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Second pregnancy vs first pregnancy

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Anne8888 · 27/02/2025 21:09

Has anyone felt completely different to their first pregnancy? My first pregnancy I was very nauseous all day everyday, headaches, strong sense of smell, food aversions and completely went off coffee, basically felt rubbish all the time.
I am now almost 8 weeks and felt sick for a few days last week and have sore boobs but that’s it. I’m starting to feel worried!

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LaTable · 27/02/2025 21:29

My first and second successful pregnancy where very very similar.
My 5th (mmc at 9weeks) the absolute opposite and still had morning sickness and boob ache even after I passed the sac for days
Literally every pregnancy is different, finger crossed for an easy one for you!

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Anne8888 · 27/02/2025 21:38

@LaTable sorry to hear that you had a mmc. This is what I’m also worried about too due to lack of symptoms and the nausea only lasting a few days, I also feel like my boobs are becoming less sore! However, I have read about people like yourself still having strong symptoms following a mmc

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LaTable · 27/02/2025 22:06

If it helps apart from bleeding and being tired from week 8 -10 I had no symptoms for my two girls!

MrsS11 · 27/02/2025 22:16

I've had very different symptoms for my 2 girls than 2 boys ☺️

sel2223 · 27/02/2025 22:22

I'm 36 weeks with my second and this whole pregnancy has been absolute night and day compared to my first in every single way! So much so, I was convinced this one must be a boy but, nope, both girls

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Anne8888 · 27/02/2025 22:31

@MrsS11 what symptoms did you get? X

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Tiddlersfish · 27/02/2025 23:36

The first trimester of both my successful pregnancy were pretty straightforward, one boy and one girl - my worst symptoms were when I had a MMC.
Try not to worry yourself, I could have easily not known I was pregnant with my first until I was in the later stages of my second trimester!

Blue2020 · 27/02/2025 23:39

Mine have been similar in the first trimester all three times. First was a mmc, second my son, this time I have been told it’s a girl.

There were a few differences as well though. With the mmc I still felt pregnant but never reached the stage of sickness only nausea. With my son I had a bit of early dizziness at 5-6 weeks. This time I had headaches in that 5-6 week point instead. The sickness varied when it started/stopped with these two pregnancies but generally a similar length of time.

LolaJ87 · 28/02/2025 11:05

I also had a much harder first pregnancy! I was so sick and exhausted. I only had a bit of mild car nausea with this pregnancy, and sore boobs. My sore boobs disappeared around 9 weeks this time. All is going well though! I'm 18 weeks now.

louisl8 · 28/02/2025 15:06

I'm 34 weeks with my second girl and it's been a lot harder! I have hormonal epilepsy so had frequent seizures in both but this pregnancy has just been harder on my body in general plus catching everything going! I am 6 years older this time though too at 39 years old x

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Anne8888 · 28/02/2025 18:30

@LolaJ87 thats reassuring, thank you! Are you having a different gender this time? X

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LolaJ87 · 28/02/2025 22:40

Anne8888 · 28/02/2025 18:30

@LolaJ87 thats reassuring, thank you! Are you having a different gender this time? X

I am! My first was a boy and this one is a girl. One of my friends who already had a girl was convinced her second was a boy because her pregnancy was so different, but it was another girl! So I guess symptoms aren’t much of a reliable indicator 🙂

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