Symptoms, Questions, Concerns week of 5/22

dkizz82

i didn't see this started and the other one is getting long! 

dkizz82

Is 10.3 weeks too early to waddle? No, oh good. Haha. My back is killing me today and I feel like I'm waddling. Hehe. Feels like I'm 7 months pregnant. 

Also it's 2pm and I have just started feeling "ok" for the day. All of you people who got relief in week 10 suck! Just kidding. So happy for you but mine is just getting worse. 

NME44

@dkizz82, I'm with you. 9 was worse than 8. 10 isn't starting great.

dkizz82

@NME44 I am remaining hopeful. I as sick until around 22 weeks with DD and then off and on until I and her. I'm gonna say this is going to end better. Haha 

hoping you get some relief soon.  

anewadventure

dkizz82 said:

NME44 I am remaining hopeful. I as sick until around 22 weeks with DD and then off and on until I and her. I'm gonna say this is going to end better. Haha 

hoping you get some relief soon.  

lol. this. i was sick til about 18w first time around then 35w to 41w. i remain with fingers crossed for ANY improvement in those timelines. FX for you too

vvitchhazel

My breasts/nipples are JUST NOW tender/sore. So weird. I haven't thrown up in a couple days, which is awesome! 

flowerpower5838

I am having some period-like cramping (9w5d). Realistic me knows that is normal. Paranoid, pelvic rest SCH me is nervous AF. Ugh. 

MJDsquared

Some cramping the past three days. Thankfully the Ovia app said week 8 is really common for cramping or I may have freaked out, even though it's not even close to as bad as AF cramping.

Also, I had GI issues on Saturday and that really sucked, so yesterday I just laid around and refused to eat 'real' food because I was scared. I feel a bit better today but I'll be pissed if it's a fake out and I eat real dinner and feel like crap.

kater622

Does anyone else feel constantly full/not hungry? And if I do start to feel hungry, I'll eat a few bites and be full. Kinda lame because I love eating 

breezybee

@vauxthekate Ive been feeling that way for a couple weeks until today. Today, I can't stop eating. I'll eat a snack and then get super hungry 20 minutes later. 

kyrwyn

*TW ?* I called the triage line for my OB because I've had off and on, very light, brown spotting for a bit now and I figured rather than googling it for the Nth time I'd let a medical professional tell me to chill out. Instead they gave me the stock advice of what to do if I start bleeding heavily and said they'd talk to my OB about whether he wants to move our June 1st appointment forward. Now I'm more anxious than when I called. (And crying at work.) 

Edits: I thought maybe this could warrant a TW for some, so I added it just to be safer

kyrwyn

@vauxthekate I felt that was until 12 weeks came. Then it let up a bit. 

rainbowdashh

CVS testing is scheduled for Friday and I'm starting to freak out. I'm so focused on the very small complication percentage instead of the very high everything goes fine percentage.

Marley629

The constipation is for real.  Not even my prenatal with a stool softener is helping. OB just told me to eat more fruit and try prune juice. 

jackiesmom324

@kyrwyn  - i hope the bleeding stops. fingers crossed for you that everything is ok 
@rainbowdashh - wow the CVS is coming up so fast. its so hard not to worry isnt it? im sending you good vibes from here
@vauxthekate i often feel like reallly hungry and craving something then it comes and i feel either completely disgusted or full after a few bites. this eating thing is so weird 
@vvitchhazel ugh the sore breasts are the worst

for me my main struggle is just trying to not completely fall into bed at the end of the day. im not even working super long days now. it sucks! i also got really sweaty and almost fell out today. the person i was with kept asking hey are you ok there is sweat dripping off your face. i didnt even notice because i was focused on the work but yea it was weird. i told my husband and he laughed at me. lol i was like i almost passed out at work why is that funny ugh. hes like dont worry im sure everything is fine. meh.

this is me when I get home:

jlemons-2

@rainbowdashh good luck on your CVS! 

kyrwyn

@jackiesmom324 Thank you!  I called my sister (who is a mama to four) and she calmed me down. The fatigue is brutal! I found I was a teensy bit less exhausted if I was militant about staying hydrated, but that may only be because it is hard to drift off when you really need to pee!  
@rainbowdashh fingers crossed that you're in the smooth sailing group. And that this week of anticipation passes quickly for you! 

disneyfan0511

@Marley629 I'm with you on the consitpation. This is the worst it's ever been for me in any pregnancy. Taking colace and it's not helping. So awful. 

My HG seems to be letting up - I am now OK in the morning and can eat a normal breakfast. Around 2pm it comes rearing back but I'm thankful for the early hours where I can be useful. 

Tennis11785

@vauxthekate - I get full really fast.  But I also get hungry really fast... basically I'm all about lots of small meals. 

@rainbowdashh - it's such a small percent that something will go wrong.  Try and focus on the positive!!

