Weekly Symptoms 12/5

CallaLily25

I worry about my lack of symptoms, but I guess I have a few: 

My M/S has been on and off. Is this normal? Some days I feel ok, some days I dry heave, some days I just feel queasy for an hour after waking up and it subsides after I eat something. I feel like it was worse last week (6 weeks) than it is now, which scares me. 
Acne
Extremely dry skin (Is this even a symptom? I have drier skin than when I used to use acne treatments that purposely dried out my skin lol)
Fatigue (I feel like I did when I had mono)
Heavy boobs
Sensitive nipples (on and off)
Bloating (but I feel like I'm always bloated, even before being pregnant lol)

Mommyofcarson+1

@cssme13 thank you, I just needed some reassurance. I had a feeling but you just hear about things like that, and i know what round ligament pain is, and that isnt it. Had this strange night mare that the baby grew so big that the scar ripped... wierd. Darn these vivid dreams. 

JAM85

@Nellin my energy started coming back around the end of 9 weeks into this week (10w3d) and m/s has waned ever so slightly (being cautious with this because I cursed myself earlier this week saying this) but in general feeling better. Other than my slight bump and huge boobs most mornings I wake up and almost feel normal and freak out something is wrong because I have my morning m/s visit. We are heading towards 2nd trimester and I read symptoms peak at 9w so I think it makes sense 

huracanekel

I hate this week!
Constipated, near constant nausea, throwing up multiple times a day (and I've been on zofran for a week, this m/s is intense), so exhausted!!! 
Surely I've only got, like, a month of this left, right? Ugh...

theweevee

Katie______ said:

Anyone else throwing up prenatals? Or just me?  I am with you being nautious in some weird places and badly this week.   And if you aren't throwing up prenatals (I'm 9 wks)---what kind are you taking ?  I'm smarty pants

Yes - totally.  I have to take them mid-meal.  Only way I can keep them down.

kat0607

@Katie______ absolutely, my prenatal is basically a horse pill (huge) and even the smell makes me want to vom. I HAVE to take it mid-meal - not just with a snack - or else I'm sick.

dancegurl1118

This pregnancy is SO different than my first. My only symptoms are occasional aversions, insomnia, being a psycho bitch, and sensitive smells. 

My first pregnancy I couldn't get off the couch. I would writhe around with extreme nausea all day long. My boobs hurt so bad. I think the only constant is the psycho bitch but maybe that's not a pregnancy symptom 

ashaw512

cssme13 said:

@ashaw512 I've had pain around mine too! More annoying than anything. Sorry about the UTI hopefully it clears up quick 

I had a nurse appt on Thursday and she said that it's going to worse for me since this is number 3 and there's a lot more scaring. She also said to take tylenol if it gets to unbearable, and try a light massage if I can stand it. It's probably going to be tender from now until June, when my cs is scheduled.

yellow1daisy

Visiting my in-laws today. Food is currently cooking. The smells you guys. The smells. I want to run and hide. I'm covering my nose with my hoodie and my MIL asks....."what are you doing?..."

supermom83

I hate everybody and find most people I have to deal with super annoying, and have zero patience. Does that count as a symptom? lol I'm usually super sweet and happy-go-lucky, so this is very different for me. 

virginiaunicorn11

Ugh, I had my first foot cramp last night. Last time, these didn't start until well into second trimester. I bought magnesium today, so hopefully that can nip this in the bud...

kat0607

TMI warning (if that's even still a thing at this point) anyone else getting abdominal cramps when pooping? I noticed it tonight as I was pretty constipated. I felt instant relief afterwards but during was pretty intense. I'm chalking it up to RLP since I have started feeling more of that this week. 

chiquita928

@kat0607 Yeah, they're pretty sharp.  Sort of the worst gas pain ever, but it's over quick.  I remember it with my first, too.

morgarita

@kat0607 Yes! Anytime bowel movements start I have cramps. I remember this from ds so I wasn't worried this time. 

JAM85

@morgarita oh yeah I can get them a few hours before I actually go so much fun. 

does anyone have render to the touch skin below their belly button like a band below it across the uterus? I had a c section last time but this is above that area and I can't remember if I had it last time. It's not horribly painful just like bruised feeling 

ashaw512

@JAM85 it's probably the scar tissue stretching. My OB said it can be tender at 1 inch from either side of my scar. I had it last time but it wasn't as bad.

morgarita

Anyone have any headache remedies?

tuxielove93

@morgarita peppermint (even just smelling), chamomille tea, and more liquids, especially water should help with headaches. Also (if it's safe) a hot compress over your head might help, and just generally rubbing the neck and temple area may also bring relief. This isn't pregnancy specific, I just used to get headaches A LOT so I've tried a lot of things to fix them. Any of those should relieve any kind of headache, but keep bouncing around until you get something that works. Also, just laying down in a quiet, dark room may help as well. 

morgarita

@kerils thank you. I don't get headaches, except when pregnant, So I never know what to do except Tylenol and caffeine. Both of which I never use and don't really want to. 

ladybray

THIS is week 3 of horrible nausea and gagging. I am starting to lose my mind. I am flying home to my parents early Tuesday and am terrified of puking all the way to Michigan... toddler in tow. Got my seabands on and they aren't very effective. Guess I will just throw on some pads (because I pee when i puke) and say a prayer.

Sassenach1743

@irishrose54 and @Rae1, ditto on the crap sleep routine, waking up at 3am to pee and not being able to fall back asleep for another hour, wild vivid dreams when I do sleep, can't get comfortable... body aches, sore boobs, can't sleep on my stomach anymore, etc. I did just get a Snoogle body pillow last week, it's helping somewhat, definitely comfortable but still end up turning from side to side and having to re-position the pillow.

caribbeanmama-2

@morgarita magnesium and riboflavin have helped some ladies and been suggested here - I can't remember by whom.  I asked my midwife about it and she said it was fine to take as the excess would just come out in pee.  She also recommended eating protein every two hours and upping my caffeine intake. I love coffee but it doesn't agree with pregnancy for me - so I have Coca Cola or tea.  The former is not a good habit to start I know but it's better than the raging headaches.  Although mine are subsiding in intensity these days - I was previously taking a nap in the afternoon and that seemed to help a little.

virginiaunicorn11

morgarita said:

Anyone have any headache remedies?

Ugh, I've had one all day and nothing is helping. Unusual for me. Hope yours goes away soon!

tuxielove93

@ladybray I started to get nausea in week 6 and I'm starting week 10 right now. Still nauseous. It's getting better, but especially in the morning the gagging is ridiculous. I have the bands too, and I don't know if they are effective. I haven't taken them off for the past 4 weeks, except to shower. I do know mine won't stop moving around, so I've tried to tighten them to make them stick.