Symptom Thread - 8/15

chrlyr

I don't know about you, but I basically never want to leave my house these days. What do you have going on this week? 

chrlyr

8+4 today and basically I feel like total shit about 80% of the time. 

• I've started cramping on a semi-regular basis, especially at night. They are waking me up from a dead sleep, so that's great. Sometimes water helps, but sometimes it doesn't. 
• The boob soreness that has been consistently present for the last few weeks is now coming and going again, which is screwing with my mind despite my knowing from experience that it just happens. 
• Same with the bloating. 
• Exhaustion is ever present regardless of the amount of sleep I get. 
• Nausea is present at a low level pretty much all day. 
• I'm pooping at least 5 times a day --- pretty much the opposite of constipation. 
• The leaking feeling caused by the constant discharge is still making me run to the bathroom frequently to check that that's all it is. 

Spartanrd4

@chrlyr that constant wet feeling down below can sometimes be unnerving for sure! 

rbiderman56

Today I'm 8+1.

My worst symptom is puking. 2-4 times a day. Could be worse but at this point, a big chunk of my day is spent trying to avoid getting sick or recovering from it. The joys of pregnancy.

Other than that, I'm exhausted, probably because I'm undernourished 

Other than that, smooth sailing 

Liss_37

I'm waking up in the middle of the night, starving and feeling like I'm going to throw up at the same time. Plus I have to pee of course

I'm going to the bathroom a ridiculous number of times. like once an hour at least.

I have to eat something every 1-2 hours or I feel ill

also the wet feeling.. drives me crazy cause it freaks me out!!

absolute utter exhaustion. so tired. I could stay in bed all day, every day

I've gone up a cup size already.. yikes :

MyNamesTaken

11+4 here. Sciatica is coming and going frequently for me which is annoying. I'm only wearing flat shoes for now and seeing if that helps. The nausea is finally going away and most of the food aversions too. Still exhausted though. Can't wait for that to pass!

kjd291

I'm 11+5 and I don't want to curse myself... But ms seems to finally be easing!  I feel gross when I get too hungry, but can usually get rid of it with a quick snack.  I have energy! Deep cleaned my house last night.  Fx it doesn't come back!!

Only new thing is the beginnings of ligament pain if I move wrong, pick up something heavy--aka my DD-- I get the fun little twinge of pain. 

The Baby bump is officially started. Not just bloat, but I can totally feel my uterus! 

Spartanrd4

Ugh acne....I feel like a teenager. I've gotten like 2-3 zits on my face just this weekend alone. 

datalover13

I'm at 9+3. I felt fantastic Saturday and then the exact opposite yesterday and still feeling the effects today. Thankfully working from my couch. Pretty much still constant nausea. 

kap1988

I'm 11+3 today and my annoying new symptom for the last week is raging heart burn.  Also this is super weird but my lady parts feel very tender, like easily irritated by underwear? So strange. I'm eagerly awaiting the time when morning sickness will ease up but so far I'm not there yet.  It still seems to be getting worse.  This morning though I noticed that underneath my blubber is definitely a little hard bump.  It's not visible, but I can feel it, which made me so excited.

ShaunaT25

10+1
-Pounding headaches that start at about 2pm and last until I go to sleep
-Gagging at pretty much everything, which at least once a day turns into vomiting. Newest on the list of things that make me gag, dirty laundry, so that's fun
-Exhaustion
-Emoooooooooootional.

I am ready for the food aversions/nausea/gagging to be done with. I have 16 days until my week in NYC that I have been so excited for since March.... it really needs to go before then.

Wishilivedinflorida

Anyone notice symptoms worsening as the day goes on? I'm barely queasy and boobs don't hurt in the morning. It's now noon and I'm super nauseated and the boobs are killing me. By the end of the day, it's unbearable. Mornings are my most productive times! I'm useless after noon. 

onefootinthebayou

8+6 today.  The peeing, omg!  We're in a heat wave so I'm making an effort to stay hydrated but am paying for it at 12am, 2:30am, 4:15am, 5:30am, and again at 7:00am.  Grrrrrrr.

That and my flaming nips.  I had a most unfortunate encounter last week when I was at the lab for a meeting.  I was walking my the men's room at *the exact* time my project manager came flying out, arms swinging...and he punched me right in the boob.  Direct hit.  Full contact, full force.  I wanted to DIEEEEEEEEE.  He wanted to die of embarrassment and felt terrible (poor guy) but yeah, I was tit-punched by accident and it hurt more than it should have.  

mecoats

9+5 today.  I am still exhausted.  I feel like I could sleep all day.  I did laundry yesterday, and just laid on the couch between the loads...but I was afraid to fall asleep in case it would have been hours of damp clothes in the washer.  

