obviously has the room to move should he/she WANT to. I think I'll keep trying that one and hope eventually it goes head down and stays.
I'm also trying the different body positions that are recommended. One requires me to hang headfirst off the couch. (yes, enjoy the mental image, thanks). The only problem is that I can only do it for a few seconds before it triggers the silly acid reflux. LAME.
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My cousin's second baby was breech at one point, near the end. She would lay with her lower half all raised up, with a bag of frozen peas along her ribs. Something about the baby not wanting his/her head at the "cold end". Dunno, but her baby turned LATE - like within 3 weeks to go. She felt him flip too.
Maybe try some peas? Or anything frozen, I assume? ;)
Maybe try some peas? Or anything frozen, I assume? ;)
My friend Heather is pregnant with #4, and #s 2 and 3 were transverse and the cold pack thing worked for her too. She's expecting to have to do it with this one as well when she gets farther along (she's not due til August (and she plans to name him Benjamin)).
I could usually get Luke to move if I would lay in a dark bedroom and then once he was used to the dark turn a light on. He would get mad and move around to avoid the light. Now this was to just move him so Josh could feel him, but maybe if you shine a light where the baby's head is he/she will move to avoid it.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Dude, go lie down already. When I was pregnant with Jacob, everytime I'd overdo it physically or would be lacking in the sleep department, I would have BH contrax nonstop and it would freak me out. They would go away if I lay down on the couch for a few hours. Take it easy, lady! (since that's so easy to do with your almost-three-year-old)
Also having the weird tight thing. Strange. I turned around and grabbed a bottle of water to down today because I thought it was dehydration, too, but that didn't do much for me. I'm glad I'm not alone, but I really wouldn't want everyone to "get" to do that, either.
I hope baby flips soon. I'm amazed you can tell so well! I have mystery bumps and lumps and jumps. No way of knowing. You're so good at reading your kidlet. :-)
I hope baby flips soon. I'm amazed you can tell so well! I have mystery bumps and lumps and jumps. No way of knowing. You're so good at reading your kidlet. :-)
MRs. Flinger, I had NO Idea what the hard lump was until I had the u/s a week ago! That's when I started freaking! ;)
take it easy, lots of water and keep trying that flashlight etc. :) Really- I am so short waisted and Hudson moved up until the end. He would be in a different position every weekly appt. and I know the last week or so he was still flipping. So keep trying, but you may need to try and move baby at the very end, because chances are they will just go back to where they are comfortable for now..and the moving was pointless.
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