@pirateduck and @jennv0701 I've been shocked at my appetite, too! I haven't been particularly nauseous, but I can't eat half of what I normally used to be able to. I just get really full, really fast.
First baby due February 21, 2019 Located in Columbia, SC
I've definitely spotted more this time than with DD. Every time I grow a week, I get fresh new mini cramps. Last week my MS was out of control. I felt horrible and sick from 9am-1pm. Just in time for all meetings and times I need to interact with people. This weekend my husband mostly took care of DD, thank god. I was in bed a lot I'm soooo tired all the time. Sheesh. I'm a vegetarian but during pregnancy I've often craved meat. I've had it twice since finding out I'm pregnant and I can't believe how much of it I can eat. I tried going for a run the other day but my boobs were killer achey. Spotted after sex and spotting while constipated AF. I need coffee every morning. If I don't i get headaches that are awful that Tylenol doesn't even touch. I LOVE the smell of coffee now. With DD I couldn't even imagine the smell without gagging.
@elmann1 First I want to agree that Tylenol is worthless. No doctor seems to be able to recommend anything for pain, and I have headaches and migraines (without being pregnant) as well as a bulging disk that causes issues and I can't take anything ever! Ugh. I am a vegetarian also and although all blood tests show I'm getting enough of everything (protein, calcium, good blood sugar, etc.) my husband is convinced I need to eat meat while I'm pregnant. We've been through a lot and if I need to do this for him, I will, but I'm not excited about it. I'm hoping I get to the point, where like you (and other women I've met), that I actually want to eat meat and it doesn't gross me out.
When did most of you start experiencing nausea? I am 4 wks 5 days (due Feb 27) and feel nothing but super puffy boobs and kind of like I'm going to get my period.
@sunshinegarden I’m 5w4d and not yet having MS. Today, I was planning to have the dinner I’d meal prepped, which I ate Sunday and Monday too...and when I got home today there was NO way I could stomach the idea of it. I had a can of soup instead. Not outright nausea but this feeling of uhh, no, not a good idea. So I’m worried it’s beginning...in a previous pregnancy I don’t think I had MS until like 7 weeks.
@sunshinegarden with my first pregnancy MS started around 5.5 weeks and peaked around week 7. This time I am 5w5d and nothing yet. If anything I’m starving!
@sunshinegarden My belly issues started as weird burpiness around 5 weeks. It grew somewhere after 6 weeks to just feeling sick to my stomach all the time, combined with the weird burpy feelings. Now I just feel sick to my stomach nearly all day. But I’ve never thrown up. IDK if that’s how “morning sickness” works for anyone else, but that’s how the belly sickness has worked for me.
TW ... ... ... The spotting continues and has persisted for several days now...might even arise to the level of bleeding. Wasn't planning to go in until 8 weeks, but the doctor on call last night wants me to come in to see what's going on. I'm comforted that it sounds like my mom went through exactly this same thing too, when she was pregnant with me--and it seems like a lot of people who spot go on the have a healthy pregnancy either that time or next time. Hoping it's one of those things that looks scary, but is normal.
First baby due February 21, 2019 Located in Columbia, SC
@babylawyer so sorry for the persistent spotting! I know exactly how worrisome it can be. FX that all is well. I'll be thinking about you.
@sunshinegarden food aversions and queasiness started at about 5w5d, and full blown nausea started at exactly 6w. It's an all day every day kind of thing now! I'll be 7w on Saturday.
@babylawyer I’m sorry you’re dealing with that. Fingers crossed everything is ok.
I have been MIA the past two days due to work travel. I’ve been so crampy all of a sudden. I think I remember this with my other pregnancies, but it’s always so scary to have cramps. Hoping it’s just things stretching out.
@um_thor I wouldn't say I am nauseous, I would say I have indigestion. It started about 5 weeks and continues. Gassy and burping lots after eating for hours. It's worst in the evenings, but it's pretty much every night and it doesn't seem to matter what I eat. I can eat bland and boring and still have indigestion. Sometimes I don't sleep well because of it. Then it clears up in the day and I don't want to eat because I don't want to trigger it again.
@babylawyer I'm sorry you are still spotting. Mine has stopped (for now). My regular doctor never called me back (usually really good about that so I'm annoyed), but I did speak with an on call nurse that set my mind at ease some, but I'm still stressed. I already have an appointment set for Monday, so I just have to wait it out until then I guess. Fingers crossed all is well for both of us, I'm sure we will both feel better after we see our doctors and they can give us a better idea of what's going on.
@babylawyer I’m just a PM away if you need. Keeping fingers crossed for you!
