04-1-2011 - some strange symptoms...

My mood while writing this blog: good

hey ladies! I have been having some strange and annoying symptoms that I am hoping you guys might be able to shed some light on. first I have been experiencing severe dry skin. I have heard this happens and is a result of my hormones, but it is actually painful on my hands. I now have dandruff and have to use special shampoo, my hands are constantly bright red and bleeding and my face always has dry spots even though I use pregnancy lotion on it. does anyone have any suggestions? I drink seriously almost a gallon of water every day so I don't think I can increase that lol.

second I have been waking up constantly in during the night in pain because both of my arms will fall asleep! obviously I can only lay on one side at a time, but somehow they both fall asleep. I know that I cannot be laying on my back much longer so I have been trying to stop, but when this happens I have no choice. this has been getting worse over the past week or two. lastly, which may be part of the circulation issue I seem to be having is that on both of my big toes I have what looks like a bruise on my toenail on the inside corner at the cuticle closest to my actual toes. when I bump either bruise spots it hurts, but I did not drop anything in the exact same spot on both of my big toes. should I be concerned about this? they don't seem to be getting worse, but I have no idea when they appeared!

I don't go to the doctor's again until the 31st, but I want to make sure that these are all semi-normal pregnancy issues since I have weeks to wait. thanks for listening ladies :)

1/5/2011 update - I am going to the doctors tonight at 5:45...they are not concerned, but they did not want to wait until the 31st.