Pregnancy #5 and these symptoms are so much worse
Maybe it’s because I’m older?
My first pregnancy was when I was very young. 17. And other then morning sickness the first few mo the it was a breeze. My 2nd pregnancy was a bit tougher. I was 19 and found out at 10 weeks I was pregnant with twins. Naturally too. Unfortunately lost that pregnancy around 14 weeks for unknown reasons. I was 21 with my 3rd. Easiest pregnancy to this day! My only son too lol. pregnancy and labor and delivery was the easiest. I was 25 with my 4th and had complications. subchorionic hemorrhage starting at 5 weeks. Bleed like a period the whole pregnancy. It was hard. Bed rest and had her early. About 35 weeks. But healthy. However, the pregnancy symptoms were not horrible. Slight nausea. Slight tender breast. Mild headaches. Mildly tired here and there. But this pregnancy??? Ohhh my goodness. What is happening. I’m useless. Literally useless. Thank god for my amazing spouse who’s stepped up more then he should have to. I can’t wake up enough to get the littlest up and off to school. I can not wake up until 11-12pm. Then when I wake up I feel like I haven’t ate in a days. Stomach literally growling louder then I’ve ever heard. I eat. Then I’m sick. Like sick sick sick. Then I can’t keep my eyes open so I nap for an hour or 2. Then I wake up and feel like I haven’t ate in days. AGAIN. I eat. Then I’m sick sick sick. AGAIN. Then it’s another nap because I literally can not hold my eyes open. I’m talking like eyes burning and watering and I’m trying so hard to hold them open but they just close. And that goes on until 9-10pm when it’s bed time. Then it starts all over again. And every few hours I’m up peeing. Up 2-3 times a night peeing. And let’s not forget how bad my boobs hurt. Oh my god I woke up this morning and they felt like they was ready to burst. As if it was a few days after birth, and way past time to express milk…. Kind of pain. It hurts so bad. Y’all…… this started around 4-5weeks. And is only getting worse. I’m 8 weeks today….. I’m 30 years old. I keep saying it must be because I’m finally past the big 30 lol. There’s been a few jokes about it being twins. But I have naturally conceived twins before and didn’t feel this much discomfort and such bad symptoms like I am now. So I have no idea 😩 but I feel useless to my man and my kids as of lately. I lost my job because I just can’t keep up. I was falling asleep at work without even realizing I fell asleep. Being woke up by the boss and told to just go home. Im feeling very down in myself these days. Im just glad my hubs is so understanding and doesn’t mind picking up the slack. Praying the 2nd trimester will be a bit nicer to me. Only a few more weeks to go! If any of y’all have experienced similar symptoms and have any advise for some kind of relief, please share. Or any of y’all have relate and found out it was twins, please share your story as well. I have naturally conceived twins before. And I am over 30. From my understanding, that gives me an increased chance for twins again! How exciting lol
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