What can I expect in the 3rd trimester?

I knew going into the 1st trimester that I would be tired and more than likely sick.

I knew going into the 2nd trimester I would feel so much better that I did in the 1st trimester.

Now being in the 3rd trimester (2 days in) I have no idea what to expect.

What have you experienced??

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I still feel really good 95% of the time. Sleeping is getting a little more difficult and I do find myself getting tired earlier. Some more pressure down low and not to be gross but discharge is getting worse. But all in all I still feel really good and Im still ok to workout. Feel good!

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I still feel good!

I get more little "reminders" that I am pregnant when I overdo it like with cleaning or standing too much - small aches and pains in my belly and my back.

I am still sleeping through the night (LOL like a newborn) but I wake up a lot more than then fall right back asleep.

I have been tired the entire pregnancy so this hasnt gone away or gotten worse. . .

but overall, i feel great!

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Complete exhausation. I could sleep all day and night if I didn't have DD and a full time job.

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Well..... you can expect a baby at the end.

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Waking more at night to pee and needing to move. It's hard switching back and forth from one side to the next.

I sometimes get lightheaded. My OB told me that it's the baby leaning on the vasovagal nerve.

Heartburn and reflux- especially at night. I take Zantac every night.

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very bad heartburn to the point it made me throw up, so now i'm on nexium.

(TMI) going #2 a lot more frequently.

lots of pressure down low

getting winded sooner than normal - i think its a combo of decreased lung capcaity and the extra weight i'm carrying.

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My third tri has been great. I've surprisingly had more energy in the third compared to the 1st or second. I guess it depends on the person but I sleep most nights all the way through and if I do get up it's only once to pee.

The worst thing for me has been the heat. I used to be cold all the time and now I am either comfortable when everyone else is cold or hot

Other than that I am definitely bigger and feel a lot bigger.

Everyone is different though as is every pregnancy. Hope you have a great 3rd tri!

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Third tri is all about slowing down and being uncomfortable. At least it is for me.

Gets harder to move, baby is VERY active (well mine are anyway), peeing a lot at night, out of breath a lot, belly bumping into stuff, bending over is much harder.

But I take all that over MS.

Impatience sets in. You just want it to be over with and for the baby to be here. So that too.

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Just thought of something else: Braille shaving

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Labor

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i can't sleep on one side for more than 90 minutes! i wake up with excrutiating hip pain. that and i get up every two hours to pee lol - fun times!

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Honestly it's not that terrible...but having had a great pregnancy up until now I can say that this is the worst tri for me in terms of feeling things.

My ankles and feet are swollen 24/7- nothing that used to help (reducing sodium, upping water, ice, elevating them) helps much anymore. I no longer wear shoes- I can't. Only flip flops or sneakers will fit. Thank goodness it's summer.

I feel more pressure down low and a full bladder is downright painful. I get a shooting pain in my groin down my thigh that stops me in my tracks sometimes- I think it's from her head putting pressure on a nerve down there.

I also found that the thrid tri was when I was most exhausted. Never had that infamous fatigue in the first tri- but now I can sleep all day if given the chance.

I also am more aware of the baby- a foot in the ribs, a head in the pelvis- you definitely feel that stuff a TON more.


All in all I have great days where I feel 100% normal- and other days where I feel blah and umcomfy. But it's not unbearable at all!

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Posted by NervousNell

Posted by Porrruss

Just thought of something else: Braille shaving

I love this! I was looking for a term to call it!
SOOOO true!

But honestly- you are better off NOT seeing what's going on down there.
It's NOT pretty!

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OH GOD YES the doctor. How annoying.

It goes from every month - to every two weeks - to every week. I had to start weekly appointments early because they said the baby was small
SO ANNOYING. but i hate the appts, some people may still like them LOL

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