January Symptoms

pickle-chips · January 2023

New year! New month! New symptoms? Same old symptoms?

pickle-chips · January 2023

6 weeks today and just realizing the constipation has already started, this seems unfairly early. Just rude, really.

gingermama29 · January 2023

The insonnia is real. But also the necessity of napping during the day. Going back to work tomorrow is going to be a challenge.

edenmrtn · January 2023

Nauseous all day everyday, vomiting even on an empty stomach. My first appointment isn’t until 1/19, going to see if I can get in any earlier to get some help with the nausea. 8 weeks today, seems weird to not have been to the doctor yet. First pregnancy so I know nothing.

stashattack · January 2023

@edenmrtn 8-12 weeks is pretty standard for a normal pregnancy with no complications. Early visits are reserved for those undergoing IUI IVF or have reoccurring early losses. I'm 8 weeks tomorrow and just getting a dating scan and won't see my ob until the 20th.

I spoke too soon this morning. I'm nauseous AF today. This is the worst it's been. Ugh. On top of bloaty and moody AF.

pickle-chips · January 2023

@gingermama29 I had the exact thought this morning. Going back to work is going to be a rude awakening after this lazy holiday.

justyouraveragemama · January 2023

Hats off to you ladies working. I view staying home taking care of the home as my job but I have not been able to do even that. Luckily I can pull in help, I can’t imagine how you guys make it through!

I’ve been nauseous 25/7 apart from some random days where I’ll get a break for like 45 minutes at like 6pm. Throwing up at least once a day. Constipated, sore boobs, tired but not always take a nap tired, major pregnancy brain already.

ccmrc143 · January 2023

Constipated like crazy. Nausea was so bad the last few days but still no actual puking. Today I feel better because we went on a long morning walk and I think that helped me stave off some nausea. I struggled with insomnia last night too but wonder if it’s because of my nap yesterday lol. So today I’m going to try to stay awake during all of toddler nap time so that I’m really exhausted for bed (which starts at 8pm these days lol).

lmn823 · January 2023

Hi there! 9 weeks here.

Nausea is a B! It’s not all day but majority of the day. Trying to nibble on carbs helps me.

Constipation started for me for a few weeks already. Im doing these very light constipation massages that seem to be helping me. Not pressing too too hard on my abdomen but enough on the upper abs to get it going.

And emotions! I cry everyday lol. It can be sad or happy I’m crying.

Boobs are sore, but my partner definitely is enjoying the way they are looking these days lol

Im also dozing off on the couch by 8 pm too. Can’t even help it, it’s like a whack in the face with tiredness.

stashattack · January 2023

@lmn823 same with my partner and the boobs. Well and me too. I don't like the engorged feeling, but damn did my boobs look good when they were engorged in the early days. LOL.

I'm just glad working from home. I have taken a pic of my email and I'm not looking forward to the onslaught of emails to slug through. I'm hoping I can keep hiding this for the next month ish LOL.

emeraldcity603 · January 2023

For constipation I have found that liquid magnesium helps a lot. I take it at night and it also helps with sleep.

As for me, nausea is hitting. I don’t think mine is from the virus we have because it’s been a nagging background noise that has been getting progressively stronger each day. If I were sick with the virus it would be fast and furious to the puking stage. I’m thrilled to be having more regular symptoms. It has really put my mind at ease.

I have been an emotional wreck since I peed on a stick. Tears tears tears over anything and everything.

I had my first weird dream last night. Super weird. I’m hoping I don’t have anymore like that.

stashattack · January 2023

I feel like I was biting everyone's head off today. Even DH mentioned that. I hate being this short. Ugh. A lot of it had to do with the nausea but man this sucks sometimes.

tumbleweed-1 · January 2023

I’m so tired lately. And off and on nausea sort of. If I don’t eat for a while I feel it and then after I eat it’s almost worse and mixed with indigestion. Every night I have no appetite and it’s all I can do to make up some kind of dinner to feed DS. A lot of nights SO has come up with dinner or we’ve just fed the kid and dealt with our own meals later. I returned to work today and had a headache too. I’ve also had to pee so much today, probably because I was trying to stay better hydrated at work. I’m also very emotional. DS favorite movie right now is Encanto and I can hardly get through any of it without crying.

stashattack · January 2023

@tumbleweed-1 that movie makes me cry without being pregnant. I can't imagine watching it right now. That, coco, and turning red 😭😭😭

ki1244 · January 2023

@tumbleweed-1 my daughter knows that we CANNOT watch or listen to any part of Dos Oruguitas without Mama turning into a crying mess. She's been on a Coco kick lately too, lucky me. But the one that made me ugly cry this week? Effing Bluey. Literally had to go to another room to compose myself because it was so devastating watching Chilli and her dad sitting on the dock. Heaven help me, I love Bluey but sometimes that shit gets WAY too real.

tumbleweed-1 · January 2023

@stashattack Oh, I’ve always cried watching it, but it used to be a few key parts/songs and each time I watch it I seem to be adding scenes to cry over. Nearly the entire movie now that I’m pregnant. My sweet, little child doesn’t understand the generational trauma themes and probably thinks I’m weird.

