February Symptoms

gomillis · February 2020

We finally made it to February. Talk
about your symptoms here. Any better? Any worse? Anything new?

amgpg25 · February 2020

My first time posting symptoms. Yesterday was my last day on progesterone and today I am unable to keep any food in. I have thrown up thrice. This hasn’t happened before. Does anyone have experience with giving up progesterone and the effects of that? I started my 12th week today...

radiohd18 · February 2020

cross posting from January symptoms--- I didn't remember that it's February!

TMI ahead:

This weekend I had my first ever vomiting of absolutely nothing. I couldn't stop and nothing came up except what looked like saliva. My guess is I had waited too long to eat breakfast and my stomach was all pissed at me about it. Aside from that, I broke a bunch of blood vessels in my face because of the extremeness of the action. The blood vessel thing has happened to me before but not after throwing up nothing. Now, I look like I have a million freckles/tiny bruises around my eyes. Awesome.

RedBaramid · February 2020

My entire abdomen feels wrong. Like it feels full, all the time. I suspect things are starting to slowly shift around but I am bloated in a way that makes me feel like I've ate too much around the clock and it's so uncomfortable. I've felt this way for a few days now, since Thursday maybe. My scale says I went up 5 pounds last week alone, but we ate like trash humans yesterday (yay Superbowl Sunday) so I am hoping that this is just bad food bloat, and the fact that I haven't had a good BM yet today.

Also I've had a resurgence of the tired and I am just hoping it is "I've been waiting hand and foot on my flu struck 5 year old for days now." I'd like some energy back.

Mommy2Boys87 · February 2020

In the 2nd tri and still no relief from the nausea. I had a larger appetite with my prior 2 pregnancies but this one, I am just not feeling the whole eating thing. I was hoping everything would ease but in the 2nd tri as it always did before, so maybe I will get lucky and get some relief by 20 weeks. Other than that, trying to keep up with my workout routine and designing the nursery. We are not finding out the sex this time around, so it has been fun designing a gender neutral nursery!

lachnessmomster · February 2020

@amgpg25, @radiohd18, and @Mommy2Boys87 - I'm sorry you're all still feeling so sick. Kudos to you, @Mommy2Boys87 for pushing through and maintaining your workout routine despite feeling so crappy. I hope you all get some relief over the next few weeks.

@RedBaramid Oh, no. Your LO is still under the weather!? I am so sorry. It's had to have been a rough few days for all of you.

For me, my lower back pain is already re-emerging. It was a problem during my last pregnancy, so super excited to go through it again. We have an acupressure mat that I would lie on for relief. Time to bust it out again!

RedBaramid · February 2020

@lachnessmomster She slept for 14 hours last night and today she has ate more than she ate all weekend. She's also spent more time today on the floor with legos than she has lying on the couch. I think tomorrow we will be back to business as usual, but I'm keeping her home from all activities until Wednesday assuming she gets her color back and her poor eyes heal up some. The poor thing busted blood vessels in her eyes puking so hard so she looks like a tiny drug addict. It's been rough, she hasn't been this sick in a couple of years but I think we're finally around the bend here. I'm already thinking of buying a new medicine ball to roll around against for some low back stuff, does that help you at all? I found some good stretches really helped me last go around.

lachnessmomster · February 2020

@RedBaramid So happy to hear she's on the up and is getting some food in her belly! I've actually not tried the medicine ball trick, but now I'm looking forward to giving it a go. Thanks for the suggestion!

laur84ns · February 2020

@amgpg25 I took progesterone with my last 2 pregnancies and don’t remember any uptick in nausea when going off it it. Sorry! I hope you feel better soon!

@Mommy2Boys87 Wow, good for you keeping up your workouts even though you’re not feeling great. I am feeling nauseous 24/7 and just cannot fathom getting on the treadmill right now. I’m really hoping this nausea goes away soon so I can’t start eating better and working out again! I am also not finding out the sex of the baby this time around (I have 2 girls already) and am looking forward to coming up with a gender neutral nursery! Not looking forward to having to come up with a solid boys and girls name though

As for me, still feeling sick all the time. Ugh. Going to ask my dr about medication tomorrow.

sarah0985 · February 2020

I have had headaches and migraines all my life that I can remember. But these last 3 weeks have been the worst my headaches have ever been in terms of frequency. Thank God no migraines (im on a preventative med for it) as I’m non-functional when I get those but I have had to take Tylenol multiple times a day every day of the last 3 weeks except 3 days. I’m taking in at least 2 liters of water a day plus usually a glass of milk so I don’t feel dehydrated. Anyone else having this? I teach kindergarten and have a toddler so “finding quiet space” or “relaxing” is pretty much impossible during a headache. Anyone find relief other than constant Tylenol? I hve a doctors appointment tomorrow so intend to ask there but looking for others input as well

charhar0820 · February 2020

@sarah0985 I too have suffered from headaches and migraines most of my life. I was never on medication for it though. I would just usually go for my extra strength Advil. Seemed to be the only thing that worked for me. There was a time around 10 weeks where the headaches started for me, I woke up a couple mornings with a migraine.

