I am so sorry Deli, you are in my prayers.
luvmybabygirls- I have no advice, could you maybe call your doctor/midwife and ask them if that could be the reason for the spotting? I hope you start feeling better soon!
AFM- I have had a pretty symptom-less day. I'm tired but my boobs aren't really sore and I haven't had a lot of nausea. I'm trying not to allow myself to be worried and telling myself it's normal though. No cramping or spotting so no real reason to worry.
Hey there everyone :) Hope you're all doing ok, and getting lots of rest!
Danielle, I can pretty much just muster up the energy to sit around all day as much as possible, then go to bed no later than 9, sometimes earlier. My stomach is so fickle these days, it's hard to say what I can eat half the time! Sherbert sounds yummy though. Good luck at your appt! I hope they find the heartbeat for you :)
John, Don't worry I'm sure everything is fine :) How many weeks are you now?
AFM, morning sickness is kicking my butt. I woke up at 4am to pee, and as soon as I got up I was nauseous. I went to the bathroom, had diarrhea (sorry, gross) and then got so sick :( Then I got sick again half an hour later. I finally was able to fall back asleep though. Thank goodness I'm off work today! I'm still really nauseous, and just generally drained. In happy news, I have my first doctor's appt at 2, so I'll update you all later on how it goes :)
Have a great day :)
Danielle - Me, too. I have been going to bed at around 8:30pm every night this week. I just don't have the energy or desire to do .... anything, really.
Dahlia - Good luck at your appt today!
AFM, I just generally feel like crap. For a while I thought I may be coming down with a cold, because my chest has been feeling a little heavy/tight, but I never got any other symptoms. Maybe it's allergies. I finally started getting hungry, but everything sort of tastes the same and nothing is very appetizing. Yesterday afternoon I REALLY wanted a chicken salad sandwich, so DH made them for us for dinner last night. I am trying to eat a relatively low calorie, high protein diet (I gained WAY too much weight in my last pregnancy so I am doing everything I can to fill up on healthy and nutritious foods this time, and cut out the "junk", which I never really ate much of to begin with). I looked into the Brewer diet, but there is just absolutely NO way that I could physically eat that much food. I am usually pretty thin (5'9 and around 135lb) -- That being said, I have already lost my hipbones, and I have a very noticeable bump. What the heck? This CANNOT be a "real" baby bump this early, but I had to go shopping this weekend for some loose-fitting tunic tops, and have been wearing stretchy leggings all week. I still fit into all of my old jeans and such, but they are extremely uncomfortable when I sit down :( Yikes!
I don't have my first appt until March 5th (my OB usually doesn't want to see anyone until after 10 weeks so I got lucky with an 8.5 week appt!) -- good luck to all the ladies with appointments coming up this week!
I'm glad it's not just me! 6 weeks seems too early to feel so tired - I don't remember this level of exhaustion when i was pregnant with my son... but i was 14 years younger I suppose. Because I got my BFP on IVF i have bloated up a whole size already from the hormones, so I'm starting on a back foot for weight gain, and already look 4 months pregnant from the wrong angle. Gonna be hard to keep this under wraps til 12 weeks I think! Just so surprised I feel so rubbish already and it's so early! BUT so happy to be pregnant, and every crappy feeling is a reminder that I am 
Justclaire: I'm doing the same and trying to eat the healthiest right from the start - last time i gained 30 kilos and it took 2 years to drop most of it. Never again!
Hope everyone has a nice healthy day with no funny bowels or stomachs LOL as if!
dahlia- I'll be 7 weeks on Sunday, it seems like I've been pregnant forever though!
AFM- Today went pretty good, I had a drive heaving spell this morning which was annoying but other than that it went okay.
I'm attempting the same thing. I'm about the same size normally (5' 8" 135lbs) and last time around I gained over 50 lbs and had a 9lb 12oz baby. I'm trying to do whatever I can this time to not follow that path. I look/feel pretty normal sized right when I wake up but as soon as I eat ANYTHING I totally have a bump and by the end of the day i look about 6+ months along. It's kind of crazy. I have to get back the Bella Band I lent to a friend because I can't handle any of my pants anymore.
I am totally beat too. I've taken to just going to bed with my toddler at 8:30 or so and I barely make it through story time before I just shut down.
