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Need some re-assurance
My wife is 6 weeks along on aug 4 and it is our first. Everything seemed to be
going just wonderful. Dr ordered a trans-vaginal ultrsound last thursday(because she had a little discharge) to be done on friday my wife saw the "dot" and was thrilled. On saturday she began bleeding late in the afternoon (not spotting) we rushed to the emergency room and we honestly thought the worst was happening. they did another trans vaginal ultrasound at the hospital and all seemed fine and her cervix was closed. (she did stop bleeding total blood about 1 pad) they were very clear that this is a critical stage but all still seemed intact. they took her blood and her hormone level was still increasing .We were told it was at a normal level. Sunday just a teeny bit of spotting and that was it. Because of the hospital visit saturday her dr wanted to see her monday so we went (nervous as hell by the way) Doctor said all really seemed fine felt her uterus and was ok with it told us that we will do an ultrasound next monday aug 11 at that point we should see heartbeat. That will be exactly 7 weeks. here is the problem. my wifes breasts have stopped hurting her although she is still always nauciaus (how do you spell that?) I told her all is fine but she is really obsessing over it she actually told me today i am not sure i "feel pregnant" i told her she is feeling sick for a reason and I am sure all is ok. she called me upset because she couldn't go to work because she feels so bad. so tell me group is this normal? I think it is but nothing i say seems to help. I am new but could use your expertise Thanks so much |
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"MRC403" wrote in message ... my wifes breasts have stopped hurting her although she is still always nauciaus (how do you spell that?) I told her all is fine but she is really obsessing over it she actually told me today i am not sure i "feel pregnant" i told her she is feeling sick for a reason and I am sure all is ok. she called me upset because she couldn't go to work because she feels so bad. so tell me group is this normal? I think it is but nothing i say seems to help. I am new but could use your expertise Thanks so much I'm at about the same point your wife is, and have noticed that my breasts will hurt for a while, and then the won't hurt at all for a few days or even a week...it comes and goes, and I think that is normal. Best wishes for both of you, -- Michelle critter edd 3/14/03 |
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Need some re-assurance
"MRC403" wrote in message ... My wife is 6 weeks along on aug 4 and it is our first. Everything seemed to be going just wonderful. Dr ordered a trans-vaginal ultrsound last thursday(because she had a little discharge) to be done on friday my wife saw the "dot" and was thrilled. On saturday she began bleeding late in the afternoon (not spotting) we rushed to the emergency room and we honestly thought the worst was happening. they did another trans vaginal ultrasound at the hospital and all seemed fine and her cervix was closed. (she did stop bleeding total blood about 1 pad) they were very clear that this is a critical stage but all still seemed intact. they took her blood and her hormone level was still increasing .We were told it was at a normal level. Sunday just a teeny bit of spotting and that was it. Because of the hospital visit saturday her dr wanted to see her monday so we went (nervous as hell by the way) Doctor said all really seemed fine felt her uterus and was ok with it told us that we will do an ultrasound next monday aug 11 at that point we should see heartbeat. That will be exactly 7 weeks. here is the problem. my wifes breasts have stopped hurting her although she is still always nauciaus (how do you spell that?) I told her all is fine but she is really obsessing over it she actually told me today i am not sure i "feel pregnant" i told her she is feeling sick for a reason and I am sure all is ok. she called me upset because she couldn't go to work because she feels so bad. so tell me group is this normal? I think it is but nothing i say seems to help. I am new but could use your expertise Thanks so much Last December, I was about 8 weeks pregnant when I totally lost all of my symptoms. My breasts went from screaming at having a seat belt put across them to nothing. A few days later I started spotting. A week and a half later I had a miscarriage. This April, I was about 6-7 weeks pregnant when I totally lost all of my symptoms. My breasts weren't as tender as with the previous pregnancy to begin with, but even my nausea went away. I freaked until I was able to see the heartbeat at 8 weeks. My symptoms came back in spurts. I'm now 26 weeks with a healthy pregnancy. You don't need to share those details with your wife (first