I am seven weeks pregnant and symptoms are up and down is this normal?

Question

My partner and i have been trying for a baby since jan this year but we have had two miscarriages one in may and one in august. The second one hit us hard because it was due on my partners birthady, we also didnt know about the first one untill it was to late.
I am seven weeks pregnant but i am so scarred, my symptoms are up and down, for a few days at a time i dont feel pregnant, then for a day or two i am very ill, throwing up and in pain with a very severe headache, my breasts are sore one minute then ok at next. I have pain every now and then but i think that is because things are moving and sorting themseleves out inside, i have had no bleeding. Is this normal i know everyone is different with these things but anyone there that has gone through this also? g.p and hospital wont scan me untill nine weeks, as i have not had a bleed but also because of nhs money. Can anyone give me advice?

Answer 1

Yes it's normal. Your hormones are in flux building the baby. Things will start to settle down around the third month, now is the most important time for you to eat nutritiously and get plenty of sleep as everything is happening very fast and will lay the way for healthy growth of your baby. Try and relax because your moods and anxieties also affect your baby through the chemical changes in your body (like stress for example will release more cortisol). Maybe if you ask again and explain, they will do an ultrasound? At any rate, try and reduce your anxiety and try to enjoy this time in your life. Good luck!

Answer 2

Your very anxcious because of your 2 miscarriages which is understandable but you must try to relax as you could be making yourself feel worse then you should be.Not everyone feels preg at the start the whole time as your body is adjusting to the life growing inside you. Just relax and enjoy what you've got or your going to unduly stress yourself out! Your not bleeding which is a good sign so just wait til your scan when your 9 wks which isn't far away at all. Or otherwise your not going to enjoy being pregnant if your paranoid all the time i'm sure if any probs occur the hospital will be there to help as thats what there around for but you need to relax and chill and enjoy the pregnancy or you'll be in for high blood pressure!

Answer 3

Please take a deep breath, smile, now let your breath out slowly. Make yourself something yummy to eat (that won't make you sick) and put your feet up and relax while eating.
What you are going through sounds very normal, even for women who have not had any dramas in the past.
Remember that while you have morning sickness and headaches your hormones are strong and your baby is doing well.
As for the breast soreness, it does tend to come and go, so that sounds very normal too.
If the pain is not serve, just like a niggling cramp it is your body adjusting to the child you are carrying. This is completely normal.
Please try to relax (I know that it's easier said than done with your prior experiences), but the more relaxed you are the better it is for the baby and for you.
Try to surround yourself with happy, positive things. Watch comedies and laugh a lot. Avoid negative thoughts, people and news.
Good luck, I hope that it all goes well.

Answer 4

hi hun, congratulations!!! i think im 7 weeks too but have not tested yet.
but i feel the same as you so not sure whether to waste my money.hehe. but im quite sure i am missed period too and ive felt like this before, when carrying my daughter.

each person is different and some lucky women go through the whole thing without any nausea and pains etc and some unlucky ppl like myself feel horrible. Try not to worry as everything sounds normal but worrying will do more damage than good.

The reason that you feel ok one day and not the next is just down to what is actually happening inside you and you have to remember that lil bubby is taking all it needs from you to survive, so make sure you get enough sleep/rest and food.

have you signed up to any web sites?
why not try www.bounty.com
www.pampers.com

these are very helpful mother and baby sites and pampers have an online pregnancy diary and bounty has online scan pictures for every week of pregnancy.

if you sign up to www.boots.com and click on 'my account' and join the boots parenting club they will send you regular books and vouchers for yourself to make you feel better with retail therapy with lots of freebies.

i am a member of a site called www.mums-corner.co.uk all the girls are mums are expecting and are very helpful. so why not sign up there and tell them 'heidi - mummy2courtney' sent u

good luck and best wishes

Answer 5

You are right to be concerned but i would'nt worry it is normal to feel pains but you should noy be doing any heavy lifting...my experience

When i was expecting my first child i experienced pain on right side my gp said it was constipation, i called out a dr that evening and he had me admitted to hospital, i had a scan and it was noticed i had an ovarian cyst this burst in the night and i went home next day, from that point i took it easy and had a healthy son 7 and half months later.

Please take it easy and rest, if you feel any pain go to your drs at once.

You said youve just moved bet youve been more active than usual... just take care of yourself and rest, the unpacking will still be there later.

Congratulations and good luck x

Answer 6

i feel like this too, i was pukey Friday,fine Saturday, pukey Sunday and just nauseous on and off today! I think a lot of it is to do with hormone/sugar/energy levels and i have a permanent odd taste in my mouth all the time. I feel fine for the first 2 hours of the day and feel ill mid morning, mid afternoon and tea time. Then i get really hungry just before bedtime. Also, my nipples only hurt now and again, usually bed time. My first pregnancy i felt nauseous ALL the time until about 20 weeks!!

Answer 7

It sounds normal. You are over anxious because of what you've been through recently. Surely if you explain how your feeling the hospital will scan you just now? Good luck

Answer 8

after 2 miscarrages it is normal to be worried. as long as you are not bleeding you should be fine. Your hormones are raging right now and your body is not taking it so well that is why you are getting so sick, this to will pass once your hormone level levels off and you will feel right as rain. If you don't have health insurance go to the medicaid office and apply for medicaid for pregnant women, this is health insurace for pregnant women only until 6-8 weeeks post partum.

Answer 9

I agree with Libby. Worrying won't do you any good although I understand why you're concerned, of course...I think that given your history, the doctors should give you a scan to rest your mind.

Answer 10

You need to try and relax. Worrying will make you feel worse. If these are real concerns, you need to speak to your GP. Symptoms are different for eveyone, and your doctor should be happy to refer you for a scan if you are feeling unhappy about your condition, especially after two miscarriages.
Look after yourself, and good luck!