Symptoms Thread (week of 10/23)

izza2 · October 2017

What's going on with you this week?

pewpewpewme · October 2017

Did that thing where I commented on the old board. Maybe I'll figure it out by the time I give birth:

I have been running a temperature for a few days. All weekend my temp fluctuated between 99-103. I've been trying to push fluids and take tylenol but it never stays below 100 for very long. I'm at work and it just read 102.7. I am calling the office as a precaution. Anyone else get fevers/chills?

catlady1215 · October 2017

you know what symptom is reeeeally bothering me? that the one smell that bothers me most is garlic... even my husband cooking with garlic salt (which we use for everything). I can smell it from 2 rooms away. this household is obsessed with garlic so this is killing me!!

also, my son has a very limited diet. and his few selected foods for dinner are pizza or chicken nuggets/fries.. and the smell of them gross me out. doesn't help that I feel grossest around dinner time.

sunshineandwhiskey · October 2017

missylaneous419 said:

Did that thing where I commented on the old board. Maybe I'll figure it out by the time I give birth:

I have been running a temperature for a few days. All weekend my temp fluctuated between 99-103. I've been trying to push fluids and take tylenol but it never stays below 100 for very long. I'm at work and it just read 102.7. I am calling the office as a precaution. Anyone else get fevers/chills?

+1 to this today. I woke up with fever, chills, fatigue, everything but congestion/running nose. I thought about calling too but didn’t know if I was being too crazy.

ffw0617 · October 2017

@missylaneous419 chills yes, fever no.

Everyday since last Saturday I get slightly more nauseous. Yesterday I picked up a pizza and had to roll the windows down. I ate it but the smell was making me gag the whole ride.

basemodel · October 2017

@missylaneous419 That sounds miserable! I hope that fever goes away very soon.

I'm 7 weeks, 1 day today and my moods have been horrible. I spent all of yesterday crying for one reason or another, and in between cries I was angry AF over how ugly our loveseat is. Then I walk into Target and they are handing out free cookie samples and it was so cute I started tearing up right in the vitamin aisle.

The culprit:

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/zp/ik54ytjnr9ry.png

He was delicious.

momlyfe29 · October 2017

@catlady1215 garlic 100% drives me crazy when I’m pregnant. I just made my husband throw the entire Costco sized jar away because it was smelling up the house.

yogamamabear · October 2017

Onset of nausea has begun - all i want is ginger ale

i have had nasal congestion that i know isnt weather or allergen related.

Hot flashes alot over the weekend

marcus7676 · October 2017

The nausea is so much worse this time around. I started B6 last week and unisom over the weekend. Sea bands are arriving tomorrow. Plus the exhaustion. I can barely walk up and down the stairs without needing to sit!

catlady1215 · October 2017

@boymama29 glad I'm not alone! I feel bad for my husband cause he loves garlic bread. But ew, I just can't!

basemodel · October 2017

@marcus7676 I'm really struggling with the nausea, too. If I'm up walking around and doing things, I'm ok. If I'm just sitting and resting, oh man. It's a constant, disgusting gnawing and I'm very ready for that second trimester calm before the storm. The only thing that worked for me last time were these melty mint candies. I need to get to the store at some point.

chartermama · October 2017

Nausea has kicked in and food aversions. My boobs are sore, tired and moody.

Anyone trying to wait until after the holidays to announce? How do you plan to hide the symptoms and signs of pregnancy?

pinottoparenthood · October 2017

Not many symptoms yet, but I've also noticed my hypersensitive sense of smell. I keep thinking something in my house is rotting and it will be a kid's dirty sneaker or a dishrag that no one else can smell. Dying.

pinottoparenthood · October 2017

@chartermama why wait so long? We're trying to wait until Thanksgiving just so that we can be together to tell our families in person, and I'm already dying waiting that long! With my last two I told my mom right away, but now we live further away and I want to announce in person. I def couldn't hide it through the holidays... Everyone would know when I wasn't drinking wine

sabby2 · October 2017

We're probably going to tell around Thanksgiving. I wanted to wait until 12 weeks but I don't think I can successfully hide feeling like crap that long.

tepr14 · October 2017

I'm with you @sabby2. I came close to blurting it out to my inlaws yesterday when I couldn't stomach anything and just general crappy mood.

AFM sensitive smell to everything which will make work more interesting. Still tired, sore boobs, food aversions, nausea, and I've been extra moody/a grump over everything which isn't in my personality so I end up over compensating which makes me crankier. Its a terrible cycle.

Amphibious22 · October 2017

@basemodel @marcus7676 +1 to terrible nausea. I tried all the things but it has been constant. My Dr prescribed diclegis so hopefully that helps. I've been living off of crackers and Ginger snaps and have lost 5 pounds in 3 days.

izza2 · October 2017

All of my close family knows already (brothers and their families, my parents, IL's), so I don't feel pressured to share it with anyone during the holiday. They'll all expect me to be cranky and simultaneously starving and not want to eat anything.

Yesterday I was at the point where I could smell garlic everywhere. On my mum's breath, H's breath... It was overwhelming, and sickening.

chartermama · October 2017

@pinottoparenthood this will be our third and we were trying to announce in a unique way this time. I saw this idea on Pinterest to announce via our Christmas card in early December and keep mum for Thanksgiving. But I just found out my in laws are coming to stay with us for two weeks in November so I highly doubt I will be able to not spill the beans. Oooo I also forgot about the wine that will be a dead giveaway lol.

tudalu2516 · October 2017

7 weeks +1 day , I have a few food aversions, sore boobs and slightly more tired. In the grand scheme of things, so far so good! Fingers crossed this pregnancy is a breeze! A few friends are pregnant and SO sick I feel horrible saying I feel fine when ask me.

