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Pregnancy

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Five weeks but feel no different

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CaringForPod · 30/08/2010 16:04

Hi,

This is probably a common question, but I guess it's just every mum to be's nature to worry.

So, I found out on Saturday that I'm pregnant, and calculations indicate that I'm around five weeks gone.

It's my first pregnancy, so I just really don't know what to expect. At the moment, aside from the positive test and lack of period, I haven't got any other 'symptoms'.

My husband will be the first to say that I worry too much, but I guess I just wanted to hear from other people in the same boat. Husband aside, nobody knows I'm pregnant as we don't want to say anything until 12 weeks.

I go through bouts of excitement and then worry that something will go wrong and I won't know. I seem to be reading about miscarriages everywhere I look at the moment and I'm just so scared that something will go wrong.

I've read that the baby's heart can be heard at around 10 weeks. I just want some reassurance like that, once I hear it, I'll be able to put my mind at rest. But I don't want to spend the next few weeks with this nagging thought.

Sorry, this is a bit of a brain dump, but I don't really have anyone I can talk to at the moment.

Thanks in advance :-)

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excitedmummy2be · 30/08/2010 16:28

The good news is you can see a heart beat on a scan at about 6 weeks and you can hear it from 7 weeks. I think it's only the private scan machines that are sensitive enoughat the point to hear it... We went private at 7 weeks and heard it... Made me feel so reassured. It's very early for you to be having symptoms. I know some friends who never had any symptoms at all. I only felt very mild nausea from about 7/8 weeks and only started being sick from 9 weeks. My boobs didn't really ever hurt either. Once you do get symptoms you may find they come and go too! Drove me crazy with worry but that appears pretty normal too. Congratulations on your pregnancy... Welcome to 40 weeks of worry!

sarahscot · 30/08/2010 18:18

In both my pregnancies I've felt no different until I hit 6 weeks. The sickness, sore boobs etc, kind of creep up on you. Enjoy your last couple of weeks of feeling normal! And congrats on the pregnancy by the way.

clarabellarocks · 30/08/2010 21:41

Don't worry. Some people get away with feeling completely normal their whole pregancy. I was hit with morning sickness and exhaustion in week 6 with DD1 and this time round week 8. But no symptoms doesn't mean anything bad!

Congratulations and try and relax and enjoy it.

NoahAndTheWhale · 30/08/2010 21:44

I felt no different at 5 weeks. Then at 6 weeks the morning sickness started. Think not feeling different at first is quite common

SparklyJules · 30/08/2010 21:49

I had no symptoms at all with my second pregnancy (a boy). In fact, I was 16 weeks before I heard the heartbeat or had a scan and by that point I honestly had thought I'd imagined the +ve test result!

I worried massively because my first pregnancy was a horror show of throwing up and exhaustion for pretty much 42 weeks! I was starting to worry that the lack of symptoms was bad news, but then I heard the heartbeat and I was hugely relieved!

Congrats and good luck for your pregnancy!

PipPipPip · 31/08/2010 00:11

Hi there,

I just want to say that I didn't really feel any different at five weeks. In fact, at 10 weeks I still barely feel any different!

Okay, well, I am a bit tired and my boobs are a little heavier. But if I didn't know I was pregnant then I probably wouldn't even notice.

Not everyone has nausea - I think we're just lucky :)

Pip

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CaringForPod · 31/08/2010 08:11

Thanks everyone for the replies, they've made me feel a lot better. I think it's just first pregnancy worries, when you have no idea what to expect you just fear the worst.

Thanks again, I really appreciate it!

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CaringForPod · 31/08/2010 09:09

Also, rather than morning sickness, I've had ahem morning 'runs'. It's only during the morning, but I've had it for the last couple of months. I haven't changed my diet.

I phoned my GP this morning to see if I could bring my appointment on Thursday forward, but they said no, since it's always busy after BH weekends. Why don't they work bank holidays?!!

Do you think this is anything worry about?

Thanks again x

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Chelle1986 · 31/08/2010 11:55

I didn't find out I was pregnant until 23 weeks (now 37+1) so I'm living proof that you can not feel any different at all! Even now I sometimes wake up and think - ''oh yeah! I'm pregnant'' Silly huh...?!

xxx

Jenko77 · 31/08/2010 12:02

I'm the same. I'm 34 weeks into first pregnancy and still no symptoms except for rapidly expanding waistline!!!

Looking back, I guess I was a little more tired than usual, boobs ached a bit, but nothing that I couldn't write-off as time of the month, or just one of those things!

As for being paranoid - this doesn't go away, although once I had the 20 week scan I started relaxing more as the appointments became more regular and I could feel the baby kicking.

Congratulations by the way!! (And fingers crossed that the morning sickness isn't just around the corner!)

pinkpeony · 31/08/2010 14:32

I'm 19 weeks now with 2nd pg and have had no symptoms - no nausea or sore boobs or anything - except expanding waistline now. Only "symptoms" in 1st trimester were extreme tiredness & going to the loo more often. Was worried also as had more symptoms (nausea etc) with 1st pg (although nausea started around 7 weeks), but apparently everything seems to be progressing normally. Your pregnancy sounds completely normal - good luck!

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