14 weeks, symptoms going

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Please someone put me out of my stressful worrying! I am 14 weeks pregnant, suffering with HG. Very longed for pregnancy, previous mc history.

I'm really struggling to stay sane about things here. The last couple of days my bump seems to be disappearing and softening. I started to show quite early on so could it just be things evening out or moving higher up? I'm convinced whatever was in there at my 12 week scan has disappeared

My boobs don't hurt anymore and I think my HG is lessening. I was convinced that it would effect me for much longer than this.

Have bought myself a doppler, but cannot use it yet as need to wait for some ultrasound gel and a new battery.

I'm being obsessive and crazy and need someone to kick me up the butt and tell me things will be ok.

You're moving into second tri, so the symptoms caused by first tri hormones will disappear about now. That includes boob sensitivity, morning sickness, and fatigue. I don't know what HG is, though, I'm sorry.

Some symptoms don't last throughout. As for "bump" I have with all 3 of mine got what I thought was a small ump that then flattens out and after reading lots on here have realised it was most likely bloating from wind.
I am currently 16 weeks and my bump is starting to show, this is the first time it has actually returned so quickly with my other two I showed much later, but this time I have fallen pregnant within 11 weeks of giving birth so my stomach muscles are lets just say already shot so this is probably why.

With your history it is understandable you are worried though, you can always ring and speak to your midwife to set your mind at ease if you think it would help.

I too had HG (joy....not!)

I am now 17.5 weeks and the last 3 - 4 weeks i have got less ill. (thank god! 2 months bed ridden was more than enough!)
last week i even reduced my anti-sick tabs from 3 a day down to 2, and have still had a few sick free days

around 14 weeks is the time when your placenta takes over from your own body, so you have less hormomes floating around your body, so should be less sick. I realise with HG it doesnt always happen, but it can, or you can get less ill.

Im sure all will be fine but if you are worried book in for an appt with midwife... their machines can usually (but not always, so dont stress if they cant) detect the heart rate from 14 weeks.

Good Luck and big hugs.

I think symptoms lessening is perfectly normal, i'm now 30 weeks and sometimes my boobs hurt, other times they don't.
As for the bump, well i'm always a bit dubious as to really early bumps as if you look in books/on internet and see just how small baby and womb are in early weeks i think sometimes people think they're showing but aren't, or its bloating. xxx

Oh, and i used a doppler from around 14 weeks and got a heartbeat :)

Thank you for all your replies. Have had my electric turned off all morning so haven't been able to get back online until now.

I know I'm being crazy. I am going for my 16 week check in a fortnight anyway so don't want to take up the MWs time just because I'm insane and there are actually no medical problems.

Got new battery and gel for my doppler this morning and managed to pick up a hb first try so big relief.

I know it is ok in there, it just so hard not to panic and worry. I'm going to drive myself mad, and you lot will be bored of my "OMG" threads

Hello coconuts there you are! I'm 15 weeks and I had exactly the same panic last week about where the hell my mini bump had gone. I think in my case it's just bloat disappearing and proper bump taking over but it definitely freaked me out! Really glad you picked up a heartbeat - DH would love to get a doppler but he is much more sensible than me, and if we couldn't find it one day, he'd just shrug it off and try again the next - there's no chance that wouldn't send me into full-on mentalling mode though and sadly he can't spy on his little bean without me being around!!!

cokefloat you name is amazing and I now can't think about anything except for how much I'd love a nice cold coke float now - damn you!!

cokefloat, hopefully

pink - i disappeared off the october bus, was a bit too busy for me to keep track but am still about all the time :) you are just slightly ahead of me, im 15 weeks on sunday.

at least i know im not the only worrier :)
I'd say if u want a doppler get one. Defnitely worth it. i got the angel sounds one off amazon and you can record the hb onto your pc :)

sorry for typos am cuddling my new guinea pigs! :)

I am 15 weeks now and your symptoms sound spot on with mine. Your bump is moving upwards and out of the pelvis. I have also lost weight everywhere except my belly which is sall but respectable at this point. Boobs are not sore anymore but definitely itchy, so look out for that one cos it is driving me nuts!

My hips and back have started to hurt more as well and I fell a little more weight on my bladder.

Saying all this, my friend who is three weeks ahead of me with a healthy baby has had no symptoms aside from a little fatigue since becoming pregnant

Oh yeah and I worried loads before for fist scan thinking it would all go away after that. For the most part the anxiety over baby's health has, but the fact that I can't feel much yet makes it scary some days. Just look at your scan pictures whenever you feel like that

"Oh yeah and I worried loads before for fist scan thinking it would all go away after that"

Should read:

"Oh yeah and I worried loads before going for my first scan but was thinking it [my anxiety] would all go away after that."

coconuts come over and join the pregnancy after MC on the pregnancy board, or the freakout room for the newly diffed after MC on the conception boards if you fancy joining other people that are going through the exact same cycle of mentalling - they are all doing a great job of keeping me vaguely sane

It's fairly normal for your symptoms to ease off at 14 weeks. I'm 14+5 at the moment and am not as nauseous or tired as I was before and the breast tenderness has eased off too. Re the bump - you can get a lot of bloating and water retention in the first trimester because of hormones so if it looks flatter then it might just be a reduction in bloating et.

Having had a MMC last year, I understand the anxiety about pregnancy loss though and the incessant paranoia. I have had a lot of intense stress in the last week (work-related - a grievance procedure about unfair dismissal that might lead to litigation) and am currently signed off work with stress, mainly because I'm so concerned about the pregnancy and want to avoid being put under any more pressure unduly. When I went to see my GP for the sick line, I was so worried, I actually asked the GP if she could feel around the bump and see if everything was alright(!) and she thought I was daft saying that there's no way she could check anything at this stage without an ultrasound because the pregnancy is so early. When you've had a MC it seems so significant to get past 12 weeks but really 14 weeks is still quite early to tell anything from the bump. Hope this helps

thanks :)

Inmyprime, yes this week has been rather stressful here too. We had a family bereavement and I found that I kind of forgot about being pregnant for a day or so and then felt really guilty for worrying about other things. It's a lose lose situation! Sorry to hear about your stressful week and hope things settle down for you soon.

I keep poking my belly to see if I can feel the outer limits of my uterus but it just feels squidgy and I can't feel anything remotely baby like in there!

I'm just trying to remember what I was like at this stage with DD but I just can't think that far back.

I think that makes it worse. The face that I have done this before, this will be my second child, I have been pregnant and been through labour before but I feel even less prepared and knowledgeable this time than last time!

cokefloat - don't mention cake! I have already had a cream belgian bun today and a chocolate muffin! Now I fancy those french fancy things! MMMMM!

and can I ask what on earth a coke float is?

coconuts it's lush - full fat coke with a scoop of icecream in it. Seriously, sounds grim but is looooverly! MMMMM to cream bun too!!!

Ew to the coke float. Sounds revolting! Dh bought me some french fancies tonight without me having to ask. That man must be psychic!

Coconuts your DH sounds fab!! Gold star for thoughtfulness for him I think!

Cokefloat NO WAY I've never tried that!!! I'm not convinced about lumpy bits of chocolate floating about though... Could be worse though, a slice of arctic roll would be faaaar worse!!!

My DH often bikes up to the local shop of an evening to buy me munchies :) or he'll buy me them from the vendors at work and bring them home for me. he is lovely

cokefloat - please don't ruin my love for vienetta! in coke? wrong, just wrong! Thinking of it though, if you put ice cream in lemonade would it taste like cream soda?