8 weeks and loss of symptoms

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Hello,

Just looking for a bit of advice/similar stories out there.

I am currently 8 weeks pregnant - I had an early scan last week and everything was okay, we saw a heartbeat. I was measuring a few days behind what I thought but both the sonographer and the midwife at my booking in appointment said don’t read too much into that because measurements can be inaccurate where baby is so small.

Up until now, the only real symptoms I have had are tiredness, head rush when I stand and tender breasts. My tiredness and head rush seems to have disappeared over the last week - my boobs feel a tiny bit tender but only when touched and nowhere near as much as before.

I wanted to go for another scan but my husband just thinks it will feed my anxiety as if baby is okay - I will just know it’s okay in that moment and then still have another 3/4 weeks until 12 week scan and continue to feel anxious until then. (I guess He’s right as I do feel that’s how it would go)

I just wondered if I should be concerned?

thank you all

No, please don't let loss of symptoms worry you. It really has no bearing on anything. I've been here though and I know the anxiety you are feeling. Four weeks can seem like a lifetime.

Seeing a heart beat is a good sign and statistically, puts the odds very much in favour of a successful pregnancy.

I came downstairs sobbing around 8 weeks because my boobs suddenly felt normal, was utterly convinced I was going to miscarry. Woke up 2 days later with sore boobs again and am now 20 weeks.

I didn’t read your whole OP just wanted to comment and say it’s very normal to lose your pregnancy symptoms. I had horrendous HG to the point I couldn’t work and then I woke up one day 2 months pregnant it had totally gone!

Private scans in my area are about £40. If you can’t wait until 12 week scan as you’ll worry you’ll be too anxious that might be an idea?

Sorry I should have read the whole OP. Tell DH it’s your body and mind and you’d rather have another scan.

Symptoms change all the time. Please don't worry about this.

Hi OP. You will have changing symptoms - including feeling 'normal' - throughout the pregnancy. Try not to worry too much. Have you met a community midwife yet? They can be a good source of info and will let you know if you should worry at any point. Try to enjoy your pregnancy and I know that's easier said than done.

Thank you to everyone who has replied.

It’s so nice to get replies and just know you aren’t crazy and I’m not alone.

I will really try my best to try and relax and not to worry. I do agree with my husband in the sense that I do think another scan would just ease my anxiety for another 24 hours so I really want to just try and deal with it and help ease it rather than feed it if that makes sense!

Oh love, I think your husband is right. And I say that as a highly anxious person who would want to do exactly the same thing!

I've had variation in my symptoms in both pregnancies, it's really common for things to come and go. The fact you saw a heartbeat on your scan is really positive - the chance of miscarriage drops significantly if a heartbeat has been detected at the 8 week mark.

Pregnancy is a very uncertain time and this worry will soon be replaced by another...like whether the baby has moved enough that day. I'd say focus on tolerating/embracing the uncertainty as much as you can, rather than seeking reassurance. Again, I say that as someone who hates uncertainty! So I can sympathise. Also the first trimester of pregnancy is like some time warp where I swear every day is equivalent to a week. It feels like it goes on forever but it will get better and you will start to relax once you get past that 12 week scan.

I remember feeling less tired and boobs less sore in second trimester so enjoy it before you feel like poo in the third one!

This is quite a common thing around 8 weeks, I remember this with both my kids. But if a scan would make you feel better then get one if you can afford it. It's your body and your DH can't tell you what medical intervention you can and can't get.

Thank you so much for your message 🤍 I do think I’m just going to try and deal with the uncertainty like you said, as I really don’t think another scan is the answer for me personally - as something else might happen after that one and send me into worry again!

It’s just so lovely getting replies and knowing I’m not alone in feeling like this xx

Hang in there. It's really hard to live with the uncertainty, and the early stages are nerve wracking. But as PP say symptoms aren't constant and the odds of everything being OK are very good, especially as you've seen a heartbeat!
Focus on that and try to stay positive, keep yourself busy.

I had plenty of days of feeling like you do in the first trimester (until sickness became severe anyway!) But then in the 2nd trimester I relaxed, felt normal, and.would go for days without really thinking much about the pregnancy at all, as weird as that sounds!

My symptoms varied daily throughout first trimester, and that's been the case throughout. Scans only reassure in that moment, I wouldn't have another one.

I had that and was scared. DD is now bouncing around the living room. Hang in there! Xx