Embarassing...am I alone on this one???

[Stacey1718]

Ok...so this has been going on for a few weeks and I need to know if it's just me!   I find that fairly frequently when I cough hard or sneeze (thank you allergies!) that I (tmi) pee a little bit.  It is really hard to control.  Apparently I am carrying low and wonder if it is putting pressure on my bladder already.  I am 23 weeks tomorrow....I'm just wondering what will happen when I am 33 weeks!  Will I need diapers?!?! lol

Is this happening to anyone else?  I wear a panty liner all day, every day!

[NicMom]

Bella is way low too and so if I sneeze I have the same problem. It's pretty funny.

[Asking4aMiracle]

its so weird you know where they are at, there are some days i can feel him higher up and other days where he is completely dancing on my bladder. a difference of maybe hour to two hour apart bathroom breaks and 10 to 20 minute apart bathroom breaks....

[Latrice414]

I think the baby's favorite postion is sitting on my bladder right now, i can go pee and 10 min later have to go back, and she loves to move around in that area, sometimes i try to push her to the side to get her to move lol, but im wearing panty liners myself bcuz i have dripples to lol.

[sphillips]

Although I haven't had this problem, yet, I have heard that doing kegal (sp?) exercises help with that. You might already know but since no one else mentioned it I though it might help you out. I've been doing them for the last week or so. Painless and easy but its supposed to make pregnancy, labor, birth, and recovery easier.

[amberd5191]

Normal...me too! lol.

[anne72]

I had that in my second tri. It seems to have stopped! I went through quite a few pads:) Wow! We women have so much fun!:)

[Stacey1718]

Thanks ladies!  You have made a 35 year old woman feel normal for peeing herself!  LOL

[AriQueen]

Oh yeah totally normal....I sometimes can't even make it to the bathroom at night when I wake up to pee. It's pretty sad, not to mentioned I'm only 21 weeks and a couple days. LOL

[Michele, Katy, TX]

Yep, it's normal.  When I feel a sneeze or cough coming on, I cross my legs!!  LOL!  Sometimes that helps and sometimes it doesn't.  And I can't really do that in public without making everyone look at me like I am crazy.  Ha ha!  So, that is my remedy at home anyway :)

[Asking4aMiracle]

ive done this too, in fact one day i was choking on my own spit (i swear its like i am making enough for me, the baby and jason) and had a cough attack so bad that i didnt just tinkle =X  i pretty much just peed. i was laughing while telling jason but i was so embarassed!! and i totally just admitted it to all of you, i must really like you!!

[Stacey1718]

LOL!  Well thank goodness it is not just me!!  The things that people don't tell you about pregnancy!

[Juana824]

LOL...sorry to laugh, but it is normal..I have read many stories about this. It will also happen when you laugh! So yes panty liners or even diapers...depends on your "flow"!

I have had this happen to me and have been told it will possibly get worse as you get bigger!!

[YvetteY]

Yup....i just came of a nasty case of bronchitis...lots of sneezing and coughing.  I had to wear a sanitary pad....it was horrible.  Now I wear the panty liner.  You're not alone.