What was your first trimester like?
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Topic: What was your first trimester like?
Posted By: lllVictorialll
Subject: What was your first trimester like?
Date Posted: 25 October 2010 at 8:35pm
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So i've only just found out that im pregnant (im about 4wks) and aside from the fact that im always tired, my boobs are heavy and sore and i dont have my period, I dont feel pregnant! It's bizzare, im over the moon and really hope all goes well cause i cant wait to meet the lil nugget but I just dont feel pregnant.
Did anyone else feel the same around this time? I just find this really weird. Im not feeling sick or anything yet either. I think my sense of smell has gotten abit stronger though haha. This is my first pregnancy by the way (obviously). I'd be interested to hear everyones stories... 
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Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 25 October 2010 at 8:44pm
Hi Victoria, congrats on your pregnancy, hope it goes really well for you 
my 1st trimester has been pretty uneventful. Had a bit of nausea in the beginning but quickly discovered that eating made it go away  so if I feel the slightest wave of nausea now I just nibble on a cracker or something and feel better instantly.
I haven't had any scans yet so can't be sure it's all going well, but my belly sure is growing and I haven't had a period in 3months or so, so that's got to be a good sign
And I'm sure I'm not even as tired this time, must be having a toddler to distract me hehe. Good luck with everything! ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: catisla
Date Posted: 25 October 2010 at 8:53pm
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I think that tiredness, sore boobs and missing period are the most definite signs!
I think you don't really feel that 'pregnant' in the first trimester because you don't get big or have any outwardly significant body changes. With DD i didn't even realise i was pregnant till i was 8 weeks gone! ------------- |
Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 25 October 2010 at 10:22pm
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with my first it took me ages to get any sort of bump at all so i never felt pregnant. just felt sick and blah. about 20 weeks i started to get a bump and kicks and stuff so it felt a bit more real ------------- 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 25 October 2010 at 11:53pm
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Its totally normal to not feel pregnant at 4 weeks Most symptoms dont start until 6 weeks+
For me, I never got sore boobs, I just felt soooo tired and with my son(1st baby) the morning sickness started at bang on 6 weeks, and with my daughter, it started at about 7 weeks. I also started getting headaches after 6 weeks for the first trimester. Congrats and good luck ------------- |
Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 26 October 2010 at 6:44am
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What was my first trimester like?
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Posted By: newme
Date Posted: 26 October 2010 at 7:14am
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Congratulations!!
For my first pregnancy I was extremely tired, sore boobs (it hurt to move!), headaches, and almost every other preg symptom except naseua from about 5dpo. Second pregnancy which ended in a miscarriage I had extreme morning sickness. This pregnancy the only symptom I had was mild morning sickness and tiredness. I didn't really feel pregnant. |
Posted By: Panda289
Date Posted: 26 October 2010 at 7:17am
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good question Victoria i am only 4 and a half weeks (first pregnancy too) and i just have sore boobs and need to nap a lot! i hear the nausea kicks in around 6 weeks so may feel differently next week! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 26 October 2010 at 9:57am
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Yeah, totally normal as Shez said not to feel anything til 6 weeks, with my first I felt symptoms (Morning sickness ) from 6 weeks, with my second from 6 weeks (just nausea really) and with my 3rd I got to about 8 weeks, thought "haha !sucker, no MS for me this time" and then I started the running to the loo the next day .
You will feel pregnant soon enough , never fear ------------- 
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Posted By: Marengo
Date Posted: 26 October 2010 at 12:21pm
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aww thats such great news!
well i wasnt tired at all, just had the little crampy feelings and sore boobs closer to 5 weeks.. , didnt start wtih ms untill about 6 - 7 weeks.. was awful and lasted untill 16-17 weeks.. though i did start getting a bump at 7 weeks which was cool.. good luck and may your morning sickness never arrive!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 26 October 2010 at 2:15pm
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I started getting a bump at around 7 weeks too. Though my boobs were incredibly sore before i'd even missed a period, i was convinced i was prego long before it was time to test.
But...i have to admit, the night before my first scan at 12weeks i was awake and so nervous they would scan me and nothing would be there - that it had all been a mistake and i was just getting fat. I didnt really click in to 'being pregnant' until about a month ago  . Even before my 20 week scan i was still worried that i wasnt really pregnant. Sounds mental, i know.
Congratulations
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 26 October 2010 at 2:25pm
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LOL, I'm 38 weeks and still not convinced I'm PG!
