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Anyone else feel GREAT?!?

drae86drae86 member
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Hi All, So I'm 6 weeks today and feel absolutely wonderful. I pretty much have since finding out I'm pregnant.

I've had some cramping week four but nothing that would have interfered with every day life. Besides being tired occasionally and the positive pregnancy test there's no proof that I am pregnant... And there's no real way to tell if I've just been tired because I've been non-stop active or if it's because I"m growing a baby.

I have had NO bloating, sore boobs (they haven't gotten any bigger either :( ), nausea, pretty much nothing. I have plenty of energy to do practically anything I want. And while I've been told by so many that this is a blessing it's hard not to worry because of lacking symptoms...Growing up all you hear is about all the crazy symptoms you'll get during the first semester and to not have any makes me question healthiness etc....

I continually take the cheap tests and I still have a Solid preggo line...is there any reason I could get a positive test and maybe there will be no heartbeat or something? I dunno...mind is racing with possibilites and we still have a week from tomorrow before the first ultrasound where we 'should' see heartbeat. A long time for my mind to go Crazy (ier)!

SO, anybody else feel great and worrying like hell?

 

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  • jenniferursjenniferurs member
    There is a huge difference between coming to a board with "I'm not experiencing any symptoms yet and it's giving me some cause for concern. Has anyone dealt with this before and still had a positive outcome? Thanks!" And "Anyone else feel GREAT?!?" Capitalizations and all.

    If you don't understand how there could be a difference in the varying tolerance levels people will show for these two approaches, then I can't help you.

    And just so you're going in with eyes wide open, my symptoms didn't start until week 7, so you're not out of the danger zone quite yet. Here's hoping you never get them and still have a healthy pregnancy, but just be forewarned that it's quite common to be symptomless at 6 weeks.

    Good luck and congrats!
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  • drae86drae86 member
    Thank you @jenniferurs for your response. I will keep that in mind next time. I did not have any intention of my title offending anyone or putting anyone out. Good to know about the symptoms.
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  • katieharpicelandkatieharpiceland member
    Fake pregnancies?? How on Earth can you be a woman and say such ignorant things??
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    WhoCanItBeNow said:

    drae86 said:
    WhoCanItBeNow said:
    drae86 said:

    @madfam0405, I'm sorry i disappointed you with yet another i feel great post. I see that you have had two pregnancies prior and may not have many questions this time around. I do, and i looked at the ones saying no symptoms prior to posthing this and many of those posts say,

    i have no symptoms except....and then list a bunch of them that are actual symptoms. Again, I'm sorry i took time out from your day having to read ANOTHER post.

    so yeah, ftm, first time pregnant, i'll probably post a few more discussions that are irrelvant to you and would like to apologize in advance.

    The point of the post was not to rub it in your face that I dont have symptoms. It was to see if anyone had gone thru this before and turned out they were having a fake pregnancy or they had the sack but there was nothing in it, or no symptoms and didn't see a heartbeat.

    Or you could be smart, bother educating yourself and not blame your complete ignorance on being a first time mom.

    Ha, so exactly where am i to get this information from? I have yet to see a doctor. My books are in the mail and wasn't the point of this blog to get information from other moms? If not, what is the point of the forums? I may have to drop this blog thing if other moms are judgemental and rude.

    Oh and I take it back, I do have a symptom! I must have some hormonal stuff going on because I've let complete judgemental strangers piss me off!


     

    Coming from the person that called miscarriages a fake pregnancy. Maybe you are realizing what disgusting things are coming from your head and it's pissing you off that you are capable of such awful things.

    Go away. And go buy a couple books. Try reading them.




    There is such thing as a 'fake' pregnancy. And I was not and would not refer to a miscarriage as such. I am not a fan of the ignorant word you keep throwing around. But I suggest doing some research prior to calling someone ignorant.

