Is this...normal? Probably TMI.

Oh my god!!! :o I am 22w2d and I. Am. Sooooo. Gassy! Like, My Fart Will Go On type gassy. And the smell, it makes my eyes water and causes small animals to die around me. What the??! Is this a normal pregnancy thing? My diet hasn't changed drastically or anything, I drink heaps of water. I have gone in the past week from being very constipated (and gassy) to having almost the runs (and still bloody gassy!) It's becoming an issue at work, I have to waddle off to the loo's, and if I'm lucky enough to find no one is in the toilets, I can let rip.

Please, tell me this is normal and will go away, I am soooo embarrassed, I've even been farting without meaning too in the most awkward of times, people can barely stand near me ATM :redface: times one hundred.

Pretty sure it's normal sorry to say :D and yes it went away for me, after the baby came. Hang in there, and all those around you :lol:

I've been quite gassy throughout - some days are worse than others, but it is quite horrible when they need to be held in :lol:

I say let rip whenever - you're allowed ;)

OMG you poor love!! Sorry but I just had a little giggle :) I was really gassy too and it smelled pretty bad from memory. My cat went to heaven 2 weeks before bub arrived but I don't think it was the farts that killed her, lol. One of my friends was so bad that her hubby moved out of the bedroom for a while....
I think it's just your body changing with the pregnancy and the hormones. Hope it improves soon! Way to go on 22 weeks!

hahaha YUP! Totally Normal. It'll go once bubs comes :) Let it rip, anyone who's ever known a pregnant woman knows it has to happen!

:rofl: yes Willow, I am seriously concerned for the health of those around me, smells like a sulphur pit. Poor DF too, he still says I am beautiful but for some reason I just can't believe him at this stage :think:

No way I could just go whenever Teni, I'm wayyy too ashamed of my stinkiness :shakehead:

Miss.B aww I'm sorry about your cat :( I feel sad now. I think DF will need to move out of bed if this continues!

Krystals, lol I wish I could, so glad it's a normal utd thing!

OMG PZ...how did I miss that you were pregnant?!

:leap:

as for the gas...I smelt like broccoli for much of my pregnancy with Kaylee!

Well I give you permission to fart in front of me :rofl: It's the least I can do considering how much you'll see/hear when I give birth :p

yep, with someone stomping around on your gas making bits it's kinda hard to avoid....

Aww PZ, thanks hun :hug:

Can I just say ahem *fart*

yup, compleatly normal! not sure how true this is, but i remember someone told me once charcoal is good for eliminating the smell? might be worth finding out, if you cant let rip as needed!

I had never farted in front of my DH..... Until I was pregnant with DS. I was lying in bed, reading.. He was watching TV in the lounge annnndddd it just... Um... slipped out! He came running in screaming "Did you just FART!?" of course I said no so he actually sniffed around to see if he could smell it!! Then backed off in horror!!! Hahahahaha!!!
So....ahem, yes.. Very common. Another lovely, glamorous side effect of pregnancy!

BAHAHA stoked! Luckily DF and I are ferals and have farted in front of each other lots...he was actually impressed with the sheer bum tearing epicness of them until he got his first whiff...now he (very sweetly) tries to ignore it and stay near me as he knows how crap it makes me feel...but he does so with streaming eyes!

Oh, and before I had told DD of this pregnancy I accidentally 'let one go' in front of her and she asked "Mum are you pregnant or something because you only ever fart when you're pregnant!?"
Needless to say, secret was soon out!

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DH and I have been fart friendly since the very early days....when I let one slip out in the middle of the night (after really garlicky Chinese!) thinking DH was asleep only to hear him mutter 'well that's bloody lovely, isn't it!' :o I was SO embarrassed but have never looked back ;)

So I thought we'd been through enough in the fart department that nothing would surprise us but boy did things step up a notch when I was UTD. It was wrong, wrong, wrong! I cleared the room (and our bed!) on many occasions! DH threatened to move to the spare room as he was sick of the dutchies! :rofl:

Yup, you're normal hon. Who would of thought baking a baby and baking farts went hand-in-hand

I have heard it was normal! I NEVER farted, like not even in private! Then one day while i was about 24 weeks pg, me and dh were on the couch being Silly and one just slipped out! We were both so shocked then dh started laughing cause I was going "omg I farted!!!! I farted! Babe did you hear it??" I was so excited!!! Then he started telling everyone! And I cried. Hahahahaha...

