When you were pregnant when did you start using the bathroom frequently?

Answer 1

Pretty much immediately, at about 6 weeks pregnant. The uterus enlarges and starts pushing on the bladder. Once you get out of the first trimester it rises out of the pelvis and takes some of the weight off, only to slam down again on your bladder again during the third trimester with the weight of the baby's heavy head.

Answer 2

Honestly, thats how I found out I was pregnant. I noticed that I had been getting up in the middle of the night to go tho the bathroom, every night in a row for 2 weeks...and then I realized how late my period was, took a test and BAM!! positive :)

Answer 3

i started around 3 months. Now I go all the time, but I am 6 1/2 months.

Answer 4

YES! Felt like I was using the restroom every five minutes, and it felt like I was about to pee myself, if I didn't make it to the bathroom in a hurry and once I got there a little twinkle came out, I would get so annoyed by that, but it's completely normal.

Causes of Frequent Urination During Pregnancy
The bladder is a balloon-shaped muscle that stores urine. Muscles under the bladder keep the urethra (the tube where urine leaves your body) closed and keep urine from leaking out.

The pressure of a full bladder signals your brain, giving you the �urge� to urinate. When you urinate, the muscles around the urethra relax and the bladder tightens to squeeze urine out.

During pregnancy, the pressure of your growing uterus may cause your bladder to send the message that it�s full even when it�s almost empty. Your body also contains more fluid during pregnancy. Your kidneys work harder throughout your pregnancy to flush waste products out of your body. All of these changes make you need to urinate more often.

As the uterus grows and rises higher during the second trimester, some women find that they don�t have to urinate as frequently as before. However, when the baby moves lower to prepare for delivery, the pressure increases, causing even more frequent urination. During this time, the pressure may wake you up several times each night to urinate. It may also force some urine to leak out, particularly if the muscles around the urethra are not very strong.

Frequent Urination: What You Can Do
Here are some tips for dealing with frequent urination or leaking during pregnancy:

* Avoid diuretics. Coffee, tea and colas that contain caffeine can make you urinate more frequently.
* Do Kegel exercises. These simple exercises can be done almost anywhere at any time. They strengthen the muscles that keep the urethra (the tube where urine leaves your body) closed. These exercises can help stop urine leaks. They may even help prepare these muscles for labor and delivery. Do these exercises by squeezing the muscles you use to stop the flow of urine and holding them for 10 seconds. Do this 10-20 times in a row at least three times a day.
* Don�t drink fluids right before bedtime. To cut down on nighttime visits to the bathroom, drink your fluids earlier in the day. Cut back on how much you drink in the early evenings and nighttime. But be sure to drink adequate amounts of water and juice during the day to make sure that you are not robbing your body of vital fluids.
* Empty your bladder completely. To help prevent leaks, be sure that your bladder doesn�t get too full. Try not to �hold it� when you feel the urge to urinate. This may mean more trips to the bathroom. When you urinate, try leaning forward a bit in order to completely empty your bladder. Always empty your bladder before exercising.
* Wear a sanitary pad or panty shield. A minipad or panty shield can catch unexpected leaks caused by coughing or sneezing.

Answer 5

My wife started to use the bathroom regularly since the age of 4 or therabouts.

She started using it more often when she got pregnant.

Answer 6

For me it started at 8 weeks and hasnt let up, im now 26 weeks. When i went in for my ultrasound they said the baby was in the buttdown position...when he kicks, it feels like he kicks my bladder so i feel like i need to go 200 times a day! haha.

Answer 7

Well, everyone is different so, just remember when you start in taking more liquids and the baby gets bigger....you will be visiting the restroom A LOT more the you were probably used to.

Answer 8

I started getting up in the middle of the night to go pee at about 5 weeks.

Answer 9

After the first month I started going a lot. It's the hormones.

Answer 10

yes, and it gets worse when the baby is bigger- sleeping is very difficult in the last month, legs get swollen, but it it all worth it when the baby kicks and you know that a miracle is inside you, a being, created by God with a special plan already mapped out.
God knows the number of hairs on the head already, the baby is perfectly formed in His image.