Haemorrhoids...
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Topic: Haemorrhoids...
Posted By: Bizzy
Subject: Haemorrhoids...
Date Posted: 08 September 2007 at 11:23am
are one of those horrible things that newly pregnant mums are not told about...
now that i have your attention is there any other yuck pregnant stuff we should warn our first time mums about? ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 08 September 2007 at 11:54am
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My friend said she had pretty bad constipation which caused her haemorrhoids ------------- |
Posted By: lottieandharry
Date Posted: 08 September 2007 at 12:06pm
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Leg cramps!! They are not fun! Oh and probably heartburn though that is a reasonably well known prob! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ShellandBella
Date Posted: 08 September 2007 at 12:33pm
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I always had a funny taste in my mouth and was forever chewing gum because everytime I ate something, I had an awful 'aftertaste'...Was that just me, or did other people get that too...??!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 08 September 2007 at 12:53pm
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um, just how "marshmellowy" your tummy feels post-birth, seriously you touch it and think "eeeewwww that's just weird" lol
ooh also, for me, and a few other people i have talked to, getting up to have a shower and having that moment when your insides realise there's nothing pushing them up under your ribcage any more, so you suddenly just feel like everything is being pulled down inside you. ew, again, ew. Just how darn huge your breasts get once milk starts coming in - definately not good to let baby sleep through the night or sleep longer 4 hours on that night.. otherwise, OW OW OW OW OW OW! ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 08 September 2007 at 2:12pm
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LOL Janine!
What about how everyone will suddenly feel that they own a part of your tummy and will come up and stroke it? Eek, and your tummy is always more sensitive to that stuff. -------------  |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 08 September 2007 at 3:31pm
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For constipation, which ultimately causes haemorroids (been there myself in the last few weeks) - a great remedy for these is Benefibre. It has completely stopped my constipation which has therefore stopped the haemorroids!
Definately recommend Benefibre, its available from the chemist. My m/w recommended it and it is perfectly safe in pregnancy! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 08 September 2007 at 4:13pm
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constipation, heamorroids, marshmallow tummy SORE GINEY is up there as well.
Crazy psycho hormones suck as well ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 08 September 2007 at 5:12pm
radom pains in your bum when walking that almost put you on the ground not nice ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 08 September 2007 at 5:38pm
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Ok I also have to add, Carpel Tunnel syndrome (tingly fingers), pubic bone pain, sciatic nerve pain and that pain in your ribs from the bump pushing up into it (in my case his head as he was breach, but my friends baby had habit of tucking his feet under her ribs, ouch).
Weird pregnancy dreams!!!!! Like the dream I had that I gave birth to a giant spider. (That very nearly put DH of being at the delivery). UTI's are easier to get and because of relaxin hormone you can get it without any symptoms. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=1738084 - Handmade Jewellery ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 08 September 2007 at 5:52pm
I never got told about the clots that you pass the day after the birth. I freaked out in the bathroom at the hospital thinking I was hemorrhaging (after losing a bit of blood after the birth) and rang the bell so all the nurses came running - they weren't very impressed when I told them what it was.  Felt really stink, but man it was scary when I had no idea what it was!
So yeah - blod clots will be passed the day after the birth, they are fairly large but don't freak out. You may have to keep them in a paper bag or something for the nurses/mw to examine. Sounds so odd now, but made sense at the time! ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: MelanieAndBree
Date Posted: 08 September 2007 at 6:53pm
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the bleeding afterwards
and the horrible pain and clicking noises in the pelvis i got from 20wks onwards. LABOUR! lol. i never passed any clots ------------- Melanie. Mum to Briahna Robyn, 3yrs |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 08 September 2007 at 7:00pm
What about random, must-have, mid-night cravings???  ------------- |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 08 September 2007 at 7:04pm
Yup, I got that too 
I also had something called Ptyalism which I'd never heard of till I got it. It's excessive saliva production associated with severe morning sickness, and I went thru a box of tissues a day having to spit every few seconds. It's destroyed the enamel on my teeth, and it also burnt my oesophagus so I had constant heartburn ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Shell21 wrote:Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 08 September 2007 at 7:31pm
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I had no idea about the heartburn & the fact that you can have it regardless of what you've eaten. Mine even appears ages after I've eaten something. I'd never had it in my life until getting pregnant
I too got a funny taste in my mouth in the early stages, mine was more of a metallic taste & put me off lots of my favourite foods. The cravings thing is funny too. I haven't had many but the ones I have had have been so unusual e.g. sultana scones & taties (remember those things they used to sell at Cobb & Co - cobb crunchies). -------------    
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 08 September 2007 at 7:53pm
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I've remembered something else: that for the duration of, and for a while after, the pregnancy, you'll have soft ligaments so be very careful while stretching (and redecorating) cause you can easily put something out ------------- |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 09 September 2007 at 9:36pm
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haemorroids....hate them...
and bleeding post birth...and then for sooo long - and then just when it is calming your haemorroids kick in and you bleed *from there* too! oh and the back pain post birth - six months now and it is FINALLY settling down and the Epi shock that shoots up and down when you bend....Ive talked to women who had an epi years ago who even now still get epi shock from time to time....never was warned about that one! and NOONE warned me about having a bicornuate uterus and having the fear of god put into me for the whole of my pregnancy! glad I didnt know that one til it was too late!
