Symptoms - week of 8/5

jkhall2010

Hey there! 
Y'all might hate me lol but I'm not having most of the common symptoms. The only things that I've noticed are sore breasts and bloating. I feel strangely energized and wake up every morning before my alarm clock. I have been having vivid dreams so I guess that counts as a symptom. Fingers crossed nausea and exhaustion never set in! 

jenotontx

I didn't realize that not having symptoms could actually be a bad thing... now I'm worried! Other then last week when I had a bad morning I haven't felt much of anything. I have had some mild ongoing cramping and some constipation but that's about it. 

kdria

I'm right at 5w and the exhaustion hit me like a ton a bricks yesterday and today in the afternoons. I've had mild cramping for over a week and my boobs are starting to feel tender. Hunger will hit me out of nowhere. Hair feels extra greasy. Stuff nose and sneezing started yesterday. Don't know if symptom or I'm just having allergies. Also, I feel like my body odor is extra funky no matter how much deodorant I use! 

justkeepswimming8

@JJMNO1616 - I dont think not having symptoms is a bad thing, its more it makes me feel better because then I "feel" pregnant if that makes sense. My mom and MIL didnt have symptoms when they were pregnant. Having/not having symptoms doesnt indicate how well the pregnancy is going. 

holly321

@JJMNO1616, I second @justkeepswimming8.  Some people just don't have symptoms.  I didn't get any real noticable ones with my first until about 8 weeks in.  My SIL is 10 weeks pregnant with her 3rd and she is still pretty symptom free.

I think the bigger issue is having symptoms and then not having symptoms.  But again, not always an issue.  My pregnancy with my son, I started out pretty nauseous, then it went away for a few weeks, hit again and MS lasted the entirety of my pregnancy.

Dumbgurl04

With my symptoms the first time around they were barely there.  I would have a little bit of sickness here or there but nothing bad.  Then just be a little tired.  It took maybe 2 weeks of being in the 2nd trimester that I actually felt pregnant 

tooraloorah

I'm starting to wonder if my symptoms are subsiding and that's not so good? Sore boobs are only if I'm out wearing a bra and even the cramping has pretty much gone, along with bubbles in my stomach and nausea. I had some instense cramping on Saturday and that scared me, but no spotting. I planned on calling my OB tomorrow, but I'm not sure what they'll say other than to wait for my appointment next week. 

lund

+1 to not having many symptoms (I'm 5+4 today). I'm still constantly thirsty (especially at night, yay), which of course means I pee all the time, but boobs have gotten less sore and I haven't had a wave of nausea in a few days. I do have some intermittent cramping/stretching pains in my uterus area.

If it makes anyone feel better, I've had 4 betas done and everything is looking great - so a lack of symptoms isn't necessarily a bad thing!

jenotontx

@lund Glad to hear your betas are looking good! 

mispanda

I can feel that I'm more tired than normal but I don't have many symptoms either.  My nipples were tender last week and they aren't anymore.  I'm still experiencing cramps and now I'm having a harder time using the bathroom even with extra fiber supplements.  Once in awhile my stomach feels funny but nothing close to getting sick.

pghren

 My morning sickness is back! I'm starting to wonder if it was never really gone but that my eating habits the past 2 days kept it at bay. I might go back to what I was doing tomorrow and see. I feel crazy for wanting to feel sick, but feeling better made me so anxious! 

julzy

4 weeks 4 days here--- had a wave of morning sickness this morning but after some tea it's subsided. My boobs are a little tender but not super sore yet. Very tired... with a 2 year old running around. Oh and anxious. I'm so freaking nervous.

frenchiekinplusone

Hellooooo 6 weeks. Had to do some deep breathing at my desk this morning to keep myself from throwing up. Saltines and ginger ale forever. 

jenotontx

@julzy Hi EDD buddy! 

ekendall09

@frenchiekinplusone that stinks!! I hope it lets up so you can atleast function during the work day! 

