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My symptoms have been coming and going, so it is freaking e out a little bit. With my son I was nauseous 24/7 from weeks 6-12 (longest 6 weeks of my life...) but now i actually have times when I feel mostly normal. Cant wait to (hopefully) hear a heart beat, 2 weeks to go.

So this is kind of a whiny superficial post but also kind of confused.

I have dyed my hair red violet (naturally I have dark to light brown hair depending on the season). I last dyed it in April, got my BFP early May and haven't dyed it since.. figured I would wait to go back to dark brown until the 12 week mark. I called my doctor today to confirm that after 12 weeks it's okay, and they said they advise against it at all, but if I must, I should wait until after 20 weeks? I even said "Wait... twenty not twelve?" because I thought I misheard her.

Oh well. I'm going to listen because I'd hate myself if anything negative did happen, I just wonder if anyone else has ever heard of 20 weeks, instead of 12!

@kristinleigh: As far as I know there is no evidence that dying hair is at all harmful during pregnancy, although I understand wanting to listen to your doctor. I really enjoyed the book Expecting Better, written by an economist, which examines the risks and benefits of various stuff during pregnancy. Although that book was part of why I was so nervous about my lack of nausea so far this pregnancy.

Joining. Yikes

EDD: 1-23-2016

How far along: 6w, 6d

First child? Nope. I have a 20 mo dd.

First dr app: we have already had some scares, so I've already seen my dr once and had three ultrasounds. We saw a strong heart beat today though, so I'm feeling more optimistic.

Symptoms: tired and nauseous from time to time but nothing terrible.

@Zbug: welcome and congratulations!

I had my first US today. Everything looks good and the baby is measuring right on track. I almost missed my appointment though because the service light came on and my car quit accelerating while I was on the freeway! I'm sure I ticked a lot of drivers off going down the interstate at 30 mph and I was afraid I was going to cause a wreck getting across the 5 lanes of feeder road. Luckily it reset when I restarted my car, but I'm scared to take my car very far now.

@Zbug: welcome!

@SupernovaJ: so, I guess I'm probably half-way through the nausea. With my son I was sick until 20 weeks exactly and I'll be 10 weeks Monday. Ugh. But after 12 weeks I'm going to ask for zofran

Speaking of pregnancy hormones, biggg tears over here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/03/pregnancy-time-lapse_n_7502380.html

@DesertDreams88: glad it's working for you. It stopped working for me. nothing is working but eating every hour on the hour. I'm so so so so tired of eating. I've already gained almost 10 lbs. This is way worse than with DS. At this rate I'm going to be a house!

@mdf106: that's exactly how I feel. Hoping things get better soon because I'm feeling totally bummer about being such a downer. That in and of itself is most aggravating. Lol. Hang in there also - hoping it's just part of the first trimester fatigue and hormones.

Hope everyone is starting to feel a tiny bit better!

@travellingbee: Sorry you're feeling so crappy. It doesn't hurt to ask your doctor what can be done.

I've officially pulled out the ginger candy. Thank god I found some (from travelling) when unpacking this weekend.

I had spotting again yesterday. I know I should feel more secure knowing there's a reason for it, but I basically shut down as soon I saw it in the morning. I was supposed to go to my goddaughter's first birthday party but send DH without me and stayed in bed most of the day.

@travellingbee: I'm nauseous 24/7 as well. I didn't have anything like this with my daughter! I went to a local sushi restaurant and bought straight ginger. I eat a piece every couple hours and it seems to be helping. I'm also afraid to take anything with all of the articles coming out about Zofran causing birth defects.

@travellingbee: I started taking diclegis last week, which is the only medication that's FDA approved specifically for nausea in pregnancy, it's a category A. It's been available outside the US for a long time. It's basically extended release unisom and B6 combined. My trouble has been getting my insurance company to approve it, they still haven't and I'm rationing the samples I was able to get a hold of. But it works like a dream!

I had my first visit today, but I didn't get an ultrasound. I'm jealous of all of you that have seen a heartbeat! But I have my first trimester screening scheduled in 3 weeks, so I think I can make it. It's funny that being sick the past few weeks hasn't made pregnancy feel as real as walking back into that waiting room and filling out a mountain of paperwork, NOW I feel knocked up.

@cvwood: I'm worried about Diclegis because I'm super sensitive to medicines that make you sleepy... Maybe I'll call about getting a prescription anyway though...

@MaryM: Oh the things we do when we're trying to hide pregnancies.

@travellingbee: I was worried about that, too. But I don't feel any more tired now than before I started it, and I think it's worth it to be able to eat real food! See if you can get a sample to try before you commit to it.

@littlebug I didn't have it with my first either, but I do now and it's miserable! I'm so whiny about it now, it IS icky feeling!

@MaryM: it's an anti-coagulant so could be an issue with blood clotting/bleeding. Not sure how much is too much, though.

As for symptoms... my nausea, sore breasts, bloating, and fatigue have all disappeared for the past two days. I can't stop worrying about a missed MC, even though I *know* a heartbeat and measuring on track at 7 wks means my MC risk is lower, like 5%.... but with PCOS, who knows really??

I kind of feel like since I'm taking progesterone, it will prevent bleeding, but it won't prevent a loss, and then I just go down this mental rabbit trail of fear and start looking up elective ultrasound places, etc. I talked to my ob's nurse today, she said that they only do 7 & 11 wk scans, but she'd talk to the doctor and see if maybe he could order me one for 9 wks at a radiology center.... on one hand I'm thankful she'll talk to him and I think he will consider it, but really, a radiology center?

Anyways.... this whole first trimester thing is definitely emotionally challenging, if not currently physically challenging

@DesertDreams88: I am on progesterone and also have the same missed miscarriage fears. I am "lucky" in that this is an IVF pregnancy so I get ultrasounds every week. But the three days or so before each ultrasound, I am convinced the baby is gone. Wish your doc would be more cooperative about seeing you more often.

@raintreebee: My 22 month old is insane and I wonder what the heck we were thinking getting pregnant again ALL THE TIME. I have no idea what I'm going to do with two of them, but I fully intend to send my toddler to daycare for the entirety of my maternity leave with zero guilt.