After I gave birth I found I felt gassy but didn't fart... I swear my body is stupid and doesn't know how to do it... And I make my husband fart outside, maybe you will have to start sticking your bum out the door? Lol

So yes it's normal for most people!! And you currently have an excuse!!! Go for it.

Hehehe MrsBexie I had to laugh about your post :) Very funny. Naughty hubby for making you cry!

PZ: Like Stoked I never farted in front of DH but one day one just slipped out! uncontrollable my farts were & there were many & they were rancid!
I'm back to my non farty self now so hang in there, there is fresh air at the end of the tunnel :)

I dont recall if I was extra gassy but I like to build my farts up and let one rip on purpose in front of dh cos he thinks its gross.

Id say let them rip and blame it on your shoes. Maybe you can start using ur natural gas as a renewable energy source? Although someone must have to invent a stench filter first heehhe.

sorry pz, dont have actual advice but I like a good fart thread.

Damn phone. Double post

Oh gosh. At least I'm not the only one. Don't remember it much in my first pregnancy but I do in my second and now my third.

I seem MORE gassy when out shopping. How embarrassing, especially when your in target looking at clothes, one "slips" out your husband disowns you, you move into in next aisle and a lady walks in behind you as you walk away... She disappeared pretty quick while husband is laughing his head off on other side of kids clothing area.

I'm a good farter normally (DP blames all the chickpeas and lentils, as I'm vego) but when I was pregnant OMG did it ramp up! DP suggested that I could produce orchestral arrangements as they were so multi-tonal :rofl:

So yes it is normal and it does go away although I found it wasn't until a few weeks after birth.

Omg I have tears in my eyes reading this thread!!

But yes, it is normal. I had it the worst in my first pregnancy, I'd be walking around the house like my nana and popping with every step. Very attractive.

How awesome to wake up in the morning and log on, and this is the first post. Best thread ever. I am laughing so hard, thankyou ladies! :rofl:

I have tears rolling from this thread, what a great thread for the start of the day.

Don't laugh too hard... One might pop out!! Haha

Aaaah PZ - thankyou for starting this thread !

I am bawling from laughing sooo hard ! I cant stop laughing and now my nose is running !

:ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:

I have had the best start to my day in a VERY long time ! This is GOLD !

P.s - I only remember being that gassy early on in pregnancy.

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I had never farted in front of my DH..... Until I was pregnant with DS. I was lying in bed, reading.. He was watching TV in the lounge annnndddd it just... Um... slipped out! He came running in screaming "Did you just FART!?" of course I said no so he actually sniffed around to see if he could smell it!! Then backed off in horror!!! Hahahahaha!!!
So....ahem, yes.. Very common. Another lovely, glamorous side effect of pregnancy!

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I remember that early in my first pregnancy I smelt soooo bad. Even the dog (who certainly didn't smell like roses herself) would look at me in disgust, turn around and walk away.

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I remember that early in my first pregnancy I smelt soooo bad. Even the dog (who certainly didn't smell like roses herself) would look at me in disgust, turn around and walk away.

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PMSL Arte!! I (unsuccessfully) tried to blame our dog for mine on several occasions (or DH if we had company :lol:) but our dog was often outside (and I was in) and DH would just exploit me!

I have to say I still get a few odd ones that slip out inappropriately and I have to pretend cough to try to cover them up. I think my butt muscles copped as much of a hiding as my pelvic floor! :rofl:

:cryinglaugh: oh god. i've been a farter from wayyyy back (i tried to blame ibs, the realised i was just a pig :redface:), but. holy toledo. when pregnant???? REVOLTING!!! i couldn't stop. they were putrid. df loved telling everybody about the incredibleness of my 'mud butt' :shakehead: then the rat bastard started drpping them i public (incl. my ob/gyn's office ) and blaming me. now it's a free for all :p

Make the most of it, and bottom burp away PZ!! My DP was mortified (and still can be!!) at how good I am. Ive got some awesome positions to let them rip if you're keen ;)

Oh, im good! They're random and not noticeable immediately, so if it goes "off" by itself... I always excuse myself and mention "it's not going to be friendly!" dh has left the room a few times!

Before I went on maternity leave, I'd have to be careful where I was in case I did something that would cause it to go off spontaneously! Where I work, I actually could blame it on someone else... But only if I was near them. Being in the kitchen and the blamee being on the other side of the room just didn't cut it! :)