Symptoms Thread (week of 03/04)

mommac2017

How are you feeling? Any change in symptoms? 

feeislove

I'm waking up a lot at night. Either in the middle of the night or really early in the morning. If I wake up in the early morning it's next to impossible to go back to sleep. My boobs have gotten bigger but it seems like only my nipples are sore. Still gaggy but not full blown nauseous. 

izzy7234

Food aversions! I can't make it through dinner most nights and have been living on oranges and smoothies. All meat except for deli turkey sounds terrible to me. Yesterday I thought I would try some salami so I microwaved it for a minute-and trust me. Don't do that. It was the most revolting thing ever. 

I can also smell literally everything. It makes commuting on the train really hard. Everyone's perfume or general smell makes me want to puke. Fun times!

lin1019

Really really stuffy nose. I don't know if I have a cold or what. Other than the stuffy nose I feel just fine. Bloating, always farting or barfing.

emwj10187

I went from feeling car sick 24/7 to starving 24/7 this week. The only nausea i'll feel is if i don't eat something right away when i feel hungry. Thats been the most noticeable change. Taking this as a good sign and some much needed relief from the toilet.

azerimama

Still round the clock nausea and vomiting. But finally got constipation under control. So that's a win... I have been having weird ass dreams lately though. I don't recall it happening this early with DD but it is not fun waking up from nightmares two nights in a row.

australianshepherdlover

My boobs have been super sore, but really only around the nipple area. I have food aversions really bad to random things. I was walking through the grocery store and smelled something they had as a sample and almost puked! I have had random nausea but haven't actually puked yet. I also have been waking up a lot at night and having some super crazy dreams!

mommac2017

I haven't thrown up today or yesterday (although I did dry heave a lot yesterday morning). So of course my PGAL brain is getting the best of me and I'm panicking. Anxious now for my appointment on Thursday. Wish it was sooner in the week!

Maksim's Mom

lin1019 said:

Really really stuffy nose. I don't know if I have a cold or what. Other than the stuffy nose I feel just fine. Bloating, always farting or barfing.

Stuffy noses are part of the pregnancy  perk! I guess it's the HCG that's causing it. Mine is also stuffy but no cold that I'm aware of. 

beezeee

@mommac2017 at my appoinment last week, my doctor told me my nausea would probably start tapering off soon, around 10 weeks. So, you're probably just getting to that point It's nice that you'll have an ultrasound this week to calm your nerves, though.

mommac2017

@beezeemarie, thank you! I'm hopeful that's the case (I'm 10 weeks on Monday). But my nausea and vomiting lasted with DS until 24 weeks so that's what I was mentally preparing for. I just need to remind myself that every pregnancy is different. Hopefully I'm just nearing the end of morning sickness. 

ChocolateIsLife

It's 4:45am, I'm wide awake and starving!  I really want some strawberry and whipped cream crepes from IHOP.

jayrabbitt

Oh I couldn't agree more.  Everything is nausea inducing! The only things I've been able to stomach is pasta, muffins,  fruit,  and 1 kind of juice.  

jayrabbitt

azerimama said:

Still round the clock nausea and vomiting. But finally got constipation under control. So that's a win... I have been having weird ass dreams lately though. I don't recall it happening this early with DD but it is not fun waking up from nightmares two nights in a row.

I am having the same thing happening with dreams! With my son they were all hyper sexual,  this tine around they seem to be all scary

autumnbaby-2

I was 7 weeks on Friday.. I am so dizzy in the morning. It's awful. I've been trying to get up slowly and have juice or eat something right away. Anyone else dizzy?

flyingfall

@Autumnbaby I've been super dizzy as well but it lasts all day. It was so bad a few days ago I had to leave in the middle of work. It started getting worse after the flu shot, but I found out I have a UTI and vitamin D deficiency as well (doc is thinking the combo of all 3 was just taking a huge toll). I was 7 weeks on Friday ss well. If it keeps up, you may want to talk to your doc about it. I hope you start feeling better!

mommac2017

@Autumnbaby, dizziness in pregnancy could be a sign of low blood pressure and is extremely common. Mention it to your doctor. I've heard increasing your salt intake can help! Good luck!

feeislove

I started spotting yesterday. I had found pink on the TP once before but since it didn't stick around I didn't worry about it. I did bleed some darker red blood after intercourse but I attributed this to the weird position we were in. But ever since yesterday I've had tan colored blood on my underwear and when I wipe. It's very light and I know it can be normal but I won't feel better until my appointment on Tuesday. It's going to be a long two days.

kstirton

just wanted to say I am at the end of 8 weeks and was pretty dizzy and seems to have dissapated. I do think it's progesterone/hormone related. it can cause your blood pressure to drop. 

MamanBee

@Autumnbaby I'm 7w1d and last night I woke up at 430 and felt so dizzy and lightheaded I almost threw up. I definitely think you are not alone.

Also may as well add some cramping today. I keep going to the washroom to expect the worse. Still tired and nothing seems appetizing, so that's new. 

PizzaMonster3

I'm entering wk 10 and my nausea/vomiting and tailbone pain is starting to be intermittent rather than constant. Nipples are still very tender, and the bloating never ends. I've also been having some crazy sexual dreams - I wasn't expecting that when they said "pg dreams" !!

grkgdss00

My nausea seemed to disappear in my 8th week - which has me worried of course. I just woke up one day able to eat and function normally, and have been that way since (4 days now). I have an appt on Friday and fingers crossed everything is OK. So weird 1 day I feel like I can't function and the next i'm fine.

allslee

I had some pink-ish discharge and a small streak of blood in my discharge on Saturday, only when wiping. The same thing happened this morning. Anytime there is colour I panic. We lost our first in 2014, but just had our son in January 2016. I'm really hoping this is normal, all my mama friends seem to think so. It's just hard not to think of the worst. We are so excited for this baby, so I'm praying that everything is okay. We are 6w3d. When we lost in 2014 it was much different and I was spotting A LOT, and not just on the toilet paper. I'm hoping this is just leftover from implantation or from overdoing it on the weekend (we were on the go non stop). I'll be happy to get our first appointment in and hopefully calm some of these nerves

jessafishy

Got my first pregnancy migraine. Booo. I'm hoping I can sleep and then go back into work.

mommac2017

I fed my cat this morning. I can't stand the smell of her food. I held my breath the whole time. Then threw up. I've felt nauseous ever since. It's DH's job to feed her before he leaves the house but he forgot. Ugh!!!

kstirton

9 weeks today and here's a new one. cramping. real low kind of like period cramps. nurse said it's totally normal.

sarebear55

6 weeks and feeling pretty terrible :P cramping like I'm on my period, food aversion, nausea, gnarly burps, stomach cramping, and I'm SO damn tired all the time.

bluejeanbabi05

@grkgdss00 I know how scary that can be! The same thing happened to me pretty abruptly right at 7 weeks. I was a basket case all last week, but my 8 week ultrasound was absolutely perfect. I'm sure all is well with you  

megggosaurusrex

I've been super nauseated but every time I feel like I might want to throw up, I just sneeze instead. Literally like 10x a day. And then I feel a little better. Super weird. 

beezeee

My mouth is so dry and has a gross taste lately. I've been drinking water all day, but it's not really helping.

autumnbaby-2

@mommac2017 @flying.fall @MamanBee glad to know I'm not alone. I'll keep an eye on it, and if it continues for too long I'll definitely mention it to my doctor. The salt intake is interesting.. I haven't been eating many things with salt so maybe that's it too. Thanks everyone! Here's to hoping our first trimester symptoms go by quickly lol 

ksf13

@mommac2017 Ugh, dog food smell always made me sick when I was pregnant with DD. 

I had a few days with less nausea and more energy, but now it's Monday and they are both like "we're baaackkkk!" lol. I did actually made it all night without waking up to go to the bathroom. I was about to pop when I woke up this morning, but I still slept all night haha. Not really a new symptom, but a first! I did realize today that my bra cups are getting rather full. I may need a new bra soon.

singing_lyn

Just still have been having heartburn wicked bad, just spotted brown when I went to the bathroom, I don't remember having any with my first so it's making me freak a little since I've been feeling so normal and now spotted. I still don't have a doctor's appointment scheduled either because I don't have insurance and they want to be paid a ridiculous amount to be seen so I was just going to wait until my husband gets insurance from his new job. I know that I still can go if I feel I have to but I'm trying to downplay it in my head because I don't want to freak out about every little thing.

JessDG

I am so incredibly restless at night.  I am a champion sleeper, so that makes me extra cranky in the morning.  When I am asleep I am having crazy and very vivid dreams!  

buttercream_frosting

So I have had waves of nausea over the last week or more and I've thrown up four times at random times of the day. I don't know what triggers the nausea or MS and I don't really know what helps. It is frustrating. But having some symptoms is somewhat comforting!

buttercream_frosting

beezeemarie said:

My mouth is so dry and has a gross taste lately. I've been drinking water all day, but it's not really helping.

Are you getting a mild bitter taste? I'm getting this weird mild bitter after taste sometimes after drinking water or certain foods. It's extremely off putting and I keep pursing my lips in a disgusted way. So I am also acting unattractive these days too.

beezeee

@buttercream_frosting I suppose you could say it's bitter. It's like the feeling/taste I get right before I throw up. But it's pretty much constant, and I haven't actually thrown up.

buttercream_frosting

@beezeemarie I wonder if sucking on mints will help you? Mine comes and goes. I would hate to have it constantly. You poor thing.

beezeee

@buttercream_frosting thanks. I need to buy jolly ranchers or mints or something to suck on, because I think that would definitely help.

keiraanne

Everything! I'm one of those women who always imagined early pregnancy to be an exciting time with "just a touch" of symptoms on the side. I'll be six weeks on Wednesday and in the last week I've dealt with:

- nausea and gagging (thankfully no vomiting!)
- extreme exhaustion
- insomnia (and I'm usually a champion sleeper)
- sore joints
- loads of phlegm in the back of my throat
- mild cramping
- crazy sore boobs
- mega crankiness

I'm learning to take it all in stride and remind myself that it's part of the process. There's not much we can do except develop healthy coping mechanisms for our symptoms, and I just keep reminding myself it's because there's a life growing inside of me!

learnliveloveit

Some nausea and still having slight sore boobs. I'm tired and yawning like I've worked 3 days straight. Happy I haven't had a vomiting episode since last week.