@ki1244 that episode of Bluey got me too. DS was watching some last night and I start tearing up just from Bingo’s friend saying she hopes they are friends forever 😂

novelblessings · January 2023

Nauseous on and off but not horrible. I’m tired all the time, which makes me super motivated 😂. Luckily I’m still off with the kids this week but I am
not looking forward to next week going back. I have not been hungry, it’s more of nothing sounds good or it smells weird. I usually end up eating a big dinner because by that time I figure out something I want to eat. Shows and movies still make me cry too. Fun times!

novelblessings · January 2023

@ki1244 that Encanto, every time! My kids were watching the live performance they have on Disney+ last night. As it started I was like, but the movie is sad!

tumbleweed-1 · January 2023

Ok, so Idk if this one is a pregnancy issue or a laundry one, but the last two days I’ve gone back to work (and worn deodorant! The same deodorant I’ve been using for years) and I just smell terrible all day. Is it a symptom like I need to buy a stronger type? Is it about pregnancy nose and I’m the only one who can smell it? Are my clothes not as clean as I thought they were? I didn’t have this problem the last two weeks on break, or maybe I did, but I assumed it was because I was wearing the same sweater for days. Anyone else dealing with something like this?

ccmrc143 · January 2023

@tumbleweed-1 yes same! Also much stinkier than normal. I remember this as a postpartum symptom but not for pregnancy. But it makes sense our bodies are changing so much!

gingermama29 · January 2023

@tumbleweed-1 yes! I feel like I can smell myself way more than usual and I’m hyper aware of different smells in the house.

ki1244 · January 2023

@tumbleweed-1 YES it was getting ridiculous. I haven't bothered with buying my own deodorant for years and have just used my husband's man-strength sport stuff, and that wasn't cutting it. I'd hoped it was just pregnancy nose that I could smell it but no such luck, my husband was like "uh sweetie, you know I love you but maybe shower again tonight?" But thankfully it seems to have faded in the last week or so, so I don't constantly smell like a locker room.

ccmrc143 · January 2023

the past two days I’ve been deeply depressed. I wake up in the middle of the night with anxiety and then am exhausted and demotivated the next day. I’m feeling ambivalent at best about the baby, my toddler never stops talking, and it’s just all overwhelming. I know it’s just depression and that I shouldn’t take my negative thoughts seriously. Going to get back into therapy and make sure I’m on track with Zoloft (I had taken a break while TTC — that was obviously a mistake). This morning DH really stepped up because I couldn’t even move. I’m grateful for him. Going to work out and hopefully that will help me turn the day around.

ki1244 · January 2023

@ccmrc143 so many hugs. That depression spiral is a rough place to be. Good on your husband for helping fill in -- that's what a real partner looks like! I'm with you in that I'm kind of ambivalent about Baby, but I think the big difference for me between just kind of being "meh" and going on with everyday life vs the crippling grief/guilt combo last time is Zoloft and grace. I hope you can give yourself a normal dose of the first and a heaping dose of the second. It's a hard place now but it'll be worth it on the other side.

chilok · January 2023

I have three “strange” new symptoms…currently 7W3D.

I like to sleep on my back but the last few days I’ve been waking up with bad lower back pain. Sleeping on the side feels better.

Also, I’ve been having frequent urination since week 5 but this past week it’s been harder to get the pee out. Sometimes I sit on the toilet for a minute or two before pee slowly comes out, and the flow is so much slower than before. Urinalysis from week 5 came back all good and no signs of infection.

Around dinner time every night I start getting chills. I feel so cold and need to wrap myself with a blanket. Its only in the evenings so it’s a bit strange.

First ultrasound is next week at 8 weeks and I just can’t wait. Feeling very anxious!

emeraldcity603 · January 2023

@chilok The inability to get pee out would make me nervous. Might be a good idea to get another urine analysis to make sure something hasn’t cropped up since the last one. I also get really cold in the first trimester. We went to an outdoor new years event this year and it was 19 degrees out. So not super cold but cold enough. I have cold urticaria and I get allergy type symptoms when I’m out in the cold. When we finally got back to the van my legs were itching so bad it felt like I was covered in hives. I had to go strip down and then take a warm shower for it to stop. It was intense.

emeraldcity603 · January 2023

My nausea is ramping up. I’m relieved because it gives me peace of mind but it makes being motivated hard. I’m suppose to be homeschooling my kids. So yay for an enormous responsibility. We may stick to the necessities and cut the extras so I can just spend time on the couch.

