Pregnancy comparisons

[veganontuesdays]

How has this pregnancy differed from your previous one/ones? 

How has it been the same?

[veganontuesdays]

So I know it's early but already I have noticed a LOT of differences. With E, I had the WORST smell sensitivity. I would puke just from smells. I don't have anything like that with this one yet.

My last pregnancy I never had any cravings. Like not once... Now if I think of something that I want to eat I CANNOT forget about it until I eat it.

I was never really hungry my last pregnancy and this time I am starving 24/7. I legit could eat all day long.

Last pregnancy nothing made my nausea feel better. NOTHING. This time as long as I am shoving food in my pie hole it subsides briefly.

I was definitely not this bloated last time around.

[veganontuesdays]

My mind can't help but wander to "does this mean it's a girl!?"

[babydsmama]

Last time: I ate 24/7 from about 5 weeks on bc always hungry. I had a metallic taste in my mouth but could usually wash it away with mouthwash.
This time: I'm hungry but nothing really sounds good and I don't usually want it once it's in front of me; have thrown up 1x but feel like I could get sick immediately every morning when I open my eyes; Lots of dizziness; usually I'm good midday but after O goes to bed the dizziness comes back and I need to lay down. No fun!

[babydsmama]

veganontuesdays it needs to be a girl so you can have 1 of each with those gorgeous curls of yours! 😍

[veganontuesdays]

May 4, 2017 11:02:14 GMT -5 babydsmama said:

veganontuesdays it needs to be a girl so you can have 1 of each with those gorgeous curls of yours! 😍

Aww thanks girl!! 

[jrun2013]

So far I feel pretty much the same as I have the last two times. It too is making me wonder if it's a girl because it's so similar. Another reason I feel this way is because so far (knock on wood and please don't hate me) I have never really experienced morning sickness. If I were to, I would be convinced it's a boy.

[gixgirl]

The fatigue and sickness are really similar this go round, but food is total opposites. With D I couldn't even stand to cook. For some reason the thought of eating things after I had touched them and cooked them myself grossed me out. And I wanted fast food/junk food constantly. I almost lived on pizza and wings. So far this time though, the thought of eating out or eating anything remotely unhealthy gives me skeevies. I want to cook all the things.

[kensie5226]

I feel just as crappy with this on as I did with the last one. I puked daily (usually more) until about 14 weeks with E. This time it started sooner, but it's been just as difficult.

I'm less anxious this time around. Part of it is Zoloft and part of it just not having the time to worry like I did last time. Between work being busier and having a toddler at home, I don't have a lot of time to sit around dwell on possibilities.

[mrscatfarmer13]

I think this one is pretty similar to my first one so far, nausea is manageable and I'm hungry, a lot. The only differences I'm noticing is that I'm craving spicy stuff, whereas, I wanted all the fruit with DS. I don't seem to be as tired either, but I often wonder if that's because I've been perpetually tired since Nov. 2013. 😂

Now, compared to my last pg: All of my symptoms were very exaggerated early on, compared to this one and my first. I've heard that multiples will do that though.

[sarahandben108]

My first pregnancy I craved all the bad foods. Pizza, chicken patties, french fries, pretty much anything greasy. This pregnancy I've had no cravings.

My first pregnancy I had difficulty drinking things. Nothing I drank tasted "good". Not a problem this time.

This pregnancy spotting. Last one none.

I was way more chill with my last pregnancy than this one. My anxiety is pretty high with this one.

No throwing up with either pregnancy.

[sarahandben108]

Oh and this time around I am waaaaaaay more bloated.

[notelsie]

1st Pregnancy- All the MS! Always wanted tacos, mac n cheese, catfish... could not eat pickles.. it made me so sad. DS loves pickles! - I had hypoglycemia so I had to eat a lot.

2nd Pregnancy- All the MS! Wanted all the food. Could eat pickles! Completely grossed out by hot dogs.

This pregnancy- Just a little nausea, bloat, and all the pimples around weeks 3 and 4. Basically no symptoms now other than being tired. I'm wondering when/if MS will hit, and how bad it will be. I want all the burritos, pasta, shrimp, and catfish. I can still eat pickles! I think I'm craving chocolate more than usual, which is barely at all. Still grossed out by hot dogs.

I'm very interested to see how much things change. This pregnancy is a huge difference from my others.

[ars093s]

MS is similar to my last pregnancy...just a general feeling of nausea unless I'm eating.

Last time I craved sour things and bread - pizza and sandwiches mostly. And I couldn't eat meat until well into my 3rd trimester...just the thought of it made me sick.

This time I still crave sour, but all the pickled things and ramen noodles. No aversions yet.

This time I am much more bloated and feel stuffed after I eat just a little bit.

Last time around I gained 12lb in my first trimester. So far, I haven't gained anything yet this time (although my starting weight is a bit higher this time around).

[belle0720]

These two pregnancies are pretty similar so far. I was puking pretty much every day with the 1st and have only done so once so far. But I've definitely been very nauseous and having smell and food aversion. I'm extremely tired and falling asleep earlier than non-pregnant me which also happened with DD1.

I'm really trying harder this time to power through the nausea and fatigue. Eating healthy snacks every 1-2 hours and forcing myself to go to the gym. But I also kind of HAVE to power through this time because I have a toddler to care for and play with when I get home from work every day! Last time I would nap as soon as I got home during the first tri.

