Symptoms - Week of 11/14

caribbeanmama-2

How are you feeling this week ladies?  Bloating, food aversions, feeling grumpy or emotional, spotting, feeling nauseated, etc. share it all here!

pretzel2plus1

I'm only 4+5 today, so I'm mostly just exhausted all the time. I took a long nap yesterday and slept all night, and I'm still just as tired this morning as I was before I went to bed. 

Other than that, I have a bit of nausea throughout the day, but that's not too bad yet, but my boobs hurt something fierce! 

caribbeanmama-2

I still have a cold boo!  So feeling exhausted plus the nausea and food aversions have set in.  I went to the grocery store yesterday and everything made me want to barf.  This means I can only stomach white foods - jeez!  Bread, rice, potato, popcorn - you know the foods I normally avoid in large quantities if at all - I can't take anything actually nutritious at this point like WTH.

kat0607

I am 6w5d today and feel like I got hit by a truck. Granted, this past weekend I was at a campsite with 93 teenagers in an uncomfortably cold room and sleeping on a horrible mattress so that could have something to do with it. But my boobs are a still huge and sore, and nausea is coming and going more frequently now. It seems to get better when I'm eating. 

BarefootandPurple

4wk4d today. Main symptom right now is ultra sore boobs, that look like they've already grown a cup size. Super tired and actually went to bed an hour early last night, which is so not like me. Tiny waves of nausea that go away within a couple minutes. And the weirdest thing, I was eating my favorite meal last night and it tasted super off and was turned off by it. Bloated beyond belief. 

So strange. My first pregnancy I didn't feel symptoms into well into my 7th week.

spk112

My symptoms have really increased over the weekend. I'm exhausted. My boobs are still planets.  Nausea is increasing. I have an aversion to eggs. I'm craving spicy food and cheese, of all things. And I REALLY want a chocolate sundae. 

mango15

Sore boobs, tired and cranky here. My boobs went up a cup size right at the start too. Not looking forward to the constant nausea that I know will hit around week 7

ginger1228

I've had a little bit of nausea, super tired, and my boobs are huge. They don't really hurt though, so can't complain too much!

I keep having a sharp pain on my left side. I've had it a little on the right, but mostly on the left. It feels like something is being pinched or squeezed. It hasn't been happening as often the last couple days as it was last week. Anyone else? I've not had any bleeding, so I haven't been too worried. I'm going to mention it to the NP when I go to my first appointment this week. 

ETA: diarrhea and gas today! Fun fun 

MrsN092714

4/3 today.  Lots of nausea, tired, nose like a hound dog.  I had no symptoms besides cramping with my first pregnancy until after the 6 week mark.  

thatcma

@spk112 I haven't even tried eggs since finding out. The idea grosses me out.

satsumasandlemons

I'm not even 4 weeks - I'm 3w6d today so I'm trying to make sure I make the most of this time before 1st tri really starts kicking my ass (can we say that here?) but my mind always goes back to "what is going on down there" and googling my symptoms which are: spotting (just a tiny tiny bit mostly when I wipe) and cramps - back aches that are my #1 pms symptom. 
Ive been wanting all the carbs, and I've been pretty exhausted - in bed by 9:30, but up by 5 or 6 which is kind of annoying. 

kghusker1003

7w1d today. Feeling every bit defeated by 1st tri. Still super exhausted. The all day nausea is here to stay. I have thrown up a few times, but not all day every day. Food aversions are HUGE!  I get up 3 times to pee in the middle of the night. (Probably because I guzzle 200oz of water every day because I am sooooo thirsty.)  Only new symptom is the acne has started. My face looks like a teenagers. 

sjhooper

@kghusker1003 I'm right there with you with this uncontrollable acne. My dd (17 months) thinks it's funny to poke my "boo boos". 

I'm 6w6d, nauseous, tired, my boobs hurt (which makes nursing super fun), and I'm crazy moody. I'm also pretty sure I'm going to go broke from giving into my wild food cravings. 

GG620

hey everyone! This week my BBs are beginning to feel a little sore and my sleepiness/sleep pattern is getting whacky. I am sooo tired all day long, then when 10pm hits I am all of a sudden wide awake womp ha. I have also been getting this quick little sharp pain behind my belly button once or twice a day for the past 2/3 days, so not sure what that is about.

ashaw512

Still can't drink coffee. I had some spotting this morning but it's stopped now.

peachy13

Boobs are still big and sore, and I still have little pangs of cramping every now and then. I imagine it's my uterus expanding and that I'm just in tune to every little thing happening in my body, but of course it's on the (long) list of questions for my first appointment tomorrow.

