Second trimester has hit like a tidal wave.

[OhMJH]

Is anyone else finding the second trimester worse than the first? I'm 14 weeks today and for the past week I've been feeling run down, my back has been aching constantly, I've got Round Ligament Pain as well as occasional cramping, nausea has set in for the first time in the form of a permenant lump at the back of my throat and a suspected UTI.

From the day I found I was pregnant to week 12, I had next to no symptoms bar spre breasts and occasional constapation so this has hit me like a bus. I work a very active job ( I'm the assistant manager of a cafe/bar open 8am-11pm 7 days a week) and have already had to cut my hours from 55 to 40 but I'm still struggling massively. My feet and back ache after a few hours, and I'm having to take days off which is totally out of character for me, plus my boss isn't exactly supportive and I feel like I'm letting people down - the notion that I was meant to get paid for antenatal appointments was an alien concept.

I'm also very large for my gestational age (see photo below) , given I was a size 4-6 pre pregnancy, so the strain on my back isn't something I can do anything about, bar using my belly band.

 

[OhMJH]

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Me at 14 weeks

 

[OhMJH]

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Silly photo's, not working!

 

[MummyToAmberx]

2nd tri was worse for my first baby.

 

[Elizdia]

Aw i felt exactly the same, so far weeks 13 and 14 were my worst. I didn't get many symptoms in 1st tri and as soon as i started second i was bad, nausea, actually being sick, heartburn, extra tired but middle of week 15 it all went away so don't panic. Hopefully it's the same for you hun. x

 

[modified]

Second tri has been nothing but severe pain (back, bump, groin, hips, legs, heartburn), UTI's and thrush.

I'm sorry to admit that I don't enjoy being pregnant at all.

 

[purplecupcake]

I'm still having a super easy pregnancy, but I am definitely experiences more discomfort than in first tri. At week 14 I suddenly had to pee all the time. In the past week I have experienced more fatigue, and twice I've experienced this sharp, hot, burning pain from deep down low allll the way up to the top of my ribcage under my armpit on the right side. A couple times I have also felt what was like a side stitch but down the front of my abdomen which lasted a few hours. My back hurt yesterday morning after waking up but felt better after working out.