It's funny how it's the little things in life that mean the most...not where you live, or what you drive, or the price tag on your clothes... There's no dollar sign on a piece of mind, this I've come to know! *ZBB*
I ate some dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets and it was the best thing I have eaten in weeks. I can’t help but crack up. Never once have I been tempted to consume such a thing, but I couldn’t stop eating them.
@babylawyer FX everything is ok! I’m glad you’re going in to get checked.
I’ve been mia for a few days because it’s literally all I can do to take care of my baby/do the things that have to be done. I don’t remember being this exhausted with my first! Might make a difference that I’m still nursing and he eats 2x a night. Those wake ups plus this glorious insomnia has me totally wiped out. The nausea never ever goes away. It’s next to impossible to keep any food down. I’m about to ask my midwife if it’s ok to start unisom and b6... The combo did seem to help a bit last time. Thankfully my boobs don’t hurt at all! I was nervous about how nursing and sensitive boobs would work out but it’s not even an issue! Pretty major bloat going on too. I look like I’m 5 mo pregnant
@babylawyer Thinking of you and hoping everything is okay.
@jynjer91 Solidarity on the bloat. And ask about the unisom- it sounds like you have way too much going on not to be eating. That's probably adding to the exhaustion and I know B6 is supposed to help with energy levels too.
Does anyone else (especially those who haven’t had an ultrasound yet) have this terrible sense of impending doom? Like nothing in particular is happening, you just feel like your pregnancy isn’t viable? Until recently I was excited for my ultrasound tomorrow. Now I’m absolutely dreading it, terrified that they are going to tell me I’m having a missed miscarriage. I don’t know why I feel like this.
Does anyone else (especially those who haven’t had an ultrasound yet) have this terrible sense of impending doom? Like nothing in particular is happening, you just feel like your pregnancy isn’t viable? Until recently I was excited for my ultrasound tomorrow. Now I’m absolutely dreading it, terrified that they are going to tell me I’m having a missed miscarriage. I don’t know why I feel like this.
Yes. I am terrified for for my first ultrasound. I've somehow convinced myself I'm not really pregnant and anything I am feeling or my body is doing is only because of my progesterone supplements.
*Trigger warning* So, the day before yesterday I started spotting and cramping which then progressed to bleeding. I called the ob that delivered my last two and they took all my insurance info and set up an emergency scan appt. Then when I get there this morning they tell me that they don't take my insurance, even though I had given them all that info when setting up the appt! So I called around to drs who do take my insurance and they told me to go to the ER. So, I went to the ER, and have been diagnosed with a "threatened miscarriage." The ultrasound results say that there's an implanted gestational sac with no yolk or fetal pole detected "possibly due to very early stage of pregnancy." They told me I'm basically in pregnancy limbo of whether or not I will mc or have a healthy baby. I have a follow up appt with the hospital's high risk ob set for July 1st to hopefully find out more. I hate all this not knowing, but I'm bleeding pretty heavily so I don't have a good feeling about it.
@SheHulk723 also want to say that sucks about the insurance, I had a mix up myself and turns out my RE is out of network when I was initially told it would be in network, I owe an arm and leg. Insurance is such a nightmare when all we want to do is be well and take care of ourselves. Going through something like this is difficult enough without having to deal with the insurance piece.
@SheHulk723 I’m so sorry you’re stuck in limbo. I hope you get some positive answers soon!
@daffodil_shoe@brookert615@pirateduck Same. Last night I had some mild cramps and a few minutes of light spotting and I was consumed with impending doom. I figured it wasn’t worth calling anyone since my first OB appt was this am.
@SheHulk723 I'm so sorry you are going through this. I also had a threatened miscarriage in week 5, so I know how incredibly stressful and heartbreaking it can be. The ER doctor told me that it is 50/50 - 50% of first trimester bleeding turns out to be just bleeding. I was one of the lucky ones, so hoping I can pass on some of that luck to you.
@daffodil_shoe thank you for saying this- I feel similarly and it looks like we aren’t alone. Not that I wish these feelings in anyone but it makes me feel like I’m not crazy.
@SheHulk723 I’m so sorry about everything- a terrible situation all around. Big hugs.
Thank you all so much @daffodil_shoe they checked the levels and it said 769, but that they can't say anything off the one number, and that the follow up dr would do another to compare. I don't really know anything about the levels.
@SheHulk723 I did read that under 1000 HCG it is difficult to see much of anything on ultrasound yet, so hopefully it's just too early to see anything.
I too had that impending doom feeling. Either believing it couldnt be true, or that something bad would happen. I had a mmc at 9 weeks with my first pregnancy.