[jrun2013]

May 4, 2017 12:12:34 GMT -5 mrscatfarmer13 said:

I think this one is pretty similar to my first one so far, nausea is manageable and I'm hungry, a lot. The only differences I'm noticing is that I'm craving spicy stuff, whereas, I wanted all the fruit with DS. I don't seem to be as tired either, but I often wonder if that's because I've been perpetually tired since Nov. 2013. 😂

Now, compared to my last pg: All of my symptoms were very exaggerated early on, compared to this one and my first. I've heard that multiples will do that though.

Are you having twins?

[mrscatfarmer13]

May 4, 2017 16:16:23 GMT -5 jrun2013 said:

May 4, 2017 12:12:34 GMT -5 mrscatfarmer13 said:

I think this one is pretty similar to my first one so far, nausea is manageable and I'm hungry, a lot. The only differences I'm noticing is that I'm craving spicy stuff, whereas, I wanted all the fruit with DS. I don't seem to be as tired either, but I often wonder if that's because I've been perpetually tired since Nov. 2013. 😂

Now, compared to my last pg: All of my symptoms were very exaggerated early on, compared to this one and my first. I've heard that multiples will do that though.

Are you having twins?

Nope, only one. My 2nd pg was 2BO's+1fetal pole before I miscarried. That's when things were really intense. I realize that I worded my post a little funny, sorry for the confusion.

[bradysalon]

Last pregnancy: so sick all day.

This pregnancy: no sickness but by the time 7 rolls around, I can't even keep my eyes open.

[tez]

Last pregnancy I didn't show until the second trimester, this pregnancy I already looked pregnant at 5w. Seriously, whenever I tell someone, their response is "we thought so!"

[ldubhawksfan]

I've been sick with all 4 pregnancies. 1st was just nausea. DD was the worst. Last pregnancy I was nauseous but nothing too bad and I always knew in my heart it was a boy. Because this one I'm pretty sick again, I've wondered if it's another girl.

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ldubhawksfan, me too (re wondering if this is another girl because I feel super pukey). I was queasy with my first pregnancy (which I also felt in my heart of hearts was a boy). No symptoms really with my chemical. And then Lily's was feel like puking 24/7 for 10 weeks, then feel fine most of the time but puke randomly for another 5-6.

I'll be getting the Materniti-21 test done in two weeks, so that will hopefully (1) relieve some additional anxiety about the health of this pregnancy and (2) tell me what flavor bun is in my oven.

[andi]

My losses were fairly early so not a lot of symptoms.
With DD, felt ok until I started eating and then got nauseous. Craved veggie trays and over easy eggs the entire time. I couldn't handle chicken or pizza or coffee (I normally love coffee).. After 13 weeks I felt good but was so exhausted, passed out on the couch by 8 pm every night. I didn't show until about 22 weeks.

This time I'm so nauseaous all of the time and it's worse if I get hungry at all. I can't really handle any meat unless it doesn't look like meat like pepperoni, and I don't like coffee again. No real cravings except seafood has sounded good a lot lately. I'm already showing, just super bloated but it's obvious if I don't suck it in haha.

[lycih]

First pregnancy: tired, acne, only really mild nausea.
DD1: major bloat, puked every single day at 545pm from 8-14w (but could otherwise function ok), lived on BLTs in first tri, in bed by 830 most nights, craved sour citrus
CP: nothing i can recall
Fourth pregnancy: pregnancy: headaches, fatigue, nipples felt like they had glass shards in them.
DD2: migraines for the first time ever, nauseous nearly all the time from 7-13w but only puked here and there, acne like whoa in first trimester, lived on bagels and cream cheese, took daily mid morning naps when DD1 was in day care and I was working from home.
Sixth pregnancy: basically only symptom was a late period and a subsequent positive pee stick
This pregnancy: holy mother exhausted, nauseous nearly constantly since about 6w, breaking out like a 15 year old, sore boobs off and on, gassy, living on tomato and mayo sandwiches, have zero interest in candy/sweets, everything has an awful after taste, can no longer stomach coffee (oh the humanity...)

[ars093s]

Oh yeah, the acne. With my DD, my skin was perfectly clear. This time around I look like a teenager.

[Waffles]

It's very similar, which as all the previous ones resulted in losses, scares the hell out of me.

I'm extremely tired, my breasts are sore, my skin stayed clear instead of getting spotty as my period comes and I need to pee more / more often. Oh, and I'm bloated, but guess I have the progesterone to thank for that.

The only difference is that I think I have felt a bit icky a few times over the last few days but I don't know if it might be in my head.

[mleep]

Pregnancy with DD: Sooooo tired first tri, sore breasts immediately, fleeting nausea twice. And I didn't really show until after 20 weeks. Kept up my exercise routine, so didn't gain that much weight.

This pregnancy: Nausea. Pretty much every day. Nowhere near throwing up, but still pretty unpleasant. Breasts just got sore this week (8 weeks), and while I'm not showing, I'm not fitting into some of my clothes. Part of it is definitely that I'm not working out since my RE told me not to until my spotting goes away.

I'm not sure how much of the differences are because this pregnancy I'm on synthetic hormones since I did a FET, and that last pregnancy we found out at 12 weeks that I was severely hypothyroid, while this pregnancy I'm a bit hyperthyroid.