@bblair24 I too have been trying to just choke down the coffee and it's been getting harder and harder. Today I couldn't do it and I had to make myself a cup of tea instead. I usually do 1 cup of tea with breakfast and then kind of nurse 1 cup of coffee all morning. And today...no go!
When is nausea supposed to peak? I swear I've felt even WORSE the past few days after hitting 8 weeks. I guess if it normally lasts until 16 weeks for me then 8 might be peak? Zophran is doing nothing for me.
No clue when nausea is supposed to peak but I will say I was VERY nauseous the past few weeks and this week I finally started to feel like the worst of it was over. It hasn't completely disappeared, but I feel it WAY less. (I'll be 10 weeks on Sunday)
@theblondebump I feel like it peaked at 7/8 weeks for me with DS. I definitely have it this time, but no where near as bad (I dry heaved throughout the pregnancy with him). I’m 8 weeks today & I feel like 10 weeks is likely a normal time for it to improve? I told my parents around then with DS & I know I was eating more variety by then.
Hubby & Me: Born 1993 Married: August 2013 Son: December 2018 Baby in heaven: February 2020, was due Sept
That’s a good question about when nausea peaks. I think with DD1 it went away entirely around week 15 or 16 (because everyone said it would go away at the end of first tri and I was salty when it lasted a bit longer 😂). It was definitely worse in the very beginning though. I don’t remember it being a halfway point really. Maybe more like 4 or 5 really sucky weeks and then it was just kind of background noise until it went away.
@goldpolkadot I don't remember where I heard or saw it but last time I had it in my mind that nausea peaks at 8 weeks. I fell down the stairs and got my first ultrasound at 9 weeks and then boom, they changed my due date and I was only 7 weeks. It was the most soul crushing feeling, thinking I was on my way to less nausea and I wasn't. It also ended up lasting past 20 weeks, so whatever I read/saw/heard was a lie.
@goldpolkadot I’m closing out week 8 here and this has by far been the worst week.. if this isn’t the peak then I’m going to be skipping work to lay on the couch the whole next week.
@bblair24 sorry, I was MIA yesterday. The unisom was amazing on Thursday night. I took probably around 8mg (12.5 is the recommended dose by my OB which is half a tab of what I bought but I cut that smaller to try it). I slept really well. Then I took it in the morning (the smaller piece so 4 or 5mg) and I felt pretty sleepy BUT the best I've felt in a while with regards to naseau and food aversions (had sea bands on and took B6). I had the day off so we went out to breakfast then to the park and grabbed lunch out. It was marvelous, I felt fantastic, we had a great day off. Then we got home and I napped when DD2 napped for 2 hours and I felt horrrrrrible when I woke up (3:45ish). I took some B6 and wore the sea bands and eventually took unisom around 7pm and i still felt horrible so idk. We put a movie on around 8 that I didn't think I'd make it far into b/c of the unisom and I never felt sleepy and had a hard time falling asleep at 10:30 when I actually got in bed plus couldn't fall back asleep after 5:30 this morning (slept until 7 yesterday). Idk if I got *too much* sleep the day before or what? Long story long, I have no idea why I felt great and then didn't but I capitalized on eating when I had spurts of feeling good.
@kvh22 I’m glad you had some relief yesterday, even if it was brief! I had a really good morning/afternoon yesterday too. Today I’m back to not feeling great, even though I took the same exact medicine. So who knows. I was happy to be able to eat part of the day yesterday though.
@kvh I was taking 1/4 of a unisom every night, and that was geting me 7ish hours of sleep. If I take more than that I am a zombie the next day, and I also tend to snap awake, wired, at 2 or 3 am. I took my typical 1/4 pill two nights ago and as wired all night and got less than 4 hours. Last night I didn't take anything and got 6. Who knows. I'm not also sure if it helps with nausea during the day for me if I take it at night.
I have a coffee aversion too but I've been able to drink weakish black tea for a little caffeine. I had the same thing with my son but was able to start drinking coffee again during the second tri. I'm also having a racing heart and am out of breath at the slightest exertion like others.
