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Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

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Anyone NOT feel that bad during the first trimester?

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Whysoserious · 20/04/2012 11:59

I'm currently 11+3 and nervously awaiting my 12 week scan next week when I will be 12+1.

For the most part of the last few weeks I have felt fine apart from the odd feeling of nausea, weakness, dizziness here and there, usually when hungry.

For the last few days these occasions have been fewer which is causing me concern. I feel tired still but could argue that I usually do due to a knackering job anyway.

I keep reading about missed miscarriages in mumsnet and it must be such an awful, devastating thing to go though and I'm petrified that it will happen to me next week. Everyone else at my stage on here seems to be feeling awful and I just wish I had some sort of physical sign that it was all going ok. I realise those ladies will probably read this and think "fuck off you whiny little bitch!" but honestly I would take physical torture to reduce the mental torture slightly any day ;-)

I constantly try to reassure myself by focusing on the positives - I've had no spotting/bleeding at all throughout this pregnancy and i saw a healthy baby with a good heartbeat at 8 weeks at a private scan.

Are there others that havent felt that bad during the first trimester? Or did you feel awful but start feeling better about 11 weeks? Should I be concerned that I seem to feel completely fine this early on?

Thanks for reading my mumblings ;-)

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iliketea · 20/04/2012 12:09

I felt generally tired during my first trimester, but never any nausea / vomitting. I also worried about the lack of symptoms, but i didn't have any symptoms for the during the whole 9 months. I guess pregnancy just agreed with me. induction and labour is a different story

Aworryingtrend · 20/04/2012 12:11

Hi, like you I was panicking and wishing for more symptoms, even though everyone kept telling me to be grateful! I had a week of sickness (queasiness plus vomiting) at around 8 weeks then nothing apart from very occasional queasiness and dizziness. At 11 weeks my symptoms disappeared completely for a few days- I felt right as rain- but then I had (and still have) aching and very tender boobs. I'm now 14weeks and I had a scan at 13 weeks and everything was fine. I am sure yours will be too. Although much is made of morning sickness in pregnancy I know lots of women who didn't suffer at all.

Best of luck for your scan.

SuperSlattern · 20/04/2012 12:18

Bless you, you'll be fine.

Tbh you'll always find something to worry about and live in the local MAU like I did

For me it was not knowing. Now DD is here I can see she is ok IYSWIM.

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Whysoserious · 20/04/2012 12:27

Thanks ladies

I will always find something to worry about yes! And yes the not knowing it the worst, I'll be so much more relieved when I can feel movement.

My mother reliably informs me that it's just the start of the rest of my life worrying and that she still worries about me and I'm 30! Brilliant

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FluffyJawsOfDoom · 20/04/2012 12:35

I had next to no symptoms, and my 12w scan went fine - good luck :)

AdiVic · 20/04/2012 12:50

Hello, I had no symptoms for first 12 weeks - felt my normal self. Still walked the dog, rode the horse and all was ok. Some people are lucky enough not to suffer. YOu would prob know if something was up. Relax:)

Positiveplus · 20/04/2012 13:03

My first trimester was fine too - I did feel sick quite a bit but never actually threw up, and I was tired most of the time but that was all.
Im now 19+3 and I have even less symptoms and have been worried a bit about that! The sickness has mostly gone and although I do feel tired, its not as bad as it was, and I dont really have any other symptoms.
Like you I just want to be able to feel something so I know everything is ok!!
Im sure it is and have my 20 weeks scan next week to confirm this.
As said above, we'd know if something was up (ie. bleeding etc.) so lets just try to enjoy!

BlueChampagne · 20/04/2012 13:07

I felt fine throughout both my pregnancies and have 2 healthy boys (now 4 and 2).

Plunkett · 20/04/2012 13:07

I had no symptoms with my first, wouldn't have even known I was pg until bump suddenly appeared at 20 wks. He is now a very happy healthy 5 yr old.
Having all the symptoms and horrendous sickness this time I am very of all you (and old me) not having sickness.

mytime777 · 20/04/2012 13:10

It gives me some comfort that other have had little or no symptoms and gone on to have healthy babies.
( I just posted about having no ms and how worried I was/ am)
I'm only 6 weeks though...
Good luck whyso I'm sure you will be fine x

ItsMyLastOne · 20/04/2012 13:10

With dc1 I had very few symptoms. I was sick once or twice but didn't really feel much nausea apart from that. I felt tired but I was anaemic anyway so often felt tired before pregnancy.
I had loads of bleeding so kind of assumed I must miscarry at some point. But I didn't and she's 19 months, born on her due date, very healthy and no problems whatsoever. Doesn't mention the horrendous SPD which came later in pregnancy.

I'm about 7-8 weeks pg now and having the same as last time but more tiredness (possibly due to having a toddler running about though!).

