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Pooching At 7 Weeks - What?? Posted: 11-29-06 20:42pm


Please let me know if I have a reason to trip! I am around 7 weeks and I am definitely pooching. I have to get my maternity clothes out of storage (the bottom of....) this weekend. Some of you mentioned that I could be bloating. If this is merely bloating, then I am a bloating queen...It's pretty bad. I also feel a fluttering sometimes, like I did when my other child was around 22 weeks. I can't be that far off of my due date - well perhaps three weeks (horrible - horrible, I know). I thought I was pregnant the month before but the pregnancy tests always showed up negative. There is no way I am 22 weeks. Perhaps the fluttering is psychological or "phantom" perhaps I am just tripping. This is my second pregnancy and the pregnancy is so different. I am not sick, which freaks me out because being sick is a good thing. My emotions on the other hand are horrid. My poor husband and child - my poor work collegues. I cry at the drop of the hat about anything, literally bawl! I have dx myself "a freak!" yep, I am officially a freak now! Anyways, pooching this early is just plain strange. I also can't wear tighter shirts without people saying, "are you pregnant?" it's great to have my boobs back - can't complain! Boobs don't hurt, though. Strange. What is with the pooching? How can I look pregnant to everyone this early?? Can one bloat that much? Someone mentioned it is too early to notice whether or not I have twins because they are the size of a rice. So, what's with the poochiness???

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Posted: 11-29-06 20:46pm


Have you had an ultrasound yet? You might be further along than you thought, negative tests and all. As far as possible bloating, try to drink as much water as you can! It'll flush your system and might help bring the retention down.

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Posted: 11-29-06 22:09pm


So, if you don't drink enough water you can get bloated? Dumb question, I know. That would explain a lot. I actually had to go to urgent care a few weeks ago, where I found out I was dehydrated. I still haven't learned. Shoot! I should just walk around all day with a little alarm reminding me to drink water. I am one of those people who can carry around the same bottle of water all day and forget I am carrying it...Don't ask. A little touch of adhd.

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Re: Pooching At 7 Weeks - What??
Posted: 11-29-06 22:59pm

ladylee70 wrote:

I am not sick, which freaks me out because being sick is a good thing.

i hate when people say this. I was *sooooo* sick during my first pregnancy up until about 12 weeks. At 13 weeks I found out the baby had been dead for 5 weeks.

I was mildly sick this time around and now I have my beautiful boy.

Every pregnancy is different. Don't compare them to previous pregnancies of your own or your friends.

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Re: Pooching At 7 Weeks - What??
Posted: 11-29-06 23:02pm

iheartmybostonterrier wrote:

ladylee70 wrote:

I am not sick, which freaks me out because being sick is a good thing.

i was so sick too, and the doctors at the hospital told me it was a sign that the baby and pregnancy were doing alright, and doing it's job.

"as unpleasant as it is, some researchers believe that the nausea and vomiting of "morning sickness" experienced by two-thirds of pregnant women is mother nature's way of protecting mothers and babies from food-borne illness, and also shielding the baby from chemicals that can deform fetal organs at the most critical time in development."

so just because your baby died, and you were sooooo sick doesn't mean you should scare the poor girl and put ideas in her head. (even if you didn't mean too)

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Re: Pooching At 7 Weeks - What??
Posted: 11-29-06 23:30pm

dalicialovesyou wrote:

so just because your baby died, and you were sooooo sick doesn't mean you should scare the poor girl and put ideas in her head. (even if you didn't mean too)

i totally didn't mean to. She said she was nervous because she *wasn't* sick and i'm just saying how sick you are has nothing to do with anything.

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Re: Pooching At 7 Weeks - What??
Posted: 11-29-06 23:40pm

iheartmybostonterrier wrote:

dalicialovesyou wrote:

so just because your baby died, and you were sooooo sick doesn't mean you should scare the poor girl and put ideas in her head. (even if you didn't mean too)

i totally didn't mean to. She said she was nervous because she *wasn't* sick and i'm just saying how sick you are has nothing to do with anything.

i know girl! I was just sayin. Laughing

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Posted: 11-30-06 01:06am


Thanks guys. As for people who state that they were so sick, they are just stating how they feel. Yes, I am comparing pregnancies which is not really a good thing. It's so easy to do. I do believe being sick is a good sign (most of the time). It's easy to believe something when you read it everywhere and hear it from a lot of professionals. That is why people like me say this. I can understand why you get frustrated. I would if I had your experience. People don't know your experience when they say this as they are just going off of what they hear. What you have said could help people like me feel better because I am not that sick this time around. I really appreciate your words. It just helped my anxiety level believe it or not. Maybe I have nothing to worry about. I couldn't imagine going through what you went through. I am so glad you have a beautiful boy. Congrats. I do feel something is not right and perhaps it's because my boobs don't hurt, I am not sick...Etc. Well, I have a belly pooch..Maybe that's a good sign. Thanks all for your encouragement everyone. Boston, I understand what you were saying and it did help. Thanks

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Posted: 11-30-06 02:20am

ladylee70 wrote:

thanks guys. As for people who state that they were so sick, they are just stating how they feel. Yes, I am comparing pregnancies which is not really a good thing. It's so easy to do.

I do believe being sick is a good sign (most of the time). It's easy to believe something when you read it everywhere and hear it from a lot of professionals. That is why people like me say this. I can understand why you get frustrated. I would if I had your experience. People don't know your experience when they say this as they are just going off of what they hear. What you have said could help people like me feel better because I am not that sick this time around. I really appreciate your words. It just helped my anxiety level believe it or not. Maybe I have nothing to worry about. I couldn't imagine going through what you went through. I am so glad you have a beautiful boy. Congrats.

I do feel something is not right and perhaps it's because my boobs don't hurt, I am not sick...Etc. Well, I have a belly pooch..Maybe that's a good sign.

Thanks all for your encouragement everyone. Boston, I understand what you were saying and it did help. Thanks

it could mean something and then it couldn't, none of us know your body or whats going on with it so the only real way to know is to go to a doctor and get checked out. I know with my first and second pregnancy I didn't start getting sore boobies until I was around 8 weeks, and I started getting sick around 10 weeks or so. I know a few girls who had a wonderful pregnancy with no sickness and no pregnancy problems and their babies came out perfectly healthy.

Like I said, go to a doctor because none of us can really give you the answers your looking for.

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Posted: 11-30-06 12:09pm


Your bloat is most likely gas. Which is why you are feeling that fluttery feeling. Another thing people forget is how well we (especially us ladies!) hold our stomachs in. When we are pregnant, we seem to stop - this can give the illusion of more of a belly than we formerly had. If it turns out, when you go to your doctor's appointment, that you are 7-8 weeks pregnant, don't be disappointed. Every experience is different and unique - just as every pregnancy is different.

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Posted: 11-30-06 12:15pm


Morning sickness is typically caused by your body having to produce hormones to sustain the pregnancy, this typically eases off at 12 weeks because that is when the placenta is fully developed and it takes over the production of hormones instead of your body. The placenta is a proper organ with certain functions - not just a bit of flesh that connects the baby to the uterus. Once the placenta is producing hormones you usually feel a lot better. Plenty of women have healthy pregnancies with and without sickness and vice versa - you are an individual.

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