5 WEEKS and irrationally nervous.

[Mitch]

Hi all - I'm new to the site and feeling like I needed a bit of support as I'm still in that 'it's a big secret' stage.
I feel really nervous about it all working out and keep trying to tell myself 80% of pregnancies are fine. My husband is excited but also trying to keep measured about it all.

I feel really 'period painy' over the last few days, am not sleeping well at night but feel really tired in the afternoon at work (probably cos I'm not sleeping so well at night!)

I'm not sure if it's actually 'nerves' that are making me feel this way though...

How are other 5 weekers doing?? x

 

[ChrissieCool]

Hi and welcome, period pains are pretty normal at this stage, I know I had them and lots of women seem to have them so I don't think it's anything to worry about

 

[dyscochick]

Hi Mitch,
I've got the period pains (kinda nice to know something is actually going on in there) and the lack of sleep at nights, I just keep waking up really early. I'm there on the secrecy thing too. Trying to keep it quiet is tough especially as people are already talking about next feb at work and wanting me to take on responsibilities that I'm just having to quietly dodge at the moment. I have had to tell one woman who is lovely but I couldn't take on the teaching she wanted me to do and I had to give her a good reason! I thought I was a 5 weeker until this morning when doc reckoned it was more like 6!
xxx

 

[Mitch]

Hey dyscochick, Thanks for your message. I hear the period pain feeling is pretty common, and you're right, it is good to 'feel' something!
Did your doc do a blood test to confirm? I haven't contacted my Dr yet but thought I'd call for an appointment early next week. I've heard of people who have turned up and been told to reschedule for 8-10 weeks.
Even though I've done 5 HPTs, it still feels quite surreal! Hope you get a good night's sleep tonight too! x

 

[dyscochick]

very surreal, although been at panic stations today cos I've been told lots of different things about my planned trip to Malaysia (which I go on on saturday :s). Doc did very little, gave me multivits/folic acid which I had anyway, and a pack which had some info on scans and told me to phone a number to speak to midwives at 7 weeks and I'll get appt and have bloods and urine tests along with a scan at 12 weeks. It really seems to depend on where you are cos a lot of girls on here seem to ahve had contact with MW already! I feel like I know so little about the whole process! Oh and also a pregnancy record which apparaently we keep as a record of all the visits and appts/scans etc. I'm in Wales so don't know if its different elsewhere. I only went in now for advice on antimalarials and the vaccines i'd had when I didn't know I was pregnant!

 

[Lulabell]

I'm 6 weeks and 3 days and feel exactly the same. Expect sickness has now sunk in and it's not nice at all. I just want to tell people but I can't. And I keep telling myself to relax and not fret but can't help it. Let's hope for a happy and healthy 9 months.

 

[Lulabell]

Also I didn't believe I was pregnant even tho I had 5 pos hpt's lol I had to have an early scan on Monday just gone and saw the beating blob. It was then that it sunk in I am pregnant!!!

 

[Mrs. KM]

mitch, I feel the same as you! I am 5 weeks today and still don't feel pregnant. I keep worrying that I'm not really pregnant. We have our first ultrasound next week so hopefully it will seem real then! Happy nine months!

 

[Bliss]

Congrats and welcome Mitch. It looks like we're at almost the same stage, my dates work out to a due date of 11 Feb. Symptom wise, I'm feeling the same, had a pretty much constant dragging feeling which definitely felt like period cramps on Tuesday. I'm shattered all day, in bed early at night then waking at 5am unable to get back to sleep. Also been feeling nauseous but not been sick.

I think it really hit me today that I'm pregnant and I'm on a bit of a hormonal rollercoaster, was really down earlier, probably because I feel so crap, don't have the energy to do anything to pull me out of the downer and obviously sharing the worries everyone else has at this early stage. It's hard to be positive when it takes all your energy just to get through the day.

 

[LoopyLouize]

Hey Mitch welcome to the forum. I to am around the 5 week Mark and my sickness kicked in tonight! Havnt been able to stomach food tonight at all.

Good luck with your pregnancy
X

 

[ISH]

Welcome, and congrats!!!

Don't worry about the period pains, mine were *really* bad and the panic they might be a symptom of something bad kept me up at night. They disappeared after a couple of weeks, I get a slight feeling there every now and then, but very mild now.