Are There Any Moms Who Have the Same Symptoms with Each Pregnancy?

Updated on May 23, 2011
J.C. asks from Murfreesboro, TN
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I'm 6 wks pregnant and this is my second pregnancy. My first one was completely different. I feel nausea most of the day or super hungry all the time. I never got nausea with my first and I was never super hungry or craving anything during the whole preg. My first is a girl so it makes me wonder if this one is a boy since my symptoms are so different. Also, my breasts were very sensitive the first month with my first. I've hardly noticed any sensitivity with this one. What is going on? I'm very disappointed because my first pregnancy was so easy. Are all pregnancies so different? Are there any women who have similar pregnancies each time. I hate feeling nausea 24/7. I'm wondering if I should quit with this one out of fear that the third or fourth pregnancy will get worse. Ughhhh.

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Thanks Ladies! I'm actually kind of shocked that so many do have similar pregnancies each time. I've always heard no two pregnancies are alike but it looks like that is a big myth. I'm very thankful for all the advice. My morning sickness is going away but I'm extremely beat all the time. Looking forward to feeling the first kicks and the hearing the heartbeat. It's still exciting no matter how many times your pregnant though.

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C.D.

answers from Clarksville on

My pregnancies have all been different. I had morning sickness mostly in the evening with my first that lasted tell my 2nd trimester. Then with my 2nd pregnancy I had morning sickness but for only 2 months. Then with my 3rd pregnancy I had morning sickness that lasted for a month. Then with this pregnancy I had morning sickness all day long that lasted for 2 months. So this one was the worst for me when it comes to morning sickness. I craved potatoes with my first boy. Then I craved fruit and sweets with my girl and craved bread and cheese with my next boy. Now I am craving fruit and sweets with this baby. I've been hungry as can be with all my pregnancies. I am 19 weeks along and find out soon if it's a girl or boy. I hope if you want to have more babies that you don't let this experience with this pregnancy so far scare you.

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K.P.

answers from Memphis on

There were some similarities and some differences with mine. I'd say more similar (both fairly easy) than different. But some women have different symptoms every pregnancy, so even though this one is rough, it doesn't mean that the next one will be.

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S.P.

answers from Seattle on

I know exactly how u feel. My first pregnancy was a breeze. I never had any morning sickness, no nausea, not heartburn, and I didn't even start showing til about 5 months along. I had a beautiful baby girl. My second pregnancy I was sick from day one, always hungry, fatigued, felt like I was gonna puke all day long and I had a beautiful baby boy. Every pregnancy is different and u never know what to expect. I feel for u amd trust me it does get better. Don't feel as if u should quit. Children are a true blessing. Just because the pregnancy is/was bad doesn't mean anything. I agree with julia about forgetting everything once the baby is born. Hang in there. Good luck.

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L.M.

answers from Portland on

My two pregnancies were completely opposite. With my first, it was smooth sailing. I had a small amount of nausea in the beginning, but it only lasted 3 weeks. This time, I was nauseous all the time until I was 18 weeks, terrible heartburn, I'm sore a lot (super bad round ligament pain this time), my breasts hurt a lot, my back hurts, I'm more emotional, I started out this pregnancy with some spotting, I crave sweets and fruit, the first time I craved veggies and cereal (which now makes me sick, lol!), I lost 10 lbs in the first trimester, and I'm 20 weeks now and haven't made it back up to my prepregnancy weight yet. I thought for sure that this time it's a girl since my first was a boy and this pregnancy is so different, but nope, it's my second boy!
Good luck though :)

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L.J.

answers from Lexington on

I have six, and some pregnancies were easier while others were harder. Mine are all boys so I can't say it has anything to do with the gender. And a difficult second pregnancy doesn't necessarily mean you'll have a hard time with a third. My third was a little harder but I breezed through my fourth. I never had much nausea (that I can remember--my youngest is 16), but I do know saltines helped with the morning sickness I had. Also, I had to give up drinking orange soda. Orange soda made me throw up with my first and I never went back to it.

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C.T.

answers from Santa Fe on

My two pregnancies were similar except in my first pregnancy I was nauseated longer (8 months) and my second pregancy it was only 6 and a half months of nausea. This was nausea all day long like you are having. Both pregnancies I was very hungry but the first pregnancy even more so! I would get up in the middle of the night and eat I was so hungry! Besides that they were not really all that different. With both my breasts were super sensitive/sore. With both I had back and hip pain and a lot of trouble sleeping! So, overall I would say my 2nd pregnancy was slightly easier but not that much different. My first was a boy and my 2nd was a girl.

K.A.

answers from San Diego on

3 kids and 1 miscarriage and they were all completely different. I got the sickest with my third. My second there were times when I would wonder if I was really pregnant because I just wasn't feeling much of anything. My first it would come and go but nothing was really bad. I breastfed through my second pregnancy and it didn't bother me. My first 2 kids are boys and my third is a girl. My hardest pregnancy was my daughter.

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S.G.

answers from Saginaw on

i had 2 girls and a boy, in that order. My girls were exactly the same and I threw up 24/7 and could only eat certain foods and certain meds worked. When I had my son I still threw up 24/7 but the foods I could keep down with the girls wouldnt stay down for my son! I could only eat healthy, low fat and no greasy food for the first 2 and with my son I couldnt keep down water, just coke and coffee(weird) and chips, lots and lots of chips! I dont want you to think that your gonna be sick 24/7 for any of the other ones cause I suffer from a prego related disease. I had a friend that had 2 boys and then a girl and her boys were the same and her girl was completly different!
good luck!

