Sunday Symptoms 1/17

[eaglewife]

The pregnancy symptoms thread. Vent it out. What's happening this week? The good, the bad, and the ugly.

[shamrockshimmy]

Still gassy, nauseated, bloated, and exhausted. The worst is at night. It's hard to find food that sounds edible.

BUT, it is significantly better the past few days than it was so that's good at least.

[eaglewife]

I'm having bloating, stretches and pokes internally and this morning, brown blood spotting on waking up. I'm trying not to panic. 11w5d and spotting. I was hoping for a relaxing Sunday but the worry is setting in.

[eaglewife]

Jan 17, 2016 9:14:07 GMT -5 shamrockshimmy said:

Still gassy, nauseated, bloated, and exhausted. The worst is at night. It's hard to find food that sounds edible.

BUT, it is significantly better the past few days than it was so that's good at least.

shamrockshimmy, I'm glad that it is getting better. Hopefully the food aversions calm down and you can eat more and have more energy.

[quirks]

That Tina Fey gif is cracking me up!

I'm dry heaving/throwing up 3-4 times a day. I have a man voice from burning my throat so much and my abs are killing me. I don't like eating right now and never know what I feel like stomaching. Everyone keeps reminding me it will end, but I just want to cry sometimes when I eat something knowing that it's going to come back up in a few minutes.

The good thing is I haven't been too worried about all the "what ifs" because I feel pretty pregnant right now

[remylove1011]

Nausea off and on. Gassy. So tired (I went to bed at 9:30pm and woke up at 9:00am (not including my two nightly pee trips).

[remylove1011]

pbandjelly, I'm with you on the dairy intolerance. I usually try to avoid it, but I've been craving cheese like crazy!! (And I had a milkshake yesterday!)

[eaglewife]

*All love tits for commiseration and support.

[dc2london]

Jan 17, 2016 9:59:27 GMT -5 remylove1011 said:

pbandjelly , I'm with you on the dairy intolerance. I usually try to avoid it, but I've been craving cheese like crazy!! (And I had a milkshake yesterday!)

I am dairy intolerant in general, but when I'm pregnant it cranks up to 11. I can't even stand butter right now. That's right. I can't eat butter.

[remylove1011]

Jan 17, 2016 10:07:28 GMT -5 dc2london said:

Jan 17, 2016 9:59:27 GMT -5 remylove1011 said:

pbandjelly , I'm with you on the dairy intolerance. I usually try to avoid it, but I've been craving cheese like crazy!! (And I had a milkshake yesterday!)

I am dairy intolerant in general, but when I'm pregnant it cranks up to 11. I can't even stand butter right now. That's right. I can't eat butter.

Ugh that's terrible. Mine seems to be doing ok. I usually end up with stomach/digestion issues when I eat too much dairy, but I've been fine!

[dc2london]

I'm ready to be done with the nausea. Yesterday I felt ok in the morning but I felt myself just sitting there waiting for the inevitable onset of the pukes--and that's just not healthy.

I will say, however, I can feel my energy creeping back in. I am very grateful for that.

[misshart00]

Right now I just feel like I need to throw up and I keep gagging. But my stomach doesn't feel nauseated. It's weird.

Exhaustion. All the time. But I also have a 2 year old and and 11 month old. So that's not helping.

My back and hips hurt pretty bad. I can't stand in the same place for more than a few minutes. Just ugh.

[steph]

Random extreme hunger followed by extreme nausea. If I don't eat right away, it's worse than if I do, but it always shows up.

Boob lump- freaking the eff out over this now. I wish I would've just made an appt last week. I was having panic attacks at 4am this morning.

DH says to me this morning "I think you're starting to show". I'm 8w3d. Hush your mouth sir.

[jamjoyful]

I'm still nauseous but it gets worse every other day or two. I threw up in a bag while driving the other day. The last couple days I have felt so full all day so it is hard to eat. I'm so exhausted and it makes it difficult to parent the girls. I have no energy to play.

[bocaburger]

Love tits for support!

eaglewife, sorry about the spotting - I know how scary it can be - but brown is old blood and usually not a sign of a problem! Your cervix is probably just sensitive and bled at some point. But call a doctor so they can ease your fears!

steph breast cancer during pregnancy is pretty rare, much more likely it's something totally benign. Have your OB/MW check it out at your next visit but try not to worry too much.

AFM: My worst symptom is the weird hunger patterns. Once I realize I'm hungry I have to eat IMMEDIATELY or I will become to weak and nauseous to prepare food for myself. And, of course, I never want what we already have in the house. I eat like 6 meals a day so I'm constantly thinking about what to eat next.

Otherwise I have been lucky - no puking! Fatigue, headaches, and constipation. Pooping is painful and when I finally manage it I always feel like there's more in there that wont come out. I've been having cramps the past few days that I think are actually from the constipation but I'm not sure.

[hrushka]

eaglewife, that's scary! Hopefully it stops and was just an isolated incident.

[eaglewife]

Thanks, bocaburger, and hrushka, I'm hoping it's a non-issue. It's definitely decreasing (down to almost nothing) so far in the last 3 hours. We can't call the RE anymore and we have our first OB appointment tomorrow. I know in the logical part of my brain that brown blood means old blood and therefore it is probably just fine, but it's hard to not freak the eff out.

[elm1214]

My nausea is slowly getting better which is nice. Still completely exhausted, but I think that's partly due to my 3-year-old being a sassy threenager and being very difficult lately. I really just want my energy back.

[steph]

elm1214 threenagers are no joke. Sometimes her sass catches me so off guard I don't even know how to respond! (And sometimes it's super hard not to crack up!!)

