Christi85
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Hello ladies,
I've only posted in the LTTC forums here before. I'm currently pregnant, but due to my previous history, I'm extra nervous and worried. So I'd love some reassurance.
A little background info: I had difficulty getting pregnant at first. It took something like 16 cycles of trying and I worked with a Reproductive Endocrinologist who ran a ton of tests and diagnosed me with some issues, none of which however could explain my difficulty getting pregnant with any degree of certainty. I did get pregnant in the end with the help of acupuncture and herbs, but sadly, it was a blighted ovum (empty sac), for which I had a D&C back in August. Allowed my body time to heal, so didn't TTC for 3-4 cycles, and in the meantime changed to a different acupuncturist who would give me custom herbs etc. I fell pregnant again the first month we seriously TTCed, and here I am today 7 weeks&3 days along (or, based on my scan, 7 weeks&2 days).
So far things have been fine. My beta HCG was rising well at the beginning of the pregnancy, and I had an early scan at 6 weeks&2 days from LMP which showed a yolk sac and a tiny fetus measuring 6mm with a heartbeat. Based on that, I was dated at 6 weeks&1 day at the time. My doctor said he doesn't like to measure the heartbeat this early on, and that they only care about the presence or not of a heartbeat at that point. I'm going back next week (when I'll be 8+ weeks along) for a more comprehensive scan and to actually measure the heartbeat.
So, with all this said, I'm very worried about my lack of symptoms, especially nausea. I keep thinking this means something may go wrong/is going wrong/isn't developing right. I've only had very occasional mild nausea maybe 1-2 days a week ever since my pregnancy was confirmed, and even then, it only lasts from a few minutes to a couple hours max. My breasts had been very sore and constantly growing for several days, though in the last two days they are not as sore anymore. Still as swollen as before though. I also seem to get symptoms that come and go. For example, at the beginning of the 6th week I was extremely hungry all the time, but that only lasted for 2 days and then went away. This week I've had a couple of days when I was very sleepy throughout the day, but today I woke up feeling much more rested. I never quite had frequent urination so far, but throughout weeks 5 and 6 I would wake up every night in the middle of the night with a bursting bladder. Now that seems to have eased off too. One night earlier this week I had heartburn, but that was the only time that happened. The list goes on...
I can't help but worry that something is wrong with my pregnancy, especially with my previous history. I really don't 'feel pregnant' most of the time. Most people say that their symptoms started really strong around week 6, but I haven't had that. Mine are mild most of the time and they tend to come and go quickly. The lack of nausea is especially worrisome to me. Weird thing is, in my last pregnancy which was a blighted ovum, I started having food aversions around week 6 that only got worse with time, and around week 7 I got bad nausea (no vomiting though) that went on until I had my D&C at 9 weeks. So my symptoms were actually stronger than this time around. At the time I was reassured that meant all was going well, only to go to my first scan at 7.5 weeks along to be told I had an empty sac.
I would love some reassurance from ladies with similar experiences - few and mild pregnancy symptoms in the first trimester, but still viable and healthy pregnancies. Good luck to everyone - strong and healthy babies to all of us!
I've only posted in the LTTC forums here before. I'm currently pregnant, but due to my previous history, I'm extra nervous and worried. So I'd love some reassurance.
A little background info: I had difficulty getting pregnant at first. It took something like 16 cycles of trying and I worked with a Reproductive Endocrinologist who ran a ton of tests and diagnosed me with some issues, none of which however could explain my difficulty getting pregnant with any degree of certainty. I did get pregnant in the end with the help of acupuncture and herbs, but sadly, it was a blighted ovum (empty sac), for which I had a D&C back in August. Allowed my body time to heal, so didn't TTC for 3-4 cycles, and in the meantime changed to a different acupuncturist who would give me custom herbs etc. I fell pregnant again the first month we seriously TTCed, and here I am today 7 weeks&3 days along (or, based on my scan, 7 weeks&2 days).
So far things have been fine. My beta HCG was rising well at the beginning of the pregnancy, and I had an early scan at 6 weeks&2 days from LMP which showed a yolk sac and a tiny fetus measuring 6mm with a heartbeat. Based on that, I was dated at 6 weeks&1 day at the time. My doctor said he doesn't like to measure the heartbeat this early on, and that they only care about the presence or not of a heartbeat at that point. I'm going back next week (when I'll be 8+ weeks along) for a more comprehensive scan and to actually measure the heartbeat.
So, with all this said, I'm very worried about my lack of symptoms, especially nausea. I keep thinking this means something may go wrong/is going wrong/isn't developing right. I've only had very occasional mild nausea maybe 1-2 days a week ever since my pregnancy was confirmed, and even then, it only lasts from a few minutes to a couple hours max. My breasts had been very sore and constantly growing for several days, though in the last two days they are not as sore anymore. Still as swollen as before though. I also seem to get symptoms that come and go. For example, at the beginning of the 6th week I was extremely hungry all the time, but that only lasted for 2 days and then went away. This week I've had a couple of days when I was very sleepy throughout the day, but today I woke up feeling much more rested. I never quite had frequent urination so far, but throughout weeks 5 and 6 I would wake up every night in the middle of the night with a bursting bladder. Now that seems to have eased off too. One night earlier this week I had heartburn, but that was the only time that happened. The list goes on...
I can't help but worry that something is wrong with my pregnancy, especially with my previous history. I really don't 'feel pregnant' most of the time. Most people say that their symptoms started really strong around week 6, but I haven't had that. Mine are mild most of the time and they tend to come and go quickly. The lack of nausea is especially worrisome to me. Weird thing is, in my last pregnancy which was a blighted ovum, I started having food aversions around week 6 that only got worse with time, and around week 7 I got bad nausea (no vomiting though) that went on until I had my D&C at 9 weeks. So my symptoms were actually stronger than this time around. At the time I was reassured that meant all was going well, only to go to my first scan at 7.5 weeks along to be told I had an empty sac.
I would love some reassurance from ladies with similar experiences - few and mild pregnancy symptoms in the first trimester, but still viable and healthy pregnancies. Good luck to everyone - strong and healthy babies to all of us!
) makes you feel like the stakes are so much higher! Like, it has to work this time because if it doesn't, you don't know when and if it may happen again. Still though, I think we should both try to be reassured that all is probably well, unless there is serious evidence suggesting otherwise (e.g. a bad scan or symptoms of a miscarriage). We seem to be very close in our dates, so here's to hoping that both of us will get to hold our first babies sometime in September! 
