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Re: worried about showing so early- me too
From: Abby (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 7 Mar 2003 19:02:04 -0600 (CST)
I am having a somewhat similar experience and am feeling very stressed
out about all of my worries. Does anyone have any info? Thanks.
At Fri, 7 Mar 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>Hi,
>I am 10.5 weeks pregnant with my first child. I am a little nervous
>that I am showing too early. At my 7 week appointment, my doctor said
>that my poofy belly was due to gas and bloating which certainly seemed
>reasonable. My stomach has grown more now and I cannot wear most of my
>pants. My stomach isn't huge, but it is quite a bit bigger than it used
>to be. I feel as if people at work keep looking at my stomach (I even
>had one person joke that I might be pregnant- partly because I threw
>up). I have not gained weight anywhere else on me. In fact, I have had
>a fair amount of nausea and throwing up, so I am eating less than I did
>before I was pregnant. I have not actually gained weight, but I think
>maybe my body has repositioned the pounds. I am nauseous most of the
>time, but only throw up a few days each week. I had a few hcg tests
>done at the beginning of pregnancy (just routine, no complications with
>the pregnancy). My numbers were more than doubling (the number went up
>between 300%-400% over 4 days rather than 200%). I have not had any
>bleeding. I am really worried that something is wrong with me since I
>have gotten much larger and had a slightly higher hcg than expected.
>Should I be worried about a molar pregnancy or other complications? Or
>can this be normal? Thank you.
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