@kerco925 are you using wondfo's? Those don't get darker very easily, especially if you compare day by day verses every other. With my last pregnancy my pregnancy line never got darker than the control line, so I just stopped testing after a few days.
I am more concerned about the testing than the symptoms. I was surprised that I was getting symptoms before 4 weeks anyway. @sweetyjenj I am using FRERs.
@beachmama14 last pregnancy my doctor told me to take miralax and that helped a ton! It's safe while pregnant and is more natural as a laxative. I took one capful every other day or every few days and that was enough to keep me regular. (p.s., I used costco brand)
@kerco925 When you look at progression (even with FRER) you are more likely to see change every other day. However, with this pregnancy so far my tests stalled out often but my hCG has been going crazy. Maybe this will help someone - FRER and Wondfo looked the same on 13dpo and 15dpo - but in reality my hCG went from 183 to 622. My FRER’s looked basically the same (test line darker than control) at 18dpo and 25 dpo - but my hCG went from 3,383 to over 26,000. My Wondfos the test and control line were about the same darkness between 18dpo - 25dpo as well. Basically I’ve learned these tests can’t “see” the difference between levels as much as I thought. Eta words
Also @mrsmang I am 6w today and my symptoms come and go except my boobs stay bigger. And actually, despite the crazy high hCG, all I’ve got are swollen boobs, on and off insomnia, and vivid dreams/talking up a storm in my sleep. I screamed last night due to a dream and scared my husband and the dogs.
5+3: Still feel like I just ate a huge Thanksgiving meal 75% of the time (even if I haven't eaten anything). Yesterday I had a bit of a gagging fit after I ate breakfast. Also have been in bed asleep by 9pm every day this week (I was on the couch by 8pm last night) but I don't have the sleepies during the day. Boobs still swollen and sore.
Anyone starting to get a funky taste in their mouth/bad breath? I had a metallic taste with both DD and DS and an awful bitter taste with my first loss. It was by far my most annoying symptom. The last couple of days I've started to get an on/off gross taste in my mouth. I feel like I want to chew gum constantly.
Oct 16: Spontaneous BFP | m/c @ 9w1d (massive SCH) | D&C Apr 17: IUI #1 = BFN May 17: IUI #2 = BFN Jun 17: IUI #3 = Late BFP (18 DPO) | NMC 17Jul17 @ ~6w Aug 17: IUI #4 = Cancelled due to premature ovulation | TI = BFN Sep 17: IUI #5 = Cancelled due to overstimulation (10+ follies) Nov 17: IVF #1 = Cancelled due to non-IF related health issue | TI = BFN Dec 17: IVF #1 = Puregon 200, Menopur 75, Orgalutran, Suprefact trigger due to OHSS risk | 22R, 18M, 16F, 10B frozen Feb 18: FET #1 (medicated) = BFN Mar 18: FET #2 (natural cycle) = CP (beta 1: 54; beta 2: 0)
Apr 18: FET #3 (natural cycle) = cancelled due to missed ovulation
Apr 18: FET #3 (natural cycle) = BFP! Beta 1: 201 Beta 2: 585 Beta 3: 3254 Beta 4: 9715
U/S 19May - one bean measuring on track with a HB of 125! EDD: 07Jan2019 Team Green My Rainbow Baby Boy born 03Jan2019
Hi! 5+6 today and still constipated. I had been taking Miralax before pregnancy and had tried to switch to Colace but it is just not cutting it. Had a small dose of Miralax this morning so we'll see how it goes.
I have not had much of an appetite. Occasionally something will sound good and I'll eat it and then an hour later I'll think it sounds awful. Last night I made a grocery list of everything that I wanted to eat and now today it all sounds terrible!
I have been cold this week but I haven't been as exhausted as I was expecting in early pregnancy. I'm sure I just cursed myself by saying that.
5+3 today, and morning (24/7) sickness is in full swing. Just threw up for the first time since pregnant. Feel super sick, light headed and heart racing anytime I'm standing or sitting up. I only feel better when I'm laying flat. My toddler was outside the bathroom door coughing with me... I decided to take that as support rather than mocking. LOL
But I HATE VOMITING. I feel like I tore every muscle in my stomach. They were cramping so bad.
So far all I have is night waking to pee & insomnia that follows, vivid dreams & a lot of discharge. I didn't have many symptoms with my DD. A little fatigue and the aforementioned things. Really hoping this time is the same. I feel like the discharge was not this bad in first tri last time, but maybe I have forgotten.
Anyone still nursing a LO? My supply has dropped some.
5+5 It is so comforting to read this thread! My symptoms have flipped a complete 180. I feel energized, I'm waking at the crack of dawn, no nausea, bloat is gone, nipples are slightly sore and my hunger is gone. We went to a buffet today for lunch and I had half a plate and was finished. I usually go ham there lol
I was starting to freak out because it seems like my symptoms are going away? But it looks like this can be pretty normal? With my DD my nausea did not go into full swing I til 7 or 8 weeks and lasted till 12ish. I'll be so happy once I have the ultrasound on Wednesday. Time is DRAGGING
4 weeks today and having the worst mood swings. Feeling very resentful for having to do work at.. work. I just want to shut my door, put on some spa music and have a little snooze.