A new one for me is moodiness....like WAY more than normal.  I'm getting mad at my DH staying up until 2 am playing video games, even though he's on vacation.  Poor guy.

This heat wave is killing me!  I can't get comfortable.  The only time I'm not hot is when I'm in my car and have the A/C blaring directly on me.  Either the weather needs to change or we need better A/C in our house.

dubcompanion

10 weeks today and my bladder is the most useless organ in my body. It can't even do its damn job of like, retaining itself long enough for me to be more than a few yards from the nearest bathroom. It's either lots of water though or dehydrated headache hell. 

Still the sore boobs and flaming nips, lightheaded when standing, easily winded, and the weight and bloat are creeping up now. That's fine. I'm putting on weight for a baby, which is the light of my mother-lovin' life. 

GG620

@Wishilivedinflorida I feel the same way! I get progressively worse as the day goes on!

I am 7+5 and have now started feeling nauseous and got sick my first (and only) time this past weekend. Apparently baby HATES cheese. Besides that I now don't want to eat or drink anything - literally nothing sounds good to me. Constantly trying to make myself drink more.  Otherwise I am beyond exhausted and starting yesterday midday I got a pounding headache that is still here.

*TW*  The worst is constipation though. I literally never go to the bathroom and I am doing all the things (eating prunes, drinking prune juice, tons of water, miralax, etc.) . I am talking days and days. I see my OB on Wednesday and I will ask him to do something because it has become a real problem.

kelizr

8+4 My gas has increased even more than the last few weeks... By late afternoon everyday! I'm screwed for doing Meet the Teacher night next week if this keeps up! Lol occasional nausea, usually in the middle of the night, ligament pain, a desperate hunger in which I need to eat immediately or feel crappy, and heartburn... Lots of heartburn.

HoneyBee517

7+7 now.. and the exhaustion, nausea and headaches are horrible.  Nothing sounds remotely good to eat, but I force myself to eat or I'll get more nauseous.  I'm usually a water drinker, but I've found that I have to force it down or my headaches are even worse...  the only plus.. the bloating has subsided.. just a tiny bit...

@Wishilivedinflorida Yes! I feel your pain.  Mornings are my best time.. minimal nausea and headaches, but after 4PM... I'm pretty useless.

msimpy11

8+1 here.
-Boob ache at night and as soon as I get up in the morning (let's be real though- not morning because I'm up at least once in the middle of the night or else I'll pee myself in my sleep)
-Constant headaches 
-Lingering nausea (yesterday it was so bad I didn't get out of bed until 6pm when I finally had some relief and could walk around without wanting to vom)

I have basically become an unproductive member of society as this baby is slowly killing me. 

My poor husband.

newmommyZ

I started spotting today and I'm so scared and nervous. 

dubcompanion

@newmommyZ Spotting is so nerve-wracking, I'm so sorry. Do you have an appt. coming up? Are you able to get in sooner if it's not within the next week?

CanadianintheSouth

I peed my pants while throwing up this weekend. I think that helps explain overall how my days are going. 

pandalily

11 today. FX the MS is going away...I wore sea bands Saturday morning and this morning and seem to be doing okay. No nausea yesterday. I'm back to feeling super bloated...and usually either I need to poop or I have gas. Nips still sore and I swear my boobs have grown already. 

Bok Bagok

@Wishilivedinflorida I feel the same way, I feel best in the morning and as the day goes on it gets so much worse. Like right now, I feel so nauseous and motion sickness. As a side question why on Earth do you want to live in FL? I live here and I absolutely hate it. We have a three year plan to get out, it can't come fast enough!

Bok Bagok

I'm 7w4d and I feel like I have horrible motion sickness, tons of nausea and I know I'm dehydrated but water makes me want to gag. Just thinking about drinking water. I try to drink other stuff, watered down juice, and I made decaf ice tea once, but that took like 10 minutes to do, so never doing that again.

allysondunn2

@Wishilivedinflorida Yes to feeling like death in the evenings. I mean, I'm glad I can get through the work day with minimal quesiness, but I get absolutely nothing accomplished at home in the evenings.
My pants are definitely getting tighter and I live for elastic waist bands these days. I had a bad breakout last week, but that seems to be improving.

newmommyZ

@dubcompanion thank God my appointment is tomorrow so I don't have to wait to long to make sure everything's okay. 

hisqueen78

Glad to know in not the only one with the wet feeling all the time.  I was nervous.  I'm 8w today.  My appetite has picked up like crazy.  I have a lot of gas which is embarrassing because it comes at crazy times of the day. I'm nauseous the majority of the day which I figured out today if I constantly eat I'm OK.  My senses are in overload. I smell everything and everything usually sticks.  I'm a teacher and it was teachers first day back. I came home and slept for 2 hours and woke up still tired. I started wearing maxi dresses cause it's easier.  The bloating has me looking like I'm 6months already. My appt isn't until Thursday. I wouldn't trade this for the world but it's a tough time. 

