I’m so confused… what would you do?

My body feels one thing, my obgyn says another… I’ve been the same size since week 29 (I’m almost 32 weeks now). And this week she feels so low, I feel so much pressure, it is SO uncomfortable to walk like it feels like she’ll pop out if I walk too long like it feels like I’ll go into labor when I walk. I go to L&D and my doc says it’s just what I’m supposed to feel like??? I feel like I’m getting gaslit or told I’m crazy by being told “oh this is just pregnancy”.. I haven’t gained any weight, the only difference is yesterday I walked around Costco with my husband and I had contractions, increased nausea, and pressure since… it’s been going on for over 24 hours now with no end… also I’m 50% effaced and baby dropped from -5 station to -3 since the Costco thing.. but yet I shouldn’t be worried and continue as normal? At my job I walk A LOT. It’s like majority of my job. I asked if they’re concerned and they said no when I told them that my issue is when I walk the contractions get worse… my mom says I should go on leave early and take a longer leave all together… my leaves are unpaid but mama said she’ll help with our rent if I did it? It’s so hard for me to make this decision because my obgyn made me feel like I’m crazy and that I’m being a baby or some shiz?? As if I wasn’t effaced or baby hadn’t dropped as a result of the contractions? They also told me I’m dehydrated but my urine sample literally said I was over hydrated.. I want to believe them, I want to believe I can keep working, I want to believe what I’m being told, but my body says otherwise? It just doesn’t feel right… especially when what they’re saying don’t match my literal lab results… Also my pregnancy hasn’t been easy AT ALL.. I vomit and have nausea the entire pregnancy and am always uncomfortable.. this is like increased and I find myself nesting like crazy but also feeling the need to be asleep all the time?? These are all new in the past few days… idk guys im super stressed and don’t know if I should believe my obgyn or my body? It’s my first pregnancy so idk what is normal or not but this doesn’t feel right based on the entire rest of my pregnancy… sos, what would you do with work? What would you believe? Experienced mamas, what do you think?
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It all sounds normal to me. Especially being how far along you are.

Sounds like labor is coming. But if you want to go on leave then do. Being pregnant is hard. I stopped working 2 months before I had mine. No judgement at all🫶

Trust your body and your instincts. I also started to feel very tired and needed naps when i was close to labour. Baby felt very low a few weeks before as well, like i could feel pressure on my vagina or something. I feel you on wanting to continue working (i was the same) but if you feel the need to be asleep then listen to your body and rest. If your mom is offering that help i would take it since youre already feeling so uncomfortable. Maybe check if youve got braxton hicks contractions? And with the lab results and gaslighting, i would keep asking follow up questions to what they tell me until i get a solid understanding. Some ppl give such shallow and brief answers that it makes things confusing so id js try to dig a bit deeper into what they mean. Youve got this 💛

Thank you so much you have no idea how much this means to me luvs, it’s been hard knowing which path to go with so I think this has been incredibly helpful and I’ll talk to the hubby about starting leave earlier than I anticipated for baby🩷it’s hard to trust myself but it’s probably better to be safe than sorry

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