    I want to expand and my heart is racing because I want to keep going. But I'm going to be the adult and just say thank you to all who just responded that symptoms probably haven't started yet. I will leave it with an apology for my title (did not mean for all this to start, good lord!)

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    jenniferurs said:
    drae86 said:
    Thank you @jenniferurs for your response. I will keep that in mind next time. I did not have any intention of my title offending anyone or putting anyone out. Good to know about the symptoms.
    How about now you apologize for calling miscarriages a fake pregnancy?

    In her defense, I don't think that's quite what she meant. I think she was referring to phantom pregnancies and false positives.

    Yes, I was referring to the phantom pregnany (wow, will do my research to use correct wording next time).
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  • drae86drae86 member

     Ha, I need not to stoop to your level...but i will clarify again to you. i did not call a miscarriage a fake pregnancy. I hope you have more patience with your future kids who ask questions.

    WhoCanItBeNow said:
    drae86 said:

     

    WhoCanItBeNow said:

    drae86 said:
    WhoCanItBeNow said:
    drae86 said:

    @madfam0405, I'm sorry i disappointed you with yet another i feel great post. I see that you have had two pregnancies prior and may not have many questions this time around. I do, and i looked at the ones saying no symptoms prior to posthing this and many of those posts say,

    i have no symptoms except....and then list a bunch of them that are actual symptoms. Again, I'm sorry i took time out from your day having to read ANOTHER post.

    so yeah, ftm, first time pregnant, i'll probably post a few more discussions that are irrelvant to you and would like to apologize in advance.

    The point of the post was not to rub it in your face that I dont have symptoms. It was to see if anyone had gone thru this before and turned out they were having a fake pregnancy or they had the sack but there was nothing in it, or no symptoms and didn't see a heartbeat.

    Or you could be smart, bother educating yourself and not blame your complete ignorance on being a first time mom.

    Ha, so exactly where am i to get this information from? I have yet to see a doctor. My books are in the mail and wasn't the point of this blog to get information from other moms? If not, what is the point of the forums? I may have to drop this blog thing if other moms are judgemental and rude.

    Oh and I take it back, I do have a symptom! I must have some hormonal stuff going on because I've let complete judgemental strangers piss me off!


     

    Coming from the person that called miscarriages a fake pregnancy. Maybe you are realizing what disgusting things are coming from your head and it's pissing you off that you are capable of such awful things.

    Go away. And go buy a couple books. Try reading them.




    There is such thing as a 'fake' pregnancy. And I was not and would not refer to a miscarriage as such. I am not a fan of the ignorant word you keep throwing around. But I suggest doing some research prior to calling someone ignorant.

    I want to expand and my heart is racing because I want to keep going. But I'm going to be the adult and just say thank you to all who just responded that symptoms probably haven't started yet. I will leave it with an apology for my title (did not mean for all this to start, good lord!)

    I suggest you go look up the meaning of the word ignorant because that is precisely what you are.

    Here, since you are apparently ignorant on how Google works, I'll help you.

    ig·no·rant

    adjective \ˈig-n(ə-)rənt\

    : lacking knowledge or information

    : resulting from or showing a lack of knowledge



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  • drae86drae86 member
    jgilesslp said:
    I posted recently about this and got some snarky remarks but mostly got encouragement.  I am 11 weeks now and still no symptoms.  Both previous pregnancies I was sick, etc.  Although I know symptoms come and go, etc. And have well educated myself on pregnancy, etc. it doesn't mean I am any less concerned.  I wait until 12 weeks to tell anyone other than DH so I came here for support.  To me this should be a place for support for anything from women who may be going through what you are...feel great and scared, someone here can relate.  Sick all the time?  Someone can relate....etc, etc.  Skip a post that may annoy you...let's support each other not ridicule.  My 2 cents worth nothing of course and most likely flammable.  A sincere wish for an H & H 9 months to all.

