Early pregnancy/ progesterone side effects

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Hello,

I am just over 5 weeks pregnant and I have been on progesterone since 9DPO so I think my body is now getting used to it, however I feel so bloated all the time. I put a bit of weight on over Christmas but feel like I'm getting bigger each week and it can't possibly be down to a bump!! My clothes which were fine a week or two ago now feel uncomfortable. I have also been exhausted and have some general nausea and sore boobs, but hard to tell if these are pregnancy symptoms or just from the progesterone.
Has anyone else had this on progesterone or in early pregnancy in general? And if so did it eventually go away?

Most early pregnancy symptoms such as bloating are due to progesterone, so although you're getting it from the medication it's exactly the same symptoms as if your body was producing it. Basically being pregnant sucks 😂

I was on progesterone and the bloating was BAD. I’d say it definitely improved as I approached the second trimester so hold on in there 💜 I just lived in T-shirt dresses, baggy and rolled down joggers, or jumpsuits!