Each PG was different for me. At 4 weeks - PG1 - hungry, sore boobs, metallic taste in mouth. PG2 - nauseous, tired +++, stressed. Never got sore boobs or metallic taste in mouth. ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: lllVictorialll
Date Posted: 26 October 2010 at 6:40pm
That doesn't sound mental at all! I sometimes have small thoughts like that. Have heard a few horror stories too, Best not to think about that tho huh? Im hoping that i dont get morning sickness at all. Boy will I be gloating about that if I dont haha Thanks for all the comments everyone, makes me feel slightly more relieved to hear that what i am experiancing is actually normal. I've never spoken to anyone i know about what they felt like this early on because half the time they are either trying to hide it, didn't realise the were pregnant this early or cant remember and the books dont tell you about anything like this either so cheers everyone
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bowie wrote:Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 26 October 2010 at 7:05pm
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4 week is still early, you have plenty of time to get more symptoms
Like you i was very tired from early in pregnancy, this didnt stop until about 28 weeks. I would sleep from 7pm-630am every day. I wouldnt even wake up at all in that whole time. I also had very bad morning sickness, which could have been why i was so tired. For me it didnt really sink in that i was pregnant until over 20 weeks. I mean of cource i knew but i just didnt feel attached, its kind of hard to explain. When my morning sickness stopped, which wasnt for long. I started enjoying my pregnancy alot more. Congrats & wishing you a safe & healthy pregnancy -------------  
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Posted By: sockmonkey
Date Posted: 26 October 2010 at 9:49pm
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Congrats on your pregnancy!
I am currently 25 weeks pregnant with my first and I was surprised, over-the-moon and in a little disbelief to find out that I was pregnant (I have had ovarian cancer and had an ovary removed, we'd been trying for a long time with no luck). I was sent for a 6 week scan but because you really can't see anything (a grain of rice maybe, as least they told me it was there somewhere . . .) I was still not feeling as if I was really pregnant. It was not until my 12 week scan that I actually started to be convinced that it was actually true and there really was a new life growing in me. My only real signs of pregnancy during my first trimester was the EXTREME tiredness. I'm working full time and so would get home and basically fall asleep the minute my bottom hit the couch, for about and hour or so, and then eat and be ready for sleep again shortly after. (without wanting to gloat. . .I did manage to completely avoid the dreaded nausea, thank goodness!) Good luck! |
Posted By: CJsays
Date Posted: 27 October 2010 at 11:01am
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hehe yeah as the others have said, most symptoms kick in around 6 weeks - on the dot I started to get the nausea then, and it didn't leave till 22 weeks for me SUX!!! Hope you have a better un of it, and congrats! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ArielAngel
Date Posted: 27 October 2010 at 1:59pm
I am totally the same! Maybe I'll feel more pregnant after the 20 week scan next week? Congratulations Victoria, and as the others have said it is totally normal to not feel pregnant. Even with the nauseau (no throwing up thankfully!), tiredness, sore boobs and the loss of my waist in my first trimester, I still didn't (and still don't) feel pregnant. In fact, sometimes I feel like a bit of a fraud when I tell people I'm pregnant 
When I was in the first trimester it felt like it was going so slowly, but now I look back and see that it went by so quick! ------------- After 16 months TTC, surprise BFP July 10 DD1 Mar 11 After 9 months TTC, BFP on 4th Clomid cycle Feb 13 DD2 Oct 13 |
Posted By: cerise
Date Posted: 31 October 2010 at 11:51pm
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My first trimester was super easy, I found out right away when I missed my period. No morning sickness at all (apparently my mum never had it either) had lots of energy and felt very normal. I did have a pretty obvious bump at about 4 weeks. Now going on 18 weeks, I felt more tired in the 2nd trimester, still no morning sickness, no cravings and I can eat anything I want. Hopefully it'll just be as easy all the way through
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Posted By: Kellyfer
Date Posted: 01 November 2010 at 10:33am
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I had a bit of morning sickness, tiredness, etc from about 6 weeks, but didn't emotionally feel pregnant until the scan at 12/13 weeks. I just found it hard to really believe that there was anything in there until I saw my baby moving around and heard his heartbeat. Even then I was always waiting for the next milestone as proof (growing bump, first movements, anatomy scan etc... it's all so exciting!!!).
