Symptoms Check-In 3/14

m6agua

If you want to talk/ask about any symptom or non-symptom please use this weekly thread to do so.

Progress (week/day):

Symptoms:

Rants/Raves/Questions:

KilgraveMadeMeDoIt

I'm 6+0 and for the first time ever I'm having actual morning sickness in the morning. It's usually limited to after lunch/early evening for me but today I woke up and I've just been queasy since. I had a breakfast pita thing to try to help but so far I just feel worse. Just fantastic since I have a test in 20 minutes!

Ash9614

ETA: put this in the right format. I'm all over the place today!

Progress (week/day): 5 weeks, 3 days

Symptoms: I'm starting to have a bit of nausea. Nothing too bad, just subtle waves that I can still mentally push away. Of course, this starts as I'm traveling this week for work. Wearing my sea band to counteract it. Still a little tired in the afternoons, but not too drastic right now. Boobs hurt a little more each day though. 

Rants/Raves/Questions: Sitting on a plane with a bunch of middle school kids on way to DC...is it bad that other people's kids get on my nerves MORE since I've been pregnant?! 

ShallowSeas

Progress (week/day): 6 weeks exactly

Symptoms: waves of nausea, boobs hurt SO BAD, skin is breaking out, some pulling feelings in my ute but they are few and far between now, and fatigue.  I also feel like my patience is thinning  

Rants/Raves/Questions: My boobs are really bothering me.  I bought a padded sports bra to lounge around the house in and now I'm sleeping in it  It hurts to even just barely touch them. On a positive note, my first u/s in Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

m6agua

Progress (week/day): 4

Symptoms: My boobs hurt so bad

Rants/Raves/Questions: this pregnancy is so different than my first(loss). With that one I was so hungry and thirsty at this point.

earichar23

Progress: 4w5d

Symptoms: A lot of period like cramping and hot flashes the last few days. Very thirsty and a bit of nausea starting up. 

R/R/Q: Is it too soon to start second suppering? 

chloe97

Progress: 4 weeks, 2 days

Symptoms: Cramping off and on and back pain. Crazy sense of smell.

TW loss mentioned********
R/R/Q @m6agua I'm definitely comparing this pregnancy to last time too. I feel like I was thirstier and hungrier at this point too. The back pain is new- and that frightens me since I didn't get that until the fetus no longer had a heartbeat. It was my first bad sign. I'm definitely freaking out. First beta is today. I was trying to stop peeing on things, but I may get another set of FRERs to compare to last week in the meantime.

TrulyBlessed22

Progress (week/day): 5w, 2d

Symptoms: Guise!  My boobs finally started hurting...well just a little but I'll take it!!!

Rants/Raves/Questions: I'm just glad to have a symptom!  Like I mentioned in my post last week I can do without the nausea but I wanted to have something to make it feel a little more real.  Honestly this time I'm a bit more anxious to hear the heartbeat than I was last time, not sure when that appt will be but I'm really looking forward to it.  First prenatal appt is the 22nd but doubt I'll get to hear the HB then <sigh>

hFab14

Progress (week/day): 7+1

Symptoms: sore boobs are my new normal. I haven't had any other symptoms to make this 'feel real' ... pretty anxious for the first appointment this Friday. 

Rants/Raves/Questions: Daylight savings time is tough.

comealongponds

Progress (week/day): 6+3

Symptoms: back pain is a big one today...I think because I've been on restricted activity/sitting on the couch a lot. Some nausea (dry heaved brushing my teeth this morning) but it usually passes in an hour or two and then I'm *starving*. Constant exhaustion and huge, sore boobs (DH is sad they're looking so lovely and I won't let him anywhere near them lol)

Rants/Raves/Questions: my doc isn't in the office today so I can't get my betas from Friday until tomorrow...ugh! Excited/nervous for my ultrasound on Wednesday...really hoping to see two strong little heartbeats and a much smaller SCH!

kristah2

Progress (week/day):  6w6d

Symptoms: boobs are finally getting sore. Nipples are still ultra sensitive. Still some cramping which is scaring me a bit. I'm getting morning sickness now. Here I was thinking I'd be the lucky one who didn't... Nope. Nothing is appealing to me but I get more sick if I don't eat. 
DH is like "WHY DONT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT?!" 
Also none of the energy. It's no where to be found. 

Rants/Raves/Que: not much today! I have to write a big exam on Wednesday for my job so I'm hoping I feel okay. 