    Thanks for the info and support. Lesson Learned!!!!!
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    WhoCanItBeNow said:
    drae86 said:
    jenniferurs said:
    drae86 said:
    Thank you @jenniferurs for your response. I will keep that in mind next time. I did not have any intention of my title offending anyone or putting anyone out. Good to know about the symptoms.
    How about now you apologize for calling miscarriages a fake pregnancy?

    In her defense, I don't think that's quite what she meant. I think she was referring to phantom pregnancies and false positives.

    Yes, I was referring to the phantom pregnany (wow, will do my research to use correct wording next time).
    Also the wrong word. It is a psychosomatic pregnancy.



    thanks for the google help! :)

    False pregnancy or phantom pregnancy or hysterical pregnancy, most commonly termed pseudocyesis in humans

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    WhoCanItBeNow said:
    drae86 said:

     Ha, I need not to stoop to your level...but i will clarify again to you. i did not call a miscarriage a fake pregnancy. I hope you have more patience with your future kids who ask questions.




    You think you should be treated on the same intelligence level as a toddler? How sad for you.


    gotta go with my husband on this one. talking to you is like talking to a wall. I'm out. I do hope you have a healthy and happy (if possible) 9 months. I will refer to google instead of the blogs now for all of my pregnancy questions. thanks for all your help and encouragement!

    oh and I might now know alot about being pregnant. But i'm not ignorant and it's really rude for you to make an assumption of someone you've never met.

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    WhoCanItBeNow said:
    Em&Josh99 said:
    Very well said!! I'm pretty shocked by all the unnecessary attacking and near cruelty! Aren't we supposed to be supportive and in this together? good grief!
    All she needs to do is apologize for the awful thing she said.

    And yet she won't. She keeps trying to spin it into something else because she got called out on what she said.

    And no, this place is to make advertising money. Buy a bra if you want support.


    What am i supposed to apologize for? What AWFUL thing did I say?

    By the way if you read up, I have apologized a few times.


    I also went back and read my response that you're referring to and yeah, I didn't use all the correct terms and probably didn't evey portray what I really wanted to say in the post at all because I was heated. It was an incorrect statement. I retract all statements regarding anything but my symptoms because you're right. I DO NOT KNOW. I am apparently 'ignorant'.

    ignorance as we've learned is the lack of information. So what does it say about me that I'm trying to acquire the information I'm lacking? I know you called me out for blaming in being a FTM, but this is a legitmate question. Where am I supposed to acquire the information I seek from if I don't see a doc for a week, and am awaiting books? Google my best bet?


    If I need to revise any more statements of apologize for anything else @WhoCanItBeNow, please let me know. I'll get on it.

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  • drae86drae86 member
    WhoCanItBeNow said:
    Really, you had to consult your husband? Maybe you do need to be treated like a toddler. My apologies.

    Ha no i didn't consult my husband. But your assumptions are by far the most entertaining part of this post. He told me not to engage in these discussion boards weeks ago because it's like arguing with a wall. Like I said, he was right.
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  • greeneyed_bridegreeneyed_bride member
    No, I don't feel great. I feel like crap. But I think with my son, my nausea didn't begin until 7ish weeks.
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    WhoCanItBeNow said:
    Go buy a pregnancy book and read it. There are hundreds of sites that will send you weekly e-mails and have tons of legit information on them. I was a first time mom once too. I didn't ask stupid shit because I bothered to look up the answer for myself instead of relying on other people to spoon feed me the answers.

    You can't help but be rude can you? I bought books (again waiting), I've researched a lot of information. Everything I've read says you should have SOME symtoms. My bad for asking an apparent dumb question. Pretty sure I've already apologized for this several times....
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    amberrrjade said:
    drae86 said:
    WhoCanItBeNow said:
    Go buy a pregnancy book and read it. There are hundreds of sites that will send you weekly e-mails and have tons of legit information on them. I was a first time mom once too. I didn't ask stupid shit because I bothered to look up the answer for myself instead of relying on other people to spoon feed me the answers.

