Thank you for all the responses. I got a return call from my OB that was extremely reassuring on Friday. He assured me first of all that my BP (just taken last week) was not just good but excellent. I think my biggest fear was a sudden onset of pre-e. I'm going to continue to watch for that and I also have a nice list to bring into the OB when I see him early next week. I am going to ask him about thyroid, asthmas, MVP, and anemia as well to rule out any possibilities.
Yesterday was much better than Thursday and your responses helped me understand that the fatigue, the lack of energy, the windedness are all probably "normal" for this phase of my pregnancy. (My baby is actually breech right now so his head is probably a little higher than it should be and up there pressing on my diaphragm). I particularly appreciated Radosti's comments because I'm remembering that that was exactly my pregnancy last time around. Severe edema but no pre-e. My DH was kind enough to remind me that towards the end of my pregnancy last time I had trouble walking from my apartment to the car because my legs were so swollen. And Thursday, when I felt so awful? I was attempting a powerwalk at 12:00 noon in Southern California in Late May. It was a hot and humid day--no wonder I felt a little wilted, lol!
I also think that my body was gearing up for a little summer cold. Last night I had the sniffles and this morning I have a full blown cold. I guess I should just listen to my body when it says to slow down.
Sorry for the long update, I really just wanted to thank everyone who contributed. It was extremely reassuring to read your words and listen to your counsel. DH asked me to call my IRL friends and ask them how they felt. I explained to them I knew a better source of info!
Thanks again!
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Honestly, I don't know what is wrong with me. I can't remember feeling this way with my first pregnancy but then I think I've blocked a lot of it out. I'm just wondering if it is "normal" to feel so crappy during one phase of pregnancy and just fine during others.
I just left a message with my OB to call me but I wanted to see if you ladies have any BTDT advice for me so I'll be prepared to handle his return call.
I am 32 weeks pg. Up until about 4 weeks ago I felt GREAT all the time. No complaints, I slept well, never felt tired, etc. Now I have "good days" and "bad days" and the bad days are getting much more frequent. On bad days, I feel completely and totally without any energy. I'm trying to stay fit this pregnancy and it literally takes everything that I've got to make myself go walking. I don't feel good while I'm doing it either--I get majorly winded and just try to power through it the whole time. Outings with my 3 yo are pure torture because I just don't have the strength or energy to keep up with my little guy. On Monday (which was an especially bad day) I was getting winded reading books to my DS. He ended up watching a record 4 full length Disney movies in one day but it was all I could do to cope with the exhaustion and the trouble breathing.
Additionally, I'm having some weird crampy pains in my abdomen. These are not BH because those don't usually hurt. Instead it feels like something is ripping or tearing and the pain is intense and then goes away. I'm also terribly edemic despite my best efforts to drink water and follow all of the steps you guys outlined. My first thoughts are pre-eclampsia because of the swelling and light-headedness but I just had an appointment with my OB last week and BP was considered normal.
What I'm wondering from you folks if it is normal to feel a degradation like this? Is my poor little body just tired out and telling me to slow down or is something amiss? My own internal mommy clock alerted me enough to at least ask the Dr but I'm open to the possibility that being a full-time mom to a 3yo is just much more exhausting than I realized.
Any BTDT advice would be welcomed.
Jen
Oh. Also, some days I'm just fine with no problems whatsoever. Like Saturday I spent all day at the LA Zoo (from 10:00 to closing), was on my feet and walking around all day with no trouble or discomfort. What could cause this day to day fluctuation?
TIA