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Posted By: Bazilb
Date Posted: 02 October 2007 at 9:18pm
| No one told me that after the birth the nurse would be showering me, and for the first few times also come into the toilet with me (to make sure that I didnt pass out) and I wouldnt be peeing in private! (Epi block made me wobbly on my legs for a couple of days). |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 02 October 2007 at 9:27pm
I didn't have that. They helped me have a wash the night of the c/s but that was it, didn't have to pee with an audience at all. (had a catheter till the next morning though). I was too wobbly to go in the shower, so had a strip wash at the sink -------------
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 02 October 2007 at 9:28pm
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omg...lol(to all the above) ------------- |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 02 October 2007 at 9:33pm
Believe me by the end of the day you don't care who sees what or what you do in front of people -------------
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Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 02 October 2007 at 10:28pm
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I got the funny taste in the mouth too... I am always chewing gum after everything I eat now. And heartburn... never had it before in my life and now I am eating antacids all the time! It's really not pleasant.
... spending 4 months solidly in bed throwing up 10+ times a day... ... here is one that I never knew about: blocked and bleeding noses. Since I have been pregnant I have had a permanently blocked nose which normally has blood when I blow it (sorry its yukky!) Apparently this is normal for many women in pregnancy because the hormones can make your blood vessels dilate and block up your nose, also making them really close to the surface and easy to bleed. Am I the only one on here with that? Because no one has mentioned that one! ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 03 October 2007 at 7:50am
| Janey - my sister (17 wks) has that except her nose doesn't stop bleeding. She's been flown to hospital because of it (lives in outback Queensland). |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 03 October 2007 at 7:56am
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Janey77 I have had constant nose bleeds and a blocked nose the whole way through my pregnancy too. The nose bleeds only stopped about two weeks ago and I haven't had another one since! So your totally normal by the sounds of it! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Snappy
Date Posted: 03 October 2007 at 9:58am
| ive got it too... always have a blocked nose and ive always got blood on my tissue.. |
Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 03 October 2007 at 1:26pm
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Same with the nose thing for me. One major surprise I've had recently is the swollen girlie bits - no-one mentioned that (although it does make it a bit closer for wiping!) What about the good things - not having a period is fantastic, and the other day I was in a toilet q and all the ladies insisted that I go first! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 03 October 2007 at 1:46pm
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Ok since all you mummies are revisiting this thread...
did any of you start feeling MS grotty in 3rd trimester? I've started feeling seedy the last few days and it's the same seedy feeling I had for about a week in the first trimester. Trying to figure out whether I'm sick and should go home or whether I need to suck it up because it's pregnancy related -------------  
 
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Posted By: Danash
Date Posted: 03 October 2007 at 4:52pm
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Great thread GandT... I'v got the blocked and bleedy nose.... When I got a head cold I ended up bursting my eardrum from blowing my nose. Very painful. Doc said being pregnant had caused my adnoids etc to all swell. A lot of the above kinda freaks me out!! |
but only a bit.Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 03 October 2007 at 5:02pm
Eww I had this from about 28 weeks onwards, I would feel terribly sick from between 1pm and 3pm every singe day until I gave birth. Only threw up once from it though. I also craved weird stuff, including tooth paste. I would brush my teeth up to 10 times a day just to get that fresh minty taste. I also had to eat ice cubes all the time, eat peppermints and sniff things that smelt like mint or menthol. Oh and rolling over in bed is just about not possible when you're heavily pregnant. It hurts and feels like you're ripping something. |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 04 October 2007 at 11:15am
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Yep I think it is MS seedyness back for another visit
Stink!! -------------
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Posted By: youngmum
Date Posted: 04 October 2007 at 2:27pm
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this topic is scary!! i dont even what to think about hemmoroids! any other positive things, DJ?
im looking forward to trimester two when i will have a bump!!!   ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 04 October 2007 at 3:18pm
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The fact that you will have very very VERY few full nights of sleep for about 3 years or so (including last part of pregnancy) ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 04 October 2007 at 8:00pm
Its really really fantastic when you feel the baby move, once you have bump, if you are anything like me you will be rubbing it all the time. Some people get really good hair and skin during pregnancy and lets not forget the best thing of all, you get a little person at the end of it -------------
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Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 12:32pm
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The scans are exciting - they help you fall in love with your little one and give you a perk up when you wonder what the hell you are doing. Not everyone has bad symptoms - while I did puke a lot until 22 weeks, the rest of my preg has been great. I've got very few aches and pains, can roll over in bed no problem, and have only just started getting up in the night this week. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 12:55pm
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Some of the good bits:
- Having that chuffed feeling knowing you are making a human being, only mummies can do that - Seeing baby on a scan - Feeling baby kick around - Never feeling alone while pregnant, you always have your bub with you - Being able to talk to your bump in the car and not feel crazy (even if you look it) - Having a bump! 
- Being able to put on weight without too much worries - you are pregnant not fat - Giving birth and joing the mummies club. And holding your little treasure in your arms. Ahhhh...
- Kengaroo cuddles with a newborn! I miss those sooo much - Dicovering what endless love feels like
I'll stop here, I'm getting too mushy. I just think it's all soooo worth it ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 1:31pm
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It's worth it of course...but I am one of the unlucky ones who hasn't had a full nights sleep..well 2 nights but that's it..since i got pregnant..it so different for everyone:) ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 2:40pm
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Aww Kaww that sucks man I'm coming up 2 years since I've had a decent nights sleep believe me your body adjusts to very little sleep.
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 3:30pm
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yeha i hope so...mw checked iron etc and said it was fine..i honestly think it's him kicking me as she agreed it probably was...interesting though as i have anterior placenta..but guess it doesn't stop side kicks etc:)
I used to need 8-10 hours so it's been a massive adjustment ...one of the reasons I'm not working anymore :) ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |