Ahhh reading the words "all symptoms going away in early pregnancy are usually a sign of miscarriage" just made my PGAL brain go even more off the deep end.
Yup. I read that the same way. And the part about morning sickness meaning a healthier pregnancy... PGAL brain is all, "where is your MS? Why are you not nauseous? Prepare for another loss!"
I've hit week nine and finally feel like I've turned a corner. Symptoms drastically better with the exception of insomnia but I had that until I delivered last time. Hopefully you ladies start feeling better soon!
@kissthesky32 so so sorry to you too, again most definitely not my intent especially with the no nausea part, hence the asterisk. Once more, I feel like a total ass, I'm so sorry ladies.
@DuchessOfCambridge - Don't feel bad at all! You did absolutely nothing wrong. It sucks reading that, but it's what the abstract says. I like facts. This one just isn't in my favor right now. I'm interested in what the rest of the article says and am definitely going to search to see if I can find non-$36 access to it.
I've hit week nine and finally feel like I've turned a corner. Symptoms drastically better with the exception of insomnia but I had that until I delivered last time. Hopefully you ladies start feeling better soon!
The insomnia is real over here too. Most of my mom friends think I'm crazy, but I wake up for any reason overnight I'm awake for an hour at least. It was like this last time for me as well.
@DuchessOfCambridge - The article is... okay? The actual ideas of the authors have some pretty large holes in them, but the data they are citing from other sources is interesting.
Omg I am so sorry to all the PGAL mom's who read @DuchessOfCambridge words for me and felt hurt or stressed. I am praying we all have sticky babies and I'm so sorry for causing such a kerfuffle!
Not sure if there's a better board to post this in.
Dr. just called and said my urine sample from Monday shows a bladder infection. I don't have any noticeable symptoms, although maybe some of my discomfort is partially related to the infection and not the pregnancy.
He prescribed macrobid, said it's safe, but is it really? I get that the risk of a kidney infection is greater than the risk from the medication. But I'm scared anyway. Anyone ever had to take macrobid while pregnant?
I had a UTI right at the beginning of my pregnancy with DS2. Also took macrobid. It is safe and will make you feel much better!
PSA for all- lean forward as you finish peeing to make sure you get it all out. Pregnancy makes it harder to fully empty your bladder and infections are no fun!
I was so happy to have symptoms because I was glad that it meant I'm having a healthy pregnancy, now my food a versions and smell senility plus my constant nausea is worrying me. I can't eat. I haven't held down a full meal in a few days and am getting all nutrients from my meal replacement shakes (which sometimes don't last) and my pre natal vitamin. I'm worried that I'm not consuming enough calories to sustain baby and me, but I honestly don't know what to do. I'm in tears whenever I think about the fact that my baby isn't getting any nutrition. I usually lead such a healthy lifestyle and I put huge importance on a healthy diet that now I can't eat. I feel like I've tried everything except the medicine and I'm so frustrated and upset. It is actually difficult for me to feed my family and I can barely take my little one out in public just because some smell always has me throwing up or gagging on the side of the street. I can't make it to the doctor for another few days simply because of how busy my life is right now and the fact that it's SO HARD to get out of the house and to the doctor. I honestly don't know what to do and I'm so worried about my baby's health.
Did you quit smoking yet? That could be making you feel sick and is worse for your baby than morning sickness. Hope you feel better soon!
It's funny how it's the little things in life that mean the most...not where you live, or what you drive, or the price tag on your clothes... There's no dollar sign on a piece of mind, this I've come to know! *ZBB*
@bcashaw take this with a grain of salt because I'm not a scientist, but I recently read an abstract of research done on morning sickness and health of baby. The conclusion reached was that morning sickness actually means the pregnancy is healthier and the baby has a better chance of survival*. The believed reason for this is that it's how the baby gets rid of any toxins the mom might be ingesting (just from pathogens in food, particularly meat), so even if you're losing weight, it's ok and it's a good sign your baby will survive. The whole reason they did the study was to relieve anxiety from moms-to-be and allow physicians to focus on alleviating the uncomfortable symptoms without worrying about the baby. HG is excluded from this since that's a different condition.
*Lack of morning sickness does not mean you will miscarry, it's thought that this comes about because the mom is more likely to ingest things that could harm the fetus. The other part of it is that all symptoms going away in early pregnancy are usually a sign of miscarriage.
I would have loved to read the whole research paper but wasn't into paying $36 to do so.
I don't know if I'd use the word "usually" - I think "sometimes" is more appropriate.
For anyone who is concerned, particularly PGAL ladies, check out this Jan16 post. Andplusalso, let's try not to freak anyone out with discussion of symptoms coming and going. Most miscarriages are due to chromosomal abnormalities and not "ingesting toxins". There is nothing that can be done to prevent a miscarriage unless it's due to something like low progesterone, thyroid hormones, needing a cerclage, etc. so let's not worry people about things they can't control. Plenty of women have healthy babies without morning sickness.
It's funny how it's the little things in life that mean the most...not where you live, or what you drive, or the price tag on your clothes... There's no dollar sign on a piece of mind, this I've come to know! *ZBB*
5w2d here, and my nausea is the opposite of everyone else's, I'm ok unless I eat something, and then I'm fairly certain it's going to come back up! No actual vomiting yet. Seems best if I nibble small amounts, too much (which doesn't seem to be much) and I feel sick. Fatigue is a little better today. Instead of vomiting I'm enjoying alternating constipation and diarrhea (tmi!). Started taking a stool softener to hopefully even things out a bit. First doctors visit isn't until next week.
Oh, and taste changes! My absolute favorite beverage in the world tastes like puke, and I tried to eat a cookie the other day and couldn't do it... let me tell you that was traumatizing!
I alternate between hungry but too nauseous to eat anything. But this is new... Water tastes weird. Anyone have that. Hard to discribe but tastes different like a little sweet. Its not terrible but I like the way it used to taste better.
@NYTino24 I don't think i was clear, I wasn't saying ingesting toxins are the causes of miscarriage but of lack of nausea. It doesn't really make that much sense to me because of nausea is ridding toxins wouldnt a Mom ingesting more toxins be more nauseous? I was just telling what I read and I didn't do it right. Again, I'm really sorry about anyone I upset!
I recently read that chapter in Expecting Better, where the author says that women who don't have nausea are more likely to miscarry. I was really annoyed at the author for not elaborating which is why I tried to. Still so sorry. You're right though, I definitely should have said symptoms going away are SOMETIMES.
As for my actual symptoms just getting tired around 4-5p and my boobs are killing me. I'm still really early for any MS/HG to set in....I honestly feel like this is the calm before the storm...the HG storm and she is quite a bitch.
Anyone have HG with 1+ pregnancy and not with any others?
@NYTino24 down to half a cigarette every other day, but that could totally be it and I'm working really hard on cutting it out. It's such a stress reliever for me it's hard to break yhe habit. I'm thinking about going on diclectin my doctor and midwife and all my friends who have been pregnant all say it's safe , I'm just disappointed because I really wanted to have a natural pregnancy and birth.
Anyone tried the sea bands for nausea? A friend brought them for me today and said they helped her. I wore them all night but I really don't get a lot of evening sickness. I'll try them again first thing tomorrow and report back!
@bcashaw quitting is always the hardest thing for me to do when pregnant and miss the stress reliever as well. We probably should have quit prior but what do they say about hindsight? But good for you and I know you can quit!
Food aversions.. always hungry but turn my nose up at everything! I felt pretty guilty last night when my 3 year old was light heartedly (but oddly forcefully) trying to feed me a nacho cheese dorito. He kept pushing it to my mouth and I would say "no thank you, momma doesn't want that right now" but he just kept at it and the smell of it made my stomach turn and when it touched my lips I got Very irritable and snapped "I DONT WANT IT!" He put his head down and sulked his shoulders I felt just terrible! Of course then I apologized and explained much more nicely that no means no! LOL
@DuchessOfCambridge don't fret too much, I personally did not think you shared anything that was horrible. You read a study and shared how it made you feel. Yes of course it's hard for anyone who have had a loss but it's going to be just as hard reading a symptoms thread when one is not having symptoms. I mean I've read so much stuff on the internet after my previous losses that it drove me nuts. E.g., there was one study about HCG levels at 16 dpo as indicator of likelihood of misscarriage, there was another study on late implantation and impact on MC, another one about progesterone levels etc. Frankly if you go into medical research there is tons of stuff and there continues to be constant research about it. Nothing is proven as a hard fact just yet or else Drs would use it as a diagnostic tool because guess what there is a reason it's the miracle of life. There are just so many factors involved that impact it that there is no way of knowing by any one thing e.g, nausea. At least not yet. So anyone who finds reading these studies hard, should just stay away as it won't make or break what's going to happen and those who understand and are not peeved by how scientific reasearch, sampling and data gathering works should feel free to read and/or share them as long as you caveat the TW around it.
So after first dose of macrobid last night and basically constantly drinking water till my pee is clear (and going every half hour), this lower abdominal discomfort that I had attributed to pregnancy pains is gone. I also feel less bloated and less nauseous, but boobs are still super sore. How much of my suffering was from this damn bladder infection!
As for my actual symptoms just getting tired around 4-5p and my boobs are killing me. I'm still really early for any MS/HG to set in....I honestly feel like this is the calm before the storm...the HG storm and she is quite a bitch.
Anyone have HG with 1+ pregnancy and not with any others?
@QTAMum3 Not sure if this counts, it wasn't technically HG, but my mom always said that with me she puked every day like clockwork, and with my sister, no MS at all.
6 weeks and really starting to feel the nausea now. I'm also getting over a bad flu-like virus and ended up with a secondary throat and ear infection. I'm on antibiotics now and feeling much better luckily. Being sick while pregnant is no joke!
@bcashaw I hope you're able to completely quit smoking soon. Hard as it is, this is your baby! It is so much more dangerous to smoke than to take the anti-nausea medication. There have been no impacts on birth defects associated with diclectin in clinical trials which obviously isn't the case for smoking. I would definitely focus on the smoking and not worry about the "natural" side of this if you're too sick to function.
Anyone tried the sea bands for nausea? A friend brought them for me today and said they helped her. I wore them all night but I really don't get a lot of evening sickness. I'll try them again first thing tomorrow and report back!
Ok well so far so good. I put them on first thing this morning, ate breakfast with minimal nausea, and even got my butt to my Saturday morning yoga class I haven't been able to get to since my morning sickness kicked in. So as of right now, I'm a believer.
@bcashaw good luck quitting smoking! You can do it! I was lucky and decided to quit smoking about 5 weeks ago and started using the ecigs to help with the transition.. this was before I got my first faint positive test.. I feel so good going into this knowing I made the decision to quit just in time and didn't have to stress about quitting when I found out!
Re: Symptoms for week with the 23rd in it
Dr. just called and said my urine sample from Monday shows a bladder infection. I don't have any noticeable symptoms, although maybe some of my discomfort is partially related to the infection and not the pregnancy.
He prescribed macrobid, said it's safe, but is it really? I get that the risk of a kidney infection is greater than the risk from the medication. But I'm scared anyway. Anyone ever had to take macrobid while pregnant?
I had a UTI right at the beginning of my pregnancy with DS2. Also took macrobid. It is safe and will make you feel much better!
PSA for all- lean forward as you finish peeing to make sure you get it all out. Pregnancy makes it harder to fully empty your bladder and infections are no fun!
TTC 9/2016 BFP 12/9/16 EDD 8/21/17 NMC 1/8/16 at 7w6d
TTC 2/2017 BFP 3/6/17 EDD 11/17/17 DS born 11/25/17 via ECS
TTC 12/2018 BFP 6/2/19 EDD 2/12/20 NMC / BO at 7 weeks, low progesterone
TTC 7/2019 BFP 8/21/19 EDD 4/22/20 CP at 5 weeks
TTC 8/19 IUI #1 w/ Clomid + Ovidrel + progesterone BFN, IUI 2 and 3 w/ Letrozole + Ovidrel + progesterone,
IUI 4 Follistim + Ovidrel + progesterone BFP 1/9/20 EDD 9/18/20
AMA, ITP in pregnancy, vWD type II - low Factor VIII, unexplained RPL and secondary infertility
For anyone who is concerned, particularly PGAL ladies, check out this Jan16 post. Andplusalso, let's try not to freak anyone out with discussion of symptoms coming and going. Most miscarriages are due to chromosomal abnormalities and not "ingesting toxins". There is nothing that can be done to prevent a miscarriage unless it's due to something like low progesterone, thyroid hormones, needing a cerclage, etc. so let's not worry people about things they can't control. Plenty of women have healthy babies without morning sickness.
https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12575727/the-odds-of-not-having-an-early-miscarriage/p1
TTC 9/2016 BFP 12/9/16 EDD 8/21/17 NMC 1/8/16 at 7w6d
TTC 2/2017 BFP 3/6/17 EDD 11/17/17 DS born 11/25/17 via ECS
TTC 12/2018 BFP 6/2/19 EDD 2/12/20 NMC / BO at 7 weeks, low progesterone
TTC 7/2019 BFP 8/21/19 EDD 4/22/20 CP at 5 weeks
TTC 8/19 IUI #1 w/ Clomid + Ovidrel + progesterone BFN, IUI 2 and 3 w/ Letrozole + Ovidrel + progesterone,
IUI 4 Follistim + Ovidrel + progesterone BFP 1/9/20 EDD 9/18/20
AMA, ITP in pregnancy, vWD type II - low Factor VIII, unexplained RPL and secondary infertility
I recently read that chapter in Expecting Better, where the author says that women who don't have nausea are more likely to miscarry. I was really annoyed at the author for not elaborating which is why I tried to. Still so sorry. You're right though, I definitely should have said symptoms going away are SOMETIMES.
As for my actual symptoms just getting tired around 4-5p and my boobs are killing me. I'm still really early for any MS/HG to set in....I honestly feel like this is the calm before the storm...the HG storm and she is quite a bitch.
Anyone have HG with 1+ pregnancy and not with any others?
Married: 11/2013
"Q" DS1: 3/2011
"T" DS2: 10/2012
"A" DD: 1/2014
EDD #4: 11/26/2017
It's such a stress reliever for me it's hard to break yhe habit.
I'm thinking about going on diclectin my doctor and midwife and all my friends who have been pregnant all say it's safe , I'm just disappointed because I really wanted to have a natural pregnancy and birth.
Married: 11/2013
"Q" DS1: 3/2011
"T" DS2: 10/2012
"A" DD: 1/2014
EDD #4: 11/26/2017
@adirat it's definitely something that I am working my best at.
Dating: 10/23/2013
Married: 6/13/2014
TTC since June 2016
BFP #1: 3/2/17 - MC 5/22/17