New though in the last few days has been *TMI WARNING* discharge. I have been relatively dry since conception. It has only been in the last few days that things are happening. First it was just some regular discharge we all see throughout our regular cycle, but then over the weekend and even today, there has been clear... globs. Ugh, so gross, sorry. But the globs remind me of egg white discharge during the fertile window, except that it's just a little bit more. I kind of panicked yesterday when I wiped after I peed and had a nickle-sized glob -- I googled like a mad woman and it appears that there's nothing to worry about unless the glob is a color other than clear. Anyway, another question for the doc. Just something new that took me by surprise. 

chiquita928

Soooo tired and COLD! For the week or two before our BFP, I could have sworn I was coming down with something!

realgoodthing

My boobs hurt so much. Just so so much. What's weird though is I don't think they're any bigger. They just hurt. Lightly nauseated, fairly bloated, alternating between constipation and diarrhea, a little dizzy, and just very out of sorts.

mjacks16

I'm at 6w2d and the nausea has started, I also just could not get my eggs down this morning and had to make a smoothie instead. Boobs are still huge, but a little less sore than last week. I'm also just so moody and keep snapping at my co-workers! 

stokesm21

Feeling really irritated at the world.  No nausea yet which I am very thankful for.  Nausea is a trigger for my anxiety disorder so I'm hoping this pregnancy spares me of that.  My boobs.  OMG my boobs.  I had to buy a sports bra to sleep in.  DH is in the "look but don't touch" stage.  Poor dude!  And I'm tired 24/7.  I have never wanted to sleep so much in my life.  At first I was having trouble but now I'm out like a light and sleep hard but I still wake up tired in the morning. Agree with others, either it's coming out all the time or not coming out at all ("that" end).  Lots of cramping but no blood so I'm not concerned and Dr doesn't seem to be either.  I think it's more food related than anything.  It usually only comes at night.  Learning very quickly what kind of foods set that off so I'm trying to be good.  

I haven't been put off by foods yet and I wouldn't say aversions.  I just generally don't crave anything.  I used to be a huge snacker after dinner but now I'm just like "meh" and don't really eat much in the evenings.  I'll want to eat but don't really care for anything I can think of. 

thatcma

@stokesm21 I feel you in regards to the boobs! It's terrible. I also have to sleep in a bra or else it's unbearable. DH can gently touch, but nothing more. He is not allowed do anything nipple related though!

SaphireSweetie88

The bloating has gone away for the most part - now it's mostly after I eat something.
My boobs hurt like crazy and feel really heavy when I wake up that I have to get up slowly lol
I am either cold or hot - no in between
A little bit more moody
Either tired and want to nap or can't sleep - no in between

GG620

@saphiresweetie88 we sound so similar! I am totally in the exhausted or can't sleep camp and it makes sitting at a desk all day so hard!

Also, funny slip today - I was at my desk speaking with another co-worker when all of a sudden the smell of cooking meat (turns out it was bacon) SMACKS me in the face. Apparently I made a very ugly face and was like "what is that?!" my coworker looked at me like umm...I think someone heated up a breakfast sandwich... get it together self! ha

SaphireSweetie88

@GG620 - Haha yes sitting is interesting because even with the bloat gone I still can't sit the way I normally would lol

Tallahassee

Omg. The nausea has arrived. I really hope it doesn't get as bad as with my first. At least my office is right across from the bathroom this time! 

ryanpartyof4

can i really be having pregnancy insomnia already?!>  it has been difficult at night.  If I don't fall asleep right away i'm up for hours...and if I wake up in the middle of the night, also up, tossing & turning for hours.  That has been my biggest struggle.  Otherwise I feel mostly fine, a little headachey and swollen boobs, but no big complaints yet.

KM2J

7 weeks and I am sick, sick, sick.  I seriously don't even want to look at food.  

mslynn2012

7w1d - I'm nauseous if I don't eat enough/too fast/too much. It's really hit or miss for me. And it's strange too, my other 2 pregnancies were nothing like this! (1boy, 1girl), so I'm at a loss as to handle it!

klkrieg

I am just under 4 weeks, so very early on. My boobs are swollen and sore, and I am very tired. I took two naps yesterday and went to bed at 8:00. I am a varsity basketball coach and elementary teacher, so I don't have time for tiredness! I also have sinus pressure which has happened each time I have been early pregnant. 

ThePecks

I'm 7+2 today. Smells are really getting me lately. Luckily nausea hasn't been much of an issue, but I feel like it's lingering in the background as my stomach seems mildly upset (plus lots of indigestion). Seems like as long as I keep eating a little bit all the time it stays at bay. Boobs are less sore than they have been which is a nice change. Lots of uterus stretching going on lately though so tugs and uncomfortableness all around coupled with some bloating. Plus, I'm having a hard time getting comfortable at night! Unlike my last pregnancy, I haven't been nearly as exhausted, so I'm probably not getting as much sleep as I should, but seemingly enough for the most part. 

