Differences Between Pregnancies

1) I was 19 and gave my child up for adoption-morning sickness until I'd get sick and then fine the rest of the day. She was under 7 pounds.

2) I was 21, hid my pregnancy until I was 7 months along. I did not show (to anyone else) until I told everyone. Morning sickness was same. She was under 7 pounds.

3) I was 25, outgrew my clothes within a month or two. Sick all 9 months...I was huge. She weighed 9 lbs, 3 oz

4) I was 31, I gained under 20 pounds. No morning sicknes, only dizzy and nauseated. She weighed 8 lbs. 4 oz

5) I was 33, same symptoms as #4. He weighed 9 lbs., 10oz.!!

Good luck!!

My pregnancies were night and day. Nothing was the same. The second was a lot harder because the baby was sitting on a nerve which made it uncomfortable when I was standing and sitting down, so all day I'd sit, stand, sit again.

My first one I was very tired, didn't eat well or exercise. With my second, I had a 1.5 year old to keep up with, was in great shape and ate well. The second time around was a breeze. I did get tired but was lucky to be able to nap nearly daily when my daughter napped. I had nausea but found that walking and running made it go away, it was always hard to get moving but once I did I was always glad that I did.

Congrats on your pregnancy!
M.

My first pregnancy was so great--I was active and had no real complications or nausea. This time (I'm 6 months prego right now) everything happened a little sooner and my fatigue is more obvious b/c I have a 13 month old running around.

I noticed my tailbone moved out as soon as I found out I was pregnant this time (not till last Tri 1st time); my pelvic area is swollen on one side, I have sciatica in my R leg, and just last week I started getting tingly fingers and L arm (the last 3 things never happened at all 1st time--I think b/c baby is carrying lower than with 1st pregnancy).

If you're frustrated by the symptoms, all I can suggest is to remember the "prize" at the end... a tiny little baby to love and cherish! Good luck keeping up with the little one (1yr old)--I hope you have family or friends you can call on to babysit if you need a break or a nap--it really helped me.

I've been pregnant twice - both girls. The first time around, I was nauseous, threw up once a day, extraordinarily tired for the 1st trimester, and had horrible carpal tunnel in the last trimester - it was like my hands and arms were on fire and I was trying to put them out by slamming them in a car door. But all that was a cake walk compared to my second pregnancy. I was nauseous and threw up anywhere from 3-5 times a day from 6 weeks until 6 months, which is when my doctor put me on the meds they give chemo patients. The exhaustion was compounded by having a 2 year old (and my husband being overseas at the time), and the carpal tunnel was again horrible. So the pregnancies were different, but very similar. The second was like the first on steroids. But strangely enough, I look back on it all fondly. Not fondly enough to do it again (thank you to whoever developed the vasectomy!), but fondly none the less. Good luck and congratulations!

I have three kids (9,4,3) and I will tell you that the only thing that any of those pregancies had in common with each other is that when is was all said and done I had a new baby! The basics - big belly, and a baby, delivery was not even the same with any of them. Enjoy each pregnancy as something new, take what comes and remember that this is one of the very few times you will be allowed to help God in a small miracle :)

I have had two pregnancies and they were completely different. From what I understand, each and every pregnancy is different. The first one was easy peasy, I wasn't sick, I didn't get tired after the first 3 months.. I kept up all normal activities. The second one, wiped me out, I swelled up like a balloon, was nauseous the whole way through.
1st one was a girl, 2nd was twin boys -- hm one has to wonder if that was the reason.