I'm really wanting to tell my mom and sister but I'm trying to hold out until next week when I'll be 8 wks. Last time around I told my entire family at 5wks and then miscarried the next day. Even though I would tell them if I miscarried I don't want to get them excited just to dash it all.
danielle- now I can't stop thinking about red licorice with sherbet in the middle. I've never even heard of that as a thing but I want it!
Suzie, if you'd like some more reminder that you're pregnant, I'm happy to share some of my nausea. lol. I'm a bit jealous of your bump!
claire, thank you! my appt went well, didn't try the doppler but oh well. I should be able to schedule a sonogram when I'm past the 8 week mark :) so, soon! i hope you're well!
AFM, I haven't been able to keep anything down at all today. I'm trying out a popsicle now, but my hopes are pretty low. I feel so sick, and guilty that my baby isn't getting nutrients. I'm also scared of how long this severe nausea could last. I have to work tomorrow and I don't know how I'll make it. Ugh sorry for the bit*ch fest haha. It hasn't been the best day. But, I'm really happy that everything looked good at my appt :) That makes everything worth the discomfort :) My doctor suggested that I try taking a b6 and a benedryl twice a day. Its supposed to help with the nausea. She also told me to take flintstones vitamins instead of my prenatals until I feel well enough to stomach prenatals again.
I hope you all feel ok!
Dahlia, I'm taking a b vitamin supplement and I think it's helping my morning sickness. I'm able to enjoy my food a bit more. I'm trying to eat healthier, and I'm going to switch to am smoothies and do better with my diet. I've already gained another 5 lbs to add the 5 lbs I gained while TTC, and I really can't afford to gain anymore. Even my yoga pants are tight! Walking seems to help keep the sickness down too. Trying to do that every day, weather permitting and still going to yoga every week too. Weirdly enough, I'm not much more exhausted than normal. That is to say, I'm used to being exhausted, and needing to go to bed an hour earlier doesn't make that much difference to me.
I'm glad your appt. went good dahlia, hopefully you'll have luck with the new vitamins. I know in a lot of cases women seem to swear it was the stringer prenatals making them sick.
danielle, I am so jealous, I wish my mom was a midwife! That sounds so nice, to casually hear the heartbeat after dinner :)
serenyd, I think I'm about 5 weeks, and this is my second, but I am already looking like I did when I was 12 weeks pregnant last time. I'm really bloated!
Luckily I haven't experienced and ms yet and I hope it stays that way. I know I'm. Super early so it can change. The exhaustion hasn't kicked in yet though two I have insomnia again this morning. When I first wake up I feel queasy but it's easily solved by eating some cereal right away. I just pray this pregnancy is just like my first in that sense!
im going to call the midwife I want to use later today and see what we will do from here :) I'm really curious about my edd because of my wacky cycles....!
Sorry, dahlia, that you feel so crap. I'm feeling only slightly queasy all the time, but it makes choosing what to eat really tough. 99% of options sound disgusting. I'm on a porridge kick. I bought it in several grain varieties, and I love them all with maple syrup and brown sugar and butter, or with frozen berries mixed in. I think I'll try apple cinnamon now. I should make myself something I'd normally eat, like smoked salmon & cheese scrambled eggs but that just sounds so smelly and icky to me right now. The foods I want are so specific and bland/simple.
8.5 weeks and got my gums checked at an annual cleaning today and there is no sign of any problems. I read that any issues with gum disease (which can be silent/asymptomatic) can exaccerbate PTL symptoms. That's my number 1 goal, avoid PTL this time around.....
I'm wearing actual maternity jeans my mom mailed me. I LOVE them. I don't care that it should be way too early to be wearing maternity jeans with the proper attached belly band, they are SO COMFY. I don't want to wear anything else that might dare cut into my bloateyness. I look kinda pregnant, especially when I sit down and there's this mass blob in front of me that doesnt' push down. Standing it doesn't really show with a tunic on, especially not in the morning when I wake up, but in afternoon/evening, I'm just a spare tire blob queen and I can't stand anything digging in to the fluff of me.
