Due November 2019 Thread 3

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@Pop1234 I am six weeks tomorrow.
At the moment I have sore boobs, need to wee a lot and feel extremely exhausted.

But I also have a cold so the exhaustion may be due to that instead. I don't want to take any medication so it's really tough dealing with a lot of congestion and sore throat 😕.

I am going to my GP today for the first time so will ask if there is anything I can do to make myself feel better.

@Avf88 hope all goes well tomorrow. Thinking of you!

@butterflytrain I had a horrible cold last week I felt awful! I took warm water with lemon, honey and ginger I think it helped a bit. Hope you feel better!

@Pop1234 I'm 9+2 and I've been quite lucky, only tiredness and hunger! At about 3-5 weeks I had lower back discomfort and sore boobs, but that's all passed now.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that sickness doesn't decide to creep in further down the line!

@Pop1234 I'm 7 weeks tomorrow all I've got is sore boobs exhauuuuustion and waves of nausea come and go. The thought of meat is turning me at the minute but no throwing up touch wood

@Pop1234 I was 7 weeks on Monday and have just had really sore boobs and tiredness. I get a bit of nausea in the morning but no sickness.

@Pop1234 Tiredness which really hits in the afternoon, and nausea which lasts from the morning until mid-afternoon, normally ok in the evening. Have to keep eating little and often to keep it at bay. I get the hungry sensation but I don't actually have an appetite but have to eat anyway.

Has anyone used an at home Doppler before? My friend has one but just not sure if they are any good?

She said she couldn't always find the heartbeat so don't want to cause me to be more anxious.

@Pop1234 I started feeling unwell at 6 weeks. I'm now 8.5/9 weeks and I've been off work all week feeling rotten. Nausea from waking up until going to sleep with intermittent vomiting. Feel faint, sick and dizzy when I stand up so I just lay in bed all day. Make the most of feeling well 

@Avf88 Hope all is well

@Pollypocket5 I know that midwives/ doctors really advise against using them as they're not overly reliable and can lull people into a false sense of security or make them unnecessarily anxious.

@TrashKitten10 That's what I'm worried about. I'll be using it for reassurance but what if I can't find the heartbeat. It will make me more anxious than ever.

@Pollypocket5 I think in that case you're best steering clear. Maybe some people could just use them as a fun gimmick but I know I'd get myself in a flap and probably end up wasting some poor doctors time after not being able to find the heartbeat. Pregnancy is a world of worry already without us adding more stress to it :)

@Pollypocket5 @butterflytrain @TrashKitten10 thanks lovelies xx

@Pop1234 I was about 6 weeks, sore boobs, sore back and so tired! My sickness was awful for a few days (if I hadn’t known I’d have assumed a bug) and then nausea for a couple of weeks. Now just back to aches everywhere and so so tired!

@TrashKitten10 Yes definitely think you're right. I would freak and end up taking myself to hospital. I'm struggling with the whole "this is actually happening" as it is.

@Pop1234 it was like someone turned a switch on at 6 weeks and I suddenly felt awful. I'm worse if I don't eat but I've completely gone off food. It seem to have levelled a bit now at 8 weeks but does still come in waves. Thankfully no actual vomit yet.

Early scan in a week and then my booking appointment too. Keeping everything crossed, very nervous for the scan!

I've also not gained any weight yet. I know I'm only 8 weeks in but I feel like when I do eat, all I've eaten is rubbish. They suggest 25-35lb gain overall for someone with my BMI (between 18.5 and 25) which freaks me out a bit

@Pop1234 I was hit by what felt like a train at 6 weeks with majority of the day feeling sick. Tired beyond belief and my boobs so sore. You're very lucky if you're not feeling those at such started to feel very bloate from 7 weeks. I'm 8+2 now my BH keeps on joking were having twins (high possibility as twins run in his family)

Feeling pregnant or not, no two pregnancies are the same so try and not compare too much as it will cause you to worry.

I'm 8+3 today I'm always tired no matter how much sleep I have and I dread eating cod half hour after I just feel sick and just borking, I'm not actually sick which I guess is a good thing. I've got an early scan on Saturday

Hi folks, I see you're all comparing notes on symptoms. Hope you're magaging to get some relief. My first symptoms were sore boobs, about a week after ovulation. The fatigue/nausea has been with me since week 4/5ish. Got 2nd scan tomorrow so hopefully bad symptoms are a good sign.

Is anyone else feeling quite low and down? I'm struggling. I don't know if it's anxiety because of my history of m/cs or if it's hormonal. I don't want to do anything or see any people.

@Colleen437 there’s been 2 incidents at work with fish things where I’ve had to leave the room, just the smell has tipped me over the edge!

@LittleAndOften Sorry to hear that you're struggling. I am feeling the same so we can be low and down together. I think it's been a real surprise the impact the hormones have had and also, even taking away the changes/symptoms we're experiencing, it IS a big deal so don't let anybody tell you otherwise. Having done a bit of research, 1 in 10 women suffer from anxiety in pregnancy so it's perfectly normal.
It's great that we have each other to support, although perhaps see if there's anybody you're close to in your 'real' life that is a good listening ear and you feel comfortable talking to although I'm (and sure all of us on this thread) are always happy to listen.

@LittleAndOften I've been feeling quite down, although I think that's from feeling so unwell. Yesterday I cried in bed feeling like I just woke up in the morning and waited to fall asleep at night again so the nausea would be gone. I then feel guilty because I think that I shouldn't feel anything other than thrilled when so many women would give anything to be pregnant. I think with your history of losses it's perfectly understandable you would be feeling anxious and down as things are so unknown at this stage. I underestimated how difficult the first trimester would be, it's hideous 😂 trying to manage anxiety, exhaustion and symptoms galore whilst not telling anybody what is actually going on. And all while feeling like we should be blossoming and feeling amazing with a lovely pregnancy glow. Go easy on yourself and hopefully you'll start to feel a bit better soon

@TrashKitten10 You definitely nailed it there - "I then feel guilty because I think that I shouldn't feel anything other than thrilled when so many women would give anything to be pregnant." Unfortunately, as much as it's a wonderful thing, let's face it - the symptoms aren't great and there's no getting away from that and we just have to get through it and try not to feel guilty. Sleep when we can, battle through the nausea and look forward to that (hopefully) nice 2nd trimester where get all the good bits - telling people and milking it for all it's worth! :)

Ugh I just managed to delete my message!

Thank you for the support, it's reassuring to know I'm not alone. I think I need to do some of the things I usually enjoy doing to take me out of myself. Otherwise I'm just a human incubator and not a person!

@LittleAndOften Definitely. I think it's easier to start living on auto-pilot. I thinking of it as existing and not living.

We've got out first scan on Saturday but DH and I have decided whatever happens we're just going to go somewhere for a nice long walk, stop off at a coffee shop for a naughty hot chocolate and just be us for the rest of the day. Try and get back to "normality".

Oops I meant to say "it's easy to start living on auto-pilot" not easier!

Well I'm having a nightmare day, made a cup of tea and could smell this weird fishy smell in the kitchen which I thought was from someones lunch.....nope turned out the milk was off and can be caused by some sort of bacteria in the cows udders, its completely grossed me out 😫