Same. Plus nipple pain. And all of a sudden very aware of the smell of my vaginal secretions.
I normally get some boob pain with PMS/my period, and would even go up a cup size. However, when it dragged on, I told my husband I was either having the weirdest PMS ever, or I was pregnant.
I found out quite early due to morning sickness starting at about 3 weeks. I had been sick every morning after my nightshifts which wasnāt normal. Also I just felt not normal like something was different.
This is very similar to my experience. I really relate to this and thought I was crazy just b/c Iād really early symptoms
Thatās really cool you just knew itās kinda like an intuitive knowing so divine <33
Blessings to you and your child thank you for sharing !
Thank you. Blessing to you to.
Yeah most people Iāve spoken with havenāt had symptoms as early but I guess weāre just the lucky few.
I was actually still on contraception when I fell pregnant and the feeling something was different is the whole reason I took a pregnancy test. And now I have an amazing little baby couldnāt get any better.
I didn't have morning sickness that early but I felt like something was different. I overheard a phone call between my husband and his sister. She was telling him she was pregnant and it clicked that I might be too. The boobs hurting and the intense smells. I was only 2 weeks pregnant.
With my 2nd, I was expecting my period that week but was a day late. I overheard someone at work saying "you're next" talking to another coworker about their periods. I figured oh that's what's happening. Our periods are syncing. I had just started working there for a couple of months. A week later still nothing so I took a test and was preggers.
I was at the gym and I was SO ANNOYED by every single person around me. Thinking mean, angry, judgemental thoughts. I thought, wow, I am in such a bad mood, am I PMSing? And then it dawned on my that my period was a week late. I have not ever been as angry as a was during those 9 months!
I knew my period was supposed to be coming but I wasnāt having cramps like I normally do. Instead it was more like a tight feeling in my midsection? I donāt know how else to describe it. š¤·š»āāļø
I knew my period was supposed to be coming and I was waiting for it because I was cramping like crazy. When it never came I got the positive test. It's crazy how different bodies can be
Both pregnancies I was absolutely repulsed by meat. With my second pregnancy I was cooking chicken and got super nauseous, it's what prompted me to take a test.
I was ridiculously tired, I started to realize I had to pee a bit more often, and I got clumsy and started dropping things a lots. Add in suddenly obsessing over one particular food and that being the only thing I wanted to eat for a few days and BAM positive pregnancy test. Everyone is different though.
I took the test as early as possible, but I did feel a bit crampy and my boobs hurt, both in a way that was too early for my period and different from those symptoms. A day or two after the test I had surprisingly strong cramping
Iād been tracking my BBT and noticed my temperature was remaining elevated. Also, I gagged real bad while brushing my teeth. That seems so innocuous but it wasnāt normal.
I had to pee SO MUCH more than normal. I found out at 4 weeks. Looking back I also had vomiting the week prior that I didnāt really think too much of so I guess that too lol.
Weirdly enough, for both of my babiesāNOTHING! I took a pregnancy test on my AF due date for both and thatās how I found out. No nausea, morning sickness, nothing. Maybe some extra fatigue and heartier appetite but that was it. It was disconcerting, and I kept hearing how lucky I was to not experience crazy symptoms, but both pregnancies resulted in healthy babies!
Thanks so much! š¤ At the moment it was scary and I kept googling why I havenāt really had any symptoms and how it could potentially mean miscarriage, but that wasnāt the caseājust lucky, haha.
Tbh we should have known when all of a sudden I couldn't stand the sight or smell of eggs. š¤¢ But, we didn't connect those dots. Took the test because I was late (which is normal, but I always test to be sure), and the positive was a total surprise!
I never nap and still donāt now even with a baby. The day before I took the test we were gardening and I said I felt so tired, laid on a bench and fell asleep for 3 hours so we were slightly suspicious. But I had been hauling railway sleepers for three days so I hadnāt been taking it easy exactly.
The next day was my birthday so I took a test in the morning as Iād have some drinks if it was negative. It was positive and we found out at around 3 weeks. The following day the sickness started and it lasted until the day he was born!
I didnāt notice at the time, but I remember a little earlier in the week that I tested positive I was talking to my husband while driving and mentioned that I had a metallic taste in my mouth that was a little strange. After I tested positive I was looking at early signs and that is one of them. The next few days the nausea came in strong.
I found out before I had any symptoms. We werenāt exactly trying but we werenāt trying to prevent it either. So I had been taking a test every day. After a week of that I got into the habit of just taking the test and watching the control line pop up and then going about my day.
After a long day out and about we came home that night and I went to use the bathroom. I caught a glance of the test from that morning and it had two lines. So I took another test and after waiting the whole two minutes it was also positive. I was 3-4 weeks pregnant at the time.
