Thank you for sharing! The first trimester is weirdly isolating- anxiety, not feeling the best, and still hiding it from most of the world. It’s helpful to hear your experience and emotions!

First trimester you feel like you’re not yourself, well for me at least. I felt like my baby was taking all my energy and nutrients! I felt like a zombie lol. Second trimester I finally felt like myself 🤍

No one told me how hard the first trimester would be! I can’t get out of bed until midday and feel nauseated the whole morning - JUST not enough to vomit thank God - and the constipation/fatigue is so hard to stay on top of 🤧. I’m feeling so excited (and so pretty! haha) but I feel like death half the time and waiting for my first appointment at 9 weeks is so hard aah

Currently 7 weeks! Thanks for sharing your wisdom without trying to sell us something. I appreciate hearing the emotional side as well because that's a big part of it that I didn't expect.

I’m currently 8 weeks and the nauseous has hit me HARD. It’s so interesting to hear about other people’s pregnancy.

i’m 6 weeks today, i’ve been having so much nausea and headaches. as soon as she started talking my head ache went away. she seems genuine and her voice is soothing. thank you for this video i needed it!

I’m like 6 weeks and I feel so shitty. I feel guilty, but this isn’t something I think I’d want to do again. I hope everything works out, cause I feel so depressed

Hearing from an experienced obgyn dealing with pandemic. Your advice is gold🙏🙏🙏

THANK YOU no one ever talks about pregnancy rage in the first trimester! Or feeling like a fire breathing dragon, I feel crazy and alone and lost and it’s nice to know I’m not the only one. Not a planned pregnancy, but we have been together a decade and love each other so much it seemed like it would be an injustice if we ever had the chance and didn’t keep it. Thanks for sharing all this!

I’m feeling a little fatigued, I’ve been drinking a lot of freshly squeezed orange juice which has helped immensely. By the Grace of God any abdominal pain I was feeling has completely subsided. I’ve been experiencing light bloating and nausea but personally these symptoms are very easy for me to overlook because I’m just so excited to be pregnant and to be a mother. It’s the biggest blessing and an absolute miracle. I feel so fortunate and so very blessed, all thanks to God and my husband. I was looking for a First Trimester video and decided to watch yours and I found it a little funny when you said that you and your husband decided to cancel your wedding and honeymoon when you find out that you were pregnant. I hadn’t even finished our guest list yet when I realized that I wanted to be pregnant instead! Thank you for such an informative video Marta!

Great channel, great information. Congratulations on your pregnancy. I shared your channel with my 30 year old daughter, pregnant for first time, 13 weeks along and living in Brooklyn. In the current time medical information pertinent to medical conditions is important to help us navigate our lives and world. Thank you for opening up and sharing your personal experience and your medical knowledge.

I really enjoyed hearing what you had to say and it's nice hearing someone else experiencing similar things as what I'm going through. Thank you!

What an awesome obstetrician; incredibly intelligent, skilled, compassionate and down to earth. Wish all women had access to doctors like you. This pregnancy and birth no doubt made you an even better doc overall. Hell would freeze over before I ever saw a male obgyn; frankly they make me ill and I couldn’t bear even the sight of one. So glad 85-87 % of obgyn residencies are filled by women.

I’m 4 weeks 5 days. This morning i woke up and feel like I was run over by a train. So tired and so much fatigue.

Thank you for talking about your concerns, its nice to hear the words "it would be ok if it happens"

Hearing you tell the story of treating a covid positive patient during an obstetric emergency made me tear up - you are a hero and I’m so grateful for healthcare workers such as yourself during this time

I couldn't exercise at all in my first trimester. By the beginning of my second trimester (which is currently) I was able to go for two-three mile walks everyday, which also helps with my sciatica.

Thank you for sharing this. I deal with stress the same way you do, and sometimes I feel like a weirdo doing it. My husband doesn't fully understand but he luckily supports me ^^

Thank you for this video!! I related so much to this. I am a nurse and this is my first pregnancy. I'm only 5 weeks but having horrible nausea all day and can only eat carbs!!! I'm going to try the OTC meds you recommended for nausea today, hope this will give me some relief FINALLY. Thank you for all your videos they're so informative!

I had no symptoms in my first pregnancy, my second is way worse. I could sleep all day and feel nauseous half of the day. Plus a 3yo home all day. It’s SO exhausting. Not even talking about the state of our home 🙈

Hi Doc, just subscribed. Love your short and sweet format for providing education! Glad your first tri was manageable. I was 24/7 nauseated for the first 20 weeks of my only pregnancy.. Diclectin didn't touch it. Since I wasn't vomiting my midwife just said I'd have to tolerate it. I was really miserable, hardly slept and it impacted my work (I'm a veterinarian). This vlog gives me hope that a subsequent pregnancy may be better. Will be watching your vlogs discussing COVID and pregnancy! I'm early 30's and trying to weigh risks of delaying pregnancy versus COVID risk. Would love to see a vlog on advanced maternal age if you ever got around to it!

I’m currently 11 weeks pregnant and I feel like DEATH!! I just want to be in bed all day, and I’m constantly nauseous!!!!!

Never knew first trimester felt like a nightmare 💔💔 thank you for this video

This is such a great channel idea! Glad your pregnancy is going well. Could you answer a question in your next video?

Thanks this was a very healthy start to wonderful Saturday morning. 😊

Ive just been so depressed. I'm so happy I'm pregnant but the nausea is horrible. Its debilitating. I don't feel myself......i just want this part to be over

It's true that each pregnancy is just different! I've had three and each was just it's own experience. First one was pretty average nausea that cleared up at 10 wks. 2nd one was my easiest, only about a week or two of food aversions, wanted vinegar constantly - stereotypical pickle cravings. 3rd one...THE WORST! I was SO sick and vomiting daily until 15-16 weeks and b6/unisom didn't touch it. The protein advice helped on that one, had to eat some bland protein every two hours to stay ahead of the vomit. I carried a pocketful of almonds everywhere. And then when I could eat again I had heartburn like mad until the end and the old wives tale didn't hold true, since that baby was my only bald baby! One pregnancy I craved McDonald's fries, another I could have inhaled an entire salad bar. Obviously this could be in my head, but my baby's temperaments also totally aligned with the pregnancy difficulty. The average one was average, the easy pregnancy was my suuuper chill and happy baby that slept like a dream, and now my difficult AF pregnancy is now a 5mo that doesn't sleep and had colic, so maybe you'll have a very mellow baby!

No one talks about early pregnancy and that’s exactly what i told my sister! Like why wouldn’t you tell me it’s this wild lol. I’m currently 8 weeks 5 days pregnant.

I was on my birth control faithfully, alarms and everything, but someone upstairs had other plans. I was scared to get the vaccine for fear of fertility issues but I buckled down and got it. I found out I was pregnant 1 1/2 weeks after my first shot. Not sure what happened but my husband and I are relieved that we didn't have to worry about infertility from the vaccine! Now I believe I'm about 9 weeks. We go for our first appointment this week to find out for sure. The nausea and fatigue are unreal!

Thank you! Such a helpful video!!

I’m currently 10 weeks, in week 6 and 7 all I could eat was carbs. Normally I eat a veggie rice bowl everyday for lunch I couldn’t even look at it! I also haven’t managed a hot drink in 2 months and I normally drink herbal tea all day. Pregnancy is so strange, currently still slightly nauseous and very tired 😴

I'm actually shocked how similar we are. Lol! I'm not a doctor, and I'm fortunate enough to work from home, but my husband Michael and I are deciding whether or not we want to have kids now

Currently at 8 weeks and the biggest thing that is kicking my butt is the fatigue. It feels like I can only go a few minutes before I’m ready for ANOTHER nap. I was never a nap taker before getting pregnant so my poor husband is goin crazy 😂😂 my biggest craving is weirdly milk

You’re really smart and nice. Subscribed

My symptoms were much the same. Bread, pasta saved my life. I cannot face eggs and coffee, its so sad as this is my 2 favorite things to have in the morning. Hopefully i can have some soon

Omg! This is crazy because everything you describe I can relate to - down to the peloton training program lol. Did you do the FTP test? Because it’s so strenuous I’ve been nervous to do it

Thank you so much for the video!! I love the vlog series, plus all your educational content. I needed to hear all the reassurances about the first trimester. Eat what you can tolerate. Irlvr hsd a pretty tough time with the nausea. It's pretty constant, but worst in the morning. I'm going to try a more regular regimen of the OTC meds to see if that helps. Can you please add NTE (not to exceed) limits to your med recs in the description? Thank you!!!

What point in the first trimester would you say baby has a pretty good chance of survival and making it into the second trimester? My baby is developing on schedule and he or she’s heart rate has been great. I’m 8 weeks now. I know you aren’t providing medical advice, just a question. Thank you in advance.

I didn't want to tell anyone about my pregnancy until I saw the sonogram and heard that heartbeat. I just assumed I would miscarry because it's so common, but we got lucky. During my first trimester I had nausea all the time but not enough to throw up. I got food aversion from looking at recipes online (which is half of my Facebook/KZfaq feed) and cooking was nauseating at times; but once it came to eat, I could. Only thing I couldn't stomach was eggs and shrimp. Looking back, I'm so relieved I didn't vomit.

I’m currently pregnant with my third pregnancy and nausea has hit me like a pile of bricks. My mouth is full of canker sores and I can barely eat anything I have food aversions but I also have crazy cravings and the only thing I can eat are my cravings I feel Like when my sugar levels go down the nausea hits me really hard so I had to drink a little bit of soda or have a candy and almost immediately It gets better. With my previous two pregnancies I had A little bit of nausea and put a versions but the song is just the worst of them all I’m currently six weeks pregnant and I’m hoping the time is going to fly and I’m gonna feel better soon. I’m also getting a lot more yeast infections and a lot of spotting that I didn’t have in my previous two pregnancies. I just watched another video and apparently if you’re older the symptoms will hit you harder I don’t know how true that is but I am 38 years old so yes I think I am in the older side and yes I am experiencing the symptoms more now than when I was younger. I hope everybody feels better on their second trimester.

