Symptom Check

[ClarisseMarie]

So how is everyone feeling these days? I hope m/s is on the decline for everyone as we approach our 2nd trimester - less than 2 more weeks for me if you say it starts at 14 weeks. I can't believe it!

I'm not feeling that annoying queasy feeling all day anymore, but sometimes out of the blue... :gross:. And I still throw up on occasion. Like, this morning. But I feel like I can see the light at the end of the m/s tunnel!

I'm still pretty tired, but I'm also busy chasing an 18 month old who still wakes up in the middle of the night, so I was tired a lot BEFORE getting pregnant. :)

I still have an abundance of saliva in my mouth. I'm not cramping so much anymore, but round ligament pain is becoming more frequent. Constipation issues come and go (sorry if that is TMI :laugh:).

So I guess overall, I'm continuing to feel most of the symptoms, but I *think* they are getting better.

How is everyone else?

[Mommabird]

Wow! I can't belive you are only 2 weeks away from the 2nd trimester!! It always happens so fast. :)

I am good. Really good. :) I don't really have any issues with morning sickness or nausea at all. I also feel like I am past the (pregnancy related) exaustion. I am like you Heather chasing a few little ones around all day and I get tired from them. But I am not can't-get-off-the-couch-to-do anything tired anymore like I was for the first few weeks.

I don't know about you gals but I am feeling EXTRA emotional. I have been getting teary for what seems like no reason at all. Well, of course it doesn't help doing things like watching gender reveal home videos on GodVine yesterday. I just bawled. :)

Finally I am still super duper bloated. I called my ob on Friday about it because it is just really uncomfortable all the time. She asked me about my diet and we discovered that all the salad and raw veggies I eat is probably causing the bloat. So I tried skipping that over the weekend and chosing protiens and a few carbs and haven't really noticed a difference yet. I have my appointment on the 1st so if it's not better a little by then I will see what is next.

I am curious how everyone else is holdng up as well! We have a lot of 2nd and 3rd and beyond Moms in our group so it is always neat to me to find out how pregnancies are different from one baby to the next. :)

[ClarisseMarie]

Yeah, it seems every pregnancy goes a little quicker. :) And it really is neat to see how pregnancies compare from one to the next - is this the norm for you? With Madelyn, I had nausea from weeks 6-10, but only actually threw up twice. And that is the only pregnancy that gave me sore boobs, too! With Liam, I pretty much had NO symptoms whatsoever besides early pregnancy cramping and then round ligament pain and pulling later on. This pregnancy has, by far, made me the most queasy and caused me to actually lose my lunch several times.

I'm so glad you are feeling so well, but I hope your OB can help you figure something out with the bloating. Have you tried upping your water intake? I know that helps me. But then you probably already know that since this isn't your first time around the block! :)

Oh and I get the emotional thing - I feel like that is worse this time around, too. :)

[Babidol]

Nausea is coming and going for me too. It hits me at weird times. My boobs are still pretty sore and I have tons and tons of discharge which is probably my worst symptom. Although, I am also getting real bad headaches and some lower back aches as well. I'm not nearly as tired and I've actually lost 4 pounds. I am getting sciatica pains already too.

This is all pretty new for me. I didn't have any of this with Piper other than being tired. Even my TMJ went away with her. No more cramping or anything. The round ligament pains have started especially when I sneeze or roll over in the middle of the night. I can also feel the fullness of my uterus when I have on pants that are snug or I'm sitting a certain way

All that being said....I'm very whiny!! Lol. And emotional. I've cried twice today at FB posts.

[missmc]

I'm still super tired here. I feel like I can't get enough sleep, but then I'm also chasing around two other kiddos. The m/s has eased up a little bit, but isn't gone. I still randomly throw up. I've been getting dull headaches and I also have constipation. I'll be very hapy to get past all of this! You can count me in for the emotions too!

[Mommabird]

Yeah, it seems every pregnancy goes a little quicker. :) And it really is neat to see how pregnancies compare from one to the next - is this the norm for you? With Madelyn, I had nausea from weeks 6-10, but only actually threw up twice. And that is the only pregnancy that gave me sore boobs, too! With Liam, I pretty much had NO symptoms whatsoever besides early pregnancy cramping and then round ligament pain and pulling later on. This pregnancy has, by far, made me the most queasy and caused me to actually lose my lunch several times.

No, not the norm for me at all. In fact all of my oher pregnancies have been pretty much the same. Extreme nausea, all day, from about week 6 to week 14 or 15. This time I feel totally different. Almost wouldn't know I was pregnant at all except for the pulling RL pains. :) Hey, I will take it over the nausea any day! :lol:

[LSVNurse]

I feel like my nausea is letting up, but I've been more irritable and emotional too. I'm finding people especially men quite annoying. They pretty much can't do anything right. My hips are starting to hurt already - I think I'm super sensitive to the relaxin, like I can tell already it's starting. I think the constipation is still there if not getting worse. I think the extreme exhaustion has let up also. Bring on the 2nd trimester energy, please!

I agree that it feels like time is going quicker. There are times when I catch myself and am like - oh yea, I'm pregnant. Not feeling anything yet and not really showing means I don't have a constant reminder yet except when my hip catches and I lose balance.

[ozzy]

Horrible constipation here! Also Making a bunch of saliva that I have to chew gum all day so I don't puke.

Otherwise surviving. Did a very hilly 8 mile bike ride yesterday with the family, so my energy levels are doing well.

[fourgulls]

Still nauseous here at almost 13 weeks and tired but not as exhausted as the first couple of weeks. I have been battling constipation as well and trying to drink lots of water and eat more fiber but not working so far!! I am definitely an emotional basket case and get irritated with my husband so much easier than normal. One other thing that I have noticed way earlier than my previous pregnancies is awful varicose veins!!! They faded last time so I am hoping the same thing this time.

Let's bring on the second trimester!!

[BleedingBlack]

I've been okay. Nausea here and there and I'm still pretty tired but not nearly as bad as my previous pregnancies. I'm not used to the whole...not having morning sickness thing lol.

I have bad RLS, hip and back pain. Some cramps but that's about it really. I start to fear things around 22 weeks... that's when all hell usually starts breaking loose for me. Never fails.

I have ultrasounds coming up on the 30th and 31st. Anxious to see what the heartbeat says. So far the heartbeat myth with my kids has been right on... and if that's the case this time, this is girl #4.