trimester is a very scary and worrisome time for a lot of us), but what I was trying to illustrate is that symptoms have nothing to do with the health of the pregnancy. There are women who don't have pregnancy symptoms at all. There are women who don't even start feeling sick until after 6 weeks or more. Acknowledge her feelings of fear and comfort her as best as you can - the hormones can often make normal feelings of fear explode into panic. And if nothing else, remind her that the nausea is still a very positive pregnancy symptom. I would be careful with this though, because if that symptom goes away too, she might really turn into a mess. I can tell you that I was! It's a long wait for the ultrasound, but once you see your baby's heartbeat on the monitor, it's worth it, because the risk of miscarriage drops dramatically once you do. Make sure you steel yourselves in case you don't - in some cases you may not see it for a few more days to a week, particularly if the pregnancy timing is off (due to late ovulation, implantation, etc). I had too early of an ultrasound the first time so we never saw it (if it ever beat at all), so I made sure I waited this second time to ease my fears. The ultrasound may also indicate why she was bleeding. I know one woman who shares my due month on another group who had problems with a pool of blood formed by the developing placenta burrowing into the uterine lining. She spotted for a long time, but eventually it went away. Other women in my due month group have spotted throughout their pregnancy, but the ultrasounds tell them that the baby is healthy and everything is fine. I wish you both luck! - Joanne #1 - 26w |
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:: I'm at about the same point your wife is, and have noticed that my
breasts :: will hurt for a while, and then the won't hurt at all for a few days or even :: a week...it comes and goes, and I think that is normal. First let me say that I wish for all of us healthy full term pregnancies. (Miscarriage mentioned below.) I am glad you mentioned that your breasts stopped hurting for a while. I'm about 5 - 7 weeks along. My first OB exam is on the 11th. I had soreness in my right breast and pain in my lower left abdomen (where I think my ovary is). I've determined from what I've read here that it could be due to ligaments stretching. No nauseau, no spotting, no nothing. Now, my nipples (can I say that here) are a bit sore, but nothing major like a few days ago. If the test didn't register positive 2 times I would not even know I was pregnant. My girlfriend, OTOH, told me today that she lost her baby. Very sad. She was about 11 weeks along. She said she had spotting but no pain and that her naseau and tender breasts went away a few days ago. She went in and the doctor told her that no heartbeat was detected. She goes in for her "procedure" tomorrow morning. Having said all of that, again, I wish for all of us healthy fullterm pregnancies. The 11th still seems a lifetime away.....I just want to get the OB exam done!!! ~Carol Ann |
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MRC403 wrote:
so tell me group is this normal? I think it is but nothing i say seems to help. I am new but could use your expertise Note: m/c mentioned below! Pregnancy symptoms can vary enormously between one woman and the next, and also between one pregnancy and the next in the same woman. It is really hard to tell what is normal and what is not, and I know from experience that the mind is perfectly capable of driving you totally nuts if you try to decide on symptoms only what's happening. First off (this sounds harsh) there is not much you can do if things go wrong at this stage. Nature has a build-in safety catch, and so embryos that have a serious development problem in the early phases will usually stop growing and the woman will miscarry. At present we know of a pregnancy so early that it is emotionally very hard on a woman if this happens, while a few decades ago most women would just have discarded it as a late perdiod. Here's some advice for you on how to deal with this: first off, let your wife talk and don't try to persuade her into positive or negative thoughts. It's her feelings that count, she is feeling what she does and will not change her mind about it if you tell her it's either good or bad. But she needs to get it off her mind. Try to take her out, do fun things together, anything to get both your minds of this, and relax. Really, stress hormones do not improve the situation. And keep in mind: the pregnancy hormones raging through her body will make it only worse, so be lenient. I do hope all turns out to be fine. I know how stressful this can be, I've been through it myself. -- -- I mommy to DS (13m) guardian of DH TTC #2 War doesn't decide who's right - only who's left |
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