My partner and I have been trying for the past month or so. I suspect that I am finally pregnant. Thank you for putting these symptoms in perspective, I had no idea that the first trimester was this tough

I’m currently 8 weeks and have not had any morning sickness, nausea or food aversions. It’s making me nervous because I’ve had symptoms in past. Any thoughts?

I find the hunger pangs and the fatigue the hardest. I just want to sleep but the hunger pangs would strike, enough to wake me up at night. I was surprised as it's the first time I felt hunger like this. I also hate the smell of burning oil or butter.

Thanks for this wonderful video and sharing your experience. Working out for me 1st tri has been great! Energy booster and nausea fighter all in one. The food aversions are nuts, I'm also not liking pizza wtf.

I’m 16 weeks and my first tri was easy - other than the exhaustion! I’d often hit a brick wall and felt like I had to nap immediately. I had to push through while at work (day care teacher). and would sleep on my break. I suddenly hated eggs, but had no nausea! I LOVED carbs and ate all the bagels and artisan bread I could get haha I was a little disappointed that I didn’t have the morning sickness because my DH got one of those pregnancy boxes for me and it was full of nausea remedies that I never got to use!

Im 8 weeks, feel like a zombie

Currently only 4 weeks but the only thing that’s been bothering me is the mild cramps. They come and go but most of the time it’s when I’m moving, walking, etc. It’s not one sided though, it’s pretty even on both right and left side of my Suprapubic area.

So is Doxylamine marketed as something to help you sleep? In the link in the show notes, it is sold out. I am only seeing sleep aids. Thanks for confirming. I’m on week 7 and the nausea is keeping my butt.

I'm feeling just the same. Cannot focus on work. Can only tolerate bread, dry snacks. Was trying to avoid doxylamine but I don't think I can function without it.

I’m only 3-4 weeks pregnant and have been nauseous since week 2!!,!

What if your depo shot ended 3 weeks ago but the last period was almost 6 weeks ago? Positive pregnancy test and most first trimester symptoms for a first timer…

Ahhh i said the exact same thing to my husband in the first tri after he worked so hard cooking dinner, I just could. not. eat. it 😩 So happy that went away now 😌 I did also have coffee aversion which thank goodness is gone now too- it's the weirdest thing for a huge coffee lover like myself! Enjoying your videos, thank you! ❤️

I'm about 8 weeks pregnant... I have some Chinese food and it set off my morning sickness so terrible I thought I had food poisoning. I'm still struggling with it... And I never thought that this would be so miserable, isolating, emotionally draining, physically draining and so on. Just a couple of things that I've learned yogurt is a NO. JELLO IS A NO. And basically water has not been my best friend.. My remedy now for my sickness has been ramen noodles dry crushed up and shaken up in the bag with the seasoning. The saltine crackers I can't stomach... But the ramen noodles with ginger ale has been helpful... Rice has also been my best friend... I'm on medication but I've been trying to get off of it and I'm going to play around a little bit more with foods and see what I can do but definitely try it out

I'm 7weeks and 4 days pregnant and get my first ultrasound the 19th and don't know what to expect

Hello ma'am hope your pregnancy is going well ☺ and also I'm 11wks tomorrow I haven't had any nausea like I normally do with my girls so its making me think maybe its a boy 😊 and also my husband and I did the deed and I spot a tiny bit every other day but its so tiny so I don't feel worried too much and my first ultrasound is next week any advice you could give me..thanks 😊

Currently on 6 weeks. Just feeling light nausea. Always sleepy and tired.

Can you make a video of the healthy foods

Is benadryl similar enough to unisom to be used instead?

I am 7 weeks and I am nauseous the whole day everyday I vomited 3 to 5 times...I have palpitations, chest pain and shortness of breath due to vomiting..Oh God Iam so tired.pls help

Im on my first trimester 5 weeks 3 days but i was spotting a little is that normal?

I’m FTM and I’m really nervous. Thank you for this video. Very informative! New subscriber 🥰

I'm currently at 8 weeks , but I have zero nausea is that normal? I'm grateful but abit paranoid. But I have terrible cramps and feel so constipated

I’m pregnant but this my first time feeling nauseous waken up i wonder if I’m having a girl or boy

I just found out that I'm pregnant and I'm so worried about everything

Pasta makes me want to hurl

I'm worried I took 1st dose of vaccine and didnt know I was preggo.

Calling your baby a “parasite “ isn’t funny. Also, not making any effort to get in fresh fruit or veggies even if you have to blend them up in the blender and drink them down, is doing a huge disservice to this vital time of your growing baby.

how could you not know how far along you are as a doctor plus when you are trying :)

Sounds like me🙄

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Why can’t we say “ pregnant women?” I am a person and also a women who is pregnant. Medical community is very insulting to me and other women who are reduced to our uteruses. So ani feminism.

Can we get to the point already? Thank you

you look like a comic character

Did she honestly just say "that parasite baby"? Thumbs down.

I just found out I am 4 weeks and 4 days pregnant! I’m so excited I cannot wait to get an ultrasound and to tell everyone! 🤍🤍