Wake up 5 weeks 7 days no pregnancy symptoms

[Lookingonthebrightside2022]

I’ve had sore boobs and very hard up now they are not tender and very soft. I have had bad back pains, that move through my bum and down my leg and now now none of that I’ve woken up needing to wee that is my only symptom last night. I’m puzzled and worried. I had a scan at 5 weeks 2 days and everything seemed fine then, with everything in place even a tiny embryo. I was so happy! I’ve had no bleeding (actually a tiny bit of brown spotting 2 days after the scan) but asides from that I’ve had a short spell of nausea and the metal taste in my mouth so fleetingly fit the last couple of days. This morning I feel rumbley gassey inside my tummy nothing else. I had MMC back in Feb. So everything just worried the life out of me right now. Got another scan on the 31st of this month to follow up from the last one. Should I be worried ?

I had hardly any symptoms and worried too at the beginning. I also had an early scan at 7 weeks to check. I thought I couldn't be pregnant because I had no symptoms at all except tiredness but put that down to my epilepsy. I'm now 24 weeks. Stay positive and congratulations.

Don't worry, symptoms can ebb and flow, it's perfectly normal.

Exactly what pp have said. I had a few symptoms come and go for the first trimester, but mostly was just tired. It worried me so much and I couldn't really believe I was pregnant (I'd had two chemicals previously which had knocked my confidence too).

I'm now 24+4 and feeling movements which is it's own source of stress 😉 hope you can manage to relax a bit but I totally get the worry.

Really sorry to hear of your previous loss 💐

@HaresHoping @MummyToBe2022 im glad you made it through to 24 weeks, I hope to make it through that far, I try to be optimistic. Honestly it’s so disorientating, I can’t get up out of bed this morning because it makes me so sad! I wish I had an off switch, and usually I do and I can distract myself but with pregnancy I can’t. Every minute I’m minding what I eat or drink or thinking about the future. And added to that now it’s the paranoia of mc or mmc, and when it would happen and OMG how painful I don’t want through that again! It’s like being on a merry go round that’s both painful and pleasurable, you know you don’t want to get off but sometimes the ride is unbearable. And then the only ones to talk to are you guys..... so I thank you. @ZoeQ90 thank you for the reassurance. Do you think I should go to another walk in EPU? I feel really silly because I was scanned last Tuesday (like 4 days ago) and my little embryo had started to develop normally. Am I just being ridiculous. BTW my GP does not deal with anything pregnancy related I found this out during my last mmc. They just sent me a text saying that 60% of women who had my symptoms like mine would have a mc and I should contact the EPU or emergency services. I was pissed!

OP I feel for you, it is so so tough. You are doing brilliantly. I know it's a cliche but try to take this day by day, hour by hour if you need to. Once you get past certain milestones it gets a bit easier. But right now, you need to just focus on the here and now and trying to ground yourself.

Have you looked up any resources etc? There are some good ones on Instagram. I found the finallypregnant account really helpful, again there are other people who have been through what you have that you can talk to and lots of helpful information and posts. It's not everyone's bag but affirmations can also be helpful and I think you can find some useful ones on there.

Another useful account I found was alicerose who had a long and challenging fertility journey, she talks a lot about mindset etc and how to reframe things which helped me to cope when I was finding it super tough.

I promise it will get easier. Keep going. You're doing brilliantly ❤️

@Lookingonthebrightside2022 you had a scan four days ago and you have another one on the 31st, right? That's literally just over a week away.

I wouldn't go to a walk in EPU. Wait for your next scheduled scan. Otherwise where does it stop?

Gently, you also know that having a scan every few days won't change any outcome, and the embryo is probably just fine in there! 😊

@Regenbogen22 lol I know! Where does it end? I don’t wanna be one of those bat shit crazy people who hogs all the services and is completely obsessed but .... here I am! I recognise it’s a bit nuts! Thank you for the reality check. I will do my best to be patient. Unless negative signs show up I will wait until the 31st. You are completely right that no amount of scans will make the outcome any different.
@HaresHoping thank you got the list of resources. Day by day, hour by hour. I didn’t know it until just now but tomorrow (5 weeks and 7 days) is the exact point when my last mc started, I was just pouring over the reports from the scan I had back then. This week is probably going to be the hardest. So I really appreciate your list of resources and I think I will utilise them over the next few days and try to use them to feel more positive. Thank you so so much. I hope all is going well for you guys at present. Wishing you a wonderful weekend x

Apologies for miss counting my days in the title of this thread. I was 1 day ahead of myself x

You are so welcome. It's good that you've recognised this week might be tough because now you can be prepared for it a bit more - but you can do this! Be extra kind to yourself and allow yourself to feel the feelings too or distract yourself, whatever you need. I found meditation helped too just to ground me a bit. Sending lots of hugs 🤗

I went into town to get some shopping and the pains in my back was so bad I didn’t think I would make it back. I hope I’ll try to do some meditation tonight as you said @HaresHoping might help me to calm down and go to sleep

So sorry @Lookingonthebrightside2022 I've only just seen this. Been having problems with the app 🙄 how are you feeling now? Did you manage any meditation etc? Hope you've had an easier day today 💐

@HaresHoping thank you for checking back in. I’ve gotten back into meditation but can only do it for a few minutes at a time. Unfortunately I can’t ‘ ‘let go’ for too long at the moment but it has been of some comfort to me so thank you for the suggestion. Things have been up and down, when I wake up in the early hours of the morning I have no symptoms whatsoever, then by the afternoon I have lower back pain which is really really bad. None of my symptoms seem normal at all when I compare to a previous pregnancy, no nausea, heartburn, metallic taste in my mouth... no just back pain! And a large dose of it too.. So you are right, the meditation has helped me to get through the pain and also come to terms with a circumstance where I am unsure of the outcome. Who knows what will happen?