Good luck with your scan, I'm sure it'll be fine.

Pascha · 20/04/2012 13:11

I had no symptoms except extreme tiredness until 11 weeks when the sickness kicked in. It never went away after that until DS was born.

winefairy · 20/04/2012 13:21

No symptoms at all until gullet burning indigestion in the final stages. Everyone was deeply envious (of the lack of sickness/lethargy not the burned gullet!) but I felt a little odd about it.

Gets easier when the movements start and you have some reassurance or just continue to worry throughout like I did.

entropygirl · 20/04/2012 13:22

From 5 weeks I had exhaustion such that I could not get up even a few stairs and from 6 weeks I threw up non-stop until around 20 weeks when it reduced to only throwing up a few times a week and just feeling nauseous all the time....BUT....my sister (who was preggers at the same time) gagged once during the whole 9 months and had no other symptoms whatsoever.

We both had our babies fine.

I will be thinking of you and, although there is no guarantee that it will go well, your lack of symptoms is certainly nothing to specifically worry about!

Babyno3tobe · 20/04/2012 13:23

Like other have said really, don't know how far along I am but not really had big symptoms just mild really felt a lil sick dizziness ect other than that iv felt fine hence why I didn't pick up the fact I was pregnant until I did the test my other 2 I had very definate signs of feeling sick tender breasts and an instant bump on my 2nd and all was fine with them so hoping this one is fine as well I'm sure it will be though

fatsamsgrandslam · 20/04/2012 13:23

I could have typed iliketea's post. Hardly any symptoms in my last pg and so far hardly any this time - well at least none that couldn't be passed off as an active imagination - tired, a bit headachey, cramps. Some people struggle getting pregnant, some struggle being pregnant, some struggle getting the baby out (moi!) and some struggle with the early baby days (also me!). Somewhere down the baby-making line, most people suffer at sometime. I'm just making the most of my (so far!) easy pg, knowing I'll get paid back further down the track!

Hope all continues to go smoothly with your pg. good luck with your scan!

PetiteRaleuse · 20/04/2012 13:23

I had my 12 week scan yesterday; this is my third pregnancy, the first ending in m/c and the second ending in a very healthy daughter. I haven't had any of the usual symptoms other than tiredness and water retention in any of my pregnancies.

If you have a healthy sized embryo at 8 weeks with a heartbeat there's no reason other than bad luck that anything would be wrong by 12 weeks. I'm sure you'll be fine.

I was however ridiculously worried in the last pregnancy and this one about the lack of symptoms. I think it is one of those things though - people come on line to mention all the bad things going on - nausea, vomiting, problems... there aren't many threads dedicated to what an easy time of it people are having healthwise. I think having very few symptoms and no morning sickness is more common than you would think - online you get stories of problems and TV shows use all the stereotypical symptoms to show someone is pregnant.

PetiteRaleuse · 20/04/2012 13:24

Congratulations by the way, and good luck :)

Figgygal · 20/04/2012 13:26

Im sat looking at my 4 month old little man and i had 0 symptoms except the bump the whole way through so its not necessarily a bad sign. You may be one of the lucky ones

DangerMousey · 20/04/2012 13:35

I posted about something similar this morning but no one has responded yet :(

Basically I am 7+4 and felt nauseous in the afternoons last weeks and earlier this week - but now it seems to have stopped.

Anyone else had nausea that's come and gone like this? Or I this a worrying sign of a missed miscarriage??

Stupid to worry about this when I had an early scan at 7 weeks due to previous MC - we saw the heart and everything was fine 4 days ago. But now I am panicking. Can anyone reassure me??

Aworryingtrend · 20/04/2012 14:47

DangerMousey my nausea was very much intermittent- I am 14 weeks and have enver felt the same 2 days in a row. I wouldn't be surprised if your nausea comes back in a few days- not that I would wish it on you but that's how its been for me, comes and goes. If you have had a scan and everythign was fine then I am sure that is still the case, I know how worrying it is though, I am 14 weeks and despite having a scan just last week I am still worried all the time.

Tigresswoods · 20/04/2012 14:48

Yeah I was fine. Possibly a bit hungrier than normal and a little more tired but generally fine. Good luck. X

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Whysoserious · 20/04/2012 15:09

It's so good to hear people say they felt fine! Can't wait to next week done and start telling people. Feel like I've been pregnant forever!

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flossy101 · 20/04/2012 15:10

I currently 30 weeks and have had no symptoms whatsoever throughout! I shared your anxieties in the first trimester as I suffered a missed miscarriage last year which was picked up at my 12 week scan. So I was worried this time, having no symptoms the same thing would happen. But all has gone well, and your properly just one of the lucky ones who will breeze through!

Congratulations!

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Whysoserious · 20/04/2012 15:15

Good luck with all your pregnancies - scary but very exciting times

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