Reusable pads worked for me, but I wasn’t leaking to that extent—it was my pajamas that were getting soaked, not necessarily the sheets.
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Same here. Reusables worked fine but I did not have that level of leakage
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I’ve been using reusables for the last couple weeks but that’s after the first few months of lots of leaking. They seem to be going ok and they’re just a cheap set of Avent pads they sold at the chemist, I’m sure quality is not as nice compared to some you can buy elsewhere.
I had major leakage for months and went through about 4 kinds of reusable pads before I found the ones that worked the best. I’ll see if I can find the Amazon link for them. I still had to buy 3 sets to have enough to not do laundry every day.
I have gone backwards. Nauseous if too hot, too cold, too full, too hungry, too thirsty, if I drink, too tired, eating too many different foods, eating too much of the same food…
HMPH.
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And yet, today I ate a more “normal person” amount of food. While feeling more nauseous the last few days, I started putting on weight. Dear body, you are a mystery.
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Ugh the insomnia last night/today has been brutal!
…I also definitely just woke up from a dream that my spouse told me he needed to go to a singles mixer to find someone with a specific net worth (which was lower than our current net worth?!). Then he told me he met someone named Heather and that it was early days but he wanted to go on a few more dates because it was nice to have those early butterfly feelings and who knows where it might lead. I was alternating between playing it totally cool and trying to convince him that I really liked him. I also asked him if “Heather” knew he was having a baby in three weeks and he had to admit that he hadn’t told her.
…Brains huh?..why?!? (The worst part is that spouse is current at work because he goes in super early while no one else is around in order to protect us all from COVID so I can’t even get a reassuring cuddle since he’s out there sacrificing his sleep for our family’s safety)
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Oh no! Walking up from a dream like that without cuddles sounds hard.
Currently 16 weeks. My HG is hovering around “moderate to bad morning sickness” and hasn’t slipped into “moderate HG” territory for a few weeks. It’s so nice to be at the range where a dry biscuit and ginger beer help.
Having a little cry of relief every time baby gives an obvious kick or stretch. I still haven’t booked my NIPT because I just refuse to entertain the possibility that something could be wrong.
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It turns out bookings aren’t required for the NIPT anymore. Huzzah! Now we can just go in on my next good/low nausea day.
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It’s bedtime, lil pipsqueak. Quit dancing in there.
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My bump is growing really quickly now. Also I’m disappointed in the weather, I need it to get hot so I can just wear dresses. We have a cold snap instead.
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There’s feeling sleep deprived and then there’s also getting slapped in the face with data. Hunger-reflux yoyo is still getting pretty rough.
(Thursday was dead battery.)
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Ugh, same. I’m kind of happy I don’t have the data to ‘prove’ it, but I was up every 60-90 minutes last night either to use the bathroom, get a snack, change sleeping locations, or just moan about being uncomfortable.
In more positive news, I’ve been thinking the last couple of days about how thankful I am to have been raised with positive body images. (Thanks parents!) I know some people react pretty poorly to how their body changes during pregnancy but I’m mostly intrigued/amused. Yes, my thighs are way bigger, yes my belly is bigger and may never return to what it once was, but overall it’s not really messing with my head. Hopefully I can instill a similar attitude in my offspring.
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Me too! I still dislike a lot of changes because I don’t like change, but they aren’t mixed up with “my body is bad and I hate it”.
I swapped sides of the bed with Ponder so I could sleep on my left side (I prefer to face the edge of bed when sleeping). Sleeping has improved a lot the past 2 nights, even with a ton of cat wake-ups yesterday. Hopefully I bank sleep for the latter stages!
I think Chickadee’s ears are working because I’ve had a lot of dancing in response to their dad and big brother.
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I thought I’d read up on precipitous labour stories since reading hyperemesis stories made me feel better about that. Turns out most people who feel the need to write about theirs had medical staff who didn’t believe them, and that’s not helpful for me at all. New strategy is just to read up on some home birth info for our prep since birthing at home is the most likely “complication” with Chickadee based on Duckling’s arrival.
FWIW mine was not traumatic and everyone believed me. I also have better back massage options this time.
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I tried so hard to nap this afternoon but reflux kept getting in the way. It was just enough to keep me awake but not enough to actually vomit and clear things out. I switched to reading but started crying a couple hours later when I realized I wasn’t ever going to fall asleep like maybe ever. Then I went downstairs where Mr. Fern had made chili and was eating it on the couch. He had taken the blender to the basement to blend the soaked dried chiles so he wouldn’t wake me up. A bit of food and chat with him worked wonders for my attitude, if not the sleep deprivation. Hoping tonight goes a bit better and I can catch up before Monday rolls around again. 46 days to go…
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Glad to hear the food helped even if the nap didn’t happen.
Chickadee is really ramping up the movements. Nothing says “I love you mama” quite like dancing on my bladder.
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This baby kept me up last night too. First it was the extremely loud neighbors having a going away party for a friend, then it was the baby choosing to have a dance party. She finally settled down right up against/under my ribs and I was able to fall asleep, but I woke up twice more throughout the night with her moving around. Plus I really wanted to roll to my right side and my hips/back were begging me too, but I had just enough heartburn that I knew if I tried I would really regret it and I definitely would be up in pain for the rest of the night.
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I hope you got sleep!
Chickadee leant on my hip nerves. That made walking very awkward. Duckling actually stopped my leg bending when he was on the inside, seems Chick is trying to find the same spots.
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