My Third Pregnancy Symptoms

The nausea and food aversions have been extremely intense and long. Started at week 3 (mild) and quickly picked up in intensity at week 4. But week 5-9 (especially week 7-8) was so intense & all day. There were some days that I could only eat bananas and olipops. Thinking about what to eat was rough, nothing sounded good. Not even bread. But I needed to eat small bites to avoid my nausea peaking even harder. It was a nonstop battle. I also had two weeks of constant vomiting in the pm. And cooking for the kids was the worst chore. I still have all day nausea but the intensity level has gotten milder, so its more tolerable.

However, this has been the BEST exhaustion pregnancy. I have had 4-5 days where I have been exhausted all day (“I cant do anything” type of days) but that is IT. Those days, I gave myself grace and did nothing (or as little as possible considering I have two kids and responsibilities). But compared to other pregnancies where I have been in bed for weeks without having energy to even get up. It’s been amazing in this sense. I was able to take care of the house, kids and get work done.

On another hand, something else I felt really quickly around 5 weeks was that I was extremely out of breath for nothing, even talking. This is due to high progesterone but I had never felt it this early with any other pregnancies.

Overall, there are no words to say how grateful I am for every symptom and for our baby, just one of the first many sacrifices of having this little angel with us. Anything for you!

LISTEN TO MY TWO PREGNANCY SPECIAL EPISODES OF THE PODCAST:

Ep. 36: Suprise Laura's Pregnant! Deciding on having a third baby, how I found out, how I told the kids, anxiety, symptoms and more.

Ep. 37: Pregnancy Q&A special. What my gender guess is, what the kids and hubby think it is, would I consider a 4th, age differences, fears, when did I start showing, what car will I drive, birth center or home birth, and more!