To top it all off I have a serious headache today which I think is allergies/sinus related, ugh. 

splashmountain

My boobs are starting to get sore, bloating, gas and just feeling overheated. last pregnancy I had a lot of nausea but none so far this time around 

ladipale

Nausea hit me like a ton of bricks over the weekend at 5wks + 5 days. I was almost in tears this morning before I taught because I didn't think I could stand in front of 30 21 year olds and teach for 65 mins without puking, but somehow teaching made it better. I have to keep on eating to feel OK... also been getting headaches which are awful

caribbeanmama-2

@ladipale yes to the headaches and constant nausea. Ugh!  I'm trying not to take any medicine for the headaches but don't know if I can hold out much longer Anyone using natural remedies for headaches?  I would like to try something other than suffering through it

StacyH0507

so far for me its the sore chest and gassy but it's still early, my last pregnancy morning sickness hit hard at 6 weeks so I am waiting for it! 

SparkyOne

Yeah I got headaches here too.  They are usually just annoying and rather mild but yesterday my head hurt pretty bad.  Otherwise, I'm still freezing and curling up with blankets while others in the house are burning up.  Both of these are totally new symptoms for me in pregnancy as I never had it with my other kids.  I'm also in the all day nausea mode except for the middle of the day oddly enough.  That's cool though as I can get some work done at that time.  Stuffy nose is something I'm constantly battling as I did in previous pregnancies.  Boobs are large and a bit sore but not too bad.  Good thing is I've lost 4 lbs thus far which I take as a plus in exchange for the morning sickness.  

LimeKrazy

chiquita928 said:

Soooo tired and COLD! For the week or two before our BFP, I could have sworn I was coming down with something!

I am freezing too!  Just like having a fever.  I told my nurses last week and they looked at me like I was nuts.  It's mostly in the evening and I can only assume that the little Sprout has sucked all my energy all day and I don't have enough left to heat myself!

Other than that my symptoms are pretty normal/mild.  I'm hungry all the time.  Sore boobs and back.  Exhausted.  Most of my bloat has gone down and the vitamins have kicked in to stop my constant almost migraine.  Yay!

ginger1228

ryanpartyof4 said:

can i really be having pregnancy insomnia already?!>  it has been difficult at night.  If I don't fall asleep right away i'm up for hours...and if I wake up in the middle of the night, also up, tossing & turning for hours.  That has been my biggest struggle.  Otherwise I feel mostly fine, a little headachey and swollen boobs, but no big complaints yet.

I had this issue the first week I found out. I chalked it up to anxiety though. I was really worried I found out too early and would miscarry at any minute. Now I sleep like a champ for the most part. Except waking up sucks bc I'm always STARVING. 

ladipale

@caribbeanmama  - a little caffeine and tylenol help me. bonus is a coke helps settle my stomach a bit too! but i've had them last a couple days before and its brutal!

ryanpartyof4

caribbeanmama said:

Anyone using natural remedies for headaches?  I would like to try something other than suffering through it

i use doTERRA Past Tense (i bought it off amazon) and use it when I have a headache.  It really helped my headaches pre pregnancy.  Now it absolutely takes the edge off, and sometimes gives relief, however if they're terrible headaches it lingers through the use.  

SaphireSweetie88

ryanpartyof4 said:

can i really be having pregnancy insomnia already?!>  it has been difficult at night.  If I don't fall asleep right away i'm up for hours...and if I wake up in the middle of the night, also up, tossing & turning for hours.  That has been my biggest struggle.  Otherwise I feel mostly fine, a little headachey and swollen boobs, but no big complaints yet.

@ryanpartyof4 - I am the same way.

knit-sew-mama

Nauseous off and on (although more on lately), exhausted, and sore boobs. Worried about morning sickness with my teaching schedule. I'm not very close to a bathroom and I can't just leave the kids in my room if I have to leave. I haven't had any yet but I'm only 5 weeks and a lot of you keep saying it hit you at 6.

I have a feeling hiding this from work is going to be rough. The lab at my dr.'s office closes at 4:30 and I get off at 4 but can't get there in time. My last class is at 3:30 and I don't have an after school duty unless somebody is absent so my principal is generally nice about letting you leave early. Well I left early Thursday and just asked to leave early again tomorrow. Only way it might not be suspicious: principal was out Thursday so I asked the assistant principal and for tomorrow I asked the principal. Let's hope they don't compare notes.