5 Weeks Pregnant

I dont think that morning sickness starts till week 6 or later. So you probably should start having symptoms soon...

I didn't experience any symptons until I was about 8 weeks pregnant. I know everyone kept asking me how I was feeling, and I would respond "Very good". Then around 8 weeks it hit me and lasted for about a month. I was worried about not feeling anything too, but I have a beautiful 11 month old daughter now. Congratulations and best wishes.

Hi B.! Congratulations to you and your family. Count your lucky stars that you aren't experiencing any symptoms yet. My 1st trimester was very unpleasant. I was extremely tired, naucious 24/7, and had to pee literally every 5 minutes! LOL! I don't wish that on anyone! - But if it does happen, once you hit your second trimester it is smooth sailing - at least for me it was!

I found out I was pregnant right around this same time 2 years ago. I actually waited until Easter to tell my family (it was hard) but so worth it. I bought colorful "boxes" shaped like easter eggs (I found them at Walmart believe it or not), and put easter "grass" in them, with small candies and jelly beans, mixed in was a pacifier. I gave one egg to my mother, and the other to my mother-in-law. Thier reactions were priceless! Good Luck whatever you decide.

As for you not having any symptoms you should be greatful. I have had nausea,vomiting,dizziness and anything else that you can possibly think of. My doctor just had to switch my prescription on prenatal vitamins because the last ones made me sick. As for creative ways to tell your family, what do you think about going to the dollar store and buying baby items then wrapping them and giving them to family members as gifts. They will be shocked about the gifts for one thing and be exstatic about what the gift means. Oh I almost forgot CONGRATS to you and your family!!!!!

I don't know if there's a norm for getting morning sickness or anything like that. I actually never got any morning sickness with either of my children. I would definitely say, be greatful! I've heard some major horror stories!

HI B. congratulations. it is alittl early to feel something. I have 4 kids out of the 4 i only had symptoms with one. Which isnt any thing to be worried about Each person and each pregnancy is different. I know my cousin was trying to conceive for years and finally was blessed with a baby. She had her family and his side over for dinner. she got each of them a gift taht actually was for the baby pacifer bib etc as they opened their gifts they all lokked stunned and finally it dawned on them why they were reciving baby gifts. i wish you lots of luck enjoy your pregnancy it really does fly by i know some people wont agree but i enjoyed being pregnant. congrats again and please let us know how everything is going throughout preg steph

It is normal for some women to not experience any symptoms.You should be happy that you don't have morning sickness. When i was pregnant with my daughter i had morning sickness for about 6 months.I wouldn't worry. Your doctor will tell you if anything is wrong.

L. R

You should be thrilled!! I was so sick I had to go to the ER for an IV b/c I was dehydrated. What a nightmare! But don't think you are out of the woods yet, it can still happen to you, it is early. If you start taking prenatals and they make you sick ask your doctor if you can switch to Flintstones Complete chewables, that helped me. I would wait until you are at least 12 weeks to start telling people, I know it's tough but it's for the best. Also, maybe you could wrap up a gift for each special person, like a Grandma's Angel Onesie for the proud grandma and then have them open it as a gift. Not very creative but it gets the point across. Or better yet, wrap them up some things they might need for babysitting your little one. A babysitting kit with bottles, wipes, extra diapers, etc.

Some woman say they experience signs that early, many do not. I have 3 kids and with each of them I didn't get morning sickness until I was in my 3rd month. Also some woman have easy pregnancies with very and mild symtoms. I was not one of the lucky ones.

Congrats and no worries - it's different for everyone and for different pregnancies. As long as you aren't having pain or bleeding, you should be good. Enjoy this time because you never know when it might hit. Perhaps you'll be lucky and will skip over sickness completely.

Well Congrats B., many women have no signs of being pregnant, with my first i had no signs other then having a big belly, other then that it went smooth as pie, i loved it.

Well when i found out that i was pregnant for the second time, i had made a t-shirt for my daughter to wear at a little party that i through at the house which said "I'm going to be a big sister in october". If i were you and your an aunt, or you have childern in your life that your parents know and that you know that they would be at this little party or what now, i would let them wear that shirt saying i'm going to be a big cousin or what not, i loved doing it and everyone thought that is was soo different to find out that someone is pregnant. I hope this helps
S.

Take this time to dream about how your life is going to change once you start getting the kicks and when the baby uses your bladder for a pillow you would wish you were back in these days. As for no symptoms I had no idea until I was almost 2 months pregnant then she definately made her presence known. Just dont stress alot that is very bad for baby and it increases your chance for a miscarrage. Smile lots and love Big.

First of all, CONGRATULATIONS!!! I bet you and your hubby are all too excited!!! I have a 15 month old and went through the same thing!! I found out I was pregnant around 3-4 weeks and the only reason I knew to take a test is because my period was late and my boobs were a little sore!! I didn't get nauseous until about 8 weeks or so and that only lasted until I was about 16 weeks. It was so hard to believe I was pregnant because I barely had any symptoms!! Every woman is very different and every pregnancy is different, so don't worry if you don't have any symptoms... Consider yourself lucky!!