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P.W.

answers from San Francisco on

Yes, exactly the same with all three. And same weight gain (40 lbs.) too. Two boys and a girl.

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D.R.

answers from New York on

i felt lots of the same things and lots of different things too. like i had reflux with all 3, but each got worse than the last. i had nausea with all 3, very little throwing up, but by my 3rd i learned how to deal with the nausea so much better. keep crackers and ginger ale by the bed, have them slowly before you even sit up in the morning. and drink some soy milk, it helped me in general with tummy things. your body also changes with each one, things just change. on the upside, labor and delivery was sooo much better with my 3rd :) its still really early for you. i felt awful for weeks, completely drained, and more so with each preg and for longer. but i still always felt the best in my 2nd trimester, i felt great, loved it, i miss it horribly. try to treat yourself well as much as you possibly can. make it a priority, its best for everyone. sleep and drink water more than you think you need to if you possibly can. and i hope you enjoy it as much as you can. its such a blink in the grand scheme of your life. oh, and i feel like my breasts need serious therapy, they have changed so many times, lol....

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B..

answers from Dallas on

Yes...every pregnancy can be different. I have never met anyone whose pregnancies were just alike. Having sickness at 6 weeks , is completely normal. MOST woman have sickness, it gets better after the first trimester. If it doesn't, it doesn't. Thousands of woman make it to the end, you can too! The next pregnancy could be a breeze, you never know.

J.B.

answers from Houston on

not me!! Mine have all been different. My first two were both boys and so different, this one I am feeling really yucky so I was wondering if it was a girl, go figure!! Plus keep in mind that when you feel so tired or need down time, you can't bc you have a child now. Like I know the first time around I would get off work and lay out on the couch and watch TV or whatever. The second time around I had a little boy that wasn't too keen on that idea! Now the third time around....well you can just imagine! Never underestimate the power of fatigue to make pregnancy harder. Plus your body has been through pregnancy and birth and you are at least a little older. All of these things come into play. But of course with all that said, I have never heard any woman, myself included, say that any of their pregnancies was just alike. Congrats and get some rest :D

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K.K.

answers from Austin on

I have three. All three were the same. Constant 24 hour nausea for the first 12-14 weeks. Same weight gain. Carried all the same. Same length of labor and all weighed the same. And all three are girls.

K.I.

answers from Los Angeles on

I felt the same exact way with all 3 of my pregnancies! Puking up to the very end!

I even had my kids all at the same time...in the hospital at 6am and holding my babies before noon...but to be fair I think this is a genetic quirk, my mom and sister and I all have the 'same' track record of having eerily similar pregnancies! My sister and I were born 1 day & 2 years apart, within minutes of each other. My sister's kids are born with 10 days of each other, but 4 yrs apart. Interestingly enough my mom was the exact opposite as me, in the hospital @ midnight & holding us @ 6am and my sister was turned around, in the hospital at 6pm and had both her kids right after midnight! It is so weird! We also all have O-Neg blood, which we joke is the reason!

I have 2 boys (born within 2 weeks of each other) and a girl...all of which have 2 yrs between the next. Sadly my only baby girl got her Dad's blood type (O+) so it will be interesting to see what her pregnancies will be like and if we can continue on 'blaming' the blood type or having to concede it's just in the genes?! :)

My mom, sister and I all had very easy births and I hope my daughter will carry on that (lucky) tradition! Only time will tell.

Good Luck! Hope you feel better soon and congrats on the new baby!

~Sorry for the rambling...I guess to answer your question, the way I felt during pregnancy had no bearing on the sex of my children!

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J.M.

answers from Boston on

mine were pretty much the same. Gender of the baby doesn't affect symptoms, that is a myth. You also might feel better after 12-16 wks or so...

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M.F.

answers from Phoenix on

My two pregnancies were almost exactly the same symptom wise-no early symptoms or nausea, indigestion and heartburn from 2nd trimester on, sleeping disturbances almost identical. The only difference was that I had back issues with my first (girl) who was transverse for a long time that I didn't have with my second (boy) who wasn't transverse but was over a pound bigger. Hang in there!

H.G.

answers from Dallas on

O yes! My two pregnancies were night and day! My first was a boy and I thought I would die! I puked daily until I had him. Literally. Ten yrs later I get pregnant with a girl and I felt puny for about 4 weeks but only threw up once! I was starving! Hang in there. It will end eventually!

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J.N.

answers from Salt Lake City on

Every pregnancy is different. I was sickest with my first (a girl), then less with the 2nd (boy) and almost none with the 3rd (boy). Then my 4th I was nauseated all the time and had so much less energy than I remember with the others. I was about convinced it would be a girl because of the sickness, but it's another boy.

They don't necessarily get easier or harder with each pregnancy, just different. (And the nice thing is we conveniently forget how unpleasant it was once the baby comes ... otherwise we'd all stop after 1!)

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answers from Kansas City on

I am pregnant with my third and have felt the same with every pregnancy. I don't get sick at all or nauseated, nor do I get all hormonal. Lucky me, or should I say, lucky hubby! :) Oh, I have two boys and a girl on the way. If you want more, don't give up!!

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B.B.

answers from Missoula on

I had severe morning sickness 24 hours a day with my first pregnancy. I threw up multiple times every day for nearly the whole nine months and lost 10 pounds between weeks 6 and 12. When I got pregnant the second time everyone said it would be different, but I was sick until the day I delivered. So for me I would say my pregnancies have been very similar. I'm definitely taking that into account when I consider having another baby.

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