- Burping - started on 10 Mar, which is about a week ago. Would suddenly have to get up from my sleep just to burp and then go back to sleep.
- Frequent peeing - also started on 10 Mar. I just kept wanting to pee even though there isn't much to pee. Now I pee like twice in an hour in the day and wake up about 2-4 times in the night.
- A little breathless - Seems to happen in the bathroom after a bath. Just feels very stuffy and breathless.
- Bloating - started about 15 Mar. It was clear that I was bloated when I couldn't wear my shorts once again. You can see the pictures below for comparison. The left photo was taken on 2 days back while the right photo was taken after all OHSS symptoms were gone. But the bloating is not as bad as the OHSS experience.
- Nausea - also started about 15 Mar. Possibly caused by the bloating. The bloated tummy was just uncomfortably. At times, I just couldn't sleep cos the tummy was in the way.
- Loss in appetite - Possibly another side effect from the bloating. Couldn't squeeze in much food. Had to nibble every hour. It took me 3 hours to finish a tub of KFC mashed potato. I ate not because I am hungry, but more of a self-assurance cos it is weird not be eating so little.
- Gastric attack - Possibly because of the drop in appetite. I had my 1st gastric attack on 16 Mar at 5am. Quickly ate half a slice of bread and drank gaviscon. Had to sleep sitting up and finally the gastric subsided. Coincidentally, gaviscon also reduced the bloating and I finally felt hungry for lunch. Could eat a little more which felt really good. But the bloating worsened again that evening. I didn't want to keep relying on gaviscon for the bloating so I am tolerating the discomfort until the next gastric attacks.
My plan for the symptoms - going to visit my TCM doc as usual. Hopefully she can have some remedy for it. Else I will wait til my first scan and doctor's visit on 26 Mar for more advice.
Circles, one sista advised me previously to start taking milk for preggy women. those tin annum kind for nourishment. Meantime, have lotsa rest and eat more nutritious food. My nausea kicked in at end of week 5. All the best for ur first scan next week. jiayou!!!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to have early preggy symptoms :-P
ReplyDeleteFrom your pic I can see your ohss is better now. Time for preggy tummy :-)
Thanks Missy Ah Girl and Jumbo Girl! Will try to drink more milk (esp with my backaches now). Now still not preggy tummy, now is bloated tummy. All gas in there. Hahaha!
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