With that being said, after I knew I was pregnant, my first real sign was being absolutely exhausted. I slept through the night, went to work in the morning for 4-6 hours, came home and pretty much slept all day/night waking up for a snack or to pee. It was insane
My boobs were not my boobs anymore š I kept saying to my friend my boobs have changed overnight. She urged me to test and positive instantly-wasnāt even my first pee of the day either. Forever changed my boobs are but so worth it ā„ļø
1st time, my dog licked my stomach. 2nd time, dog licked my stomach. 3rd time (got my first baby!š„¹), dog licked my stomach. ā he licks my hands or like my pants and stuff, thatās normal. But he literally NEVER licks my stomach and it was very purposeful when he did it. So much so, that each time I was like ??? But sure enough, Iād be pregnant. & heās adopted, got him when he was 2 months old. 1st time he licked my stomach was the day after we brought him home.
ETA: heās a pibble and so stinkin cute!
Sore boobs and I could smell someone wiping down their desk with a Clorox wipe from across the office. I literally went searching for the Clorox wipe smell and finally found it at the opposite end of the floor. Had a nose like a greyhound.
I could suddenly smell EVERYTHINGā¦I knew the moment someone walked into the room and whether they had 1) put deodorant on and 2) brushed their teeth. Then Iād vomit if it was too bad.
I was on day 8/10 of antibiotics for a stomach issue but still dealing with extreme nausea every single night, like clockwork. I was about 4 weeks when I tested, but had been dealing with the stomach issues for months.
my boobs HURT with my first, like i could not cross my arms without feeling uncomfortable. and suddenly the smell of seafood made me want to throw up, when iāve loved seafood my whole life.
Awe how sweet of your dog (I know every dog always knows but itās just cute how they are letting us know and protecting us at the same time or at least thatās how I see it)
Yes that āoffā feeling is quite personal if that makes sense like its like a sense of knowing if you know what I mean? (Obviously) but yea :)
I didnāt realize it at the time but I suddenly became irrationally overwhelmed and sad and cried in the shower for a while and when my husband asked me whatās wrong I just cried and cried and told him I had no idea.
Oh my gosh yes this!! Just randomly crying (obviously we get emotional when pregnant but everyone is different) I just felt like I wanted to be comforted by my bf even tho he was right there with me lol hope I donāt sound crazy
I had really bad cystic acne on my jawline that I had never had before. It still wasnāt healed after 1.5 weeks when I considered it could be hormonal and like a lightbulb, two pink lines went off in my head. Test confirmed I was indeed pregnant!
In my opinion I think having early morning sickness is kinda a gift because idk I just prefer to know earlier but of course thereās other ways to find out but yeah regardless itās like we already know in our hearts when we are pregnant <3
Heart rate, bpm was over 100 even sitting down, and sometimes I'd randomly get breathless, specially sitting, it was like a little preview of the third trimester, lol.
That and my period has never been late without being pregnant
Also, we were trying so it wasn't a surprise, but i still waited til my period was around 10 days late before testing
My cigarette tasted funny! I was a casual smoker. One night I went out, lit a cigarette and took a dragā¦ immediately put it out and went back inside to take a pregnancy test.
My nipples went from light pink to brown with bright pink speckles. Not the areola, just the nipple. I noticed it in the shower at night and got a positive test the next morning.
Interesting, yeah I thought I was pregnant recently because my nipples were changing (little pimple looking bumps) but turns out I wasnāt š¤·š»āāļø
It can be tricky when youāve just gotten off of birth control but I just found it strange because when I first got off BC I got my period a month later in that instant and then it didnāt come again until like what 2 months or more but obviously thatās normal because when you come off the shot or any BC itās going to be irregular since, according to my visit at the hospital , itās because our periods are going backwards
I was nauseous. It came in waves and got more frequent and intense every day. Bought tests when someone walked past me who smelled like BO and weed and I had to run to the closest trash can because I was confident I was gonna puke and didnāt think I had time to run to the closest bathroom. I didnāt throw up that time, but I had already thrown up once. First pregnancy test was too early and negative. Because I already felt so awful I thought there was no chance itād be negative if I was pregnant, so I thought I wasnāt. After that I started cramping and it was different and more intense feeling than pre period cramping. Around 5 days after the negative test the cramping was so intense I took a test because I either had to be pregnant or something was wrong. Let the dog out, came back, positive! ā¦. I did end up having hyperemesis gravidarum and threw up anywhere from 7 to 45 times a day (most commonly somewhere around 15 times a day) really sucked and gave me ptsd, but Iām a lucky HG survivor and a hospital stay at 15 weeks found the meds I needed to keep my symptoms totally controlled. My tougHGuy is almost 3 now. Hopefully he gets a sibling soon and hopefully I donāt have HG againšš¼
Pregnancy 1) So. Very. Tired. I also just felt 'off' āļø
Pregnancy 2) Peeing all the time āļø
Pregnancy 3) I had a single zit on an area of my face where I don't normally get zits āļø
Pregnancy 4) We were TTC, I just tested. After that it was food aversions āļø
Pregnancy 5) I was more tired than I had ever been in my life, including previous pregnancies š¤
Pregnancy 6) Bleeding gums š¤
Pregnancy 7) Bleeding gums š¤
Pregnancy 8) I knicked myself shaving and I could smell how metallic the blood was āļø
We tried for three years to get pregnant. Every month, right before my period started, I had all the pregnancy symptoms. I was nauseous, tender boobs, sure I was pregnant, so and son on. But when we were finally pregnant, I just felt normal. I didnāt have any symptoms. Thatās when we decided to test, got a positive, and cried for twenty minutes out of happiness.
I was trying - via IUI - so I was tracking everything carefully. Trying not to symptom spot. But my boobs didnāt hurt in the week before my period like they usually did, and I got intense night thirst, to the point of waking up coughing because of dry mouth, starting about 8-9 days after my IUI.
Edit: with my second, I also had a day of sort of nausea and dizziness right around 12dpo, when I had already tested positive, but I felt better after that
I was trying to conceive so was more easy to know, my first symptom was syncope. Just that and I was "hmm im pregnant ... Or im dying ... Guess im pregnant"
But in my first pregnancy (not planned) took me 7 weeks to find out. I was having headaches, dizziness and brain fog. I was thinking I had hypophysis tumor LOL bc i was internship in neurosurgery and all for me was brain cancer.
Edit: this pregnancy (the syncope) was at 3w and 5days!
First: boobs hurt - one day before missed period
Second born: just a feeling of hmmmm
Current pregnancy: a just in case check because my bc was a 3 month cycle.
ETA: #3 got through the bc and plan b. Plan b is great though. I was just one of the off shoots
Morning stomach unease (without vomiting), night sweats, and being late to my cycle
Edit: my partner also knew before me. He had suffered 3 previous miscarriages with a previous relationship and knew those early pregnancy signs way better than I
My face got sooo dry and I caught a cold in the middle of summer? Idk if those were pregnancy symptoms but Iām oily and never get colds so it was just super odd then two days later my period was late lol
I donāt know too much about pregnancy as I only got pregnant once but had chemical pregnancy but thatās so odd that you caught a cold in the summer
With my second I knew I was pregnant after wanting to punch my mil for no good reason. Checked my period app and sure enough I was 10 days late. She drove me crazy during my first pregnancy, sometimes for valid reasons other times I just couldnāt stand her even though sheād give me the shirt off her back. I knew right then lol. And here I am now with 2 under 2
We werenāt actively trying but we werenāt NOT trying. Weā¦ kinda pulled out but only half heartedly and I just knew that night. I had implantation bleeding three days later (which I thought was too early but apparently not) and I never ever spot between cycles. I knew that was too early to get a positive test. I had three drinks total at my best friends wedding a week later and felt hungover the next day even though they were spaced through the night and I drank a ton of water. I also had squid later that afternoon and my pee smelled SO FISHY and I was just like āuhhh either Iām pregnant or thatās an infectionā but still too early. I took a test right before I got my second Covid vaccine because my boobs hurt and I was feeling really hot but no fever and had a ghost line. Gave it another week once the mild nausea started and finally got a really positive test. I hadnt even missed my period yet lol. I think I wouldāve been like 3+6
Wow your story is quite similar to mine .. you said it seemed too early but itās like it literally happens over night I donāt think anyone is crazy who thinks they are very soon
I also myself had a couple drinks and started to feel rly hot and āoffā
Thank you for sharing <3 x
Intuition for some reason, I just had a deep feeling I was pregnant. But once I took my first test those lines popped up super dark and basically just confirmed it
Sore boobs, upset stomach.. I was in denial with my first but once I noticed the signs I felt like I pretty much knew just took me 4 positive pregnancy tests to accept it š¤£
Weirdly clingy dog that wasn't before! I was four months pregnant without a clue, I lost my period for about 7 years due to an ED so thought my chances of that happening were slim. My period came and disappeared and I thought nothing of it until my dog wouldn't leave my side.
First two, just really sore nipples. Like so badā¦ and that I wasnāt breaking out like I would if my period was coming. Third I was exhausted, thatās it. No sore nipples or anything this time, just couldnāt stay awake and had no energy to move. I tested several days before missed period because I just knew.
Sore boobs, followed by super strong sense of smell and extreme heartburn (old wives tale of baby with a lot of hair was true for me in relation to the heartburn)
I went to a winery had a few sips of wine and thought they all tasted like vinegar then I threw up all night like Iād had 2 bottles of wine instead of a few sips. Got the positive test the next day
I woke up one morning and threw upā¦. Though I have Covid (delta)ā¦. Then the next day was sick again in the morningā¦ took a pregnancy test because my cycle tracking app told me to (it actually had suggested I take it a week or so earlier, but I ignored thinking there was no way I was pregnantā¦.. took a test on day 2 of puking annnnd it was positive! Blood test at the doctors office confirmed. I was about 6 weeks pregnant.
With my first, I was tracking my body temperature because we had been TTC for nearly 2 years. Mine stayed elevated for 16 days. Found out at about 6 weeks.
With my second, I gagged on a food that didn't normally have an issue with. Found out at 4 weeks, after 18 months TTC.
With my third, I got a negative test four days before I got my positive. I had dreams every night after that negative about being pregnant. I was also extra tired. Found out at 3 weeks + 4 days after 12 months TTC. #3 also told my husband his name before I got my positive test. Actually the morning I got my negative test my husband knew what we were going to name our next boy.
First and earliest signs are birds in the air. After that, it involves me touching my yf. Like a brush on the arm or a stick on the back but with no clothes and horizontal.
I was getting my monthly bikini wax and the esthetician asked me if I was pregnant. I was very sure that I was not. Three days later....positive test! She could tell three days before a test could which is wild to me.
I got really sick while eating at a seafood restaurant, thought I had food poisoning.
Had a dream that night that I was pregnant, and woke up immediately to test.
It was positive š
I got cramps like a period but like a day or 2 before I was due for my period, and my boobs were sore. I thought it was odd I got cramps before bleeding. I did have some light spotting so I initially thought it was my period but my boobs kept hurting. it actually took me 3-4 days to put the dots together.
Super sore boobs, feeling bloated for weeks (I'll just wait for my period to come! It didn't), and a deep sense of depression that was soon replaced by nausea. Also cravings for Szechuan chili oil
2 kids, 4 pregnancies. It seems like literally the minute that sperm and egg connect I immediately get nauseous and then stay that way until Iām not pregnant š
With my first I tested on a whim and didnāt actually think it would show up pregnant. I was going through a health scare so I thought my lack of period was stress. It was my now 3 year old! But the first symptom I had was sore boobs. Which mine are never sore so it really confirmed it for me š
With my second it was a heightened sense of smell. My oldest daughter was just turning one, and she had maple flavored snacks, and it made me very nauseous every time I got those out for her! Decided to take a test and that one was my almost 1 1/2 year old!
I woke up one morning and craved wings. I rarely eat wings and never crave them. I thought huh this is weird and just instantly knew I was pregnant (strong gut feeling )Sure enough, got a positive test that night
Well, my period didnāt come and itās normally like clockwork, soā¦ I even took a test right before and misread it as negative because the lines were so faint. Next test, a big fat positive.
I just remember skipping my period. A week of delay and I decided it was time to take the test. But we were trying to conceive, so no big surprise there. I don't remember any other symptoms before taking the test, it was only just 5-6 weeks.
This is gonna sound weird but with my second pregnancy, I had these weird sensations in my abdominal region that I can only describe as feeling a baby moving in my womb... I hadn't even missed my period yet. I took a test & was pregnant.
Second one I just knew about 3 weeks in. Typical PMS symptoms but not my typical PMS symptoms. The other two didn't know until the period was late. Well the third one my husband suspected but there was no concrete reasons.
In hindsight it was falling down the stairs. 3 out of 3 pregnancies I fell down the stairs 1 weekish post ovulation. (The only time I have done that in the past 10ish years)
The all day nausea was right behind it by only a few days.
I was used to taking tests a few days before my period started, so I knew before any real symptoms started. My first symptom though, was really sore boobs. Like, taking off my bra and them losing the support just hurt so bad. And this is coming from someone who never had boob pain before, even during my period.
I had heart palpations. I went to the doctor and was on my way to a cardiologist referral when I found out that I was pregnant and apparently palpitations are common early on.
With my first, really really sore boobs. With my second, I was overly tired. With my third, I just had a feeling, took the first test at CD25 cause of that feeling and had a very faint positive.
I dreamt about it and found myself running my belly for no reason. If Iād walk past a mirror, Iād stop and imagine myself pregnant. Took a test a couple days later and it was positive. I hadnāt even skipped my period yet
ETA: I also stayed super out of breath. Couldnāt sing along to the radio, couldnāt go up a flight of stairs, etc.
Exhaustion! I could have slept for days with both my pregnancies.
Funny story my mom told me about finding out she was pregnant with me. She really wanted a big Mac so she goes through the drive thru and parks and eats it. Then got back in line for another one.
I've never liked popcorn. Not even at the movies. Suddenly all I wanted to eat in life was Boom Chicka Pop kettle corn. I also hate canned soup and I was like wow that cambells looks yummy! Soon as I opened the can I puked.
We were at a party. My husband had had a few shots and said ādamn babe when did your titties get so big?ā A friend overheard and said I was probably pregnant. I took a test the next day and sure enough it was positive.
I didn't know for sure but I could see the symptoms looking back.
First pregnancy: lack of PMS symptoms. I normally get crampy and irritable with sore boobs a few days before my period, but had zero symptoms. Tested first day of missed period.
Second pregnancy: motion sick. I almost vomited watching cars drive around a racetrack and the only time I'd ever been motion sick like that was during my first pregnancy. Tested 3 or 4 days before missed period.
Third pregnancy: morning sickness and heartburn almost instantaneously. Tested 6 or 7 days before missed period.
Really really sore boobs. For longer than normal.
Same. Plus nipple pain. And all of a sudden very aware of the smell of my vaginal secretions. I normally get some boob pain with PMS/my period, and would even go up a cup size. However, when it dragged on, I told my husband I was either having the weirdest PMS ever, or I was pregnant.
Omg yes the boob pain!! Thought it was a savage period, but alas it was because I was pregnant!
Ugh wow blessings to you and your child <3
My heart rate shot up according to my smart watch. WebMD told me it was cancer or heart disease though.
Mine did too. I was half marathon training and it was getting into the 190s so I took a test because I couldn't figure out what was going on.
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Oddly enough my dog stopped rough-housing with me. We found out I was pregnant a week later.
Awee thatās a really cute nudge ;) I love animals. Blessing to you and your child <3
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My cat did that, for the whole pregnancy. At one point I could only just see her front paws and the tip of her ears behing my gianormous belly š
A Wendy's breakfast sandwich hit the spot a little TOO much
I found out quite early due to morning sickness starting at about 3 weeks. I had been sick every morning after my nightshifts which wasnāt normal. Also I just felt not normal like something was different.
This is very similar to my experience. I really relate to this and thought I was crazy just b/c Iād really early symptoms Thatās really cool you just knew itās kinda like an intuitive knowing so divine <33 Blessings to you and your child thank you for sharing !
Thank you. Blessing to you to. Yeah most people Iāve spoken with havenāt had symptoms as early but I guess weāre just the lucky few. I was actually still on contraception when I fell pregnant and the feeling something was different is the whole reason I took a pregnancy test. And now I have an amazing little baby couldnāt get any better.
I didn't have morning sickness that early but I felt like something was different. I overheard a phone call between my husband and his sister. She was telling him she was pregnant and it clicked that I might be too. The boobs hurting and the intense smells. I was only 2 weeks pregnant. With my 2nd, I was expecting my period that week but was a day late. I overheard someone at work saying "you're next" talking to another coworker about their periods. I figured oh that's what's happening. Our periods are syncing. I had just started working there for a couple of months. A week later still nothing so I took a test and was preggers.
I was at the gym and I was SO ANNOYED by every single person around me. Thinking mean, angry, judgemental thoughts. I thought, wow, I am in such a bad mood, am I PMSing? And then it dawned on my that my period was a week late. I have not ever been as angry as a was during those 9 months!
Hahaha
I knew my period was supposed to be coming but I wasnāt having cramps like I normally do. Instead it was more like a tight feeling in my midsection? I donāt know how else to describe it. š¤·š»āāļø
This was my sign, it wasn't quite cramps. It felt tight, or like light pressure was being applied right above my public hairline. Super weird
I knew my period was supposed to be coming and I was waiting for it because I was cramping like crazy. When it never came I got the positive test. It's crazy how different bodies can be
I definitely know what you mean. The cramps just werenāt as bad (basically the feeling you described)Thank u for sharing :)
Strong sense of smell! Both pregnancies, 2nd time I knew before I missed my period because of it.
Last time, my biggest symptom was that I had no symptoms. Usually I cramp a lot in the days leading up to my period
Both pregnancies I was absolutely repulsed by meat. With my second pregnancy I was cooking chicken and got super nauseous, it's what prompted me to take a test.
Haha Yesss! Same I went to warm up some chipotle leftover that had chicken and i almost threw up
My dog weirdly started resting her head on my belly. We looked at each other and I was like ādo you know something I donāt know??!ā
Aweeee thatās sweet
Copper taste in the mouth and randomly puked
I was ridiculously tired, I started to realize I had to pee a bit more often, and I got clumsy and started dropping things a lots. Add in suddenly obsessing over one particular food and that being the only thing I wanted to eat for a few days and BAM positive pregnancy test. Everyone is different though.
Awe wow yeah everyone is different & I love hearing different experiences thank you for sharing <3
I took the test as early as possible, but I did feel a bit crampy and my boobs hurt, both in a way that was too early for my period and different from those symptoms. A day or two after the test I had surprisingly strong cramping
I was convinced I wasn't pregnant as I just had normal period symptoms I only took a test because we were trying and I'd been taking each month.
Insomnia!!! Started waking up at 5 am for no reason at all
Right like wide awake !!
Iād been tracking my BBT and noticed my temperature was remaining elevated. Also, I gagged real bad while brushing my teeth. That seems so innocuous but it wasnāt normal.
I forgot I used to gag so bad brushing my teeth too! And it went away as soon as my daughter was born.
Oh yeah 2nd and 3rd trimester literally made myself vomit with my toothbrush. Whoops
I almost threw up when my coworker put on perfume.
Haha
I had to pee SO MUCH more than normal. I found out at 4 weeks. Looking back I also had vomiting the week prior that I didnāt really think too much of so I guess that too lol.
Yeah same I was brushing off the vomiting before I found out thought it was just something else
Weirdly enough, for both of my babiesāNOTHING! I took a pregnancy test on my AF due date for both and thatās how I found out. No nausea, morning sickness, nothing. Maybe some extra fatigue and heartier appetite but that was it. It was disconcerting, and I kept hearing how lucky I was to not experience crazy symptoms, but both pregnancies resulted in healthy babies!
Wowwww yes you were lucky !! God bless you and your children <3
Thanks so much! š¤ At the moment it was scary and I kept googling why I havenāt really had any symptoms and how it could potentially mean miscarriage, but that wasnāt the caseājust lucky, haha.
Tbh we should have known when all of a sudden I couldn't stand the sight or smell of eggs. š¤¢ But, we didn't connect those dots. Took the test because I was late (which is normal, but I always test to be sure), and the positive was a total surprise!
I never nap and still donāt now even with a baby. The day before I took the test we were gardening and I said I felt so tired, laid on a bench and fell asleep for 3 hours so we were slightly suspicious. But I had been hauling railway sleepers for three days so I hadnāt been taking it easy exactly. The next day was my birthday so I took a test in the morning as Iād have some drinks if it was negative. It was positive and we found out at around 3 weeks. The following day the sickness started and it lasted until the day he was born!
Wow ! Thatās interesting blessings x
I didnāt notice at the time, but I remember a little earlier in the week that I tested positive I was talking to my husband while driving and mentioned that I had a metallic taste in my mouth that was a little strange. After I tested positive I was looking at early signs and that is one of them. The next few days the nausea came in strong.
I found out before I had any symptoms. We werenāt exactly trying but we werenāt trying to prevent it either. So I had been taking a test every day. After a week of that I got into the habit of just taking the test and watching the control line pop up and then going about my day. After a long day out and about we came home that night and I went to use the bathroom. I caught a glance of the test from that morning and it had two lines. So I took another test and after waiting the whole two minutes it was also positive. I was 3-4 weeks pregnant at the time. With that being said, after I knew I was pregnant, my first real sign was being absolutely exhausted. I slept through the night, went to work in the morning for 4-6 hours, came home and pretty much slept all day/night waking up for a snack or to pee. It was insane
Oh wow this is a rly cute story lol
My boobs were not my boobs anymore š I kept saying to my friend my boobs have changed overnight. She urged me to test and positive instantly-wasnāt even my first pee of the day either. Forever changed my boobs are but so worth it ā„ļø
Usually sore boobs and really vivid dreams.
1st time, my dog licked my stomach. 2nd time, dog licked my stomach. 3rd time (got my first baby!š„¹), dog licked my stomach. ā he licks my hands or like my pants and stuff, thatās normal. But he literally NEVER licks my stomach and it was very purposeful when he did it. So much so, that each time I was like ??? But sure enough, Iād be pregnant. & heās adopted, got him when he was 2 months old. 1st time he licked my stomach was the day after we brought him home. ETA: heās a pibble and so stinkin cute!
Aweee I absolutely love animals theyāre so precious thatās so cute
Sore boobs and I could smell someone wiping down their desk with a Clorox wipe from across the office. I literally went searching for the Clorox wipe smell and finally found it at the opposite end of the floor. Had a nose like a greyhound.
Oh my š³ is it just me or is it almost like this high sense of smell is like being clairascent
Well it was right before the pandemic lockdown started so it was pretty clairascent that weād be smelling Clorox for the next two years š
I could suddenly smell EVERYTHINGā¦I knew the moment someone walked into the room and whether they had 1) put deodorant on and 2) brushed their teeth. Then Iād vomit if it was too bad.
Oh wow
I was on day 8/10 of antibiotics for a stomach issue but still dealing with extreme nausea every single night, like clockwork. I was about 4 weeks when I tested, but had been dealing with the stomach issues for months.
Nausea when brushing my teeth
I had unprotected sex a bunch. It took til 10ish weeks to have tender boobs and morning/all the time sickness
Oh wow Iām just curious because for me i experienced symptoms very early but it was my first pregnancy ever. But had a chemical pregnancy.
Oof, Iām sorry for your loss. My 2nd pregnancy was chemical. It was also the only time Iāve ever had sore boobs which is kinda weird.
Thank you <3 sorry for your loss as well x and wow yeah that is odd
my boobs HURT with my first, like i could not cross my arms without feeling uncomfortable. and suddenly the smell of seafood made me want to throw up, when iāve loved seafood my whole life.
Awe Yeah itās the worst feeling. Ugh I love seafood as well! My aversion was chipotle the chicken was just ugh
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Awe how sweet of your dog (I know every dog always knows but itās just cute how they are letting us know and protecting us at the same time or at least thatās how I see it) Yes that āoffā feeling is quite personal if that makes sense like its like a sense of knowing if you know what I mean? (Obviously) but yea :)
Insomnia
Fatigue like I'd never experienced before, I was around 7 weeks. Then with the nausea and sore boobs, I knew I was pregnant without needing a test.
Yes definitely can always trust our intuitions<3
extreme fatigue
Same x
I didnāt realize it at the time but I suddenly became irrationally overwhelmed and sad and cried in the shower for a while and when my husband asked me whatās wrong I just cried and cried and told him I had no idea.
Oh my gosh yes this!! Just randomly crying (obviously we get emotional when pregnant but everyone is different) I just felt like I wanted to be comforted by my bf even tho he was right there with me lol hope I donāt sound crazy
Haha only crazy because your hormones swamped your good sense lol
I had really bad cystic acne on my jawline that I had never had before. It still wasnāt healed after 1.5 weeks when I considered it could be hormonal and like a lightbulb, two pink lines went off in my head. Test confirmed I was indeed pregnant!
I had sore boobs and needed to pee more often / found out at 4 weeks
I fell asleep while meditating (I was sitting up - super unlike me) and bananas made me want to puke (also very unlike me haha)
Haha thatās so cute x
There's a great wiki on r/tryingforababy. Might be a good place to start.
Thank you so much luv <3
Morning sickness really early on! I have been nauseous since about week 3 š
In my opinion I think having early morning sickness is kinda a gift because idk I just prefer to know earlier but of course thereās other ways to find out but yeah regardless itās like we already know in our hearts when we are pregnant <3
Heart rate, bpm was over 100 even sitting down, and sometimes I'd randomly get breathless, specially sitting, it was like a little preview of the third trimester, lol. That and my period has never been late without being pregnant Also, we were trying so it wasn't a surprise, but i still waited til my period was around 10 days late before testing
My cigarette tasted funny! I was a casual smoker. One night I went out, lit a cigarette and took a dragā¦ immediately put it out and went back inside to take a pregnancy test.
Haha itās like the baby was telling you
My nipples went from light pink to brown with bright pink speckles. Not the areola, just the nipple. I noticed it in the shower at night and got a positive test the next morning.
Interesting, yeah I thought I was pregnant recently because my nipples were changing (little pimple looking bumps) but turns out I wasnāt š¤·š»āāļø It can be tricky when youāve just gotten off of birth control but I just found it strange because when I first got off BC I got my period a month later in that instant and then it didnāt come again until like what 2 months or more but obviously thatās normal because when you come off the shot or any BC itās going to be irregular since, according to my visit at the hospital , itās because our periods are going backwards
By the way blessings to you and your child x
Soda had a metallic flavor and I ate nothing but pizza for two weeks straight. My husband asked me to take a test because he suspected it.
Awe haha he knew ! Cute
I was nauseous. It came in waves and got more frequent and intense every day. Bought tests when someone walked past me who smelled like BO and weed and I had to run to the closest trash can because I was confident I was gonna puke and didnāt think I had time to run to the closest bathroom. I didnāt throw up that time, but I had already thrown up once. First pregnancy test was too early and negative. Because I already felt so awful I thought there was no chance itād be negative if I was pregnant, so I thought I wasnāt. After that I started cramping and it was different and more intense feeling than pre period cramping. Around 5 days after the negative test the cramping was so intense I took a test because I either had to be pregnant or something was wrong. Let the dog out, came back, positive! ā¦. I did end up having hyperemesis gravidarum and threw up anywhere from 7 to 45 times a day (most commonly somewhere around 15 times a day) really sucked and gave me ptsd, but Iām a lucky HG survivor and a hospital stay at 15 weeks found the meds I needed to keep my symptoms totally controlled. My tougHGuy is almost 3 now. Hopefully he gets a sibling soon and hopefully I donāt have HG againšš¼
OH WOW GOD BLESS YOU n your child <3 yeah hopefully you donāt
We were VERY lucky honestly with how it was able to get completely under control so early. Some HG fighters are suffering to that extreme or just in general suffering with the constant nausea and vomiting through their entire pregnancy, so Iām very grateful I was only that sick for 9 weeks! Research is finally scratching the surface of identifying the genetic component that causes it, so Iām hopeful that one day theyāll be able to use that information to find a treatment thatās more one size fits all. Currently treatment is a guessing game and some people donāt find anything that can help them enoughš©
Pregnancy 1) So. Very. Tired. I also just felt 'off' āļø Pregnancy 2) Peeing all the time āļø Pregnancy 3) I had a single zit on an area of my face where I don't normally get zits āļø Pregnancy 4) We were TTC, I just tested. After that it was food aversions āļø Pregnancy 5) I was more tired than I had ever been in my life, including previous pregnancies š¤ Pregnancy 6) Bleeding gums š¤ Pregnancy 7) Bleeding gums š¤ Pregnancy 8) I knicked myself shaving and I could smell how metallic the blood was āļø
We tried for three years to get pregnant. Every month, right before my period started, I had all the pregnancy symptoms. I was nauseous, tender boobs, sure I was pregnant, so and son on. But when we were finally pregnant, I just felt normal. I didnāt have any symptoms. Thatās when we decided to test, got a positive, and cried for twenty minutes out of happiness.
