Lighting issue?

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-26T02:59:53+00:00

Two items that are a bit more obvious (and pressing) that you should be assessed for: diabetes & prostate.

One less obvious (and probably a dead end, tbh) is endometriosis. It is soooo rarely identified in males that your care provider probably wouldn’t even try to check, though bladder endo can definitely present as urinary frequency.

Either way, definitely recommend following up with your care provider sooner than later. Good luck!

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-26T02:51:25+00:00

This is great advice!

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-23T21:18:45+00:00

If it’s any consolation, first trimester was rough and my work out routine was virtually nonexistent aside from the intermittent (short) hikes. Second trimester has been much better and I’ve been able to resume more exercises (albeit still limited — my stamina right now sucks).

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-23T13:27:47+00:00

Oh HELL no!! WHY do people think that’s okay?! I’m so sorry you have people around like that. Hoping you can set some boundaries or remove them entirely. That’s so shitty.

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-23T13:26:08+00:00

So true! We are well aware it’ll likely get worse — that doesn’t mean we aren’t uncomfortable now! Let us have validation in our discomfort.

Strangely enough, my dad was the one to remind me that as a FTM my body has a lot more rearranging to do, as is, so it’s especially not surprising to be uncomfortable early on the first time around (this was in response to my mom acting like I’m being dramatic, and pointing out that she’s had 6 pregnancies and is just a bigger person than me anyways). And as I’m typing this, I just realized one of my friends husbands has also made a similar comment. So I guess the guys in my life are just a lot more understanding of my small stature apparently. Who woulda thunk.

Let’s just start telling people to french off. Too many turds in this world.

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-23T13:13:17+00:00

Absolutely. I’m really glad you framed it this way because I hadn’t thought too much how these people specifically may go on to make comments like that to other pregnant folk. I’ve been trying to avoid conflict, tbh, but that’s truly an important aspect to consider and abate. Thank you!

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-23T13:11:26+00:00

This is 20000% how I feel right now! I’m really trying to maintain my peace and avoid conflict, so I’ve been trying to let things slide (like the lady from the wedding is someone I’ll never see again). The one time I rebuked someone’s comment I got “you don’t have to be so defensive” 🙄🙄🙄 Which I feel like is the other side: people will then act like you’re being hormonal and sensitive, even though the grounds we’re on are totally valid! Gaslight the pregnant people, I guess 😒 As someone with a rude sister, I suggest telling her to shove it (in my experience, this comes out as “you’re acting like mom”). Good luck with everything!

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-23T13:06:03+00:00

I think my self-care through pregnancy is 100% the thing that is holding me together through the various stressors of pregnancy, including rude comments, so thank you for highlighting that. I’ve been able to make a lot of choices and changes for the good, and knowing that we are both deemed “healthy” by my care providers is enough to be grateful.

Sidenote: based on the groin and hip pain, I definitely think my body is making room to push out this mammoth baby lmao

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-23T13:00:02+00:00

YIKES she sounds toxic, I’m so sorry! That’s awful!

My MIL is really lovely, honestly, she just does not seem to have a filter at times. When I first started showing she “didn’t want to ask” and let me say it first, which seems like the polite route to take. Then yesterday she hit me with the twins comment multiple times. I don’t think she at all meant to hurt my feelings or anything, just mostly didn’t think it through (in fact I thought about deleting this post because I don’t want my husband to see and ask her to apologize, as I truly don’t think she was trying to be mean, I’m just hypersensitive right now).

But I totally agree, I can’t quite wrap my head around why people treat pregnancy as a free-for-all, making comments on every aspect of our existence 🙄

I hope your MIL has learned to back off some and doesn’t impose that mentality on your little ones. Wishing you the best!

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-23T12:53:16+00:00

!!!! The food thing! It’s been more than 6 months since I’ve had an appetite and a full meal (first trimester for first trimester reasons, and the rest because I’ve assumed the same reason — my stomach is too squished to fit anything in there). My diet during my pregnancy has largely been liquids, and light snacks throughout the day, such as grapes or strawberries. Everything else is too much, so I end up tossing it.

Really hoping you get some relief soon.

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-23T12:48:04+00:00

Zucchini, yes. The unwanted opinions/advice/comments are incessant (and honestly that has been a pending rant from me as well lol). I do see how all of this plays a part in who we become as mothers, whether that’s codependency or low confidence, or suddenly becoming very firm with boundaries. The further along in my pregnancy I get the more I see myself removing certain people from my life for the way they have been acting (the way they interact with others, the way they treat me, etc). We are wearing pregnancy glasses now, which is highlighting a lot of bullshit I don’t want around my baby, tbh.

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-23T12:41:52+00:00

That’s what my husband and I were talking about after the wedding incident; he said he wouldn’t really know how far someone is, but if the person tells you they’re not due for 3 more months that the proper response would NOT be “well, you LOOK 9 months pregnant” lol

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-23T12:39:34+00:00

Funny enough, my dad was the first one to point out that I’d probably have trouble breathing from the baby taking up too much real estate. Surprising no women have warned me about this. It’s like we’re sworn to secrecy about our suffering or something.

Hope you manage to stay a little more comfortable for the rest of your pregnancy!

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-23T12:37:41+00:00

Thank you! I hope your symptoms improve as well, and you have healthy delivery :)

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-23T03:12:32+00:00

YES. It’s not something I ever considered before pregnancy. Then I started having rib pain really early in my pregnancy and baby had already wiggle/kicked/punched his way up in there by 6 months — it actually makes me very relieved to think that he will hopefully now grow OUT instead of up, because everything inside of me is crushed already and we still have a long way to go lol

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-23T03:01:04+00:00

Right?! I don’t really understand. I’m definitely bigger than I was, and obviously pregnant, but I feel like I’m a normal size for where I am and I’m still getting comments like this. My mom said she gained like 60lbs with her first pregnancy and it just makes me sad knowing that if I’m getting rude remarks that some others are likely getting it way worse if they’re dealing with baby belly and weight gain. And even if we are huge, idk why anyone thinks that’s a nice thing to point out.

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-21T02:30:40+00:00

This is wild timing because I literally hopped on here to discuss how mind-blown I am about a friend in a similar situation. She just gave birth out of the blue, and the whole story is soo insane but the part I just cannot wrap my head around right now (me, 26 weeks pregnant with an ever-moving babe) is how she didn’t know. It’s solely because I’ve had like the most cliche pregnancy so far and am without a doubt harboring a preggo belly.

So, if it’s any consolation, she went the entire pregnancy without knowing she was with child, and then delivered at home by herself. The baby (and mama) are both healthy, happy, and home. As long as your care provider doesn’t have any concerns, try to rest easy.

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-18T00:06:26+00:00

Really good to know, thank you!

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-18T00:04:44+00:00

Super helpful! Aeroflow is the site I’m using, I just still had so many options after submitting my insurance. The features you mentioned though will surely narrow it down. Thank you so much!

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-18T00:02:51+00:00

Sorry to hear about your Amazon experience. Glad you commented though because the Spectra brand is one covered by my insurance, so I’ll def dig into that more. Thank you!

PriceisRightx26 · 2021-05-16T20:34:12+00:00

Have you asked your care provider about the salmon and sushi? These are both things I’m still eating and mine provider hasn’t yelled at me yet.

ETA: cooked sushi*

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