Think about it... Some women don't find out they're pregnant until they're 3-4 months along!! A friend of mine JUST found out she's pregnant and she was already 12 weeks!!! So, don't worry, I'm sure the symptoms will come with time. The hormones that cause all the pregnancy symptoms are only begining to manifest in your body, so, hold on for the ride!! Being pregnanct is such a beautiful experience!! You're going to love it!!

Good luck and congratulations again!!

I didn't develop morning sickness until 6 weeks. Lucky for me it was at night and only lasted 2 weeks. Everyone is different so I wouldn't worry too much. Congrats on the new addition!

No need to worry - a lot of people don't even know they are pregnant yet at the point you are at, unless they were really trying. You will have symptoms soon enough.

I know you are excited and want to tell the world your news, but be cautious about this as the miscarriage rate is still fairly high at this point in your pregnancy - and remains that way until you hit that 12 week mark. I always think of the show Full House - B. served Jesse a dinner of baby peas, baby back ribs, etc. My sister-in-law announced her pregnancy on father's day by giving her father a card that said "Happy Father's Day Grandpa" - which puzzled him, until he opened his gift to find a framed sonogram picture.

Whatever you decide to do will be special!

Congratulations and Good Luck!

Congratulations! In my two-time experience, five weeks was a little too early to feel any "different." I had significant nausea with both my pregnancies (the first "feeling" of being pregnant), and that kicked in around six weeks with the peak at eight/nine weeks. For me, I started feeling better around 13 weeks. Good luck!

First of all let me say congratulations! But I wouldn't worry. I never had any symptoms except for feeling my son move. My entire pregnancy went pretty smoothly (both of them actually). Hopefully yours will too. I wish you the best of luck.

N.

hi B.,

first off congratulations!! i went on a cruise at 4 weeks and didn't start having anything until 9 weeks. so don't be too worried. and to answer your questions on fun ways to tell the family: i made a scrapbook and on the first page put a picture of my belly with " im pregnant " and baby (last name) will be born (whatever your due date is), that was the way we told my parents. also getting bibs that say i love my daddy, or i love my grandma, grandpa, etc and wrapping them up.

however you do it will be special!!

good luck

Congrats B.! You are lucky you aren't feeling any symptoms so far. I was praying to the porcelain god the minute I found out I was pregnant until I hit 4 months.

My husband and I bought little photo frames and instead of putting a picture in it we printed out a paper that says. "Actual photo due (whenever your due date is). It is good because people don't usually get it right away and then when the light clicks on they are so excited for you.

Congrats again!

M.

Congrats B.!

I didn't find out I was pregnant until 9 weeks because there was hardly any symptoms to clue me in! I would think if you don't have any by 8 weeks you will be one of the lucky ones!

S. R.

Don't worry that you are not experiencing any symptoms. BE HAPPY! I found out I was pregnant at 6 weeks and that was just because I hadn't gotten my period! Otherwise I would have never known...no morning sickness, nothing like that. I didn't have anything really happen that I could feel until the baby started kicking, and I had to pee a lot. If you are being blessed with an easy pregnancy, enjoy it!

In response to your question about not experiencing any symptoms of pregnancy I wanted to let you know that you may very well be one of the lucky ones. I too did not experience any of the major negative symtoms throughout my entire pregnancy (i.e. nausea, vomitting, ect). Surprisingly my doctor informed me that in fact something like 40-50% of women do not have these symptoms at all. So congratulations for that and the other wonderful news that you are expecting.

Hi B.,

Congratulations! How exciting for you and your hubby! As far as pregnancy symptoms,every woman,every pregnancy is different. Some women, like me...got very sick the first trimester. Others like a friend of mine had no symptoms. My symptoms didn't appear until around 8 weeks. So it is possible that it's just too early. I really wouldn't worry. Be happy things are going smoothly for you!

My last pregnancy I did something a little creative in telling family. For my parents I bought a picture frame. In the frame on a piece of decorated paper I wrote a message like...This frame is reserved for baby____ ( insert last name) I then wrapped it up along with some bibs saying I love grandma, grandpa. It was not only fun for me...but for them as well. Have fun telling everyone!

You're only 4 weeks pregnant... what were you expecting? You have no reason to worry... you shouldn't be having real symptoms this early anyway but within in the next couple of weeks I'm sure you'll be wishing you felt this well again :-) You have plenty of time for all day sickness and swollen breasts! just sit back and enjoy :-)

Hi B.
Congratulations!
I was trying to get pregnant and was extremely regular (I actually did set a clock to my period), so I hope that I can use my experience to help you. Every woman and every pregnancy is different. Some women surf right through without horrible symptoms. I didn't start to experience morning sickness until the end of the sixth week. I had no symptoms whatsoever until then except thirst. I was thirsty a lot. After the sixth week, I started to have some headaches and morning sickness...that was about it. My friends hated me because I got off easy the first trimester.
As for creative ways to tell the family, I waited a week longer than I wanted to for my mother's birthday. I called her up (she lives five hours away) and sang happy birthday to her, and at the part where you say "dear" and their name, I said grandma. I made a bet with my mother in law. Just after I found out I was pregnant, she asked when I was going to make her a grandma. Itold her that when she buys me a new water heater, I'd see what I could do. When the water heater showed up, Itold her that I held up my end of the bargain too.