I have a cooling gel eye mask and full face mask I put on when the headaches get to be too much. It even helped ease a bit of the migraine combined with Tylenol. I sleep with a humidifier every night, it seems to help as well.

I hope you can find relief x

My energy has been lowww, I find myself back to wanting afternoon naps. I’ve also been battling an awful cold for the last week. I’m mainly just stuffed up now, thank goodness.
Aches and pains have been real this week as well. Random jabs in my abdomen, or what felt like tightening and squishing around? coughing and sneezing (which was seriously non-stop) was getting quite painful - I’d curl into a ball and brace for it 😂
also, I have a wisdom tooth breaking through on my left side 😖. Perfect timing really. Ugh. I had to have a couple Tylenol today, the pressure from my sinuses and pain from my tooth was just too much.

Making an appointment with my dentist ASAP!

tara4910 · February 2020

@sarah0985 I’m so sorry about your headaches. I’ve had them intermittently the past month and one was 3 days long. Are you drinking any caffeine? I have a cup of coffee every morning, but if I get a bad headache then a little extra coffee or a coke really helps with the headache. Hope you feel better soon! @charhar0820 I love the idea of the cooling gel ice mask. I have one of those frozen jade rollers, but I haven’t tried using it for headaches. I’m sorry about the tooth pain. That timing really sucks.

sarah0985 · February 2020

@charhar0820 I had my wisdom tooth taken out when I was pregnant. It wasn’t nearly as bad as I imagined it may be. I hope you find relief soon.

@tara4910 I gave up the coffee as it was repulsive to me (😫 makes me sad because I miss it) but I did replace it with coke for caffeine and I have a Tylenol tension headache med which has caffeine. Sometimes it takes care of it but sometimes not. I usually wake up with them so not sure as I’ve never woke up with headaches from caffeine withdrawal before.

blackgirlmagic · February 2020

RedBaramid I have felt like that before. Have you tried to increase your water intake? I notice when I don't enough water, what my body thinks is enough, I feel extra bloated.

@sarah0985 I get headaches from time to time. Recently I've been feeling them behind my eyes as well. I haven't take anything for them because Tylenol doesn't really do much for them.

tara4910 · February 2020

@sarah0985 oh no! Waking up with them is the worst. Hopefully it’s just a hormone shift and they will improve soon.

blackgirlmagic · February 2020

This pregnancy has brought out all of the hairs. With my daughters pregnancy I gained three chin hairs, and that was towards in the end of the pregnancy. This pregnancy, the chin hairs have brought all of their second and third cousins with them. I don't know what hormone is doing this, but I am not a happy camper with the side affects of the hormone.

wildrainbow · February 2020

I look like I'm going through puberty again.

Also, heartburn. Why is it starting so early?!

riatortillaxo · February 2020

Heartburn here too! It didn't happen until much later with my last pregnancy. I keep the tums right by my bed.

lachnessmomster · February 2020

@blackgirlmagic "Their second and third cousins."

WishesSheCouldCook · February 2020

I had a nose bleed this week. Hadn’t had one since I was pregnant last time

RedBaramid · February 2020

@blackgirlmagic oh the HAIRS. I've got a couple of moles that never grew hairs.. until my daughter. Now I feel like I pluck them every other day or so.. and yesterday I got out of the shower and found the longest darkest nipple hair I've ever seen.

I got lucky in my teens years with acne, it wasn't until pregnancy that I ever dealt with a bunch of it... that's also starting to rear it's ugly head again. I'm over it already.

[Deleted User] · February 2020

All I can say is, you are my people. ❤️Horrible headache ATM, as well as bizarre hairs - I had to go on a plucking spree Sunday morning, like I hope no one could see these Saturday night!!! :# :# :#

coldlife · February 2020

No additional hairs, but I do regularly have darker hairs, particularly on the right side of my chin. I'm plucking every few days to keep up.

wednesdaygirl1019 · February 2020

No hairs yet for me, but my skin has been broken out for a couple of weeks now and I'm over it.

laur84ns · February 2020

I don’t seem
to be having any of the hair issues (yet) but you guys are cracking me up over here!

Has anyone had their symptoms of morning sickness and fatigue get a lot better around 10 weeks? It seems a bit early for these symptoms to all but disappear but maybe it has something to do with the placenta taking over hormone production around this time? @riatortillaxo I think you mentioned after feeling miserable two weekends ago, you magically felt much better later on in the week, around 10 weeks (if I recall correctly!) Ate you still feeling pretty good? After my miserable weekend I woke up on Tuesday feeling pretty great. I honestly cannot remember if my (incredibly mild) nausea just vanished suddenly last pregnancy or when it went away or anything....

tara4910 · February 2020

Ugh I’ve been sleeping so soundly until last night. The insomnia hit me so hard, and I was up from 1-4. Then I had to wake up for work at 5:30. Really hoping it was a one night thing and not the new normal.

@laur84ns my nausea got better at 10 weeks. Weeks 8 and 9 were the worst and then it really started improving. It wasn’t magically 100% gone, but there was a day when I was a little over 10 weeks when I woke up and felt drastically better. Fingers crossed it stays away!

