Help is this normal 7 wks pregnant...?

[lifeparadox333]

Hi everyone, this will be my second pregnancy, 1st pregnancy I abs sailed, don't recall even feeling much different at all, but literally a wk ago I feel awful! I'm 39 and I don't know if it's my age or what is going on! Soon as I get even slightly hungry I feel close to passing out, heart rate increases rapidly, arms go light and feel abs shocking! Nearly fainted dropping my dd at school and it really scared me, I've had this quite a few times now! Very tired too but last nt I woke up feeling extremely hot and close to fainting! Hubby had to get me some food and felt a bit better but my heart rate just increased I checked my Bp and it was def higher than the norm I felt anxious tbh but I don't know why, I couldn't go to sleep and have tried again this morning and I'm abs bone tired to the core this morning! Does anyone have any experience of having this or have any idea what this could be???

I do have some worry about this pregnancy being so much harder but not much at all until these awful symptoms kicked in a wk ago and how tired I feel is horrendous and fhe fainting has now made me feel so on edge that something may be majorly wrong!

I have a daughter who needs me and her dad so much and I am petrified of something happening to me and had this huge panic that I've made a big mistake putting my life at risk! I've increased my propranolol to 2 a day from 1 a day in case it's some strange underlying anxiety and will speak to the drs tomorow as I feel abs terrible and drained!

Jjst never expected to feel this rough I just want to sleep but I can't as I feel so off!

I'm wondering if because my immune system is low to protect baby if I might have picked something up, I just feel shocking, like so drained, weak and no energy at all, I'm bone tired but I can't sleep as I keep burning up. Checked my temp seems normal 36.9c so god knows! Just worried me so much!

I’d maybe ring your gp or midwife and explain they might have you in to check you over

Thank you @Kiwi23 just really hoping it's a virus maybe, I do tend to not be able to sleep when I have something coming in but I just feel awful! It's not nice feeling like this at all esp as I was so tired and couldn't sleep a wink! I really don't think it can be my age as seeing so many women having babies over 40 and being abs fine so I really hope it's just a virus, I'll def raise it Monday. Xx

You need to se go or midwife it could be blood pressure or blood sugars in which case they can monitor and come up with a plan of action. No matter what it is or isn't they need to be aware x

Thank you @LizzeyBenett absolutely! Never felt so damn drained in all my life! I did wonder about my bloody sugars as I'm getting hungry so quickly, my Bp is back in the normal range so far but I think the propranolol is helping/masking. I'm not increasing above 1-2 a day as really don't want to be on them at all but I had 1 a day through 1st preg and was fine. Just feel very odd in comparison to my first this soon on. Be glad to get checked out xx

Blood* sorry wasn't swearing at you 😫

I agree definitely go see your doctor as could be a range of things - low blood pressure, low blood sugar, low iron levels - anaemia is very common in early pregnancy. Hope you get it sorted out!

@hopingforapeainapod Thank you for the msg and yes me too! Just so unsettling to feel like this so early on 😨 xx

Weeks 6-8 for me were pretty awful. I had to eat every hour to avoid feeling like I was going to pass out. Little & often worked for me with food. If I let myself get hungry it was too late & had to lie down for ages. It’s horrid! Plus the fatigue & the insomnia. It is all normal but as previously said, it won’t hurt to call your local epau. Some light at the end of the tunnel…between 8-9 weeks it all started getting so much better for me. I’m now 11 weeks & feel normal again 😊 Stay strong ❤️

@4LeafCloverBaby oh this is very reassuring!!! Thank you and omg it's awful isn't it!!! The hunger kicks in instantly too like there's not much warning at all! I'm so glad to hear it passed after a couple of wks, I think I might have a virus too on top tho so I feel like abs death atm! You know when you're so hungover and you say to yourself what was I thinking this was such a bad idea! I felt like that and then went in to a panic so wasn't sure if it was a mix of everything 😭🤯 xxx

@lifeparadox333 honestly it’s like you’re taking the words from my mouth…with the hunger it wasn’t like “oooo I’m feeling a bit peckish, I’ll have something in a bit” it was ravenous & instant…like I would die if I didn’t eat right away!! & then I was waking up at 2/3 in the morning with this hunger! I also had thoughts of what the hell have I done & thinking I had made a mistake but I promise you this does pass. Once your placenta takes over from the corpus luteum your hormones will level out & you with feel so much better. Just hang in there until then Mumma x

@4LeafCloverBaby ohhh there is light at the end of the never ending hunger tunnel then?!!! 🙏🙏🙏😭😵‍💫 it's vile isn't it! I'm actually already so sick of eating!!! Waking in the nights the worst I find as there ain't I lot I fancy then so I'm drinking milk and hobnob biscuits, it's madness! I have found that the Quaker small packs of oats the protein ones keep it at bay with full fat milk for a good 3 hrs!! Which is a lifesaver! But I'm now so sick of porridge 😭 I just feel so utterly drained tho like hangover do you feel like that sort of life sucked out of you feeling too? I feel like I could just eat a ton of kfc though, it's very random! Ribena in the carton has helped too!

Be so glad when this bit passes!

Are you now 11 wks then? So I'm not too far behind you, I'm 39 and was hoping to have been further along by now but had a mc couple months ago but so grateful despite how crap I feel to have made it this far! Xxx

Yeah the food aversions are so annoying! One min you think you fancy that & then you go to eat it & feel yuk after a mouthful. My go to things are ice lollies, tuna & cereal 🙈😂 At my booking appointment I told my midwife that I was concerned as I had planned to be so healthy during pregnancy & give my baby such good nutrients & it’s absolutely not possible lol. She basically said just get through the first trimester however you can & make up for it in the second.
yes the “hangover” feeling is real 👌🏼 Have felt so lazy & my other half thinks I’m milking it but I just listened to my body & went with it.
I'm 37, 38 in July. 11 weeks yesterday. I’m sorry for your loss. It’s such a mix of emotions isn’t it…you feel bad for moaning but we are only human 😊

@4LeafCloverBaby oh honestly same! I've just gone and put a tray of ice cubes in the fridge now I want iced water and ice lollies this was before I saw your reply, but yes you can't eat what yoy want it's only what you feel at the time you can stomach! I remember with my first pregnant driving the 8 miles to Tesco to get cockles in a jar as had to have them, got back opened them and nearly gagged! What a nightmare that was lol! 😭🤦‍♀️😂 it's bloody rough tho, but I'm so glad I don't feel even worse than this atm as some poor women seem to get all the sickness too! I think I'm going to go huge again tho, I've just hugged my hubby and he said I can feel your bump already!! I hadn't even had a shower for 3 days as feel like death and I was omg I have a bump already 😵‍💫 we go away in 6 wks im going have find new swimwear and clothes just hope to god this has passed by then as the flights freaking me out already, it's just 5 hrs but could be very long 5 hrs feeling like this or being sick!!! 😭 xxx