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[Charlotte80]

Hi Ladies,

I'm 5 weeks 4 days today. My breasts were mildly sore since I started Progesterone Suppositories. This morning I found that my boobs barely hurt, maybe a little when I poked them. Is this common for this type of symptom to come and go? Is it just my body getting used to the progesterone? I'm feeling a bit nauseous and extremely tired but those are really the only other symptoms. Did your boobs hurt the entire first trimester? It just seems a bit early for them to suddenly stop aching, so naturally I'm getting a bit worried. My first beta 14dpt was 741; 16dpt 1700, so nice strong numbers. My u/s is this coming Monday, April 1st. Any insight or comments?

[StrawberryJam]

Hi Charlotte, 

 

I'm pretty close to you - 5 weeks 5 days. I've noticed my soreness also comes and goes. During the day I barely have any soreness at all (unless I poke them) and at night they're so sore I can barely sleep. I do not have any other symptoms except I'm eating tons and craving even more.

 

Anyway, I talked to my friend who just had her baby because I was concerned about the same thing, and she said she had no breast pain at all until now when she has started breast feeding. I think it's just that everyone is different and each symptom effects us all in different ways. 

 

Wishing you the best at your upcoming u/s - I have to wait until the 4th. 

[Charlotte80]

Thanks StrawberryJam! I'm trying hard not to overthink all these symptoms or a lack of them, but it's so hard! I really should stop poking my boobs though...I think people are starting to notice. the u/s cannot come soon enough, right??? I have no idea how I'm going to get through this first trimester. It's draggin on forever.

[zoe101]

They TOTALLY come and go.   I had myself in tears a few times as they would go from swollen and sore to totally normal the next day.

I found the 1st trimester really plays with your head with symtoms coming and going.  Its impossible to not read into everything, but I can assure you that they come and go many times.

[StrawberryJam]

Thanks for the reassurance Zoe.

 

Charlotte - Glad I'm not the only one - I feel like I'm going crazy! It's pretty much impossible not to overanalyze EVERYTHING...or the lack of things going on with our bodies as well. 

I think due to the route we take to get pg as well, we know very very early if we get a BFP...so that makes the 1st trimester feel even LONGER. At least that's the excuse I'm using!! 

[frostedlemon]

Symptoms definitely come and go. I would feel great when I first woke up and I'd be sure it was all over, and then 20 minutes later I'd be hanging over the toilet, and then I'd be fine again for a while and sure it was all over again. My boobs were my first symptom but they hurt more and less seemingly randomly and sometimes seemed fuller than other times. First trimester is definitely long and there's lots of worrying, you're completely normal to have all of that.

[Charlotte80]

Thanks for your input ladies! Just got home and I'm finding that the boobs are feeling sore again. What a roller coaster! I will try not to read into the symptoms too much fom now on. I might totally lose it if I continue down this path. Strawberry, you are right on in saying that taking this route to get pregnant, whether it's through ivf or iui makes us more sensitive to how we feel early on, so it's almost impossible not to go a little psychotic every ones in a while.

[Juliet]

I had to laugh at this thread title I knew exactly what you were talking about before opening it. My chest was the first thing I really noticed in my pregnancy... I can't remember the exact weeks of the first trimester but my boobs became so sore, I found it difficult at times to sleep, and I started wearing a soft bra to bed. I also remember at a certain point, I HATED shaving my legs in the shower... I felt like my boobs were going to rip off, they were so painful when I'd bend down. This did go away in time but I can also say my boobs at least doubled in size during my pregnancy, and now that I have a little one and am nursing, they are ginormous. I could write a saga on the adventures of my boobs. A reminder of something wonderful!!

[GraceM]

it comes and goes. I have never had breast pain and at point, i nearly jumped out of my chair.  The nipples were the worst.  I started using Lasinoh day and night and now it is much better!

[snowmom]

I had to laugh at this thread title I knew exactly what you were talking about before opening it. My chest was the first thing I really noticed in my pregnancy... I can't remember the exact weeks of the first trimester but my boobs became so sore, I found it difficult at times to sleep, and I started wearing a soft bra to bed. I also remember at a certain point, I HATED shaving my legs in the shower... I felt like my boobs were going to rip off, they were so painful when I'd bend down. This did go away in time but I can also say my boobs at least doubled in size during my pregnancy, and now that I have a little one and am nursing, they are ginormous. I could write a saga on the adventures of my boobs. A reminder of something wonderful!!

Lol! I hate shaving my legs in the shower because I CAN NOT REACH THEM ANYMORE!!!! I have become a tub shaver.

[Hopefulandwaiting]

My are less swollen and sore in the last couple days, so I'm hoping its normal because I just stopped taking progesterone too so it may have been from that I guess too.

Good luck to you!

[StrawberryJam]

Still on the progesterone for another 2 weeks, but my boob pain has all but stopped! Never thought I'd miss it, but who would have thought! Can't win either way...worry if the pain's there, and worry if it's gone! 

[Lrghtp]

Then read this!!

http://murgdan.blogs...me-easy-go.html

 

LOL.  yes, that was me about 7 weeks ago.  Sheesh... feels like an eternity and it's only really 7 weeks?  Nausea has been so bad that every day feels like a month...

[StrawberryJam]

Pathgirl - thanks for sharing that. It was worth the read, and gave me a smile.  

[aprilbaby]

They go down around week 5. Dont worry!