Bless you, it's really tough this bit OP. You're doing it though! Every day you're a step closer. I've heard that pregnancy symptoms can vary so wildly from pregnancy to pregnancy, never mind from person to person. It makes it so hard to relax doesn't it. Sending you massive hugs and chocolate. Please know you can vent to me whenever you like 💐

My super backache has calmed down although I’ve got some other weird symptoms I’m working around them.

Received the hugs and chocolate with thanks @HaresHoping thank you for your support. I will update you on Tuesday after my scan x

Ah that's good, backache is no fun! I found I had weird symptoms that really came and went in the first trimester so that's completely normal. I'd literally have symptoms one day then gone the next. Then they'd pop back up again a week later.

Good luck for the scan and I look forward to hearing all about it ☺️ xxx

How did you get on @Lookingonthebrightside2022? Been thinking of you x

@HaresHoping good afternoon! I already had a rescan booked for 4.30 yesterday afternoon so I had waited patiently like I said I would but then this happened.... I had a lovely meal on Sunday, I ate all. The contents of the meal set into what I can only describe as concrete in my stomach. To offset this I ate lots of fruit and vegetables to try to flush it out but this only moved the liquid waste and not the solid! So I spent the night before last constantly on the toilet with the very strong urge to go but not really moving the offending waste at all. It was awful, lots of pain to boot. Anyway by morning i had bleeding and really thought I was you know what ..... again, it was red blood and flowing and a clot,
I bolted straight to the hospital and I thought that’s it - it’s all over. Anyway it turns out that everything is ok. I had a scan to show a healthy baby and the clot might have been a bit of lining that had broken free and the blood was from a bruise brought on by the placenta establishing itself (the nurse warned there was a little more blood to come so I was expecting it) and the toilet problem is resolving itself today passing with much more ease i’m using prunes and boy they have done the trick. My stomach is still not all that settled but I’m going easy with it and I’m sure by later today everything will be ok. Thank u so much for checking on me @HaresHoping . It really is helping that I have someone to talk to and I know that my message is long but hopefully someone who has a scary night like me will find comfort that they are not the only ones suffering with constipation / diarrhoea and pregnancy

Oh my god, bless you! That sounds so scary! I'm SO pleased for you that you saw bubba all nestled in nicely though 🤩 it's really made my day! Congratulations lovely. And honestly, please feel free to chat with me whenever you like, I know how lonely it can be at this stage. Ah I'm just so chuffed for you! 🥳

Hey @Lookingonthebrightside2022 how are you getting on? Hope you're enjoying some sunshine ☀️

@HaresHoping I’ve been struggling too and from work! That’s about all I can manage, I’m still exhausted all the time! The weather is glorious isn’t it? I’ve had some random bleeding events since we last spoke and I’ve had them checked out. Thank God my baby is ok and we are nearing completion of 9 weeks tomorrow! How have you been @HaresHoping? And your family? Just curious, Which part of the country are you in? And thank you so much for asking. You have made my day- again Xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Wow @Lookingonthebrightside2022 so you are 9 whole weeks today! That is brilliant 🥰 well done getting checked out, I know it can be nerve wracking. So pleased to hear all is okay! I'm good thank you, just about to enter the third trimester on Tuesday which is pretty surreal 😬 hip and back pain but aside from that ok. Oh and lots of hormones 😂 the mood swings are something else! I'm in West Yorkshire, whereabouts are you? Xxxx

Hang on just reread - you're almost 10 weeks? 🥳🥳🥳

@HaresHoping today i complete week 10! I’m living in London, and so glad it’s a little cooler yesterday and seemingly today. That heat wiped me out! I’m so glad you have made it through to the third trimester, is it a relief? Or do the mood swings and hormones make it difficult? Don’t know about you but I am on high stress and high alert all the time. Each day I remain pregnant I can only be grateful. After my last mmc I don’t really have the same belief in my body any more and trips to the bathroom are very very triggering. I’m still having bleeding on a weekly basis I was told this was due to chorionic haematoma? I think it was called. I had a big gush yesterday and a clot (yuk!) So anxiety never settles down, ever! Oh well. I’ve got this far and I hope to be where you are in the future and I hope to be congratulating you soon the birth of your baby cos it’s not far off for you. Stay calm and healthy and wonderful x

Hi @Lookingonthebrightside2022 it's been a while! How are you getting on? Hope you are coping ok in yet another heatwave! ☀️

@HaresHoping ive been doing ok as I’ve been signed off so I don’t have to work at present. It’s a lot better this way as the heat does not allow one to sleep properly at night! Now I’m just focussing on healing., I’m starting to feel more energy coming back but by bit. Thanks for asking. How it been for you? How many weeks along are you? I hope you are not getting too hot and bothered... lots of love