@WishesSheCouldCook I had so many nose bleeds last time! I feel like it’s going to happen again too 😑

radiohd18 · February 2020

@tara4910 insomnia is hitting me too. DH was snoring and I nearly kicked him out before I found ear plugs.
I am starting to get uncomfortable on my back-- I can feel my heart beating throughout my entire body. It's too early for my belly to be heavy on my lungs at 11 weeks, right? I'm already tired of being tired.

ziggymama06 · February 2020

@laur84ns I'll be 11 weeks tomorrow and I've noticed the past few days I've been feeling a bit better nausea-wise. It's still there but not as prevalent and not as frequent. Yesterday was actually a good day! Insomnia is starting to creep in.. it's been pretty sporadic but came the past two nights for a few hours... hoping this is not a new trend.

@radiohd18 I felt like that when I was stretched out on the couch last night, but not totally laying flat. I felt like it was a little hard for me to breathe and was hoping I wasn't catching anything. It didn't happen when I went to bed and I like to lay on my back. Hope it's just things shifting around in there... I had just eaten dinner before so maybe that added to it? And I totally feel you and am so tired of being tired too!

RedBaramid · February 2020

On one hand, this pregnancy has me wiped still, I'm not back into my yoga routine yet like I wanted and my "business as usual" 9 miles on my stationary bike still takes about 5 minutes longer than it used to.

On the other hand I'm logging so many extra steps peeing at night already. This morning I woke up to pee (we have an en suite bathroom and at night I'm awful about closing the door) at about 4:00am and peed for I think about a year. When I got back to bed my husband asked me if I was sure I was done. I sure showed him when I woke up two hours later and did it again!

I don't remember having to pee this much at night so early.. but last go around I worked overnight shifts until I was 37 weeks and put on bed rest so who knows.

buhundbae · February 2020

I think I've finally found the timing and combo of two different meds (plus lots of ginger) to keep my nausea under control. It hasn't completely gone away, and food isn't super appealing to me, but it's not driving me bonkers like it was. Mine has been more constant nausea and total food aversion than actual vomiting, so sending hugs to those of you experiencing that!

Traveling for business with coworkers next week, so fingers crossed I can keep the symptoms (and bump!) under wraps. It's nerve-wracking!

coldlife · February 2020

@laur84ns, someone just told me 9 weeks is peak symptoms, and it ramps up from nothing to that, and then starts to ramp down after that until you're out of 1st Tri. Who knows? I feel like no one actually knows.

riatortillaxo · February 2020

@laur84ns Yes! My nausea and morning sickness has been almost completely gone since last Wednesday. BUT today was rough! Not sure if it was just a fluke. I will have to see how the rest of the week goes. Such a roller coaster .....

laur84ns · February 2020

@coldlife Haha true, no one actually knows! Drs can’t even explain why some women have morning sickness while others don’t (I’ve done a bunch of research in the topic while I was miserably sick, haha!) I guess for me my symptoms ramped up until 10 weeks then because I’ve now had two days of feeling mostly fine (though my fatigue came back today after a 1 day break, and I did have a nap!)

@riatortillaxo Ok interesting, we seem to be on the same morning sickness cycle so far! Haha. I’ll look out for one particularly bad day next week then

WishesSheCouldCook · February 2020

Y’all my bellybutton is already stretching out and becoming more outie. I don’t think it did this until like 30 weeks last time!!

pengy16 · February 2020

My morning sickness only just started to die off within the last week (12-13) same with my strong food aversions. There is still some mild food aversions there but its significantly better.
I have the facial hair growing bad. It started when I was pregnant with DS1 and never really went away but it's back with a vengeance now that I am pregnant again. I will say because I have been so exhausted, I have been doing the ignore it in hopes no one else around me notices. Until DS1 starts playing with it and I know I cant ignore it anymore. It's bad enough I almost need to get bi-weekly waxing appointments to keep up. Also, I noticed my eyebrows are super long, I really need to make that waxing appointment. Lol

kgrgreen · February 2020

Basically me all day:

blackgirlmagic · February 2020

@kgrgreen this is me as well. I’m sure im
feeling some type of movement from within because it catches my attention out of no where.

Also, add me to the headache group. I’ve clearly been ignoring that symptom, because now they are also forming behind my eyes. I try not to take medicine for them because it really doesn’t do much, but when it gets behind both of my eyes I call it quits and take some Tylenol.

ziggymama06 · February 2020

Anyone else feeling cramps? Or cramp-like? I'm 11w1d... I feel like this past week or so I've been feeling crampiness almost everyday. I'm hoping it's just things moving and my uterus stretching?

kgrgreen · February 2020

@ziggymama06 Yes, but my Dr. said not to worry as long as you're not having spotting with it. It is likely exactly what you said - the uterus stretching and everything moving

wildrainbow · February 2020

@ziggymama06 It could your uterus getting ready to get out of your pelvis or you may not be hydrated enough. So make sure you are drinking enough. My nurse was like take what you normally drink and double that, then it's enough. Also, did you get your NIPT back yet?

blackgirlmagic · February 2020

@ziggymama06 when I feel like that I increase my water intake. When I'm not drinking enough water my body will tell me by cramping some.

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