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I'm 10 weeks pregnant and have had no morning sickness. Someone told me that morning sickness was a sign of a very healthy pregnancy.

Any other pregnant mums out there NOT feeling sick?

Not pregnant at the moment but with last 'healthy' pregnancy didn't have morning sickness until 11 weeks... then it went on until I went into labour. At least 3 of my close friends have had pregnancys with absolutely no morning sickness, all had healthy babies, actually they all had girls!

I have never been sick in either pregnancy - don't worry

emmaij - I had no morning sickness at all, and as I thought that every pregnant woman got some amount of morning sickness, I didn't find out I was pg until 10 weeks! Perfectly healthy baby, and incidentally bluebear, a girl!
I think the professionals sometimes say 'it's the sign of a healthy pregnancy' to make those who do get it feel better, but it's a bit irresponsible as it can worry unnecesarirly (sp? can you tell it's a friday! )those who don't get any.

I had a boy and a girl...
I do know some GPs who say it's a sign that your hormones are kicking in - it is particularely reassuring to women who have had a miscarriage.

Apparently the official ratio of sick vs non-sick pregnant women is 50-50. Which hardly makes it the compulsory early pregnancy experience we are encouraged to expect. I had mild nausea throughout my pregnancy but I know lots of others who had nothing.

I think sometimes lack of morning sickness, plus lack of breast tenderness, plus lack of fatigue, can suggest that all is not well. Also, if you have some/all of these symptoms, and then they cease before 12-13 weeks (when they generally clear up), that can be a cause for concern.

Are you a good sailor/traveller, Emmaij? You are apparently less likely to have morning sickness if that is so.

I am sure all is well but if you have not done so and want professional reassurance, see if your GP/midwife can refer you for an early scan.

I have also heard the same thing. Not having sickness is no different then having it. You can have a healthy baby either way. Many do and do not have it and some have barely any. Everyones different I guess. Your actually lucky that you dont have it so far. Good Luck and Congratulations!

I had no sickness whatsoever, not even a twinge of nausea and a very healthy son who weighed 8lb8oz at two weeks early.

I think there's really only a cause for concern when you have had nausea in a previous pregnancy. I suffered badly with dd, then in the pregnancy that ended in miscarriage I had no nausea whatsoever. This time round (23 weeks into normal pregnancy) I also had bad nausea. My doctor said that when he heard that a pregnant woman (who had previously suffered with morning sickness) had no sickness, 'alarm bells rang'.

I had severe sickness with my first, third and fourth, but nothing with my second, who was perfectly healthy. I didn't know I was pg with him until I was 10wks, though my SIL did! Weird.

Thank you everyone so much. Seems there's no hard and fast rule about this one.

Only Enid's message of slight concern. You see my first pregnancy I carried to term -a beautiful baby girl- and felt pretty sick for the first 12 weeks or so. Second time I got pregnant there was no sickness and I miscarried at 7 weeks. Now this time -the third time- no sickness.

I didn't have the slightest feeling of sickness in either of my pregnancies. I also didn't have any cravings or any food aversions and continued with the odd cooked breakfast, tea, coffee and the odd drink. I had two very healthy boys, 8 days and 12 days early. Don't worry!
The 50-50 statistic is interesting as I've never met another woman who had no sickness whatsoever!

Me too Fionn. No morning sickness, no cravings no aversions, plenty of spicy food and two healthy boys - but mine were both late.

Java, I also had the easiest labours imaginable and thought what's all the fuss about? then had a nightmare time breastfeeding both, the bit I'd naively thought couldn't be anything other than straightforward. So you can't have everything!

No morning sickness with either of mine, and both were extremely healthy.

Fionn I can go one better - I never went into labour with ds1 - despite 3 days of inducing, so in the end I had a c-section - had to get him out somehow as he was 2 weeks overdue. Second time around - again no labour, so straight to c-section. So I'm obviously too posh to push

Emmaij, I didn't suffer morning sickness with my boys but was quite nauseas with DD (3rd child). I was told that it is more likely if you're carrying a girl but you get more tired carrying boys (they don't get any easier as they grow up - you get tired running round after men and get sick with worry over girls!)

Bad morning sickness is supposed to be a good sign that your pregnancy hormones have really kicked in but as long as you still feel pregnant in other ways I really shouldn't worry. In another couple of weeks the midwife should be able to hear the baby's heartbeat with a sonicaid which will be reassuring, then there's the scan to look forward to. At least you are past the date when things went wrong last time which is a good sign.

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I really hope I haven't made you worry emmaij - I just thought I'd mention my experience, but reading all the other posts its clear that there is a huge range of pregnancy sickness symptoms - if you are really concerned ask your midwife for an early scan - they won't mind especially as you've had a miscarriage in the past. I did and it was really reassuring.

emmaij - I had absolutely no sickness with either pregnancy, both girls. I think it's a good sign that you've got to ten weeks and agree that if you feel pregnant in other ways then you're probably fine.
I say this because my midwives all said they trusted my instincts when I was pregnant. I'd miscarried twice before and was 39 when I got pregnant with my eldest dd. That pregnancy finished up with pre-eclampsia and an early induction so when I was pregnant again at 40 I was a bit scared!
But during all the talk about my age, scans and previous pregnancies the midwife kept asking me how I actually felt and when I thought about it I really did feel that everything would be okay in the end. She said that was 'worth a hundred scans'.

I'm a born worrier, though and I found it hard sometimes to differentiate between my instincts and my fears...

When I was pg I never felt sick at all - and had a perfectly normal pregnancy and healthy baby !!

oh, Enid, no, you haven't made me worry. Maybe, if yours had been the only message! But seems, as you say, that there is a huge range of pregnancy symptoms.

thanks everyone.

emmajj, I'm 11 weeks and although I do plenty of heaving, I know that I'm never going to be sick, I just can't stop myself gagging. Even the thought of my toothbrush makes me start!! Don't know whether that makes me a sickie or not though.

I never had any cravings etc either (or tiredness) and people thought I was very odd. I thought they were all mad for asking! My only symptom was fatness. Curses.

emmaij, as everyone has said, don't worry, just consider yourself lucky. Lots of people go through pregnancy without any bad symptoms at all. I had a friend who didn't know she was pregnant until she was almost 4 months in and although her son was premature he was perfectly healthy and is now 13 years old and driving her crazy! I on the other hand puked my guts up 5 times a day for 4 months both last time and this time. Not something I would wish on anyone.