And I'm only finishing up week 27!! [whatwacko] Holy Moly... I know this guy is running on the large side... but my goodness. This is driving me crazy. If I drink the water I'm supposed to in a day, I spend the entire day going back and forth to the bathroom. [whatrunningscared]

He sits RIGHT on my bladder. Punches it. [crwy] Kicks it. Uses it as a pillow. It sure makes me irritable... because I'll feel this sudden URGE like, "If I don't go now, I'll be sorry"... and then... I wind up rushing to go when there was really "no need". [whatheadagainstthe: I've never felt so... what's the word? Incontinent? [flagsurrender] Ugh..........

Are any of you dealing with this? [whatthink] How do you deal with it for such a long period? I've never had it so early in pregnancy... I don't know what to do....

I think the word is KEGELS! ;-) Sorry, I hate them, but I think it's what you do to make those muscles stronger...and fwiw...If I drink all the water I'm supposed to in a day, I have trouble getting to the bathroom in time, AND I'M NOT PREGGO!

hugs, Jen!

kegal shmegal, all I know is that I've been having this problem since 2nd tri. Kegals has helped me from leaking but not from having to go.
Sometimes it's every 15 minutes and sometimes it is every hour. It is aggrivating and It keeps me from wanting to drink any kind of fluid, but especially water.
So maybe we just need to carry a bed pan with us where ever we go.

Oh yes...with both my boys...I could mimic your words from conception until delivery! With my first boy, I was teaching...I really thought I was going to have to start teleconferencing from a johnny on the job or wearing a diaper! You just can't leave! Yikes!
Kegels won't help right now...to help rebuild after, yes...while having a fiesty boy use your bladder like a inflatable bounce zone..no! Good luck!

Yeah, I do my kegels, and I don't have a problem with leaking, so I wasn't sure what word to use there, incontinence was the only thing that came to mind. It's just the pressure and constant feeling like I've GOT to GO! ugh.... it's super annoying. Especially when I have a million things I need to do and JUST as I'm getting in the middle of something, I gotta go again. I feel like a newly potty trained child........... ::pout::