- Hey guys, my name is Shayla, welcome to my channel.
If you are a mom, if you are pregnant,
if you are interested in either of those things, welcome.
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I started this channel in 2015 because I was
traveling full time.
Now I am 4 months pregnant.
We just moved in to our new house.
This is the nursery.
I literally can't believe that I am saying
this is the nursery, but this is the nursery.
We don't really have any, it's kind of a cluster right now.
We boxes over here, like
it's a cluster.
This video is about hemorrhoids during pregnancy.
If you clicked on the video, or you saw this video
and your like, she's not actually.
Yes, I am because I didn't know that this was a thing.
And I have friends that are not pregnant
and they're like, what?
And anybody who is pregnant is like, yeah girl.
Yeah.
First, if you don't know what a hemorrhoid is,
let's Google it; "What is a hemorrhoid".
There's an "H" in there when you spell hemorrhoid;
I never, ever, ever spell it correctly.
Swollen or inflamed veins in the rectum
causing discomfort and bleeding.
Hemorrhoids are usually caused from straining during
bowel movements, obesity, and pregnancy.
Sounds fun, right?
Not fun, not fun at all, like there's a million things
that are happening during pregnancy
this does not need to be one of them!
I had hemorrhoids; I had a hemorrhoid before I got pregnant.
I remember being in Nicaragua and just like
wanting to die every time I had a bowel movement
and I had no idea why.
And so I was just like, I don't know this is just
what happens, this is just it.
And I wanted to not eat, because I knew what would
happen if I ate.
So when I went to the gynecologist, I was like,
look I know this isn't really your area,
maybe it is, I don't know,
but why does it hurt to go to the bathroom?
And she's like, maybe a hemorrhoid.
I was like, okay, neat.
So when I got pregnant and I saw that it was one
of the symptoms, I was like, here we freaking go!
This is the most horrible thing ever.
During pregnancy you're like, well especially I,
I'm like, I can't take medicine,
like I can't take anything ever.
I just need to do all the right things.
So my doctors office is nice, because sometimes
you get M.D.'s, sometimes you get midwives,
and so you kind of get a mixed opinion.
And you can get, if you need more medical advice
or if you want more natural advice you can get that.
So I was talking to my midwife and I was like, "Yo!
"What about the hemorrhoids?
"What am I supposed to do about this?"
"I know that I need to eat to nourish my growing baby,
"but I also know what the effect of eating is,
"so what am I supposed to do?"
And she said, "Well there's a few things you can do."
She said not to use a steroid cream like, Preparation H.
She's like that's just a temporary fix,
but like, she recommended Witch Hazel,
which I got and it seems to be fine.
But I feel like that's a temporary solution as well.
But I was like, "Okay, cool, I like that it's natural".
She recommended magnesium.
She said magnesium's good for lots of pregnancy stuff
but talk to your doctor before you do any of this.
I am not a doctor.
I'm just telling you what they said for me.
Okay?
So, no. Don't, yeah.
And that's supposed to,
Magnesium is supposed to help soften your stool.
Because another, this is so twisted,
another symptom of pregnancy is constipation.
Because literally, okay, here's my bump at 4 months.
Again, not really a bump.
Kind of there, kind of not (laughing)
so we're waiting for that to come in.
My baby is 6 inches long
a half a pound, and I'm not pushing out.
So it's literally filling up my insides
making everything get squished.
And apparently run slow,
so they say constipation can be a thing.
So constipation paired with hemorrhoids
is like the worst thing that can happen to you.
And then she said Squatty Potty, and if you don't know
what a Squatty Potty is, look it up.
It raises your feet, so your knees are higher
and it makes it easier.
That is fact.
I was looking for a Squatty Potty
and they were like, 30 bucks.
And then my mom, she's like, "What's this bag of stuff
"that I found in my house that's yours?"
It was yoga blocks and a yoga strap,
I was like, "Who needs a Squatty Potty
"when you've got yoga blocks!"
So if you come to my house, you're going to see
some yoga blocks in the bathroom.
I know this is probably T.M.I. for a lot of people.
Sorry, it's life and it's the reality
of what's happening and it's real
Trust me it more horrible for me to go through
than it is for you to hear.
My shirt is inside out.
No, it's not.
Yeah, it is, but it's all black so you can't even tell.
And I've heard that it just gets worse.
So I'm already in month 4
and I'm already experiencing this, so that's pretty neat!
(sighing) Yeah.
I know that some people, like me who started
a pregnancy without knowing anything
had no idea that this could be a thing and it's a thing.
So that's what I want to teach you guys.
I want to teach you the things that I didn't know
4 months ago about what being pregnant's like.
It's not that bad, honestly.
I've heard horror stories about what
some pregnancies are like.
I'm in my second trimester; sometimes I feel gross.
Like, in the morning I want coffee because
it's a ritual, I only have one cup.
But then I kind of feel nauseous after I drink it.
I got our first outfit.
Somebody sent me a package, it's right here.
So I used to live in a van, and when I sold my van
I sold it to a girl named Sara.
Sara sent me these freaking, this is a onesie
for a newborn and it's perfect.
It's orange, which I love.
And it's a zipper which I've heard is great.
And I'm basically obsessed.
I'm so grateful that she sent this.
It's the first outfit for little baby!
Well I'm not going to drag this on,
if you have any more hemorrhoid tips
let your girl know.
I hope that this was enlightening and not disturbing.
The videos coming up, I'm going to do a house tour
when We get some of the stuff put away
and there's not boxes everywhere.
Next week, I'll be on.
The next following 2 weeks, it's Christmas and New Year's
I'm not doing videos, because you should be with your family
I'm going to be with my family.
And then we'll be back in January to rock and roll.
Thank you guys so much for watching.
Please subscribe, if you're not already.
Share with a pregnant lady that might have some
hemorrhoids and that need some recommendations!
And I'll talk to you guys all next Wednesday.
(kiss noise) Bye!
Is unreasonable to feel like this is preparing me for labor?
I feel like it's very similar, I need to like, calm down.
I'm reading this book that's talking
about how when you relax your jaw everything else relaxes.
So I'm consciously being like, okay, relax your jaw, relax.
Everything is going to be fine.
Labor, if there's a silver lining, I guess that's it.