Congrats on your pregnancy!!! And enjoy the ride! FX you avoid the MS ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: sweetknights
Date Posted: 01 November 2010 at 1:15pm
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Congratulations on your pregnancy
I was really rough for my first trimester the sickness started at about 5 weeks for me but its more common not to appear until week 6-8... i also had really sore boobs and the metalic taste in my mouth that just wouldn't go away... I am now on week 29 so am in my 3rd trimester i feel better but am still suffering with ms although its much much better..also in my first trimester i could only drink water as i went off all hot drinks and all cold flavoured drinks and couldn't even look at ham with out being sick ... That said though in my first pregnancy i pretty much just sailed through it and didn't have much at all in the way of symptoms |
Posted By: lil_lease
Date Posted: 01 November 2010 at 6:24pm
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Congratulations!!
Hmm, feeling pregnant at 4 weeks? Nope. My symptoms consisted of sore boobs and a little bit of tiredness. That's about all the symptoms I got I think. All that I can remember anyway. With my first pregnancy I would get nauseous if I hadn't eaten in a while, but that didnt kick in until about 8 or 9 weeks. ------------- Antony, gone but never forgotten 2-4-2010 
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Posted By: sem
Date Posted: 02 November 2010 at 8:30am
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I cleary remember complaining that I don't feel pregnant when I was around 4 weeks. I wish I'd never said that as I got ms from about week 8 onwards and ended up being in hopsital with hyperemesis... so enjoy the 'no sypmtoms' while they last! ------------- Here we go again, another baby on it's way! 
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Posted By: lllVictorialll
Date Posted: 03 November 2010 at 12:16am
I'll consider that a very clear heads up  haha
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Posted By: Nightingale
Date Posted: 03 November 2010 at 7:39am
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Oh phew! I'm so glad I found this thread! I'm 5w2d and was getting worried through my lack of symptoms! I don't feel pregnant in the slightest! Glad to hear it is totally normal not to feel pregnant and that some woman just don't get morning sickness. I feel better now! ------------- ME:30 DH: 30 DS#1: Cohen (27.6.2011) DS#2: Due 13th December 2012 |
Posted By: nicci
Date Posted: 03 November 2010 at 11:07am
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Both first trimesters (and second trimesters for that matter) SUCKED!!!! I have hypermesis. But, each time I throw up it reminds me that I'm still pregnant which is such a good thing. ------------- http://lilypie.com">   http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: KirstyLeigh
Date Posted: 03 November 2010 at 11:31pm
Errrgh...first trimester was miserable!!! 
I feel for the poor ladies with hypermesis, I can't imagine how awful it must be...I felt wretched enough! I didn't get ill until I was about 8 weeks I think, and it tapered off at about 13 weeks. The fatigue was the hardest thing to shake. Things are fine now, thankfully. I hope everyone feels better soon! <3 ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: lllVictorialll
Date Posted: 04 November 2010 at 6:41pm
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Yeah the tiredness is a b*tch at times, some days are better than others though, its quite hard cos I get really tired at work around lunch time, come home to try and have a nap and then at about 8pm im all wired and ready to go but then its bed time! Talk about confusing.
Also, the waiting for 12weeks to come is slightly doing my head in too haha ------------- http://www.pregnology.com/pregnancy/07/03/2011">  http://www.pregnology.com -
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Posted By: KirstyLeigh
Date Posted: 04 November 2010 at 8:34pm
I think I coped with the MS better than the fatigue, that's for sure. Even now its quite hard not to get tired if I've had an active day!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lllVictorialll
Date Posted: 07 November 2010 at 8:31pm
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Started to feel nauseous yesterday and again this morning. Who ever said that MS kicked in around week 6 was bang on the money! Thanks goodness for bland tasting crackers is all I can say... ------------- http://www.pregnology.com/pregnancy/07/03/2011"> http://www.pregnology.com -
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Posted By: sjanenz
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 8:14am
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Congratulations on your pregnancy! Me, I felt nothing. Because of this, I didn't discover I was up the duff till I was 23 weeks along (and only when I got, as I thought, fat). I had to take the weight-loss books I'd just got out back to the library and swap them for baby ones, to the amusement of the librarian on duty. :) Seeing my daughter's beautiful face a day later at the scan made it all very real, very quickly. Hope this doesn't sound smug to the poor nausea-sufferers; I've been very, very fortunate. I hope you have a lovely, easy pregnancy, too. |