Unhealthy pregnancy

Since I've been pregnant I've had the flu, had sinus issues for the past 3 months, had issues with my asthma (which I NEVER had issues with ever since I was probably 13 or 14), got in a car accident, had migraines, one anxiety attack where I couldn't breathe and nearly fainted... and now I'm having gallbladder issues.

Someone please tell me that a healthy baby can result from an unhealthy pregnancy.

so sorry to hear you are going through all that! Remember that the baby takes what it needs and leaves us to suffer. Make sure you are getting in your vitamins, fluids and food. I am sure that all will be OK.

I've had sinus issues since I got the positive HPT... as well as migraines (old wives tales say that means you are carrying a boy) and anxiety attacks, but the wellbutrin helps with them.

Gallbladder issues suck -plain and simple. I had mine out a little over a year ago.

Hope that things take an upswing for you now!

Liz

I had pneumonia for almost the whole first trimester of my pregnancy with Matty. Was on several different antibiotics, was taking decongestants like they where water, Tylenol by the hand full, and nebulizer treatments every three hours for weeks. And then went though the whole thing all over again in the start of my third trimester. I was pretty sure that Matty was going to come out with an extra appendage, or be a cyclopes or something from all the meds, but he is perfect and healthy!

Your body is changing, constantly.  You body will naturally focus on the baby.  I had more colds and sinus infections with my first pregnancy than I can count.  Lots of migraines with my second pregnancy.  I had Hyperemesis with my last pregnancy and literally vomitted every day, and was on bedrest for 4.5 months with other issues.

My babies are 8 years old, 4 years old and 6 months old.  All are 100% healthy and now I have great stories to whine about when they start to give me a hard time LOL

Hope you start to feel better soon!

One of the old wive's tales I've heard is that if you have an easy pregnancy you'll have a hard delivery, but if you have a hard pregnancy, you'll have an easier delivery. So hopefully that will be the case for you.

I can attest that the first is absolutely true. At least in my case. I was in labor with my first for 22 hours and pushed for 30 minutes!! I know 30 minutes isn't that long but I was fully dialated whereas those folks who push for two hours, their docs usually had them start when they were only 8-9cm.

Thanks for the encouragement everyone. I'm so worried that because of the anxiety attack that maybe the baby didn't get enough oxygen and it could be mentally retarded or something. It felt like my throat hole was closed entirely and I was trying to breathe while someone was choking me to death.

I was on narcotics, asthma medications, and bronchitis medications throughout both of my pregnancies.

And they are both healthy (and annoying) kids.

I was wondering about narcotics being harmful to the baby....I remember when I had gall bladder attacks.....the pain was fierce.

It takes a great deal of narcotics, and even then more towards the end of the third trimester closer to birth.. high-use narcotics can lead to some issues at birth, but it really takes a lot to be of effect.  I was on daily use meds and it did not affect either of my pregnancies.

This is really good to know. I took half a lortab last night because I was having gallbladder pain along with a pretty bad (but not quite migraine) headache. The lortab didn't do a dang thing for the gallbladder pain but it sure did kick out the headache a hell of a lot better than two tylenol!! Tyleno doesn't do squat for my severe headaches and migraines. I've been hesitant to take my doc up on his offer of lortab for migraines despite the fact that he's promised it's fine for the baby.

Is it bad that I trust your word and reputation better than my docs? lol I've seen you all over the forums and you really know your stuff.