Inconsistent nausea

[PencilSkirt]

I'm approximately 11 weeks into my first pregnancy and my nausea has been quite inconsistent. Although exhaustion has been a feature since around week 5 I didn't experience any nausea until about week 8 and currently it will be be quite bad (no vomit but feeling horrendous) for several days and then I'll have anything between one and three days where I have little or nothing. The fact that it comes back and I still suffer exhaustion and breast pain has so far reassured me that things are okay but I'm concerned it could indicate issues with hormone levels. My scan is next week so I think I'm feeling more anxious about this now with the thought that there could be bad news. I realise that every pregnancy is different but nothing I've read mentions varying levels of nausea. Has anyone else ever experienced this?

Hey,

I am 10 weeks with my first and have had nausea/vomiting since 5 weeks. Like yours, mine has come and go (although seems to have reached a peak this week! agh!). I looked for advice after it went the first time and its apparently normal for nausea to fluctuate. This reassured me when I was worried that I wasn't feeling sick enough, but now I wish it would just go!!

@HopeWish Thank you for your reply, it's very reassuring. I definitely understand the desire for the nausea to go! Best of luck with your pregnancy.

Exactly the same with me, OP! Nausea has been much worse some days than others. It's perfectly normal. Mine often seems related to how tired I am, how much sleep I've had. Or what I'm doing that day. Fresh air helps me.

Welcome to the world of worry-that-never-ends!

Thank you @Somethingsnappy that's good to hear. I've been worrying about every twinge and minor change in symptoms ever since I got the positive test!

I totally understand, OP! I'm pregnant with my fourth baby and if anything, I'm worse now than I was with any of the others. I think you'll probably start relaxing a bit more after the 12 week scan.

I'm sure that's the case. I'm just trying to keep calm until then.

Do you have your scan booked?

@PencilSkirt

I'm approximately 11 weeks into my first pregnancy and my nausea has been quite inconsistent. Although exhaustion has been a feature since around week 5 I didn't experience any nausea until about week 8 and currently it will be be quite bad (no vomit but feeling horrendous) for several days and then I'll have anything between one and three days where I have little or nothing. The fact that it comes back and I still suffer exhaustion and breast pain has so far reassured me that things are okay but I'm concerned it could indicate issues with hormone levels. My scan is next week so I think I'm feeling more anxious about this now with the thought that there could be bad news. I realise that every pregnancy is different but nothing I've read mentions varying levels of nausea. Has anyone else ever experienced this?

I feel exactly the same! I'm not as far gone as you, currently on around 6-7 weeks but the nausea is unreal. I'm beyond losing my mind when it comes to food etc?! Xx

@Somethingsnappy

Do you have your scan booked?

Yes, my scan is next Thursday. Unless things change rapidly, my husband will be unable to accompany me so I think that's making me feel more anxious. The thought of potentially getting bad news alone is upsetting.

Not long to wait now! I know it's hard not being able to go in with your husband, but just remember.....the chances of it being bad news are very low. Fingers crossed you'll feel wonderful seeing your baby on the screen, and can go straight out and share the photo afterwards. Could he wait for you outside/in the car? Good luck!

My hospital seems to do extra tests and say that the appointment should take around two hours, which suprised me. It's a little long to be sitting in the car park. As it happens, my nausea is back with a vengeance so I'm hoping that's a good sign.

Sorry, the above should have said that the nausea returned today. I feel so relieved to feel ill whilst simultaneously hating it!

It is a very good sign! And I also know the irony of welcoming the nausea at the same time as just wanting it to go away!

That is a long appointment! Mine took twenty minutes. I wonder what extra tests they do. Have you already had your midwife booking in appointment, or are you doing that on Thursday too?

I had my booking appointment over the phone and that was very detailed. Having looked again at the leaflet, I don't understand why the appointment is so incredibly long. They do a transvaginal ultrasound in addition to the abdominal one and take a blood sample to help calculate the chances of Down's syndrome and other issues but I wouldn't have expected them to be so time consuming. Of course, I haven't had my weight, height, and blood pressure measured so I expect they'll do those as well. I suppose there may be waits between the different parts of the appointment so maybe they just want to ensure that people leave enough time.

I think that if you had your booking appointment over the phone, they'll still have the tests to do that you'd otherwise have had at the actual physical appointment, which is probably why it takes so long. So weight, height and blood pressure, as you said, and the other blood tests and urine tests too. My first booking appointment took nearly an hour, despite the fact I'd also had most of it done over the phone too! I wonder why your hospital do a transvaginal ultrasound as well as the usual one?

Good point about urine and extra blood tests. I got the impression that the leaflet, which mentioned two hours, was standard rather than Covid specific, which seems unusual. I don't understand why they do the transvaginal ultrasound as standard either as from what I've read they're only usually necessary for very early scans. I'll certainly make sure I take my Kindle as I suspect there'll be some waiting around.