GraceUponGrace09

Progress (week/day):  5 wks today! Whoop! Finally upgraded from poppy seed to apple seed!

Symptoms: Nothing except sore boobs. My DS (2yrs) jabbed my in the boob with his elbow the other day!  sore, sore boobs! 

Rants/Raves/Questions: Have any of you started a fitness program? Now I'm kicking myself for not toning up before this but I'm wondering if I started now - very gradually if it'd help keep the bulge in check a little longer? My abs completely fail me after my first pregnancy - I look half pregnant on my period! I'm old fashion and would love to be able to hide this pregnancy until 12/13 wks but doubt I can! (I totally understand telling right away and I'd still tell a few close friends if I miscarried but somehow it seems to go faster when you wait to tell IMHO) Is there anything wrong with starting a light toning pogram and slowly ramping up? Do we have any fitness gals among us? 

jarethinafrock

@GraceUponGrace09 we could do a fitness check in perhaps. Not sure if there is an interest. I have been trying to get some exercise each day (generally walking 3-5 miles). I am holding on to about 10 lbs from my last pregnancy (I and still breastfeeding and somehow I am having the hardest time losing it) and am nervous about my first appointment coming up in ~2 weeks

comealongponds

@GraceUponGrace09 I ran and did yoga 3-4 times a week before I got KU and up to the point where the SCH started bleeding...now I'm on restricted activity and itching to workout again. Definitely talk with your MD about starting a fitness plan, mine okayed continuing my current level of activity (exact works were "Just don't run until you throw up") but it's best to check in with him/her if you're starting something new.

Ash9614

jarethinafrock said:

@GraceUponGrace09 we could do a fitness check in perhaps. Not sure if there is an interest. I have been trying to get some exercise each day (generally walking 3-5 miles). I am holding on to about 10 lbs from my last pregnancy (I and still breastfeeding and somehow I am having the hardest time losing it) and am nervous about my first appointment coming up in ~2 weeks

I'd love a fitness thread. Lost 15 lbs since beginning of year, so trying to maintain that for a few more weeks at least!

hFab14

Ash9614 said:

jarethinafrock said:

@GraceUponGrace09 we could do a fitness check in perhaps. Not sure if there is an interest. I have been trying to get some exercise each day (generally walking 3-5 miles). I am holding on to about 10 lbs from my last pregnancy (I and still breastfeeding and somehow I am having the hardest time losing it) and am nervous about my first appointment coming up in ~2 weeks

I'd love a fitness thread. Lost 15 lbs since beginning of year, so trying to maintain that for a few more weeks at least!

I'd love this check in as well! Despite best intentions, I'm struggling to stay motivated. Trying to set a precedent now before it gets harder to commit. 

Gibbs7911

Progress (week/day): 6 + 3

Symptoms: sore boobs started the other day. I've been very thirsty, but hunger is decreasing. No MS yet, I lucked out last time, so I'm hoping to be lucky again with not getting sick.

Rants/Raves/Questions: anxious to hear the heartbeat, but my appointment isn't for another month...trying to reassure myself by telling myself it's a good thing the dr doesn't need to see me sooner. I'm past my loss date though, so that's my celebration!!

GraceUponGrace09

@jarethinafrock yes, I'd be interested in a fitness check in! I need the motivation!

ShallowSeas

kristah2 said:

Progress (week/day):  6w6d

Nothing is appealing to me but I get more sick if I don't eat. 
DH is like "WHY DONT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT?!" 

This is me 100%! I hate it and I'm sure it frustrates H some lol.

GraceUponGrace09

I thought of another symptom (which I mentioned in Monday Ticker Change). I'm loosing like half a head of hair each day. Is this normal?! I thought it was suppose to happen after baby? I don't have much to start with anyway! Stay with me, hair!

rchef21

Progress (week/day):  5 weeks today!

Symptoms: Boobs are getting a little bit more sore.  Some mild cramping on and off in the ute.  Very tired and having a hard time staying asleep at night....

Rants/Raves/Que: My husband is already annoying me........  Patience.........

LikeICantEven

Progress (week/day): 5W1D

Symptoms: intermittent morning sickness, weird smell aversions, all the hunger in the land.

Rants/Raves/Questions: yubkh| <--- my toddler climbed the stool and typed this. Had to share. I'd just like to say that my baby boy said, "ABCD" for the first time, super clear this morning. All the tears.

m6agua

GraceUponGrace09 said:

@jarethinafrock yes, I'd be interested in a fitness check in! I need the motivation!