But you know what helped me relax a bit? I read an article that compared our fears and anxietys in pregnancy to that of our fears that our children will fall off of playground equipment. Or swimming accidents, or being in a car accident or plane rides. They are legit fears, but we have to let things go and not live in fear.
The article stated it better. But I havent worried as much since that. And with ms setting in it feels real.
@jvk2012 I thought 6w1d based on LMP. Although, come to think of it, both of my other pregnancies were earlier than was calculated based on LMP, so I might possibly be earlier than that. My cycle isn't entirely regular.
Re: June Symptoms
Located in Columbia, SC
DH: 34
Married: May 2011
TTC #1: May 2015
DS: 10/20/2016
TTC #2: June 2019
#2 EDD: 2/20/2020
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The spotting continues and has persisted for several days now...might even arise to the level of bleeding. Wasn't planning to go in until 8 weeks, but the doctor on call last night wants me to come in to see what's going on. I'm comforted that it sounds like my mom went through exactly this same thing too, when she was pregnant with me--and it seems like a lot of people who spot go on the have a healthy pregnancy either that time or next time. Hoping it's one of those things that looks scary, but is normal.
Located in Columbia, SC
DH: 34
Married: May 2011
TTC #1: May 2015
DS: 10/20/2016
TTC #2: June 2019
#2 EDD: 2/20/2020
@sunshinegarden food aversions and queasiness started at about 5w5d, and full blown nausea started at exactly 6w. It's an all day every day kind of thing now! I'll be 7w on Saturday.
I have been MIA the past two days due to work travel. I’ve been so crampy all of a sudden. I think I remember this with my other pregnancies, but it’s always so scary to have cramps. Hoping it’s just things stretching out.
@babylawyer I'm sorry you are still spotting. Mine has stopped (for now). My regular doctor never called me back (usually really good about that so I'm annoyed), but I did speak with an on call nurse that set my mind at ease some, but I'm still stressed. I already have an appointment set for Monday, so I just have to wait it out until then I guess. Fingers crossed all is well for both of us, I'm sure we will both feel better after we see our doctors and they can give us a better idea of what's going on.
I had a brief five minutes where I felt normal. It was glorious.
TTC 9/2016 BFP 12/9/16 EDD 8/21/17 NMC 1/8/16 at 7w6d
TTC 2/2017 BFP 3/6/17 EDD 11/17/17 DS born 11/25/17 via ECS
TTC 12/2018 BFP 6/2/19 EDD 2/12/20 NMC / BO at 7 weeks, low progesterone
TTC 7/2019 BFP 8/21/19 EDD 4/22/20 CP at 5 weeks
TTC 8/19 IUI #1 w/ Clomid + Ovidrel + progesterone BFN, IUI 2 and 3 w/ Letrozole + Ovidrel + progesterone,
IUI 4 Follistim + Ovidrel + progesterone BFP 1/9/20 EDD 9/18/20
AMA, ITP in pregnancy, vWD type II - low Factor VIII, unexplained RPL and secondary infertility
DH: 34
Married: May 2011
TTC #1: May 2015
DS: 10/20/2016
TTC #2: June 2019
#2 EDD: 2/20/2020
I’ve been mia for a few days because it’s literally all I can do to take care of my baby/do the things that have to be done. I don’t remember being this exhausted with my first! Might make a difference that I’m still nursing and he eats 2x a night. Those wake ups plus this glorious insomnia has me totally wiped out.
The nausea never ever goes away. It’s next to impossible to keep any food down. I’m about to ask my midwife if it’s ok to start unisom and b6... The combo did seem to help a bit last time.
Thankfully my boobs don’t hurt at all! I was nervous about how nursing and sensitive boobs would work out but it’s not even an issue!
Pretty major bloat going on too. I look like I’m 5 mo pregnant
Diagnosed with PCOS & Hashimoto's
@SheHulk723 I’m so sorry you’re going through that! What a terrible feeling. Can’t they do a beta to check your levels?
@daffodil_shoe @brookert615 @pirateduck Same. Last night I had some mild cramps and a few minutes of light spotting and I was consumed with impending doom. I figured it wasn’t worth calling anyone since my first OB appt was this am.
@SheHulk723 I’m so sorry about everything- a terrible situation all around. Big hugs.
@daffodil_shoe they checked the levels and it said 769, but that they can't say anything off the one number, and that the follow up dr would do another to compare. I don't really know anything about the levels.
But you know what helped me relax a bit? I read an article that compared our fears and anxietys in pregnancy to that of our fears that our children will fall off of playground equipment. Or swimming accidents, or being in a car accident or plane rides. They are legit fears, but we have to let things go and not live in fear.
The article stated it better. But I havent worried as much since that. And with ms setting in it feels real.