Marley629

@disneyfan0511 the kicker was the OB said to me to stay away from bananas, apples and rice for the constipation...meanwhile, the nurse told me to eat a BRAT diet to help with my MS ...can't win lol 

disneyfan0511

@Marley629 I hear the same thing - and apples are something I can actually eat, so I am still eating them. I'm looking into accupuncture to see if that could help with either the nausea or getting things moving... Kind of willing to try anything at this point! 

brittyclem

Ladies, if you can stomach it, warmed prune juice uaually helps move the bowels of my elderly patients. Might be worth a shot. 

nz113

@disneyfan0511 hi there HG buddy. I hate that you're going through it too but at least yours is starting to let up a bit. I've noticed that I hit a peak toward the late afternoon where the nausea becomes almost unbearable. Sucking on hard candy has been the only thing that keeps me from vomiting. Hopefully we both get some relief soon 

kln62689

@Marley629    @disneyfan0511     It is nice to know I'm not alone in this never ending constipation struggle. My vitamin has a stool softener, plus I take citrucel, and nothing. My sickness and food aversion has been so bad I don't know if I should worry though, because I think I am basically empty despite feeling bloated as a puffer fish. 

disneyfan0511

@nz113 I've been living on blue raspberry jolly ranchers - which I normally am not a big fan of. HG is a devil - I hope we both get relief in second tri.... 

dkizz82

There has only been 30 mins out of the whole day today where i have felt ok. Not good, just ok. Ugggggg I feel so bad for you with HG. I don't know how you do this everyday. I haven't had a great day since 6 weeks but today has been one of the worst. 

NME44

@rainbowdashh, I am super over the top optimistic that everything will go well for you  Good luck Friday!

JelloBean1

Has anyone else experienced heart flutters? Just noticed them last week and it happens a few times a day. My doctor did up my thyroid medication a few weeks ago so maybe that's a factor too. So weird because i dont remember getting them last time i was pregnant. I am going for my first obgyn appt on friday so I'll ask her then. I'll be 9 weeks on friday.

acgonzalez22

@JelloBean1 I was getting them and my RE had to lower my Synthroid.

NME44

@JelloBean1, I had them really badly around 5ish weeks. I called my doctor and asked her to check my thyroid, which was normal. I really think I was dehydrated. 

Ive gotten them in past pregnancies as well, but usually further along.

bkrahn

Experienced spotting for the first time today (11w6d) and I'm feeling paranoid AF! Went into the ER to hopefully get some peace of mind so I could sleep peacefully tonight and that was a waste of time. They are going to order me an ultrasound for tomorrow though, so that's something. I know it's super normal to experience light spotting but *TW* my SIL recently miscarried at 15 weeks *end tw** so of course my mind goes to the worst case scenario. Just hoping to see a healthy baby on that screen tomorrow. 

blueskies17

@bkrahn Fx that everything is ok! 

peachy13

Anyone else cramping more than normal? I know this is likely just my uterus expanding now that I'm basically at 12 weeks. It just seems a bit more noticeable than before, and is kind of like light pinches on both sides of my uterus. Normal I hope! 

katiegeminimoon

@peachy13 I have had some more noticeable cramps lately too. I'm 12w4d so I'm hoping it's normal too! 

disneyfan0511

@dkizz82 Sorry you feel so crummy. Morning sickness of any is not fun. With DD1 I didn't realize I had HG and just went through the first 14 weeks so sick thinking it was normal - with my second my OB realized something was up when I lost 15lbs and I finally received treatment. This time, they started treatment right away and it's been night and day - I still don't feel great, but the symptoms are tolerable and I haven't lost any weight. Hang in there - but don't be afraid to ask your OB for relief if it gets to that point! 

Marley629

For anyone who takes thyroid meds:

do you take yours in morning or night? I currently take mine in morning on an empty stomach but I think it all contributing to my MS and I can't recover from it. I have endo appt today so I'll ask them too but just curious what others did 

txmomma16

@Marley629 My doc told me to take my thyroid meds in the morning on an empty stomach and not eat anything for at least half an hour, up to an hour if I could wait. 

whiska

@peachy13 For me the cramps have been coming and going the whole time, but i guess they did start increasing in frequency around 10+4. *TW*

My hypothesis was that this was the biggest my uterus got during my pg that ended in loss

If it's on the sides I always wonder if that's some round ligament pain and not just cramps. If any cramps seem kind of intense or painful I chug a bunch of water and make it a point to rest for a little bit. 


Has anyone else noticed a decrease in the need to pee so often around 10-12 weeks? I went a whole 6 hour stretch last night, but I could swear I didn't go to bed dehydrated!
Basically I'm freaking the f*** out waiting on my scan on Friday and looking for any little sign that things are not okay (or okay!)

blueskies17

@whiska I was going to ask the same thing about peeing! I am 11w3d and last night I only got up to pee once after a 6 hour stretch! Usually I am peeing 3x per night. I read that around this time, the uterus moves up and takes some pressure off of the bladder. Then as the uterus gets bigger when we're further along (third tri?) and squishes all the organs, we will have the frequent peeing issues again. So FX this is all normal! 

JelloBean1

acgonzalez22 said:

@JelloBean1 I was getting them and my RE had to lower my Synthroid.

Thanks, I'm thinking that could be it. They told me to take an extra half a synthroid 3x per week as soon as i found out i was pregnant, but maybe that's too much. I'll have the obgyn take blood Friday to check my tsh levels.

dkizz82

whiska said:

@peachy13 For me the cramps have been coming and going the whole time, but i guess they did start increasing in frequency around 10+4. *TW*

My hypothesis was that this was the biggest my uterus got during my pg that ended in loss

If it's on the sides I always wonder if that's some round ligament pain and not just cramps. If any cramps seem kind of intense or painful I chug a bunch of water and make it a point to rest for a little bit. 


Has anyone else noticed a decrease in the need to pee so often around 10-12 weeks? I went a whole 6 hour stretch last night, but I could swear I didn't go to bed dehydrated!
Basically I'm freaking the f*** out waiting on my scan on Friday and looking for any little sign that things are not okay (or okay!)

Yes! I slept from 11-5:00 without having to go. I was like "whaaaaaattttt"! I'm 10.4 weeks