1/14/08

Sooo.... update time! WARNING: TMI!!!! If you get grossed out, you might not want to read...

So, Monday night I started having some low back pain. Most of my low back pain only occurs when I am standing up on my feet. Other than that, most of my back pain has been up high between my shoulder blades and half way between my shoulder blades and lower back. It wasn't too bad, but a little uncomfy. That night I went to bed and tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. I kept feeling this (hard to describe) enormous pressure down in my lower abd/pelvis. Kept getting these kinda sharp pains on both sides. It was worse everytime I would move. Like if I started to turn over from side to side, the pain was KILLER! I should also mention that for the past week my stools have been a lot softer than my normal. I haven't been extremely constipated this pregnancy- since I did get compacted with Madison and I was bound and determined that NOT happen this time. I would take stool softeners if I didn't go that day with this pregnancy to ensure it doesn't happen again. Well, I haven't been constipated and haven't had to take a stool softener in several weeks. I started going regularly, but it was like reg. poop. Well for about the past week I would say my stools have been much softer and going a lot more regular. Like usually at least once if not twice a day. Okay- now back to my recent days. On Tuesday I woke up, all day having the back pain. Finally yesterday afternoon/ early evening I got out the heating pad to help with some of the back pain. It has felt kinda nice, but I still feel some of the pain. Again, reg bowel movements- nothing special. I will admit I did have sex- ha. Trying to get him out of there. And I did eat a bowl of chili last night for supper and I poured in the hot sauce- again- spicy... trying to get him out of there. Now, anyone that knows me knows that I love spicy foods. They do not ever bother me-esp my digestive system. NOTHING bothers my digestive system. EVER! I did get some heartburn (which also returned at the end of last week sometime) from eating, but WATER gives me heartburn. So, right before going to bed last night, I felt kinda nauseated, and went and slightly threw up. Not much at all- more like I 'spit-up". Ha. Went on to bed- same thing with being uncomfy, same pressure pain esp when I turned over in bed. Those abd pains were so sharp. It hurt so badly to move. So again for the second night- I didn't get much sleep. I woke up this morning and had to run to the bathroom- I have diarrhea! WATERY diarrhea. I can't remember the last time I had diarrhea. I swear it was when I was still in school- like middle school I think. Weird! So, first thought is "was it the chili?" No, I don't think so. Seeing as chili never bothered me before- and I have ate it on several occassions this pregnancy with no problems- doubt that was it. Maybe bad meat? Well- if that was the case, then everyone else in the house would have the same problems since we all ate the same chili- so that can't be it! So, what's the deal? No one is sick... so that can't be it! I am the only one. Research says that diarrhea is a sign that labor is near. Hormones are released that naturally clear out your intestines in prep for labor and all that pushing. So, this could be it... I don't know. I am still having some back pain and still using the heating pad. I am about to remove it so I can see if I can feel any back pain/contractions and make any timing out of it! Well, hopefully it won't be long. STeve said when we left the doc office that he was going to be born on the 15th- he just might be right!! :)