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what symptoms did you have in during your pregnancy?

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Latest post on 31 July 2011 - 21:03

So far I have had..

Morning Sickness
Headaches
Nasal Congestion/very bad sinus's
Chronic Throat Mucus
Ear Infection
Throat Infection
Urine Infection
Anxiety
Low Blood Pressure
and Palpatations

Phew! have I missed anything?!

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Latest post on 02 August 2011 - 11:57

2blossom and plumie you made me feel much better, sorry i dont mean that in a bad way! lol...I'm glad! I forgot anxiety attack & crying at the drop of a hat as well! Felt like I was always complaining about something. Good thing was, labour was much easier than having to deal with all the symptoms!

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Latest post on 02 August 2011 - 11:48

2blossom and plumie you made me feel much better, sorry i dont mean that in a bad way!

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Latest post on 02 August 2011 - 08:36

Morning sickness until 16 weeks Food aversions - hated the smell of meat cooking! Nasal congestion Swollen feet towards the end Insomnia UTI Headaches Sciatica Back pain Contracted muscles pinching nerve in groin, walking in the last few weeks of pregnancy was too painful & felt like someone was stabbing me in the groin with a knife! A very 'small' part of me misses being pregnant though!

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Latest post on 01 August 2011 - 21:22

24/7 morning sickness until week 19 and then returned in the last trimester Heartburn Food aversions Nasal congestion Constipation Hemorrhoids Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Tinea Virsicolor Swollen fingers and toes (8months pp and then still have not shrunk back) Waddling :D Alas - 90% of those symptoms have passed as soon as I gave birth...the rest, well I am still waiting ;)

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Latest post on 01 August 2011 - 20:59

a terrible itch all over my trunk - I couldn't even sleep - just itchy as ****

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Latest post on 01 August 2011 - 17:53

lack of menstruation baby kicking leaky boobs bigger stomach wa-ha-ha-ha!!!! was this also accompanied by irrational dislike of husband and ferocious appetite?

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Latest post on 01 August 2011 - 17:10

mine was a baldy, so blows that theory.

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 01 August 2011 - 17:01

When I was pregnant I had a lot of what has been listed here. I got cold after cold for the first trimester. I read somewhere that where your body is adapting to allow the baby to grow your blood vessels expand, hence the reason for nasal problems and carpal tunnel syndrome. My CTS got so bad from 6/7 months I had to sleep with wrist splints on which were also uncomfortable but it was better than not having them. My feet used to swell like balloons! And the indigestion was incredible but my baby girl has a great head of hair! Curries and spicy food used to cause all kinds of problems. What fun it was!!

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Latest post on 01 August 2011 - 16:25

about the nasal problems..... I don't want to scare you but how is your A/C and A/C filters? Have they been cleaned or checked for mould? I had the same probs whilst in UK for the past 2 months so the AC may not be a contributing factor <em>edited by swarovski on 01/08/2011</em>

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Latest post on 01 August 2011 - 16:23

lack of menstruation baby kicking leaky boobs bigger stomach

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Latest post on 01 August 2011 - 15:45

natural yes, lovely at times yes, effortless? Never met a woman in the later stages of pregnancy that would describe it as so. My SIL theorises it is to help stop you from freaking out about the birth, you become so keen to get the baby out regardless of how you have do it! I tend to agree.

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Latest post on 01 August 2011 - 15:29

about the nasal problems..... I don't want to scare you but how is your A/C and A/C filters? Have they been cleaned or checked for mould?

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Latest post on 01 August 2011 - 12:59

I was hoping somebody could have out done my list! seriously i am trying to not let it wear me down, I realise pregnancy is the most natural thing in the world and some people make it look effortless.. I must be sooo abnormal. At the moment I am sleeping around 4 hours at night due to the mucus prob's, have cut down on the dairy etc and currently seeing an ENT at City who has prescribed me nasal steroids but its not really doing much :( ps forgot to mention the Carpel Tunnel Syndrome and Reflux, thanks kiwiwispers <em>edited by swarovski on 01/08/2011</em>

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Latest post on 01 August 2011 - 12:42

MORNING - AFTERNOON - EVENING SICKNESS

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EW OLDHAND

Latest post on 01 August 2011 - 12:30

heart burn and varocise veins!!!!!:(

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 01 August 2011 - 11:15

....constipation - high blood sugar level - swollen feet

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Latest post on 01 August 2011 - 11:06

later on, reflux, rib pain, hip pain and carpal tunnel syndrome..... so there are still some things for you to look forward to ;)

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Latest post on 01 August 2011 - 10:19

extreme fatigue... i could sleep standing!!! constant headaches (usually around mid-day) constant hunger (even an hour after a heavy meal!) breathlessness (even after one flight of stairs) experienced the same symptoms in my first pregnancy as now... so this must be another girl :)

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Latest post on 01 August 2011 - 00:16

Poor you, hope you get better soon. First pregnancy i was fine, no morning sickness, no headackes but backpain after the 6. Month. Second pregnancy ( my son is 10 months now) morning sickness every day, vomitting, headackes, stucked nerve .. I m only 17 weeks.. Hope the sickness will stop ..its hard to cope with the daily routine.

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Latest post on 31 July 2011 - 22:33

You sound a bit like me during my pregnancy!! How many weeks are you? I was lucky enough not to suffer from morning sickness but I did end up with headaches quite often. The best thing I found to do is drink a lot of water as I found mine were largely caused from dehydration. Around my fourth month, I had a cold which I just couldn't shake and ended up with both a throat and sinus infection. It took longer to go as I tried to avoid taking medications. I was admitted to Al Wasl (with DVT) and on the first visit they discovered I had a urinary tract infection. The doctors told me they are very common during pregnancy (I've never had one before, but I had no symptoms during this one but rather what I was experiencing was from the DVT in my pelvis instead!) I found that eating smaller healthier (well tried anyway) snacks/meals throughout the day, made me feel a lot better. For the sinuses, try to cut down on the dairy as dairy products makes it worse (cheese, icecream, milk). I took calcuim tablets towards the end (mainly because of the injections that I have to take and also as dairy makes may sinuses really bad). I hope things start to get better for you! Make sure you get lots of rest and look after yourself x <em>edited by suznz on 31/07/2011</em>

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Latest post on 31 July 2011 - 22:08

So far I have had.. Morning Sickness Headaches Nasal Congestion/very bad sinus's Chronic Throat Mucus Ear Infection Throat Infection Urine Infection Anxiety Low Blood Pressure and Palpatations Phew! have I missed anything?! Wow that is one heck of a list!! Makes me realise how luck I was. I didn't know I was pregnant until I was 14 weeks and the only reason I found out was because my skin broke out. The only things I was able to complain about for the rest of my pregnancy was going off tea, leg cramps and heartburn. After reading your list I feel awful having complained at all. Hope you don't have any more symptoms

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Latest post on 31 July 2011 - 21:17

Its been a while since i was expecting, with my first I didnt have any bad symphoms, just craved very sweet foods, did have a little heatburn thou. My second pregnancy was awful, morning sickness till I was 6 months, back ache, a trapped nerve and heartburn was awful.

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