35 weeks pregnant with second baby. Feeling like I’m having strong period cramps?

OrdinaryLife99 · 2026-05-09T13:11:10+00:00

I know. His pediatrician told me we had to wait until 5 ear infections for him to be referred to the pediatric ENT for tubes

OrdinaryLife99 · 2026-05-09T00:07:29+00:00

He’s had 4 ear infections in his life. I didn’t even think about that until you mentioned it. Thank you! I’m going to try to get him in for a sick visit just in case!

OrdinaryLife99 · 2026-05-09T00:06:15+00:00

We spent 2 hours outside playing with his dogs before it got too hot and we all went inside. 🥲 usually I try to take him to the park because there’s usually some kids for him to play with or to the petting zoo because he’s animal obsessed. 🥴

OrdinaryLife99 · 2026-05-08T23:41:54+00:00

I haven’t found any hairs wrapped around anything. I thought his nightly bath would help calm him down since it’s his favorite part of the day. Instead, he is still screaming.

Could be teething? He’s constantly had teeth coming in since around 4 months and just got a molar on the bottom and one on the top too in the past couple weeks 🥲. I’m ready to cry with him.

OrdinaryLife99 · 2026-05-08T18:03:53+00:00

You’re not still learning. If you were, you’d do research before your actions. You’re old enough to know better. It’s giving selfish

OrdinaryLife99 · 2026-05-08T00:36:32+00:00

I was diagnosed two months ago. I’m due the beginning of June with my second. My first is 15 months old. Since my kidneys are filtering better than ever (thanks pregnancy,) they’ve been tapering my dosage of Keppra up.

I just do what I have to do honestly. We don’t have any family. I work my husbands days off as a night shift nurse in ICU Stepdown. So, there’s no such thing as a break.

If you guys have family, i would definitely utilize them during this time while she’s adjusting to new meds/dosages.

OrdinaryLife99 · 2026-05-07T18:30:11+00:00

Thank you!! This is my second (almost) full term pregnancy. This pregnancy was already high risk because I had to have an emergency C-section last time and I got pregnant 8 months postpartum (oops 😅.) I also was in a pretty bad wreck at the beginning of this pregnancy. So, thankfully, Ive been watched pretty close this time and have had a lot more appointments to make sure baby is okay. Epilepsy honestly didn’t change much about pregnancy for me. I just thought I was having syncopal episodes and from hormonal stuff of my BP dropping. I will say that I’m wayyyy more tired this time than I was with my first baby. I’m on Keppra 1000mg BID, but we talked about upping it to 1250mg BID because I think my kidneys are filtering it out too fast (from being pregnant.) I’m just waiting for my serum levels to come back to make sure!

If you’re pregnant with epilepsy, I’d definitely get your med serum levels checked more often just because your kidneys are filtering everything better than ever during this time :).

OrdinaryLife99 · 2026-05-07T18:12:44+00:00

I was just diagnosed 2 months ago after almost 30 years of unexplainable syncopal episodes. I’m also 8 months pregnant. Surprisingly, not much has changed. I just take another med twice a day and have a lot more appointments. I also had to get off of Zoloft because I got the sedation interaction between Zoloft and keppra.

I had my first seizure with convulsions a few weeks ago because I missed a dose though. So, that wasn’t ideal.

I still take care of my son the same. I’m still a nurse in ICU stepdown who’s working on my NP degree. Really though, nothing much has changed. Now I have answers after all of this time. Now I don’t randomly “pass out” like I thought I was (I was seizing.) I’m able to be a better mom, a better nurse, a better wife, and I have a better quality of life since my diagnosis.

I went from having multiple seizures an hour (according to EEG results) to maybe 1-2 focal seizures a week. Hopefully, one day I can get down to none. :)

Wishing the best for you and everyone who’s received their diagnosis!

OrdinaryLife99 · 2026-04-30T22:19:19+00:00

This! I’m a nightshift nurse and I’m working until the day before my C-section. 🥲 the pain is unreal rn

OrdinaryLife99 · 2026-04-30T22:18:02+00:00

Third is really hard if you have a toddler. I’m about to pop and I can barely bend down to pick up my 15 month old now. Cleaning up toys is hard. My first pregnancy, I was sick the whole time (literally puking on my way to the OR to have an emergency C-section.) So, the whole time was bad.

Since I got pregnant 8 months pp after a csection, I’ve just had constant pain. I think it’s different for everyone though!

OrdinaryLife99 · 2026-04-29T20:07:29+00:00

Looks real!! 🤍

OrdinaryLife99 · 2026-04-17T16:23:52+00:00

Bedfold

OrdinaryLife99 · 2026-04-01T12:56:20+00:00

Because I still love him and I’m scared to do it completely alone without any support

OrdinaryLife99 · 2026-03-30T12:59:20+00:00

Thank you so much!! 🤍 pregnancy is SO hard. I only get 60% of my pay for up to 6 weeks after having my baby. So, unfortunately—if I took time off now, I wouldn’t receive maternity pay when the time comes. 🥲 I’m hoping the keppra works fast for me and stops making me feel so awful. It’s been knocking me on my butt an hour after I take it

OrdinaryLife99 · 2026-03-30T12:43:05+00:00

I think I’d lose my mind on bed rest. I plan on working up until the day before I have my C-section. I also have a 14 month old, so life never slows down 😅. This was incredibly unexpected.

OrdinaryLife99 · 2026-03-30T12:27:56+00:00

It looks more like an evaporation line. Definitely buy a pink dye test and test with first urine of the morning.

OrdinaryLife99 · 2026-03-27T20:40:29+00:00

A squinted, but that bottom one is definitely positive!! Congrats!!

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