4 weeks today and having the worst mood swings. Feeling very resentful for having to do work at.. work. I just want to shut my door, put on some spa music and have a little snooze.
I’m with you! I’m spending my lunch hour at work lying on a couch, sipping ginger ale and munching on Saltines.
Is anyone else cold ALL THE TIME? I’ve got quite a bit of insulation and I’ve been freezing for the past few weeks!
Omg! Yes! And it’s in the mid 80’s here! I turn on a fan and I instantly get cold. Same with my AC in my classroom but I need it on for the kids. I just take a sweater to work with me.
3+4 I've very early so the only symptoms at the moment are extremely swollen boobs, mild cramping, and so weepy. Last night I bawled my eyes out because I accidentally tore DHs shirt. He couldn't understand why I was curled up in the fetal position, bawling and saying sorry. I still haven't told him...
@lacroixliz my doc gave me the go-ahead on using miralax while pregnant. I've been using it daily for yearsssss so I just switched to every other day or so. It's enough to keep me regular.
@Whitmore1027 make sure you're drinking, it sounds like maybe some dehydration symptoms with the racing heart and light headed feelings when standing. Another thing is could be super low sodium levels, though less likely. I had that problem after donating eggs and nurse told me to drink two large glasses of salt water and take a nap. Then I felt great......but I was also not pregnant, so take what I'm saying as a grain of salt
So far still not much for symptoms. My nipples are barely starting to get sensitive, and I'm still more tired in the early morning and late night, but otherwise I'm doing ok. I'll have moments where I feel slightly queasy, but it's not bad at all. EVERYTHING smells delicious though and I want to eat all the food. But then i come home and look in the cabinet and nothing looks good.
6+1 here All of the symptoms I had in the beginning have slowed down the last few days. Still super constipated and going to bed relatively early. Also still super thirty. And my boobs are sore mostly overnight (though they are definitely much fuller in general). The nausea has been super mild though. Like almost non existent.
Me: 28 DH: 26 Married: November 2015 TTC#1: January 2016 BFP #1: 5/02/16 - MC: 5/27/16 BFP #2: 10/06/16: 6 - EDD: 06/20/17 DD Born 06/23/17 TFAS: April 2018 BFP #3: 03/21/18 - CP BFP #4: 04/23/18 - EDD 01/04/19
Symptom wise, this pregnancy has been pretty similar to my first. The heart palpitations were my first symptom last time - feels like a panic attack is coming on, but it's just the increase in blood flow. The second was the *ahem* bathroom issues. No nausea yet.
Is anyone else’s body basically an inferno?! I forgot about this from last time but my body is literally just hot to the touch allll the time. My husband calls me a furnace. I sometimes don’t realize it until I take my clothes off after a long day and realize how much heat I’m holding in!
Me: 28 DH: 26 Married: November 2015 TTC#1: January 2016 BFP #1: 5/02/16 - MC: 5/27/16 BFP #2: 10/06/16: 6 - EDD: 06/20/17 DD Born 06/23/17 TFAS: April 2018 BFP #3: 03/21/18 - CP BFP #4: 04/23/18 - EDD 01/04/19
Is anyone else’s body basically an inferno?! I forgot about this from last time but my body is literally just hot to the touch allll the time. My husband calls me a furnace. I sometimes don’t realize it until I take my clothes off after a long day and realize how much heat I’m holding in!
I am hot like that, but only from the early morning hours until the afternoon. At night when I go to bed, I'm usually freezing! I have been amazed at how hot I feel when I wake up, though.
6+1 I've been experiencing a tingling sensation all over my body when I wake from naps or in the morning. Almost feels like tiny little needles poking me. It's so uncomfortable. Has anyone else experienced this?
Re: Symptoms thread! Week of 5/06.
Married: 8/11/2007
DD: Born 2/3/17
BFP#2: 5/3, EDD 1/10/19
Married: 8/11/2007
DD: Born 2/3/17
BFP#2: 5/3, EDD 1/10/19
FRER and Wondfo looked the same on 13dpo and 15dpo - but in reality my hCG went from 183 to 622.
My FRER’s looked basically the same (test line darker than control) at 18dpo and 25 dpo - but my hCG went from 3,383 to over 26,000.
My Wondfos the test and control line were about the same darkness between 18dpo - 25dpo as well.
Basically I’ve learned these tests can’t “see” the difference between levels as much as I thought. Eta words
Also @mrsmang I am 6w today and my symptoms come and go except my boobs stay bigger. And actually, despite the crazy high hCG, all I’ve got are swollen boobs, on and off insomnia, and vivid dreams/talking up a storm in my sleep. I screamed last night due to a dream and scared my husband and the dogs.
