Worried about lack of symptoms in early pregnancy

[Inanna]

The symptoms or lack of in pregnancy are a constant source of worry. I truly understand...
I often feel perplexed at some of the assumptions that having symptoms means a pregnancy is going fine and no symptoms means it isn't. Fortunately it doesn't work like that!

Weather you experience morning sickness, tiredness, breast tenderness is largely reliant on how your body copes with the rise in hcg and progesterone.
Your levels have tripled and that shows that your pregnancy is progessing beautifully. Some women experience nausea in the very early days of pregnancy when the hcg levels would be minimal. This only tells us that their bodies are very sensitive to the hormones, not that they have more or less but that they are sensitive to them.
Studies have been done on pregnancy outcomes versus symptoms. They were no better in women who 'suffered' during the first trimester and women who like Dee and I had very little to report.

Of course if you have strong symptoms and they suddenly disappear then you should get checked out. However a large number of women will find their symptoms naturally decrease and all but go by 12 weeks.

The best indicator prior to ultrasound of a well progressing pregnancy is increasing hcg levels. Yours are beautiful! Next week (?) you will have an u/s and see a little flutter that is the heart beat.
REmember too that many women don't notice much until around 6-7 weeks as the hcg rises even further. I know that I suffered the odd queasy moment but I was at least 6 weeks by then.

I am thinking of you and am so happy for your pregnancy. Be gentle with yourself and try to enjoy this amazing journey that you are on!

Big hugs Jacqui!

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I also wont tell you to worry because i was the same when i found out early that i was preg and had no symptoms and was worrying, as the other ladies say as your hormone levels rise and how your body copes with it, is whether you will feel the symtoms or not.

I am now 8 weeks on Tuesday and in the last week, i have been feeling so queezy and wishing i was back to my worrying stages (Not really). I fixed my problem by having a BT to check my HCG and progesterone.