    You can't help but be rude can you? I bought books (again waiting), I've researched a lot of information. Everything I've read says you should have SOME symtoms. My bad for asking an apparent dumb question. Pretty sure I've already apologized for this several times....
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    Obviously, TB is not for you. You'll have better luck on Babygaga. You can't stroll up in here with you're "OMG I TOTES FEEL AMAZING" piss off people and then back pedal the shit out of your story. Doesn't work that way, Nice try though.

    you're late on that. we've been through this. i've already apologized and someone informed me politely about the title. I didn't consider it when posting and didn't intend to put any one out or offend.
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  • drae86drae86 member

    FYI, If I knew how or could revise title I would. Hell, I'd probably delete this whole post because it has been everything but informative (with the exception of a few and those ladies I thank for that).

    Will work on that. I do not need to subject any of you other moms to my ignorance. Last apology....

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  • LollyLawlzLollyLawlz member
    edited January 2014
    drae86 said:

    @madfam0405, I'm sorry i disappointed you with yet another i feel great post. I see that you have had two pregnancies prior and may not have many questions this time around. I do, and i looked at the ones saying no symptoms prior to posthing this and many of those posts say,

    i have no symptoms except....and then list a bunch of them that are actual symptoms. Again, I'm sorry i took time out from your day having to read ANOTHER post.

    so yeah, ftm, first time pregnant, i'll probably post a few more discussions that are irrelvant to you and would like to apologize in advance.

    The point of the post was not to rub it in your face that I dont have symptoms. It was to see if anyone had gone thru this before and turned out they were having a fake pregnancy or they had the sack but there was nothing in it, or no symptoms and didn't see a heartbeat.

    This statement in particular is what @whocanitbenow was referring to.  It comes off as extremely insensitive.  I've been pregnant 5 times now with one birth.  Most of my pregnancies were lost around 7 to 8 weeks, I felt "great" through most of them.  The way you worded it comes off as since those pregnancies didn't come to term and I felt "great" you're suggesting they were fake.  You probably didn't intend for it to sound that way but just keep in mind that a lot of ladies on The Bump have been through a lot.  It would serve you well to use a little empathy before hitting post.
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    LollyLawlz said:
    drae86 said:

    @madfam0405, I'm sorry i disappointed you with yet another i feel great post. I see that you have had two pregnancies prior and may not have many questions this time around. I do, and i looked at the ones saying no symptoms prior to posthing this and many of those posts say,

    i have no symptoms except....and then list a bunch of them that are actual symptoms. Again, I'm sorry i took time out from your day having to read ANOTHER post.

    so yeah, ftm, first time pregnant, i'll probably post a few more discussions that are irrelvant to you and would like to apologize in advance.

    The point of the post was not to rub it in your face that I dont have symptoms. It was to see if anyone had gone thru this before and turned out they were having a fake pregnancy or they had the sack but there was nothing in it, or no symptoms and didn't see a heartbeat.

    This statement in particular is what @whocanitbenow was referring to.  It comes off as extremely insensitive.  I've been pregnant 5 times now with one birth.  Most of my pregnancies were lost around 7 to 8 weeks, I felt "great" through most of them.  The way you worded it comes off as since those pregnancies didn't come to term and I felt "great" you're suggesting they were fake.  You probably didn't intend for it to sound that way but just keep in mind that a lot of ladies on The Bump have been through a lot.

    Thanks. I did not mean for it to ever come off like that. I just helped my best friend thru one and I wouldn't every try and make light of that.
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  • afk2013afk2013 member
    Definitely try your birth month board, OP.  I'm sure everything is fine and I wouldn't worry.  Most people don't develop symptoms for another week or two!  
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  • madfam0405madfam0405 member
    OP: Why don't you give your doctor a ring and let them know you are concerned you have no symptoms. Please respond here with their reply...

