Symptoms really getting me down š„
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I'm 10 weeks and feeling similar to you. Pregnancy is so hard so I feel you š we can do this!
Have you spoken to your GP? They can give you meds for nausea, you can also take paracetamol for headaches. Hopefully once you get past 12 weeks it will start to improve but it is tough! Itās also frustrating as society sells pregnancy as this beautiful thing and itās anything but š donāt feel bad!
I keep having this thought everyday. Really struggling as well
I could of written all of that myself. You are not alone. My whole life has changed and I mourn my old life and I'm only 11 wks 5 days! I feel awful. We can do this. Lots to look forward to and just take each day as it comes ā¤ļø
Iām the same! 11+2 today and I think itās easing slightly but I feel so awful and have no routine at all - really affects my mental health!!! We are so close to the end of the first trimester hopefully we feel better soon
I just had my baby in September and trust me this is exactly how I felt about 11 weeks it was terrible, I want to say it will get better but everyone is different I will say you can do this. No one said that to me and thatās all I needed to hear! Your body was made for this and you can do it! If symptoms become too severe talk to your OB there are options to help ease the symptoms! Good luck mama
Can I ask if youāre taking any prenatal vitamins? These can sometimes make you feel worse
Thanks so much for the messages - totally agree - sense checking that it's not just me that feels like this has really helped! I tried to talk to a midwife about it but just kind of got fobbed off to be honest (in addition to my booking appointment being really disappointing) so I wasn't really sure who to speak to. I'm taking prenatal vitamins although have stopped for the next 2 weeks because I've been advised to take a higher dose folic acid for the next 2 weeks and can't take the vitamins at the same time apparently. I DO get a really sicky feeling when I take them though. But think that's more one of my random pregnancy "icks".
@Rachael I hope so too! š¤
Aww sally, I feel for you when I read this because Iām pregnant with my second and have been the same from 5.5 weeks (Iām almost 14) and today touch wood I have felt the most normal, my first pregnancy however I never felt like the doctors took me seriously and I actually felt so alone and believe it was the start of my depression throughout my pregnancy and post. I am now pregnant with my second and just almost 14 weeks was in hospital with HG couldnāt work for 5 weeks with 0 energy unable to eat or drink and lost so much weight BUT it will fade in the next few weeks , going by my first I would be honest and say it was between 14-17 weeks that I started to feel better and more like myself, just remember your not alone even though I know it is very lonely to feel the way you do. Itās really difficult to go through and very hard to explain, the baby will make it all worthwhile at the end , just imagine what a great mummy you are already going through what you are 2 bring your baby hereā¤ļø
@Fiona aw thanks. Pleased to hear you've felt a bit more normal today!
I'm currently not pregnant but this popped up on my feed. I felt EXACTLY the same way when I was pregnant with my second. By week 20 I didn't think I could do it. But I did. And I'm so glad I did. My second is now almost 7 months and is an adorable little monkey. Please do not feel bad for feeling this way. Pregnancy can be so rough. I promise you, it's worth it. My sickness didn't go away completely until 17 weeks but started to subside by about week 12. Hope it's the same for you. Good luck x