Burrberrymum

I feel sooooo stuffed all the time. I'm so thirsty but the more I drink the more stuffed I feel. It's horrible. I haven't had any vomiting yet but being so full almost makes me feel like I would feel better if I actually were to be sick. I didn't eat supper 3 nights in a row because I feel so full. Anyone else? 

Other than that.. Super moody... Headaches on and off.. And ligament pain when sneezing or moving around a certain way. 

wintersong

newmommyZ said:

I started spotting today and I'm so scared and nervous. 

Think on this. This image from the literature given to more by my midwife.

meq124

@newmommyZ Thinking about you! FX for you tomorrow!! Let us know how it goes!

jomarma

11+1 and my new fun symptom is gallbladder issues! I had no idea that pregnant woman were more likely to develop gallstones, etc. I guess this means no more cheese or fried food, and a low-fat diet to control the symptoms, and hope that the pain goes away : / 

Going to see my Dr. on Thursday. Hopefully she will talk me off the Google ledge and tell me it's nothing. 

Other symptoms include: lack of appetite for healthy food (see above), nausea, frequent pees, sore huge boobs, bloat, exhaustion...

Side note, had to get my first trimester blood work and 6 VIALS OF BLOOD!!?!? Good god. For a needle-phobe like me, it was a nightmare. 

liepertsm

@jomarma I *hate* needles too and sitting there while they took all that blood was AWFUL! 

RunBooRun

Terrible headache last night. Took some Tylenol, but it didn't help. I slept for about an hour after dinner and then just laid on the couch for the rest of the evening. It's still lingering this morning. Not sure how I'm going to get through the workday.

sammajane19

9w6d here. still super sensitive to smells,  and my gag reflex just won't let up (although today i seem to be doing better. some days are better than others.) yesterday i tried these new chewable gummy prenatals...took 1 bite and immediately started gagging, and then yakked up my breakfast. so it's been like that.  boobs/nips have been tender, slightly sore when touched/rubbed. but otherwise OK. i've had some relatively mild cramping too. i'm anxious for my drs. appt. on friday!

howdthathappen

kjd291 said:

I'm 11+5 and I don't want to curse myself... But ms seems to finally be easing!  I feel gross when I get too hungry, but can usually get rid of it with a quick snack.  I have energy! Deep cleaned my house last night.  Fx it doesn't come back!!

Only new thing is the beginnings of ligament pain if I move wrong, pick up something heavy--aka my DD-- I get the fun little twinge of pain. 

The Baby bump is officially started. Not just bloat, but I can totally feel my uterus! 

Love this @kjd291! you are giving me hope.  

kjd291

I just found out yesterday at my us that I'm bumped ahead to 13 weeks so just hitting my second trimester!!  Of course, like magic my ms seemed to be non-existent yesterday and then WHAM the full on heartburn hits like a mo-fo after dinner.  Hahaha.  Figures not a full day without getting to deal with a fun pregnancy symptom. To do list of the day---stock up on super sized bottles of tums. 

kjd291

@howdthathappen. ((As you can see from the post I just just posted)) there is hope... But I was farther along than I thought.  There is light at the end of the tunnel for you though! You can do it!!

southpawjen

Hit the 9 week mark and this nausea just won't seem to let up. I think it's getting worse. Finally asked the doctor for something better than diclegis, so she gave me Reglan. After one day of that I think I'm going back to the diclegis...it works better. Reglan doesn't make me feel any less nauseated...it just keeps me from throwing up.
As for the other symptoms...I can handle those. Just remaining hopeful that 2nd trimester (or sooner!) will bring me some nausea relief!

Wishilivedinflorida

Bok Bagok said:

@Wishilivedinflorida I feel the same way, I feel best in the morning and as the day goes on it gets so much worse. Like right now, I feel so nauseous and motion sickness. As a side question why on Earth do you want to live in FL? I live here and I absolutely hate it. We have a three year plan to get out, it can't come fast enough!

Stuck in the box 

@bok bagok I created my username in the dead of northeast wintertime while reminiscing about my recent trip to Florida. I'm terrible at creating usernames, so there you have it!

meq124

RunBooRun said:

Terrible headache last night. Took some Tylenol, but it didn't help. I slept for about an hour after dinner and then just laid on the couch for the rest of the evening. It's still lingering this morning. Not sure how I'm going to get through the workday.

Last pregnancy I had terrible hormonal headaches and had one the other day that lasted two days. It makes functioning so hard because nothing helps at all! At one point it was every day for 2 weeks then eventually they just go away, but not soon enough. Hopefully it's not the case with you!