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Hello everyone. Having read through some of these forums, I thought I'd ask you a question. I know it may be unusual coming from a man, but nevertheless..... My wife is now just over 5 wks pregnant. We have been trying to conceive for over a year and had one chemical pregnancy a couple of months ago. It was a big surprise to us that we managed to get pregnant on a natural cycle. The thing is, my wife does not have very many symptoms. She has slight back ache and slight breast tenderness, but it doesn't seem to be getting any more severe. We have had 2 hcg tests done. The first was 298, then 4 days later it was 2018. So that's a good sign. I am just very worried that she does not seem very symptomatic. I am being supportive and telling her not to worry, but truth be told, I am finding it hard not to worry myself. Should she have stronger symptoms than this do you think? We have a scan next week so perhaps we'll see a heartbeat. What have your experiences been at 5 weeks? ↓
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| Name: z75 | Date: Sep 20th, 2005 12:12 PM |
NOTHING... :)
I didn't have any symptoms, not even breast tenderness at 5 weeks. I'm 30 weeks right now, and the only symptom so far -apart from the huge belly- is that I slept a lot. Especially between week 7-13. I had a previous m/c at 7 weeks before and I had all the symptoms you could ask for.
As long as the HCG's are going OK, you shouldn't worry about the symptoms.
Good luck and happy healthy 9 months. ↑ |
| Name: heather | Date: Sep 20th, 2005 2:48 PM |
| oh boy, dont worry about her symptoms...i didnt ever get sick during pregnancy and some women just dont. i am 19 weeks pregnant and the most i have ever gotten were tender breast, headaches, and tiredness. some womens bodies just skip the sickness and theres nothing wrong with that. my mom didnt get sick at all last time she concieved and she had a beautiful baby girl and same with my brother's wife, except they had a boy. good luck, dont boubt your wifes pregnancy because she doesnt have the syptoms. ↑ |
| Name: Sara D. | Date: Sep 20th, 2005 8:09 PM |
s12c---consider yourself and your wife lucky really! There are those people out there that do not get symptoms. She might get some of her own later! The Dr told me that the sickness sometimes just waits until a couple more weeks.....(I hope for her sake she doesn't get sick) it isn't fun at all..... I am SO glad to hear you on here as a man worried about your wife! I think that it is great and ANY other questions you might have--PLEASE feel free to ask anything!!!!
Good luck with future baby :) ↑ |
| Name: jen | Date: Sep 20th, 2005 8:21 PM |
| i had 3 miscarriages before this pregnancy one which was ectopic (a tubal). i am 23 weeks pregnant and did not start to feel sick until about my 6th week. i also had just sore breasts but i was very tired at first. some women just dont have very many symptoms. i have 2 children also. with my first, i barely got sick at all and had almost no symptoms the whole time. i also wanted to say that with this pregnancy, because of my miscarriages, i had the hcg tests done also. the fact that it doubled every two days is a great sign. with my second miscarriage, the numbers went from only 28 to 10, meaning that the pregnancy was terminating. but with this one, they went from 610 to 1600 in 2 days. hope this helps. good luck. ↑ |
| Name: Tabitha | Date: Sep 20th, 2005 8:25 PM |
| I wouldn't worry about her not having any symptoms. With my first child, I had no symptoms what so ever. No sickness, aches, swolen legs, nothing. I wasn't moody and wasn't even tired... I actually felt better than I had my entire life. Every woman is different. Some are lucky not to have any symptoms, and some have every symptom possible. By the way, I applaud you. It's good to see a man that is so concerned about his wife. I wish my fiance took as active role as you are. I wish you two the best. ↑ |
| Name: kkoz | Date: Sep 20th, 2005 11:52 PM |
| Sometimes you don't have symptoms until like 7-8 weeks. Your homone level has to be a certain point and usually it's not until then or maybe later. SOme women though don't ever have many symptoms(the lucky ones)! ↑ |
| Name: Sylvia | Date: Sep 21st, 2005 1:30 AM |
| I didn't have symptoms till I was a little over 2 months and they weren't anything really. I got nausea without the throwing up and just breast tenderness. I'll be 21 weeks in a few days and I feel pretty good now and barely showing still so don't worry. ↑ |
| Name: April | Date: Sep 21st, 2005 4:34 AM |
every woman is different. calm down and wait for the scan. Some women have a baby & don't evem know the are pregnant. There are many extremes - nothing is "normal" just average.
Worrying yourself or your pregnant wife will not help the baby or you. ↑ |
| Name: s12c | Date: Sep 21st, 2005 8:13 AM |
| Wow. Thanks a lot for your responses. They have been very supportive. Hopefully all will be well with the scan next week. Last night she felt sick for a little bit, which made me happy. I guess I just thought that a lot of sickness and peeing and soreness would indicate a really strong healthy pregnancy. But you're all right. Everyon's different. When she had the miscarriage previously, her breasts were agonising! Guess we have to let mature take it's course. Thanks everyone and very good luck to you from all of Great Britain. ↑ |
| Name: Kristina | Date: Sep 23rd, 2005 8:17 PM |
At 5 weeks I didn't feel pregnant at all. I was completely fine. I started getting a little bit of morning sickness around 6 weeks and from then on I was stuck with morning sickness. I'm four and a half months and still don't have a lot of the pregnancy symptoms. I wouldn't worry if I was you.
