To ask those of you who had minimal pregnancy symptoms for some reassurance!

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Please

I’m 7+5 with my first after an early loss at 5 weeks last year (which I was completely fine and pragmatic about after a day, these things happen) but seem to be not really suffering in the way I’d expected, and against my usual sense it makes me worry something’s wrong.

Had a bit of a woozy/hungover feeling and some tiredness in the afternoons on and off, boobs have been a bit sore but also on and off, mostly I feel fine. No vomiting, no feeling awful. The lockdown means my days are much easier so that might be helping, perhaps I’d feel worse if I was still commuting into London daily?!

My DM said she never had any sickness in pregnancy and felt generally fine too, so maybe it’s genetic, but I think most of us think pregnant = sick so it’s hard not to read into it. My BF has thrown up constantly throughout all her pregnancies so that’s the closest example I have.

I’ve been searching old posts to see others experiences as I know we’re all different, but still feeling a bit on edge! I’d love to hear from others who also felt fine but everything was ok.

I had no sickness and didn't feel pregnant until I could see that I was. Worried me a bit that It might not be real. Good luck.

Didn't vomit once. Felt the same as usual until got huge. Only thing I went off was diet coke.

I was only talking to my neighbour (through the fence) about this yesterday.

I had two very good pregnancies - no sickness, no heartburn, no pain or tiredness until the last week or so. I honestly sailed through them both and only knew I was pregnant because I had a bump.

I had DS1 nearly 16 years ago and we didn't get 12 week scans in our area then so I just had to mosey on until 20 weeks to check there was actually a baby in there! There was and he stayed there until 42 weeks... 😁

Hi OP, 39 weeks here.

I had pretty much zero symptoms for the first 20 or so weeks, just a bit of insomnia. I had no morning sickness, no food aversion, no headaches. I think I may have had some light period type cramping around the first 4 weeks but really not something I could write home about.

Good luck! I had a private scan at 7 weeks as I was so nervous about lack of symptoms.

I have been worrying about this. My symptoms seem to come and go and never seem to be massively anything. I get quite tired by the afternoon and have not much motivation - though don’t know if some of it is due to lockdown.

Having miscarries before and suddenly lost any symptoms I am massively worrying everyday about this

I feel exactly the same!!! I am around 5 weeks pregnant (5 wks 3 days according to my app) this is my 3rd pregnancy and I feel soooo different! My eldest is 13 so I can’t remember that pregnancy all too well, but my youngest one is 3 in April and I remember that one for sure!
My boobs would hurt going over bumps in the car, I felt nauseous etc where as this time nothing, I’ve had cramping and my boobs are slightly sore but I can still lay on my front. I don’t need the toilet as much as last time either! I compared my pregnancy tests (I had a picture of the one from my last daughter) to this one and that line was so strong is was stronger than the control line but this time it doesn’t seem as strong!
We have planned this baby, the last two were beautiful surprises but I just can’t help but feel like there’s something wrong. It’s making my anxiety really bad and I keep wasting money on Tests to make sure! Please someone tell me they have experienced something similar 🥺I haven’t had any bleeding so that’s good but just panicking myself. Thank you xx

I felt fine. A bit bloaty, boobs felt heavy. I only felt sick once, it was a brief moment of nausea on a crowded train on a hot summers day and it passed within a few minutes with water & a biscuit.

Not me but a friend - she had possibly the easiest pregnancy and birth. It was astonishing. She barely even looked pregnant, her tummy was like a little round ball stuffed up her t-shirt she didn’t gain weight anywhere else!

I was so jealous, but I know she felt a bit odd about it too, like she was ‘supposed’ to feel at least a little bit off.

No sickness whatsoever. 3 healthy pregnancies. I did get very tired in the first trimester, and a sore back in the third. Otherwise I would have forgotten I was pregnant.

I was never sick. But was tired for the fist 3 months. Don’t worry just because you are not sick.

I know exactly what you mean, you can't help but worry even though you feel like you should enjoy it.

I'm 18 + 5 and still don't feel or look pregnant... Like you, no symptoms really. Still have bags of energy and not been sick yet.

I have no pregnancy symptoms except lack of periods and a growing bump. I have the easiest pregnancies in the world, ok delivery (both cs, recovered quickly). Once the dcs were born, it was payback time. Both did not sleep or play by themselves for yeeeaars.

Two daughters.
Absolutely no sickness, sore breasts, anything.
The one thing that made me a bit suspicious (apart from the fact we'd being trying for a baby both times ) was that I was hungrier than usual and really fancied breakfast, which I don't normally bother with.

Congratulations - sure all will be well.

I had a missed period and that was it really. Started to get tired around week 10 and went through a stage when that was quite bad, but I was also a 40 year old in a physically demanding job. No morning sickness or anything. Symptoms mean very little, I think TV has a lot to answer for in making us think that being sick will be our first clue!

My main symptom was a craving for eggs, of the Cadbury Creme variety. But that is not much different to my normal!

I felt slightly queasy on pregnancy 1 for about 5 minutes after POAS, ate a biscuit and that was the end of it. Pregnancy 2 and 3 had no sickness at all. I did have some minimal adverse pregnancy symptoms later on, but nothing early days. Don’t panic. I think your mum’s lack of symptoms is encouraging.

I felt fortunate to have had a very easy pregnancy with my first DC. No sickness at all, pretty smooth sailing throughout... I went into the process with an open mind and it was great! Although, the only thing I can think of that stood out was the intense gagging every time I brushed my teeth 😅 yhhhh that was not fun at all.

I sailed through two pregnancies with zero sickness. It was bloody fantastic. I felt a bit tired towards the end of both, but I was incredibly lucky. Congratulations!

It never occurred to me to worry because I wasn't sick! Just mild nausea easily solved by ginger biscuits. Easy pregnancy despite being a relatively 'elderly primagravida' at 38. Pretty easy birth too, didn't need any pain relief apart from a TENS machine (not sure that was really necessary).

Without wishing to sound smug, (but no doubt in the opinion of some, failing spectacularly), I felt really good being pregnant. I never felt sick, I just felt sleepy and rather hungry; a bit like a hibernating bear. I also felt quite stupid, as if my brain had been blunted, but generally I was quite content. That said, at the end of both of my pregnancies I swelled up until I could hear my ankles sloshing when I walked! (pre-eclampsia). but 'til then everything was fine.

If you are not having pregnancy symptoms, just keep testing for reassurance. Buy those cheap sticks.

I had zero symptoms and was hugely paranoid following an early loss. Even persuaded them to measure HCG, which was low in the normal range so not hugely reassuring.
Finally got the 12 week scan, still symptomless, braced for bad news....... To be told it was twins😂

I'm pregnant with my third and I've never had any sickness or nausea with any of my pregnancies. No real symptoms at all at the moment except tiredness. I've never had sore boobs or cravings either, but I did get heartburn with DC2. Childbirth and breastfeeding were both very easy and straightforward too.