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1St Trimester Fatigue
Asked by R.S. from Chicago
on November 25, 2010
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Moms,
I'm between 4 and 6 weeks pregnant with my 2nd (doctor just did a blood test to help her see how far along I am) and I am completely wiped out. Now, I know th...
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- My son was in a big bed by the time I was preg again, so I would just lay on his bed in his room while he played on the floor - luckily he was gracious enough to be re...
- Can only remember being tired all the time.I must have rode the wves. This too shall pass. Really. Continue to show your little girl the same love, not running sprints...
- I tell almost anyone who asks, that my pregnancies were a piece of cake - b/c I slept all the way through them. When I worked, most nights I would come home and j...
1St Trimester Screening
Asked by M.H. from Detroit
on September 28, 2009
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Hello,
I was wondering if anyone had the 1st trimester screening and was told the baby's bladder might be holding too much fluid?? They say it may resolve on its own...
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- I believe there is such thing as over testing and over scaring the parents. I only had 2 ultrasounds with both my girls showing nothing and even though the doctors wa...
- M. In my first trimester with my first child I had all the ususal tests and every test was skewed slightly and they would then offer another test and it was my 1st chi...
- The new blood screen/ultrasound combo is supposed to be more accurate than previous prenatal testing but NONE of these tests is 100% accurate (with the exception maybe...
Pregnancy Symptoms - 1St Trimester
Asked by C.S. from Springfield
on April 5, 2010
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I am pregnant with my first and I have had very sore breasts and fatigue from week two to now. I am now 6 weeks, and my pregnancy symptoms are starting to diminish, b...
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- Should you be worried? NO! Very normal.
- i would not be worried at all, every person is different. I did not have any pregnancy symptoms with my son. I threw up one time during my whole pregnancy and it was...
- hey, i am a l&d nurse and more importantly a mom. it is absolutely normal for you to be feeling better. some people are very sick and others not so much. some are sick...
Dizziness and 1St Trimester
Asked by D.D. from Detroit
on June 6, 2008
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Hello Moms! I am in the first trimester of my second pregnancy. So far it is absolutely nothing like the first. I am so incredibly dizzy it is hard for me to even tu...
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- I experienced dizziness throughout my 3rd trimester. It felt like I was rocking on a boat. The source of my dizziness was low blood pressure - mid 40's over mid 60's...
- I was dizzy in the 1st trimester with all five of my normal pregnancies (not with my miscarraige, oddly enough). It was part of the "morning" sickness nausea, I think...
- It sounds like a iner ear inbalance . When we are pregnant we like to think and so do doctors that every thing has to do with the baby but your iner ear controls your ...
1St Trimester Massage
Asked by M.P. from Albuquerque
on July 27, 2010
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I usually go and get a massage once a month to help me de-stress and it helps to prevent me from getting tension headaches. I am 7 weeks pregnant and I was wondering i...
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- Just make sure you tell your masseuse you are prego...there are pressure points they are supposed to avoid. Webbings in your hands, achilles tendon, etc. Enjoy you...
- I had massages throughout my pregnancy... no problems. The only difference I noticed is that they will give you less pressure. I like my massages stronger, so that was...
- Yes, tell them you are because there are a could pressure points they will stay away from. Otherwise, it's totally cool. Lay on your stomach and back until it's unco...
1St Trimester Blues?
Asked by J.V. from Chicago
on May 17, 2009
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I keep telling myself that I will feel better in a few weeks; I keep reminding myself that this is just 1st trimester exhaustion, with a kick of hormones, and that eve...
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- I had similar issues. For me it lasted 16 weeks. The exact amount of time it took for two other moms I know. I think it was mostly due to utter fatigue. That made ...
- Hi J.. You are not alone! Since everyone is different, it's really hard to say when you will "feel fine." My 2nd pregnancy was a surprise and I was still dealing wi...
- I had a similar response to #3. By my choice I was a SAHM to two beautiful, healthy boys. I had a comfortable home and a loving husband. And I thought I was going to l...
Questions About 1St Tri-mester Screenings for Down's
Asked by L.W. from Cleveland
on January 20, 2007
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I am having the 1st tri-mester screenings done this week, which include the U/S and bloodtest which detect Down's Syndrome and other chromosome and genetic problems. ...
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- I have just had my babys test done. I am anxiently awaiting the results. I am a first time mom too. I have heard that u can sometimes get "false postives"and then s...
- This test is done on all pregnant women. When they did it on my daughter(now 2 years) my dr. said that the Nuchal fold was bigger than it should be. This is fluid arou...
- L., I had the test done - it took about a week if I remember correctly and my doctor told me that if I got questionable results to be prepared for how far I want to...
1St Trimester Symptoms Returning in 3Rd
Asked by N.O. from Phoenix
on November 11, 2009
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I feel like I am going crazy lately because a lot of the symptoms/discomforts I had in my 1st trimester seem to have returned on top of the 3rd trimester fun. I was j...
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- I am a midwife and routinely see this in my late 3rd trimester clients. It's caused by a shift in hormones and usually means your getting really close to going into la...
- I would go to the doctor and ask them to test your blood sugar and possibly your liver enzymes. Especially if you are really thirsty. I won't scare you with my story...
- I had Hyperemisis Gravidarium during my pregnancy. The first 20 weeks were horrible in and out of the hospital. Then it got a little better until 33 weeks and then I...
Nausea, Vomiting and Constipation During 1St Trimester
Asked by D.P. from Los Angeles
on August 29, 2011
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Has anyone dealt with constant (and I mean every second of every day) nausea, throwing up and constipation (maybe from nausea medicine from the Doctor) in the first tr...
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- O honey! I vomited from 5 weeks until I gave birtheven the morning of with my first. With my second by 15 weeks I finally felt a little better. Hang in there its wort...
- Hi Deb, I had all-day nausea (thankfully no vomiting or constipation) with my first pregnancy for the first 5 mos and for 7 mos with my second pregnancy. It helped ...
- i had severe diarreha right before I found out that I was pregnant with my now four year old son. I also had an awful cold in my first trimester. I felt nausea but did...
1St Trimester Nausea Fighting Suggestions Needed
Asked by N.L. from St. Louis
on November 22, 2008
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I am in my first trimester of 2nd pregnancy. I have afternoon nausea (3pm - bedtime), an aversion to cooking meat smells, tiredness, aversion to sweet foods that I use...
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- Have you tried granny smith apples, they always helped when i had some nausea. Never did the throwing up thing, but had slight nausea in the very beginning and they h...
- I had the same symptoms when I was pregnant with my daughter. I found that chewing gum really made me feel a lot better. I was in love with Orbit Bubblemint. Good ...
- I only wish someone would have told me about B6 sooner in my last pregnancy! What a miracle cure that was for me. I was getting sick all the time and I was finally t...