We are going to announce on Thanksgiving. Our immediate families know, but not extended yet!

Austenista · October 2017

My symptoms come in waves. All of a sudden I'll be so exhausted I need a nap, or I'll be dry heaving over the toilet and ten minutes later I'll not even be nauseous at all. Last pregnancy I didn't even know I was pregnant at this point and my symptoms didn't show up until like 7-8 weeks. So wild how different things can be.

notaknottie912 · October 2017

Ive also been running a fever in the mornings only. It fades when my MS fades so I am not sure if they are related. Its been going on for a while now but the fever isnt really high enough to treat in the 99 to 100 range.

ffw0617 · October 2017

DH came home and said "I haven't seen you outside the bed in days." Its crazy because last week, when my OB asked I wasn't tired, and now I'm always tired. @chartermama as of yesterday my parents, and siblings know (except 1 brother, I have 5 siblings). If all goes well at the doctor today, I'll tell my brother and grandparents tonight. DH is telling his parents and grandma Sunday (in person when he goes to his hometown for a football game). As far as extended family, I'm not sure yet.

notaknottie912 · October 2017

@ffw0617 thats exciting. I am dying to tell my parents but my boyfriend wants to wait still.

ffw0617 · October 2017

@notaknottie912 how long is he wanting to wait? Is there a reason?

yogamamabear · October 2017

Update: headaches and nausea has DEF set in

all i want is soup - and thats all i can eat without feeling icky

really want tortilla soup from a specific place for dinner tonight just called and prepped my husband for the ride we will be taking for it lol

notaknottie912 · October 2017

@ffw0617

ETA Possible TW( Sorry. Trying to learn to be more sensitive)
we have both experienced a loss so we will wait to discuss telling until after the ultrasound at least.

End TW
It has been difficult because my morning sickness is brutal, i keep throwing up at school and his mom works there.

ffw0617 · October 2017

@notaknottie912 oh wow sorry to hear that. This is my first pregnancy but I've been told having those close to know helps either way. Of course its the 2 of you that makes the decision. Who knows, she might already know, my mom knew with my sister.

MoonOverGoldsboro · October 2017

@pinottoparenthood I also have a super sniffer. I was downstairs, on a completely different floor than my kid, and I could smell that he had pooped in his crib. Not cool, man.

My only other real symptom is an aversion to basically all food, as well as the endless exhaustion, but I'm really using this thread as an opportunity to b*tch about my endless cold. Bad cold + pregnancy + no cold meds + my husband out of town is making me want to throw in the towel on being a grown-up. My sympathies to all who are feeling similarly cruddy and under-medicated.

notaknottie912 · October 2017

@ffw0617 could totally be the case. His mom will just be so so so excited she will probably tell everyone she sees and make 100 phone calls so we dont want to announce ourselves too early. We would both tell her if we experienced a loss but it would be a different reaction.

fantasticmrsfox · October 2017

@chartermama DH wants to wait until Christmas. It’s our 3rd and he just wants to keep it to ourselves longer. Maybe PGAL brain.

I always have horrible morning sickness so I have no idea how I’m going to hide it. I’m already struggling not mentioning my upset stomach and exhaustion.

ffw0617 · October 2017

IDK how you guys are hiding these symptoms. My boss is rarely here (we have 2 offices in 2 states, but only one boss) and I already told DH I'm considering asking if I can go part time (assuming I still work here) after the holidays. I'm also in grad school part time so it would allow me to take more classes (or more in person and less online classes, which I hate).

notaknottie912 · October 2017

@ffw0617 Not well. I did my bio midterm with a plastic lined paper bag and vomitted during. It has to be noticeable.

dinodna3 · October 2017

We told our immediate family this weekend and it was such a relief. It's been hard to keep the secret and explain not drinking.

DH grilled tom on steak on Sunday and it tastes terrible. I pretty much only can handle carbs at the moment. The food aversions are real this time around.

doxiemoxie212 · October 2017

Anyone else getting bloody noses is all the time? I’ve googled it and it seems to be a common symptom of pregnancy but I never hear anyone complaining about it

ffw0617 · October 2017

@notaknottie912 OMG! Luckily in college people throwing up in the middle of class isn't rare especially on Fridays or "drinking holidays"

notaknottie912 · October 2017

@ffw0617 Exactly lol.

basemodel · October 2017

Any mommas with depression/anxiety? I went off my meds last June in anticipation of this pregnancy and was doing fine, but these hormonal mood swings are knocking me down lately. I have to keep reminding myself that I'm worth eating what I want, I'm worth a treat, I'm worth being comfortable, etc.

sabby2 · October 2017

Remember when I gagged and retched in the bathroom at work for 5 minutes this morning? So fun..

@basemodel I have anxiety. I haven't been taking my medication for it but have been doing okay. I would call your OB and let them know you're struggling with this. They can review what is safe to be on. You could also call your mental health prescriber to discuss this as well. You're mental well being is important to your pregnancy.

dinodna3 · October 2017

@doxiemoxie212 I got bloody noses with my first. That was a super fun symptom. Sorry you are dealing with the most.

MoonOverGoldsboro · October 2017

@doxiemoxie212 Had 'em with my last pregnancy. I had a super dry, uncomfy nose in general. <TMI> On a related note, my nostrils were also WRECKED after I gave birth. I have no idea why, but they were all scabby and crusted up and awful. </TMI> I hope you are not similarly afflicted!

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