*UPDATE*

The abdominal pain has subsided some, but not before another bout of diarrhea & a long shower. About halfway through my shower, I ended up sitting down under the water for about 10 minutes because I was feeling out of breath & light-headed. I’m still feeling kind of nauseas & just trying to keep my fluid intake up at this point. Now I’m just laying downstairs in the recliner trying not to wake my sleeping hubby & hoping to get a couple of hours of sleep myself. This is my last week of work before I begin maternity leave & so I’m really hoping this was just a bad night & nothing else. It’d be nice to make it through this week as planned, but I’m 37+5 today & baby has been measuring ahead my entire pregnancy, so my OB has never been confident that I’d make it to 39-40 weeks. Here’s to wishful thinking!!

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I have been experiencing abdominal pain on & off for the past hour & a half. Tried switching positions, drinking water, walking around to get it to subside. Finally, I had the urge to run to the bathroom & was hit with a terrible bout of diarrhea & nausea. The diarrhea has stopped (for now), but the abdominal pain is still coming & going & I am feeling increasingly more nauseated.

Is this a stomach bug? My body “clearing itself out” in preparation for labor? The beginning of labor? FTM & feel completely clueless about what’s “normal” & what’s not. 😩