Pregnancy Symptoms in the First Trimester

[hat4e]

if i am pregnet will i get all of thes im 13 anr rill scard and onley me an my bf no that i might b i have 14 of them all ready???

[Renee_AW]

Hello,

I am new to this site...having some trouble with the acronyms so if I write to long please forgive me.

I am 9 weeks pregnant, my second pregnancy but we lost our first baby at 14 weeks earlier this year. I am suffering from terrible sickness...nausea all of the time, vomiting a few times each day. This is awful but different from last time so I am choosing to belive the 'old wives' this time and see if as a positive sign.

I tried wrist bands, different homeopathic remedies provided by my very amazing herbalist, eating before getting out of bed, Maxalon (gave me palpatations) and nothing worked. I am also dosed up on B vitamins & iron, folate etc. Last week I had gotten myself so dehydrated my Ob. admitted me to hospital for IV fluids and huge doses of Zofran (usually used for people suffering from illness as a result of chemotherapy & B rated...boo).

I can now take fluids so hospital was the best thing I did. I have Zofran at home but even if I wanted to take the amounts they were giving me in hosptial it would cost around $400 per week. I am not keen on taking them but usually end up taking one a day to stave off the worst of the vomiting. I find laying in a darkened room the best thing...all day...I still feel nauseas but I don't vomit. Work is no good for me...I went in on Tuesday morning and vomited twice before I even switched on my PC. I am having this week off..not sure what next week will bring.

I am having a rare moment of almost wellness now...hoorah! They come and go but don't usually last long.

Food doesn't help and I am off so many things I am bored with my diet (I have been experiencing sickness and food aversion since week 4). Still, I eat what I can.

I am so happy I am pregnant but this illness takes away the euphoria - we have been trying for five years...tried IVF unsuccessfully and both pregnancies have been natural since we started seeing our herbalist.

I have a little joke with my baby now & again and wonder how someone so small can cause so much trouble...apparantly the trouble is yet to come!

And one more thing....I have the most amazing DH in the world. He does everything....and I mean everything - I can't even open the dishwasher at the moment (smell...even the clean smell is too much) so he comes home from work every day to a small pile of dishes which he quietly packs into the dishwasher. We usually share everything but he is doing it all now & there is no way I could go through this without his amazing support & love.

[~Hestia~]

Hat4e - darl you won't necessarily get all of these symptoms, every women is different. I'm sorry you are so scared. I hope there is someone you can confide in besides your bf. You should see a doctor to confirm if you are pregnant.

[bub1]

has anyone had a bit of brown discharge is it normal... my OB said its normal he did a scan and everything looked normal and the heartbeat was strong... anyone?

[mustangsachy]

Renee - oh you poor thing . i got 'all day sickness' where i was nauseus all day ... mostly i didn't vomit though. but i hated feeing ill all the time. eventually i took some ginger tablets from the healthfood place and that made me perfect. although you'rs sounds a bit more 'serious' than what i had if you've been in hospital.

your dh sounds wonderful - i have the best dp also - i was beyond tired during 1st tri and he cooked, cleaned, doted over me without a complaint. we're lucky.

wishing you a happy and healthy preg. x

[Renee_AW]

eventually i took some ginger tablets from the healthfood place and that made me perfect. wishing you a happy and healthy preg. x

I tried ginger in a herbal mix provided by said herbalist....I couldn't bear the smell, taste and it just made me sick. I would love something natural to help me, I really don't like drugs at any time (although I see there place) let alone when I am looking after another precious soul. But, as my Ob. said - if you are unwell then there is no one to look after your baby - this means I have to be as well as I can and if it means sometimes taking drugs then I just have to do it.

[bub1]

I had a little bit of brown spotting again last night it only last half a day this mornig its very very faint, similar thing happened around the 3rd of december so roughly 4 weeks ago and the OB said it was nothing just from stretching ... could it be the same.... fingers crossed, hoping to getting a scan tomorrow just to confirm everything is ok. Hope the brown discharge dissappears and lots of sticky vibes.

[bub1]

has anyone had a bit of brown discharge is it normal... my OB said its normal he did a scan and everything looked normal and the heartbeat was strong... anyone?

Should I still go to my xmas party lunch today if I had spotting little bit of brown spotting yesterday morning and this morning ...nothing during the day?????