[elm1214]

Jan 17, 2016 12:55:06 GMT -5 steph said:

elm1214 threenagers are no joke. Sometimes her sass catches me so off guard I don't even know how to respond! (And sometimes it's super hard not to crack up!!)

Yes! The sass is crazy. This morning she said "Mama, you're stupid!!" for the first time, so that was lovely. After her time out, she said "Mommy, I'm sorry I said you were stupid. I forgive you." Haha, she is really something..

[spicysalmonroll]

I was having more constipation issues, it had been 6 days without a poop this morning. So I took 2 colace. Guess that was a terrible idea because not only did I finally poop but I barfed my brains out at the same time. I know it has to be from taking that because I haven't had a single neaseau or puke this whole pregnancy (11+5).
Ugh. Hope you all feel better soon!!

[monicageller]

Just a bit of mild nausea and food aversions. I get bloated very easily and it's so uncomfortable. I get hit out of no where with pure exhaustion. Feeling better the last week or two so hoping that trend continues.

[gratefulgirl]

I am so exhausted. I take an hour nap most days I am home and go to bed an hour early and still I am tired.

I am so nauseous despite Diclegis, though not puking through it this week. My body hates all vegetables and fluids. I think I am constantly borderline dehydrated. If I don't eat for a few hours my stomach aches.

I have a fairly nasty cold+cough to top it all off and I can't take anything good.

H isn't sleeping well right now, so we are kind of a wreck over here. I am hoping my mom will take the girls Wednesday and I can rest then clean.

[eaglewife]

Jan 17, 2016 15:17:29 GMT -5 theophania said:

Add me too the cold and cough group. It's gotten worse as the day has gone. It sucks not being able to take anything.

FWIW, my RE gave a whole list of okay cold medicines when I started the year with a horrible cold and congestion. Lemme find it.

ETA:
Guaifenesin
Benadryl
Plain Robitussin
Sudafed or Actifed

*I'm not a doctor or a nurse. Definitely check with yours.

[bocaburger]

Jan 17, 2016 13:01:30 GMT -5 spicysalmonroll said:

I was having more constipation issues, it had been 6 days without a poop this morning. So I took 2 colace. Guess that was a terrible idea because not only did I finally poop but I barfed my brains out at the same time. I know it has to be from taking that because I haven't had a single neaseau or puke this whole pregnancy (11+5).
Ugh. Hope you all feel better soon!!

It might be the abdominal pressure from the pooping and not the colace. I finally managed a small poop this afternoon (without taking anything) and I got really nauseous from the effort.

[dc2london]

I'm sure I'm dehydrated. I don't know how to fix it though. I can only take small sips of water, and it aggravates my nausea. If I actually take proper drinks, I throw it up.

[countrycotton]

Unisom and b6 have stopped working. I am feeling sick all day long, but I haven't thrown up once. I sware if I could just throw up I would feel better. I'm constipated, and tired. My boobs are so sore that even a t-shirt hurts, much less a toddler thinking that they are a ladder. I'm so tried of feeling like freshly dropped crude. My first appointment is Tuesday. I am going to stright up ask for meds. I cant do this for another month. Oh, and my cardiologist didn't refill my prescription. Do I am out of my heart meds untill at least Tuesday. That is just going to make me even more tired!

[Rama]

Jan 17, 2016 17:36:26 GMT -5 countrycotton said:

Unisom and b6 have stopped working. I am feeling sick all day long, but I haven't thrown up once. I sware if I could just throw up I would feel better. I'm constipated, and tired. My boobs are so sore that even a t-shirt hurts, much less a toddler thinking that they are a ladder. I'm so tried of feeling like freshly dropped crude. My first appointment is Tuesday. I am going to stright up ask for meds. I cant do this for another month. Oh, and my cardiologist didn't refill my prescription. Do I am out of my heart meds untill at least Tuesday. That is just going to make me even more tired!

Could you call and ask if they can get you an emergency refill in your heart meds until Tuesday? I hope you're able to get something to make you feel better soon!

[coffeequeen14]

Jan 17, 2016 16:23:02 GMT -5 dc2london said:

I'm sure I'm dehydrated. I don't know how to fix it though. I can only take small sips of water, and it aggravates my nausea. If I actually take proper drinks, I throw it up.

Have you tried doing a fruit defused or switching to sparkling? What about changing vessels? I can only drink out of glass cups or bottles right now and cold flavored sparkling goes down much better than anything else.

[countrycotton]

Jan 17, 2016 18:01:25 GMT -5 Rama said:

Jan 17, 2016 17:36:26 GMT -5 countrycotton said:

Unisom and b6 have stopped working. I am feeling sick all day long, but I haven't thrown up once. I sware if I could just throw up I would feel better. I'm constipated, and tired. My boobs are so sore that even a t-shirt hurts, much less a toddler thinking that they are a ladder. I'm so tried of feeling like freshly dropped crude. My first appointment is Tuesday. I am going to stright up ask for meds. I cant do this for another month. Oh, and my cardiologist didn't refill my prescription. Do I am out of my heart meds untill at least Tuesday. That is just going to make me even more tired!

Could you call and ask if they can get you an emergency refill in your heart meds until Tuesday? I hope you're able to get something to make you feel better soon!

My doctors office is just stupid slow on refills. It's partly my fault for not realizing a week ago I was going to need a new prescription. If I call first thing tomorrow they should have it for me by Tuesday after my Obgyn appointment. It's not for anything major, just keeps my heart rate down. My heart can do 140 beats per minute while I'm sleeping. But just for short burst. I'll be fine, just a little tired and out of breath.