Preggy Symptoms 101

[MamaVolpe]

How is everyone feeling today? Is everyone excited to have preggy symptoms or are you already tired of them? I have fortunatly had relatively mild symptoms. Some nausa but no vomiting, some light cramps, a bit moodier than usual, and sore boobs and nipples. None of it is dibilitating just a nice reminder that I am Pregnant! Yeah! So excited about that part that I don't mind the rest. How about everyone else. Ups or Downs? Any good remedies for the Morning Noon and Night Sickness?

[saslewis11]

Right now I'm just super tired and feel a little bit flu-like. I also have a metallic taste in my mouth. I didn't start feeling really sick with ds until around 6 weeks, so I probably still have a couple of weeks yet...

[bugnbean]

Some cramping but I'm really feeling the fatigue the most. Some nausea if I haven't eaten in a while.

[thismama]

I had symptoms this time before I had a positive test, I swear to gawd. Totally different than with my DD. I have:

- waaay lower appetite - I've lost about 8 lbs!
- tired, tired, tired
- but, if I don't do enough physical activity in a day, I'm restless and have insomnia
- nausea - was mild, just starting to get a bit more serious the last two days
- uterine twinges/cramping (nothing unpleasant though)
- less patient than usual (probably from being tired)

[Vermillion]

I’m not really having many “typical” symptoms yet, but it wasn’t until about 6 weeks or so with DS until I felt anything so we’ll see…

What I do have- Not much of an appetite. Not because I feel sick, just nothing really sounds good right now. Except for sardines, which I normally wouldn’t even look at let alone put in my mouth

Boobs are a little sore on and off. Nipples are darker.
Some light cramping on and off. cramping was pretty evil with DS so this light stuff is different for me.
I'm pretty beat most of the time. Never got tried with DS.

The worst symptom for me so far though is the damn congestion. Ugh.. I've been stuffed up for almost 2 weeks now and it's starting to drive me nuts! I didn't even know this was a common pregnancy symptom until I looked it up. Time for a neti pot I guess.

[MamaJ2005]

My symptoms started really early. @ 4dpo I swear I got all dizzy and hot and felt like I was gonna pass out, puke, and poo at the same time. Sore Boobies when DD nurses. Huge & Puffy Areolas ~ Dark And Veiny too! Major Fatigue. A little Nausea ~ Mostly just sensitivity to smells. Bachache. Weird Twinges & Thumpy Feeling in my uterus. Round Ligament Pain ~ Especially when I try to jump out of my recliner too fast! Gassiness & Bloating. Increased Appetite. Aversion to junk ~ It makes me SOOO sick to my stomach! CRAZY Hormonal Mood Swings ~ It's just awful! I think that's about it! Hehehe...

[alegna]

No real symptoms yet. Making me nervous. Maybe hungry. No queasies. No boob veins. No boob pain.

-Angela

[thismama]

Originally Posted by alegna

No real symptoms yet. Making me nervous. Maybe hungry. No queasies. No boob veins. No boob pain.

-Angela

You just got your BFP recently though, kwim? I happen to have a lot of symptoms this time, but with my DD I had NOTHING. Didn't even know I was pg til 5 weeks, and then only because I did a test and had no period.

Everyone is different, and every pregnancy is different. I find myself wondering if my symptoms are weaker today than yesterday, as strong this week as last week, etc.

Gah, I hate the obsessing about everything, worrying, worrying. I like when they are moving and you can tell everything is okay.

[MamaJ2005]

I agree! Obsessing SUCKS!!!

[SunRise]

Not many symptoms here (wish makes me wonder). I do have sore breasts. No food aversions, which surprises me - I can handle the smell of coffee and other things that made me nauseous during my first pregnancy. Occasional dull pain. I am about 5 weeks. I dont recall dull aches with my first pregnancy.