I will be posting a PSA later this week detailing out information and threads on this board. I will add a weekly fitness check-in to the list.

mrsmoose5

Progress (week/day): 6+1

Symptoms: I've been having waves of nausea that last about an hour or so almost every morning and sometimes in the afternoon. I've also been a little cranky and short tempered. Yesterday and last night I was having some slight cramping/pressure, which totally freaked me out. Oh, and bloating, serious bloating!

Rants/Raves/Questions: This is definitely a rave — DS slept all the way through the night last night! 8 p.m. - 7 a.m. without a single wakeup! He has always been a not-so-good sleeper and this is only the third time he's ever slept all the way through the night, so I am pretty pumped   

KS070508

Progress: 6+1

Symptoms: boobs hurt. m/s is bad. Trying Unisom and b6 on doc's recommendation. 

Rants: why did my 3 year old stop STTN now? I'm gonna puke on her. That will teach her to wake up every night at 230am!

thatlauragirl

Progress: 4w2d

Symptoms: Enjoying the quiet before the storm. The only issue is the constant wetness down there, super fun.

Rant: Why do we still have time changes? They're a curse.

AdmiralKitty

Progress: 4w4d
Symptoms: my boobs hurt so much it's unreal. Been having serious "sour stomach" that feels better when I eat but no full blown morning sickness yet. I can feel it on the horizon though...
Rant: In Hawaii for work (not a rant) and I just want a freaking Mai Tai. Hawaii without Mai Tais is minor torture. *sigh*

hellopartyof5

Progress (week/day): 6 + 3 I think

Symptoms: the effing nausea is driving me up a wall. That combined with my child waking up every hour at night and I'm going out of my mind. MH is leaving for work for a week and I might cry. 

Rants/Raves/Questions I kind of ranted above lol

ballerinahootie93

Progress (week/day): 6+6

Symptoms: I threw up for the first time this morning. At work. In my trash can. And I'm exhausted. 

Rants/Raves/Questions: why is daylight savings a thing? On Friday my drive to work included a beautiful sunrise, today it was dark again. 

loko08

Progress (week/day): 5 weeks

Symptoms: can't keep my eyes open, have to pee about twice an hour... i'm just so tired. 

Rants/Raves/Questions:  My skin has been SO DRY the past week or so, including my scalp. I feel disgusting already. I don't know if it's the normal yearly thing when the temperatures fluctuate so much or if it's pregnancy related. 

shamrocandroll

Progress (week/day): 6+2

Symptoms: Ache-y boobs, constipation, light nausea (only puked once so far over a week ago), fatigue, and my least favorite symptom so far: my sense of smell is superhuman!

Rants/Raves/Questions: I need to tell someone this story because of how ridiculous it is.  On Saturday, my husband had a sandwich for lunch that was heavily loaded with some sort of cured meat.  He smelled like rotting salami the rest of the day.  I made him brush his teeth at least 3 times (he gracefully obliged), and it wouldn't go away!  We were out of state, visiting my parents (who we haven't told, and won't for some time), and sleeping in their guest bed.  I couldn't fall asleep because, I swear, the entire room was completely saturated with that horrible, horrible smell, over 12 hours after he consumed it.  At 2:00AM, I saw the clock on my cell phone jump forward an hour.  At 3:30AM, I woke up my husband, sobbing hysterically, telling him I couldn't sleep, and I wanted to go home (3 hour drive) right then.  He told me to try to calm down and get some rest, and I responded through sobs with "I can't! I can't stop smelling things!!!"  I ultimately ended up moving to another spot in the house (he offered, but I swear the smell had seeped into the walls, so I chose to move) and got about 4 hours of uncomfortable sleep on the couch.  I am not a normally emotional person, so I'm sure he was so confused and slightly amused by all of this, but he was so patient and sweet about it.  We laughed about it the next day, "I can't stop smelling things!" is our new inside joke, and he is forbidden from ever consuming that sandwich again.

beforeyou

Progress (week/day): 6+4

Symptoms: sore boobs, fatigue, occasional ute twinges and back ache, nausea started today. The nausea wasn't awful because it only lasted for like 2 hrs, but then came back after lunch. I was thinking I wasn't going to get any food aversions, well turns out my food aversions apply to all leftovers. I'll eat something perfectly fine and then the next day it grosses me out. Today I gagged when DH mentioned broccoli soup because that's what we had for lunch yesterday. And tonight was leftover night. Looks like I'm having cereal.

