8 weeks in...

[MummyK]

I am in my 8th week of pregnancy and I think I've experienced nearly every symptom going. Sometimes it's a nice reminder that you are "creating a little miracle" and other times it can just completely set you into a bad mood.

I found out that I was pregnant on Father's Day & since then I've had awful "morning" sickness. I quote morning because whoever decided to call it that was lucky! I'm getting it at all hours of the day....particularly in the evening.....after dinner. Last night was particularly awesome because it decided to make an appearance straight after the 2nd time my partner and I have been intimate since finding out. I don't think he was offended by me rushing straight out of the bedroom but he certainly wasn't expecting it either! Don't get me wrong, I feel so lucky to be pregnant but I just feel like a tramp. I certainly don't resemble a front cover pregnant lady, all glowy and calm. My once shiny mane of locks has turned into a pile of dry straw that even the priciest moisturising shampoo can't fix. My skin is re-living my teenage years and my enthusiasm for good food has been replaced by constant waves of nausea and vomiting. Not to mention the extras such as dry mouth, fatigue, dizziness, forgetfulness, and the king of all kings......constipation yet walking around acting like a giant whoopee cushion! My partner finds this hilarious, but I do wonder, with all these bodily functions emitting from my various orifices, how does he still find me attractive at this point???

Please tell me that what I'm going through is "the norm" and the women you see walking around looking like they've swallowed a pickled onion are waiting to spew their guts up later. Meanwhile, the ladies who look like they are smuggling duvets under their t-shirts, with awful hair and acne i.e. ME will end up with pain free labour and the most gorgeous baby of the maternity circuit....right???

[joda]

Its normal not nice, but perfectly normal. Hopefully by week 16 you'll be feeling a lot better and all glowing. I say hopefully because I'm on week 27 and still feeling how your feeling now, but apparently I'm just very unlucky. However have a perfectly healthy and bouncing baby. Don't think I'll be in for a lot of sleep once baby arrives if is even half as energetic as is now. Most women do start to enjoy their pregnancies after the first few weeks because the sickness does subside.

As for rushing to the loo straight after, do not worry, your other half will not mind at all. You are carrying his child, enjoy the attention because you have now become his entire world and he will annoy the hell out of you asking is there anything you want/need and the constant are you ok? I had become hypersensitive at the start and even just attempting to give my boyfriend a kiss resulted in a rush to the toilet.

Also don't feel bad if people keep saying congratulations and isn't it brilliant if you don't feel it yet. I certainly wasn't up to feeling thrilled and excited (even though I was and am very happy) its hard to be in a constantly thrilled state when you spend most of the day feeling ill in one way or another. There is more than plenty of time for excitement when your feeling better x

[2princes1princess]

Ahh the dreaded morning sickness I know this very well I had it from start to finish with my daughter and up until about 20wks with both my boys its good fun isnt it lolbut I did bloom from midway through with them all. The first few weeks are the worst for every symptom but it does and will get easier to manage xx good luck with the pain free labour though.........

Lol xxx

[nicola12]

oh I love this. im in very early stages too and wondering if the feeling sick is excitement or morning sickness. good luck x

[Julietho]

First trimester sucks. It felt like the longest hangover I'd ever had teemed with stressing about baby being ok, peeing lots in the night, crippling tiredness, not believing I was pregnant and feeling super guilty for not sucking it up and appreciating I was having a baby. And yes the constipation which had me giving my hubby excited updates when I did manage a poo. Plus we didn't tell folk (I told a couple for my own sanity) so I must have seemed like a right cow.

Exactly at 14 weeks it was like somebody switched me back to normal. Second trimester was great I had so much energy, looked well, could eat and poop again, stopped peeing so much and the scans and feeling baby are amazing. I'm now 29 weeks and on the whole feeling good but starting to get a few niggles back, however I know now its not much longer and get regular reminders I'm pregnant, plus speaking about it and getting ready for baby definitely help.

Hang in there most folk do feel better in second trimester and you'll get through it and soon it'll seem like a distant memory xx

[earthchild]

Haha, aw sounds just like what I went through for first 5 months with my daughter. Hope it all settles for you soon. I reckon this is why celebs hide away for 1st trimester! Hopefully in a month or two you'll hit the glowing stage... Then you have all the discomfort of the later stages to look forward to. It's worth it all though and, 20 months on from my 40 hour labour, I find myself missing my bump.

[Hidden]

Ah yes, constipation has been my biggest evil! I've got IBS anyway (and now can't take my tablets) and after averaging on 3 movements in two and a half weeks I went to see the GP and told him that I literally felt ''...like a walking bag of poo!'' Things are better now 14 + 4, but I still have my moments. And yes, my husband found the farting thing hilarious too -especially as I used to have a go at him for 'squeezing one out and laughing' (they dont grow up, do they!) and now I can't control it :S

I understand that I'm not going to make any friends here by saying this, but I've not really had the morning sickness thing. I HAVE however had the ''over emotional mentallist' syndrome! I cried the other weekend because my husband closed the door to watch the rugby in the spare room -I thought he was 'shutting me out' when actually he was trying to be considerate because he likes listening to sport loudly and he shut the door to block out the noise a bit. Oh dear :S

[laurah123]

i wish i could say it gets better. for some it does.

im 32 weeks and still being sick. i do however have Hyperemesis. so this is what causes my severe sickness. its got better since the beginning but i have my days. my skin was awful too. and hair was falling out in clumps. everyone now says im glowing. i still think my skin is terrible lol.

hopefully it will start to get better nearer the 2nd trimester for you xx

[hannah_fraser]

I had really awful symptoms up to 8 weeks and then they mostly disappeared. For me the worst thing at the minute is constant dizziness, yesterday I had to sit down every 10 minutes for fear of fainting. All I can say is hang in there, you aren't alone

[Leg_uk]

Very normal! I had awful 'morning' sickness until 14 weeks then low iron as well as aches, pains and exhaustion but my daughter is such a good baby she is completely forgiven!!

[Plou]

Hey,

I'm week 8 too

I had to giggle at your e mail because bar the actual being sick and constipation I totally understand all your other symptoms as I have them all too!!!

I wonder whether the sickness reflects whether or not you are sick alot when you are ill in general? for example, when I "used" to drink (crying now) I was hardly ever sick? maybe that's why I am not throwing up (yet)

It sounds nasty though poor thing

As for the dry mouth and thirst OMG!!!! urgh... it's horrid,. I constantly have a pint of water near me which I try and sip (cos if I glug I feel sick) I am also drinking green tea,. normal tea and coffee which might stop the contipation? i definitely don't drink any sugary or diet fizzy drinks or fizzy drinks at all. Just water and what I mentioned?

Maybe try that?

XX

[Plou in reply to Plou]

also my doctor told me (at week7) I should feel better by week 11 tired wise. I hope so!! I can't work properly at all im absolutely shattered!!!!