11 weeks and struggling - allergic to first tri!

[DragonflyRuby]

Firstly before I say this - I am so aware how lucky I am to even be pregnant. This is my third pregnancy, first one and early loss and second was at 21 weeks in March. I am so grateful to be pregnant….

But fuck it is hard!! I’ve had sickness from since before my period was due. Horrendous nausea often for about 20 hours a day. I’m on meds which help a bit but I still spend the majority of my day feeling hideous.

I’ve also got pregnancy rhinitis so I literally can’t breathe through my nose any more and I can’t take anything. Nose is too blocked for saline and steam doesn’t really do much.

And the last couple of days the heartburn has hit! I sound like such a whingey cow but actually starting to think I’m allergic to pregnancy - ha! In my last pg I started to feel better about wk 14 so praying for that and that this one is successful. I honestly don’t know if I can go through this again. I’m 38 and time is not on my side but urgh it’s nothing like I expected!

Sorry for the moan. Any advice, solidarity, hand holding welcome - but be nice I am fragile!

Congratulations.

Pregnancy is tough and after losses even more so. 11 weeks is early for heartburn. Worth a chat with the GP and ask for omeprazole. Mine was so severe I couldn’t eat or drink but the meds were life changing.

You are soooo entitled to moan, pregnancy is hard! Anyone who says otherwise is lying, or just very lucky! I also had constant nausea - morning noon and night, it was hell. I didn’t find anything that helped but by week 16 I felt pretty much no sickness. It was horrible at the time but now that it’s gone and I’m feeling those strong kicks from my baby (26 weeks), I’d do it 100x over. Hang on in there - it will get better eventually x

Thank you. I’m going to chat to my GP today about different sickness meds so will mention the heartburn. I assume that’s what it is, acid burning up into my throat?

Thank you for the kind words, I am clinging on to when it ends and I get the good bit! I think that’s why it’s becoming a bit harder because I’ve not got to the good bit before - last time my sickness stopped, I had about a week and then we found out she was poorly which just got worse over the weeks.

Telling myself this time will be different and it will all be worth it!