    If you're genuinely concerned about your pregnancy call your doctor. Don't post an "omgifeelsogreat!!!!!" post here. Incredibly insensitive to those of is who'd love to say how great we feel but can't. I felt GREAT at six weeks too. Now I'm on bed rest.
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    PaddyB said:
    MrsDeo said:
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    WhoCanItBeNow maybe you should learn basic reading comprehension skills before jumping down OP's throat and getting all offended.

    Although it was not the most artfully worded post she used the word or and a comma.  Both of these indicate that the things seperated by the word or and/or a comma are different things. Therefore, "fake pregnancy" was something different than "sack with nothing in it" and "didn't see a heartbreat"

    drae86 your BMB may be more inviting.  just take to heart the advice about your post title.


    She may have used the word "or" but she grouped them all together as the same type of thing. Which they aren't. A "phantom pregnancy" is a totally, completely different thing than a missed miscarriage or a blighted ovum. Which is easily figured out by using - surprise! - Google. There are a lot of reputable sites on the internet with valuable pregnancy information. Whether she meant to be hurtful or not, the way she worded things was offensive. A sincere apology would go a long way.

    OP, I felt good during my first pregnancy, and when I went in for our first appointment and u/s, there was no baby in the gestational sac. The miscarriage board is full of a lot of stories like that if that's really what you want to hear about (and it should go without saying that you sure as heck shouldn't post over there if you're pregnant). But that's just going to make you more worried, not less, so I don't recommend it and doubt that that's really what you wanted to hear about.

    Every pregnancy is different, even for the same woman. There are women who had plenty of symptoms and still experienced missed miscarriages and other types of loss. Symptoms don't really mean anything on their own, and neither does a lack of symptoms.
    you are right. that TYPE of thing being not a pregnancy that results in a take home baby.  That does not, however, mean that she called a missed miscarriage or a blighted ovum a "fake" pregnancy. The TYPE of thing being listed is not the first article on the list. 

    I think a lot of people on here would have much happier days if they didn't jump to the worst conclusions about everything that people type on here.




    It doesn't negate the fact that it might bother some people though.  It bothered me a little.
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    drae86 said:


    WhoCanItBeNow said:

    Go buy a pregnancy book and read it. There are hundreds of sites that will send you weekly e-mails and have tons of legit information on them. I was a first time mom once too. I didn't ask stupid shit because I bothered to look up the answer for myself instead of relying on other people to spoon feed me the answers.


    You can't help but be rude can you? I bought books (again waiting), I've researched a lot of information. Everything I've read says you should have SOME symtoms. My bad for asking an apparent dumb question. Pretty sure I've already apologized for this several times....



    You need some new (not WTEWYE) books if your books are telling you you need to have some symptoms.
    With DD I had zero symptoms. With this LO I had hyperemsis and ton of other symptoms which have started during various weeks. And no, neither pregnancy was a "fake pregnancy".

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    Team @whocanitbenow

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    Yeah, I didn't get many symptoms until 8 weeks. Queasy stomach sucks, but at least you know there are hormones at work...
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  • StefanyaMarieStefanyaMarie member

    Drae86,

    I too am about 5-6 weeks pregnant and have had no real symptoms other than being tired, which I definately think is from pregnancy. I was one of the lucky ones with my first pregnancy and have very little symptoms. As soon as I found out I as pregnant I stopped drinking soda and started eating healthy and I actually lost over 20 pounds the first trimester. My doctors said that I was doing everything right and that losing weight wasn't an issue because it was a change in my diet and I was staying active. The only symptoms I had were a little bit of nausiousness (never puked) and some minor headaches, none of which started until week 8 and ended by week 12. I wouldn't be concerned at all that you don't have any symptoms. They will either come or they wont, and either way you are going to have a healthy child. Everyone is different and every pregnancy is different. Keep your head up and don't let others make you feel bad. <3

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