BeccaJeans1991 · January 2023

@emeraldcity603 I hear that! Nausea is real bad. And I’m homeschooling my first grader. Today we are learning from nature as my kids dig in the dirt and find critters to observe. I’m on an outdoor sofa answering questions about their critters.

novelblessings · January 2023

@emeraldcity603 Mine comes and goes, which is fine but it seems to be worse on days I actually have things to do. Yesterday was awful and I had to do a play date with the kids and it ended up being 4 hours of torture.

emeraldcity603 · January 2023

@beccajeans1991 We do a lot of outdoor nature stuff too. We have a homeschool group that meets every Tuesday and we go on adventures and explore together. Unfortunately, I have been told no exercising right now. So we will be stuck at parks and our yard. I prefer the warmth of the house when I feel sick though.

stashattack · January 2023

Nausea and fatigue are big hitters today. Luckily I had a slow day back at work today and just one teams meeting. And no meetings as of yet tomorrow. But I should touch base with my boss cuz theirs a grant submission due tomorrow that I was working on before break.

justyouraveragemama · January 2023

We’ve been doing a lot of documentaries and oral presentations after for school lately😬 we school year round though for reasons like this. Also thankful that my state doesn’t have a bunch of homeschooling requirements so we can take the next few weeks in a relaxed way.

Feeling very very tired today and my minerals keeping away nausea was a fluke because it was back today. Not as bad but still there. Must have just been a good day yesterday! Wish I would’ve done more with it lol

emeraldcity603 · January 2023

It appears we have a few homeschoolers. That’s awesome! We got down to business today and did our scheduled reading, math, etc. The big stuff. We have homeschool charters and you get an allotment here that pays for everything related to homeschooling. I use it for extra curricular activities like dance and the boy’s gym membership for ju jitsu. I need to turn in receipts and get our work samples turned in.

emeraldcity603 · January 2023

My nausea starts as soon as I wake up and then it slowly builds and peaks around mid afternoon. Every day it’s been getting progressively worse. I feel like if I cough I’m just going to vomit.

novelblessings · January 2023

@emeraldcity603 I am waking up about 5:30/6 each day nauseous, eat a small
snack, back to bed, wake up even more nauseous. Mine also seems to build until midday. I’m not sure how I’m going to function at work next week without just working at home until this subsides. ☹️

emeraldcity603 · January 2023

@novelblessings I’m not sure I would be of any use if I had a job. My house is getting more and more destroyed and my husband is going to come home and be like what the heck have you been doing. lol, the same basket of clean laundry has been sitting in the same spot for 2 weeks now.

novelblessings · January 2023

@emeraldcity603 yea my house is a war zone. It will get worse when I go back to work, I’m sure. I plan to do some cleaning and organizing this weekend to prepare…or at least enlist my husband and kids to clean.

justyouraveragemama · January 2023

@emeraldcity603 I feel you on that, I’d be 100% worthless with a job. Our house has seen better days but there’s like nothing I can do about it. SO the other day was like “all you’ve done is make dirty dishes” which he’s not wrong BUT also have been growing your baby thank you. He wasn’t saying it to be mean btw but poor guy has had all the housework plopped on him plus his two jobs so I know dude is stressed. He used to never have to do any housework so it’s a bit of a culture shock almost.

emeraldcity603 · January 2023

@justyouraveragemama My husband never helped out until we hit 4 kids. I just couldn’t keep up at that point. So he helps with dishes and laundry a lot. I’m so ADHD that laundry stresses me out and I just shut down and ignore it. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’m about to start throwing toys out. We downsized before Christmas and now I feel we need to do it again. They have way too much to keep clean. I’m sick of the clutter.

forzaebellezza · January 2023

I have also been extra cold to the point of feeling hypothermic. I was even cold when we did a 5-day trip to Palm Springs!

What's been helping me is the Eight Sleep. It's not cheap but you can set the bed temperature to super warm so you are warm when you first go to bed and then it cools in the night when sweats set in.

Melissa112009 · January 2023

I’m starting to wonder if everything is ok with my pregnancy? My symptoms aren’t horrible. I have tender breasts that come and go every other day. And I occasionally feel a little queasy

I feel bad you all are feeling this way. But I want to feel that way to know everything is ok.

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