I've been feeling marginally better the last few days. It freaks me out of course, but it's also so nice not to be miserable 100% of the time. We are having some friends over for a backyard brunch tomorrow and I am actually somewhat excited to make some food and have some company. Last weekend you couldn't have paid me to do that.
My symptoms are so all over the place. I have been craving hamburgers and red meat something fierce. I’m curious if my iron levels are off. And I’m so darn tired. That seems to be getting worse!
Does anyone else with awful morning (ALL DAMN DAY) sickness notice a difference based on how much sleep they get at night? Not even talking quality sleep, just total hours? During the week I am absolutely beyond miserable with the nausea, but the last two Saturdays I’ve noticed a marked difference in how I feel. The only difference between Saturday morning and a weekday morning is an extra 1.5-2hrs sleep. I don’t even go to bed earlier Friday night, I just get to “sleep in” since I don’t have to be up to get myself ready before getting DS up and ready for daycare.
Oh my goodness! I have never had gas cramps while pregnant before & today was a doozy! It actually made me nervous for a minute, but I realized the cause pretty quickly. I don’t know how you ladies who get these lots deal!
I daydream about better sleep. My son is a lot of wonderful things, but a great sleeper he is not 🤣. So thankful that hubby has been helping out in the night & I do sleep in on Saturdays typically.
Hubby & Me: Born 1993 Married: August 2013 Son: December 2018 Baby in heaven: February 2020, was due Sept
My symptoms have been horrible this week. I’m 8+4 and I have had horrible nausea and apparently I am now developing a slight lactose intolerance or allergy with certain dairy products (aka ice cream and sour cream) 😫. Dairy is my jam so this is pretty soul crushing. Not to mention I only have about 7 hours a day that I don’t feel like crap, usually between 10am-5pm. I meal plan for the week and half the time I can’t even eat what I’ve fixed. And don’t get me started on the extra discharge I’ve had lately- tmi, I know I know!! This sounds like a total complain fest, but I really am excited about this baby LOL
Weird new craving today! I’m still feeling pretty nauseous, but the Unisom + B6 combo is allowing me to eat a little bit more than I had been previously. I don’t know the last time I made a meal with tomato sauce - it gives both DH and me pretty bad heartburn so we avoid it. But someone shared a lasagna pic on fb and not only did it not make my stomach turn (as food pics have been recently) but it looked delicious. I just spent 20 minutes looking at instant pot pasta recipes on Pinterest, all of which have tomato sauce and would set my chest on fire but they looked delicious! 😂
Re: Symptoms Week of 8/31
Married: August 2013
Son: December 2018
Baby in heaven: February 2020, was due Sept
@bblair24 I too have been trying to just choke down the coffee and it's been getting harder and harder. Today I couldn't do it and I had to make myself a cup of tea instead. I usually do 1 cup of tea with breakfast and then kind of nurse 1 cup of coffee all morning. And today...no go!
When is nausea supposed to peak? I swear I've felt even WORSE the past few days after hitting 8 weeks. I guess if it normally lasts until 16 weeks for me then 8 might be peak? Zophran is doing nothing for me.
Married: August 2013
Son: December 2018
Baby in heaven: February 2020, was due Sept
I have a coffee aversion too but I've been able to drink weakish black tea for a little caffeine. I had the same thing with my son but was able to start drinking coffee again during the second tri. I'm also having a racing heart and am out of breath at the slightest exertion like others.
I've been feeling marginally better the last few days. It freaks me out of course, but it's also so nice not to be miserable 100% of the time. We are having some friends over for a backyard brunch tomorrow and I am actually somewhat excited to make some food and have some company. Last weekend you couldn't have paid me to do that.
I daydream about better sleep. My son is a lot of wonderful things, but a great sleeper he is not 🤣. So thankful that hubby has been helping out in the night & I do sleep in on Saturdays typically.
Married: August 2013
Son: December 2018
Baby in heaven: February 2020, was due Sept