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| Name: Katie | Date: Oct 13th, 2005 1:01 AM |
| Hi there! Your wife can have a perfectly heakthy pregnancy with out any sypmtoms. I had no symptoms with my first pregnancy which was the result of IVF. It worried me a ton not having symptoms but my doctor was great. They ran a total of 6 blood test for HCG, then I had an ultra sound at 9 weeks and then I was able to go in and hear the heartbeat regularly after that. Her HCG should doulbe daily and from the looks of it she is more than doubling that number. Congratulations. I am sure things will be fine. ↑ |
| Name: Michele | Date: Oct 13th, 2005 1:42 AM |
| Hi! Especially my first time I was still feeling great at that time, maybe a little tenderness as she has but that's it! I thought it was going to be so easy, then the morning sickness hit, tiredness....! Every woman is different, some are lucky and never feel anything more than what she is feeling. I never vomited, but felt nauseated alot from about 6-8 weeks on. As long as her doctor isn't worried than everything is probably fine! Your ultrasound will help too! It's so cool to actually get to see your child!! ↑ |
| Name: Alyshia | Date: Oct 13th, 2005 2:05 AM |
| Hey, im 18 and 5 weeks and 1 day, and the only symptoms i have is peeing often, but only when i drink water. I guess this is good . Since i just found out my first Dr. appointment is not until next week so hopefully this is normal. But hey from what i hear no less symptoms the better. GOD Bless ↑ |
| Name: shadell | Date: Oct 13th, 2005 6:54 PM |
| well don worry because many women get no signs at all! some even carry on with there periods and dont no until they start showing...dont worry about it! shell be fine and so will you! x x x ↑ |
| Name: simon12c | Date: Oct 18th, 2005 11:09 AM |
Thanks for all your kind words and well wishing. We have had two scans now. The first at 6 weeks showed a heartbeat and 3.6mm embryo developing. The second (last Tuesday - 11th) showed a 15.2mm embryo which was sort of baby shaped and had a strong heartbeat. It was great to see. The computer said 8wks and 2 days which is exactly when we thought we had conceived. My wife has been quite ill and has had very sore boobs for the past 3 weeks. Her sickness pretty much never goes away, but is especially bad in the evenings before bed. She is also hating most food, and can't bear to open up our fridge. Weird, but I'm opening the fridge for her, and rubbing her back when she feels ill. She likes that, so I do it. We are going to have our 12 week scan on the NHS at our elected hospital. Just waiting for the date. I am not worrying so much any more, but after having experienced one miscarriage, we're both looking forward to getting beyond the first trimester.
Best,
Simon ↑ |
| Name: Samantha | Date: Oct 19th, 2005 9:23 AM |
| At 5 weeks I was out and about no problems at all every woman is differant though. Look at this possitive and try not to worry I know how hard it is as I got a friend going trough IVF right now if you nedd someone to talk to I am here. ↑ |
| Name: Hazel | Date: Oct 20th, 2005 1:10 AM |
| Hello s12c. Every pregnancy is different, and while some women have certain symptoms, other women don't. A lot of women even go through pregnancy feeling no different than when they were not pregnant. I think the most important thing is the results of your hcg test. They are most conclusive. ↑ |
| Name: Jessica | Date: Oct 27th, 2005 9:16 PM |
| Hi my name is Jessica. I know at 5 weeks you do'nt really have that many symptoms; and each pregnancy is different. I have been pregnant 5 times I lost the first 3 and I can tell you each one was different. I wouldn't worry to much unless the Dr. says otherwise. I wish you both the best of luck. ↑ |
| Name: Ruth | Date: Oct 27th, 2005 10:27 PM |
| The best advice: talk to your doctor. But many women never have a single symptom, and have healthy, happy babies. And it's more likely that she would get pregnant on a natural cycle- less stress and worry. Sometimes stress can cause an early miscarriage (in the first three weeks). Just keep eating those fruits and vegies and God Bless!! ↑ |
| Name: rissa | Date: Oct 30th, 2005 2:34 AM |
| well my hubby and i are expecting our 3rd a lil girl very soon and with our boys it was about the same around 5 weeks was when i found out with our daughter and i felt nothing really the breast tenderness yes and thats about it i wouldnt be concerned at all exsecially witht the hcg level that high thats awesome sounds like a healthy lil one to me !! congrats and good luck! ↑ |
| Name: leah | Date: Oct 30th, 2005 7:21 PM |
| hey hey calm down it's a blessings she's not haven any symptoms i am 6 weeks the only thing i have is tiredness so just chill and enjoy ↑ |
| Name: Star | Date: Nov 4th, 2005 4:45 PM |
| Hi don't worry my husband and I have tried for 9 years and with a miricale I got pregnant and didn't even know for three months I had no signs of being with child but I am going strong 5 months now and happy . OH about those signs when the babies ready they will give it to you it may be late but I got a lot of them in the end of third into my fourth month . The one thing that really counts stand strong by your wife and with any mood swing or changes that come along just laugh it off my husband does and I love him for it some days are hard but the end result we are looking forward too. ↑ |
| Name: Kim | Date: Nov 5th, 2005 6:47 PM |
| Breast tenderness, thats it ↑ |
| Name: Nikki | Date: Nov 17th, 2005 10:45 AM |
| Just some sore mega-boobs. ↑ |
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