I am IRRITATED with my DP. He was reading 'Natural Birth the Bradley Way' because I am kinda forcing him to do so, and when I asked him if he was learning anything, he said, 'Yeah, maybe too much details.' or something to that effect, and when I asked him for an example of a 'detail' he wished he didn't know, he wouldn't say but said generally everything that goes on in 'the cellar.' I'm sorry but what the heck. Childbirth certainly is an activity that doesn't happen ABOVE the waist, for goodness sakes. He refers to it as unsavory and I resent that. He should be amazed by the miracle of my body producing a human child for him (his first) but instead of awe, he's kind of shell shocked about it and all he has to say is he'd rather not know about all the 'cellar details' involved in the process. ARGHHH. You'd think he would have admiration for the workings that will create his first child and push it out into the world to meet him. I would rather not know about them either except for I have to freaking DO the thing, after 9 months of awfulness (I have hated being pregnant every time, I don't handle it well, especially not the bedrest when my stupid uterus thinks it should spit out a baby in the second trimester already), as my reward. What is he, a man from the 50s who wants to wait in the hospital waiting room with a box of cigars ready? Sheesh. Rather not know about the cellar details. hmph. I'll remember that next time he wants the equipment in his 'cellar' handled with aplomb and not revulsion. I'll tell him that he can handle his own cellar details.
Sorry, rant over.
Dahlia, glad you are feeling better!
Shiloh, congrats on your HCG!
Danielle, that is so cool you got to hear your baby's heartbeat so early!
Blonhrt, hope you get your edd soon!
I'm glad I'm not that only who is really bloated and feeling fat at this early date. I figured out why my yoga pants were rubbing me the wrong way ... I wore them backwards the other day. 
They're still tight, but I can still wear them for a bit longer.
Glad I didn't get rid of all my fat jeans. I'm probably going to wish I'd hung on to a couple more pair after this baby gets here!
Tried a green smoothie yesterday and it really didn't do the trick. My blood sugar was way too low by lunchtime. Berry and yogurt smoothie this morning seemed to go down a bit better, and actually helped settle my stomach. I forced myself to eat some healthy stuff yesterday (salad for lunch with pinto beans) and found out I felt pretty good afterwards. The smell of the enchiladas we had last night turned my stomach, but once I started eating them I was okay. I think waiting to eat until I'm really hungry instead of trying to snack all day actually works better for me. I've gotten to the the point where snacking no longer settles my stomach, and actually seems to make it worse. I'm going to try to focus on staying hydrated and eating healthy meals, and avoiding the refined carbs and I've been pigging out on (which actually seem to make me feel worse). I cut my b vitamin to one a day instead of two, and that seems to be better. I'd like to try adding my prenatal back in, but it just seems to lock my bowels up so badly, and nothing helps. I know I need the iron in it, I may have to get creative and see if there's something else I could take.
When I got up to pee last night I noticed some brown spotting on the TP. Of course everything I read says this is usually completely normal but I'm a mess. I don't remember this happening last time. Debating whether to call my OB or just wait it out. There was a little bit this morning but it seems to be going away. No cramping or anything so far, and no red blood. I guess I'll give it another day -- not like there's anything that could be done at this point anyway. Just worried :( Ugh....
justclaire- I think it's totally okay to call your doc to get a quick appt just to check that things are alright.... it really may be normal, but I am sure the uncertainty is horrible.
deli- So-so sorry! There are no words that can comfort a mamma at such a time... Just remember that there are many of us here that know what you are going through...
AFM- I am feeling nauseated ALL the time, it seems... Then again, when there are short periods that I am not feeling crappy, I am thinking "oh, god, something is wrong".
This morning I wanted to get Burger King. I made some fries and ate some, but now I can't stand the smell of the leftovers. I made dinner, but I just want to have a sandwich. I kinda crave greek salad so at least that's one healthy thing. I'll have some tonight.
I am debating buying a fetal doppler if we reach 10 weeks. I saw some good reviews on Sonoline B... My husband was like- "why do you need it? it's not like you can do anything if you can't hear a heartbeat...You want to check it every day? For what? It's not going to make things better if things are not well." Ah, how could one ever explain. HUsbands/partners just don't seem to get it, even with several losses... (apologies to the exception) And don't get me wrong, my DH is awesome, and I love him like crazy. But boy, it's so different to be a woman.
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