[MamaVolpe]

I have been having really weird sleeping patterns lately too : For some reason I have been waking up every night between 4-5 AM! Yuck: It wouldn't bother me so much if I could go back to sleep but I can't I just lay awake until the alarm goes of about 7 AM. It is starting to drive me nutz. The only good thing I can think of about it is that I am going to Sicily on Friday for a week and maybe my jet lag won't be so bad since I am waking up early everyday anyhow. I just hope it doesn't continue when I get back.

: Just crossing my fingers hoping I don't get bad morning sickness while I am over there or on the plane. The last thing I want is to :Puke Italian food all thru my vacation. Especially as I love Italian food usually.

[alegna]

Originally Posted by thismama

You just got your BFP recently though, kwim? I happen to have a lot of symptoms this time, but with my DD I had NOTHING. Didn't even know I was pg til 5 weeks, and then only because I did a test and had no period.

Everyone is different, and every pregnancy is different. I find myself wondering if my symptoms are weaker today than yesterday, as strong this week as last week, etc.

Gah, I hate the obsessing about everything, worrying, worrying. I like when they are moving and you can tell everything is okay.

I got the BFP on Thursday.... so going on 5 weeks preg.

sigh.

yeah, everything is probably fine... ordinarily I am queen of laid back...

-Angela

[alegna]

I have been having odd dreams. Have the weird dreams started for anyone else?

-Angela

[Lucilla]

I feel pretty good. A little nauseaus, and tired at times.

Originally Posted by alegna

I have been having odd dreams. Have the weird dreams started for anyone else?

-Angela

No, but I'm sure they will soon. I got the strangest, most vivid dreams ever when I was pregnant with DS.

[clutterbug]

Odd dreams...? Oh yes! The other night I had a dream that I was in a one room cottage with DS and two cops. A crazed man was outside shooting at us (this is a recurring bad dream for me, though DS isn't usually in it, I am sure that is pregnancy related!). The cops got the bad guy and when I looked out, I saw that it was Dr. Oz from Oprah! Now, if anyone can figure that one out, please be my guest! LOL!

[alegna]

Oh, I don't even TRY to figure out pregnant dreams

-Angela

[thismama]

Originally Posted by alegna

I got the BFP on Thursday.... so going on 5 weeks preg.

sigh.

yeah, everything is probably fine... ordinarily I am queen of laid back...

-Angela

Well with my DD I had no symptoms at 5 weeks, no real symptoms til 7 or 8 weeks. And that little bugger turned out just fine! (Well, relatively speaking )

I'm thinking good thoughts for you. It must be hard, I totally get the anxiety, although funnily enough I swear if I had a loss I would be less anxious the next time around. "Paid my dues" type of statistical thinking, yk?

Don't want to go so far as to wish you morning sickness soon. I shall wish you peace of mind.

[saslewis11]

Count me in on the weird dreams...Last pregnancy, I was on Paxil, and quit cold turkey when I got my BFP...I attributed the weird dreams to withdrawals from that...Now I'm thinking it was hormones...

My dreams are all really scary, though

[alegna]

Originally Posted by thismama

Well with my DD I had no symptoms at 5 weeks, no real symptoms til 7 or 8 weeks. And that little bugger turned out just fine! (Well, relatively speaking )

I'm thinking good thoughts for you. It must be hard, I totally get the anxiety, although funnily enough I swear if I had a loss I would be less anxious the next time around. "Paid my dues" type of statistical thinking, yk?

Don't want to go so far as to wish you morning sickness soon. I shall wish you peace of mind.

Thanks! Yeah... I'd think I'd be less anxious too, since statistically what happened before was a total fluke. I'm just going to be pissed off if I put in MORE pregnancy time and still don't get a baby out of the deal

-Angela

[rach03]

I'm pretty crampy...don't remember being this crampy with my last 2 pregnancies. It's freaking me out a little, but I'm just telling myself the little one is burrowing itself deep! I think it might be a cyst...the cramping is mostly on my left side and left back, and I know I ovulated on the right last cycle. I assume I probably ovulated on the left this time. And I was on Clomid, which probably made my corpus luteum bigger than normal.