I almost packed saltines too because i'm so paranoid i'm going to have another nausea episode!

pghren

@ekendall09 I'm highly considering bringing Pringles and ginger ale on my car trip on Friday

ekendall09

I definitely would @allowachick

I leveled up my snack game for work today but think I might need to just keep stuff in my desk for emergencies!

frenchiekinplusone

Also I just tried Preggie Pop Drops for the first time today - I think they are helping!

pghren

@ekendall09 like preppers! But for pregnancy! 

mrs_massie

I have been mostly fatigued, but today I started to notice that my abdominal muscles and obliques feel really sore like I did a really hard core workout, which I have not. I am only 4 weeks and I have never heard of this being a pregnancy symptom this early on. Anyone else have this?

hedgepig

@MrsMassimilla Yes, definitely! I'm 5 1/2 weeks and my abs have been sore on and off for the past week and a half.

kaymaroo

@MrsMassimilla Yes! This morning I woke up wondering what I'd done to make my abs hurt, then remembered it's just a pregnancy thing. Although I don't remember it so early with #1.

Apthor02

All I have is lots of lower back pain. Not unbeatable but very much there. Makes me really nervous because I never had it with my last pregnancy in the beginning. 

lund

Anyone else having uterine "twitches"?
It feels so weird! They're not painful at all, but feels very similar to when your eye twitches. Except, you know, in my uterus lol. 

looeeze

@lund Yes! It's sort of ticklish to me too. 

Also I had my very first vomit this morning. MH held my hair back, it was very grossweet. 

hedgepig

Ate some potato chips and am having my first real bout of nausea. We're hanging out at the ILs place and I want to go lay down, but I'm afraid that my MIL will want me to help with dinner and I just feel to awful too contemplate it.

tgortney

I had some nausea spells last week but I'm doing ok this week surprisingly, my boobs aren't sore. I think because they're already lactating vs getting ready for lactation, so win?

but omg the bloat. I can already tell I'm going to show way earlier with this one

pghren

The bloat and hiding the bloat is making shorts wearing hard. I may start in on maternity bottoms to deal. 

hedgepig

@allowachick I had to resort to the hair tie today with my shorts. I ordered some maternity pants on sale from Old Navy yesterday, but at this point I'm a little worried about getting to pants weather...

julzy

Agreed about the bloat! I don't remember it starting this early with previous pregnancies! 

pghren

@hedgepig worried it's not pants weather yet and you won't make it to pants weather?

ETA my shorts problem is they're athletic shorts so I can pull them up to hide some belly bloat, but then they get too short 

julzy

Agreed about the bloat! I don't remember it starting this early with previous pregnancies! 

zombiemom1318

Yessss THE BLOAT is real!!! I literally look like 5 months pregnant and I did not look like this just this morning!!! 

zombiemom1318

hedgepig

@allowachick Ah, good call on clarification... I don't know how I'll survive the combination of hot weather and wicked bloat with my existing wardrobe. I start back to teaching school in a couple of weeks and have to look at least somewhat presentable...

tops-2

Hey all
I've had mild nausea on and off, horribly sore boobs, and these last couple of days - extreme fatigue. I barely stayed awake through work today
As horrible as symptoms are, I must admit they are pretty reassuring

klburke88

The bloat is strong with this one! DH commented on my breasts looking bigger a few days before I even tested, and they are definitely tender. Most annoying symptom has been the near constant cramping for the last 2 or 3 days. Im not worried, since there's no spotting, but this is getting ridiculous! I'm afraid to even take an ibuprofen at this point. 

saralee797-2

@hedgepig I was looking at old navy maternity pants the other day but I haven't pulled the trigger yet. I buy their pixie pants for work normally but I am not sure whether I should buy my normal size in the maternity pants or go up. I am currently busting out of my normal size and have been rocking the hair tie trick. Thoughts?

julzy

@saralee797-2 typically you buy the same size maternity clothes as normal size. 

saralee797-2

@julzy Thanks I wasn't sure since I was busting out of these pants lol