Rants/Raves/Questions: 
**possible tmi**

Well since I found out I was pregnant I had been spotting off and on (light brown) until last week tuesday when I had a sm. amount of light pink in the am. I have had 3 betas drawn since the following week and then again on last tuesday and everything was doubling normally. The nurse said not to worry about it unless I get bad cramping/intense pain on one side and/or a red flow. Yesterday I had more pink spotting around noon, I wouldn't say red, but it was darker than it was before. It happened the one time and then turned to dark brown after that. I've had dark brown spotting until this afternoon as it seems to be dying down. Its really freaking me out, but I know I should probably wait it out until my appt. on the 24th because, really, there's nothing they can do for me before then. Anyone else having spotting? I really hope its nothing concerning, but I feel like more often than not, it is. 

Mawmee

Progress (week/day): 5w6d

Symptoms: Extreme fatigue, shortness of breath, general "yuck" feeling

Rants/Raves/Questions: Smells are bothering the hell out of me. I feel like my head is stuck up in the clouds (more so than usual). I just hope for a beautiful ultrasound on Thursday since I've had wonky betas.

m6agua

@peachykeen72 FX that everything is ok. I have some very, and I mean very, light brown spotting. Its barely there. As of now I am not concerned. *TW Loss* My last pregnancy I had brown spotting at 10 weeks that turned to pink and then to red in a matter of a few days. Unfortunately I lost that one at 11 weeks (it was measuring 6 only). Spotting can be normal but it also can be a warning sign. But like you said if it does turn out badly there is really nothing they can do.

beforeyou

thanks @m6agua I'm trying to be hopeful, but, you know. Spotting is no bueno. I think it was good that my hcg levels were rising appropriately, but I know that can change quickly. This next week is going to go by so slowly until I can get in with my dr. Thanks for the FX. 

jessies859

Progress; 6weeks 5days
Extra sore heavy boobs! ! They've grown half a cup size! Starting to get really nauseous of a morning mainly but it lasts all day and wakes me up at night apples and eggs on toast is all I seem to want to actually eat. Alot less tired now and cramping is becoming less, yay! Nearly 2weeks past my loss date from my last pregnancy which had no symptoms so fingers crossed!
Has anyone got any really good home remedies for the morning sickness!? 

anne11716

Progress (week/day): exactly 6 weeks today! 

Symptoms: boobs are very sore, little waves of  nausea, and headaches. 

Rants/Raves/Questions: 
I have no patience. For anything! Also,  the smells of many things are just nasty and I can smell everything from a mile away! 

AandDM2014

Progress (week/day): 6 weeks, 1 day

Symptoms: Hungry, hungry, tired, hungry, foods that I love having a funky smell, slightly sore breasts, and oh, did I mention hungry?

Rants/Raves/Questions: I was cutting up some delicious looking fruit for DH and myself this afternoon and wow did it smell funky dunky to me. It was perfectly okay, nice and ripe but not overripe, but it was just not doing it for me today. I ate it, of course (can you tell that I'm very hungry recently?) and don't think it'll kill me, but I'm bummed because it had one of my favorites (nectarines).

@earichar23 No, it is not too soon to start second suppering. I'm ready for second breakfast, lunch and dinner most days!

@shamrocandroll Good thing you've banned that sandwich! I have a feeling I'll be banning some of my hubbys favorite eats and drinks as my sense of smell gets stronger.

BlondeSunnyDays

5 weeks 5 days

The whole reason I even took a test was because I could smell everything, every little thing was bothering me. And today I started the whole "I can't brush my teeth without dry heaving" routine again. The last time this lasted the entire first 2 trimesters. . .

bburba

Progress: 6w 0d

Symptoms: super crazy sense of smell, boobs/nipples are super sensitive and the nausea hit me like a ton of bricks today! I feel like the last thing I want to do is eat but once I take a few bites of sometbing I feel better.  I bought sea bands to try since I'm flying this weekend and already get super motion sick on flights. Fingers crossed! 

Rant: I have my first cold in 2 years and it feels like a true whiney miserable "man cold."  I'm drinking extra OJ for vitamin C but am afraid to take anything for symtoms. Thoughts? 

DCmama4248

5w, 1 d.

Nothing yet expect maybe a little tired! I thought I had sore boobs by now with my last baby but gosh I can't remember now exactly when that started. 1st time moms: take notes!!! So useful the second time around! One thing I do remember is that I was worrying about no nausea last time, and then it hit me like a ton of bricks on 8 w, 0 d! So funny - I wanted to kick my former self's butt for 'wishing' I had nausea!