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Feeling unusually bloated and symptomatic at 5 weeks in pregnancy

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Fifii · 06/08/2026 19:08

Hi girls,

im currently 5+2 (give or take a day or two) with my second baby.

i had pretty severe nausea 4 days before my period was due (which has persisted and become very intense now), my boobs are very sore, and probs the most significant - I’m already having to wear maternity clothes from my previous pregnancy!!! I’ve had to find my old maternity leggings and cycle shorts as my usual stuff is SO unbearably tight.

I feel huge… I feel as big as I did in second trimester last time 😂

my question is… is this normal? I have an early scan booked in for next weekend. During my last pregnancy, I was told I’d ovulated twice, so I’m obviously starting to wonder if that has happened again?

I used a digital clear blue test last week which came up as 2-3 weeks (as I expected) and I tracked ovulation this cycle so I don’t feel like I could’ve got my dates wrong!

OP posts:
Chocolateaddict999 · 06/08/2026 20:46

Oh yeah my bloat was way worse 2nd time round and yeah mat jeans got pulled out at 6-7 weeks I think. I’m now at the 6 month mark and I’d say I’m roughly the size I was with my son at this stage.

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