Anyone starting to get a funky taste in their mouth/bad breath? I had a metallic taste with both DD and DS and an awful bitter taste with my first loss. It was by far my most annoying symptom. The last couple of days I've started to get an on/off gross taste in my mouth. I feel like I want to chew gum constantly.
*TW loss and children mentioned*
Apr 17: IUI #1 = BFN
May 17: IUI #2 = BFN
Jun 17: IUI #3 = Late BFP (18 DPO) | NMC 17Jul17 @ ~6w
Aug 17: IUI #4 = Cancelled due to premature ovulation | TI = BFN
Sep 17: IUI #5 = Cancelled due to overstimulation (10+ follies)
Nov 17: IVF #1 = Cancelled due to non-IF related health issue | TI = BFN
Dec 17: IVF #1 = Puregon 200, Menopur 75, Orgalutran, Suprefact trigger due to OHSS risk | 22R, 18M, 16F, 10B frozen
Feb 18: FET #1 (medicated) = BFN
Mar 18: FET #2 (natural cycle) = CP (beta 1: 54; beta 2: 0)
EDD: 07Jan2019 Team Green
My Rainbow Baby Boy born 03Jan2019
5+6 today and still constipated. I had been taking Miralax before pregnancy and had tried to switch to Colace but it is just not cutting it. Had a small dose of Miralax this morning so we'll see how it goes.
I have not had much of an appetite. Occasionally something will sound good and I'll eat it and then an hour later I'll think it sounds awful. Last night I made a grocery list of everything that I wanted to eat and now today it all sounds terrible!
I have been cold this week but I haven't been as exhausted as I was expecting in early pregnancy. I'm sure I just cursed myself by saying that.
EDD for #2 1/28/2021
But I HATE VOMITING. I feel like I tore every muscle in my stomach. They were cramping so bad.
Met: 2005 | Started Dating: 2009 | Married: 2013
Surprise Pregnancy #3; BFP: 01.11.2020; Due Date: September 19, 2021
Married: 2016
BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
Anyone still nursing a LO? My supply has dropped some.
Me: 39 DH: 40
Married: 12/6/2014
BFP#2: 10/28/15 MC: 11/24/15
BFP#3: 3/20/16 MC: 4/26/16
BFP#4: 7/15/16 DD: 3/18/17
BFP#5: 5/1/18 EDD: 1/12/19
It is so comforting to read this thread! My symptoms have flipped a complete 180. I feel energized, I'm waking at the crack of dawn, no nausea, bloat is gone, nipples are slightly sore and my hunger is gone. We went to a buffet today for lunch and I had half a plate and was finished. I usually go ham there lol
I was starting to freak out because it seems like my symptoms are going away? But it looks like this can be pretty normal? With my DD my nausea did not go into full swing I til 7 or 8 weeks and lasted till 12ish. I'll be so happy once I have the ultrasound on Wednesday. Time is DRAGGING
I've very early so the only symptoms at the moment are extremely swollen boobs, mild cramping, and so weepy. Last night I bawled my eyes out because I accidentally tore DHs shirt. He couldn't understand why I was curled up in the fetal position, bawling and saying sorry. I still haven't told him...
@Whitmore1027 make sure you're drinking, it sounds like maybe some dehydration symptoms with the racing heart and light headed feelings when standing. Another thing is could be super low sodium levels, though less likely. I had that problem after donating eggs and nurse told me to drink two large glasses of salt water and take a nap. Then I felt great......but I was also not pregnant, so take what I'm saying as a grain of salt
So far still not much for symptoms. My nipples are barely starting to get sensitive, and I'm still more tired in the early morning and late night, but otherwise I'm doing ok. I'll have moments where I feel slightly queasy, but it's not bad at all. EVERYTHING smells delicious though and I want to eat all the food. But then i come home and look in the cabinet and nothing looks good.
Married: 8/11/2007
DD: Born 2/3/17
BFP#2: 5/3, EDD 1/10/19
All of the symptoms I had in the beginning have slowed down the last few days. Still super constipated and going to bed relatively early. Also still super thirty. And my boobs are sore mostly overnight (though they are definitely much fuller in general). The nausea has been super mild though. Like almost non existent.
Married: November 2015
TTC#1: January 2016
BFP #1: 5/02/16 - MC: 5/27/16
BFP #2: 10/06/16: 6 - EDD: 06/20/17
DD Born 06/23/17
TFAS: April 2018
BFP #3: 03/21/18 - CP
BFP #4: 04/23/18 - EDD 01/04/19
On the other hand, I've had zero nausea so far, so at least that's something.
Married: November 2015
TTC#1: January 2016
BFP #1: 5/02/16 - MC: 5/27/16
BFP #2: 10/06/16: 6 - EDD: 06/20/17
DD Born 06/23/17
TFAS: April 2018
BFP #3: 03/21/18 - CP
BFP #4: 04/23/18 - EDD 01/04/19
I've been experiencing a tingling sensation all over my body when I wake from naps or in the morning. Almost feels like tiny little needles poking me. It's so uncomfortable. Has anyone else experienced this?