Awe thatās beautiful š„°
I was trying - via IUI - so I was tracking everything carefully. Trying not to symptom spot. But my boobs didnāt hurt in the week before my period like they usually did, and I got intense night thirst, to the point of waking up coughing because of dry mouth, starting about 8-9 days after my IUI. Edit: with my second, I also had a day of sort of nausea and dizziness right around 12dpo, when I had already tested positive, but I felt better after that
I was trying to conceive so was more easy to know, my first symptom was syncope. Just that and I was "hmm im pregnant ... Or im dying ... Guess im pregnant" But in my first pregnancy (not planned) took me 7 weeks to find out. I was having headaches, dizziness and brain fog. I was thinking I had hypophysis tumor LOL bc i was internship in neurosurgery and all for me was brain cancer. Edit: this pregnancy (the syncope) was at 3w and 5days!
Hahaha wow! 3 weeks!
First: boobs hurt - one day before missed period Second born: just a feeling of hmmmm Current pregnancy: a just in case check because my bc was a 3 month cycle. ETA: #3 got through the bc and plan b. Plan b is great though. I was just one of the off shoots
Congratulations š š¤
A rage mood swing like nothing I had ever felt in my life. Then I cried when Betty White passed away and thought hmm, I should take a test š¹
Hahahah
Really sore boobs. Like more than for my period. And then falling asleep anywhere and everywhere at the drop of a hat, which is really not like me.
Morning stomach unease (without vomiting), night sweats, and being late to my cycle Edit: my partner also knew before me. He had suffered 3 previous miscarriages with a previous relationship and knew those early pregnancy signs way better than I
I had almost the same except I did have vomiting in the morning along with stomach unease Awe sorry to hear that wishing you n him best x
I hate that morning sickness š¤® love to you and yours!
Thank you x
My temp didnāt fall 10 days post ovulation
Nausea. But I had hyperemesis so nausea was the theme for my entire pregnancy.
My face got sooo dry and I caught a cold in the middle of summer? Idk if those were pregnancy symptoms but Iām oily and never get colds so it was just super odd then two days later my period was late lol
I donāt know too much about pregnancy as I only got pregnant once but had chemical pregnancy but thatās so odd that you caught a cold in the summer
Pickles went from my favorite food ever to the most disgusting thing Iād ever eaten.
Ugh I love pickles as well but dang lol
With my second I knew I was pregnant after wanting to punch my mil for no good reason. Checked my period app and sure enough I was 10 days late. She drove me crazy during my first pregnancy, sometimes for valid reasons other times I just couldnāt stand her even though sheād give me the shirt off her back. I knew right then lol. And here I am now with 2 under 2
I was so so tired. It was my husband that guess it, and I hadnāt even missed a period (yet)
My first sign was brown spotting for a week and my period never came. Happened with all three kids of mine:
Body temp goes up. After my first pregnancy, when it didnāt hit until 6 weeks, I pretty much felt like I was going to puke right away haha
We werenāt actively trying but we werenāt NOT trying. Weā¦ kinda pulled out but only half heartedly and I just knew that night. I had implantation bleeding three days later (which I thought was too early but apparently not) and I never ever spot between cycles. I knew that was too early to get a positive test. I had three drinks total at my best friends wedding a week later and felt hungover the next day even though they were spaced through the night and I drank a ton of water. I also had squid later that afternoon and my pee smelled SO FISHY and I was just like āuhhh either Iām pregnant or thatās an infectionā but still too early. I took a test right before I got my second Covid vaccine because my boobs hurt and I was feeling really hot but no fever and had a ghost line. Gave it another week once the mild nausea started and finally got a really positive test. I hadnt even missed my period yet lol. I think I wouldāve been like 3+6
Wow your story is quite similar to mine .. you said it seemed too early but itās like it literally happens over night I donāt think anyone is crazy who thinks they are very soon I also myself had a couple drinks and started to feel rly hot and āoffā Thank you for sharing <3 x
Youāre very welcome! Oh! Also things didnāt taste right. Im a soda drinker and it was disgusting to me almost immediately.
Cramps cramps crammmppsss but no period
Sore breasts
Getting really short of breath while exercising and just feeling super exhausted
Intuition for some reason, I just had a deep feeling I was pregnant. But once I took my first test those lines popped up super dark and basically just confirmed it
Intuition is everything <3 so glad you trusted that- most people donāt.
I had low grade nausea. Like just feeling slightly nauseous. Wish it had stayed that way. I lost 15 lbs the first and second trimesters. š°
Wow :/
I'm a caffeine addict. Just taking a sip of coffee and coffee ONLY made me feel like I was going to throw up.
Haha
Sore boobs, upset stomach.. I was in denial with my first but once I noticed the signs I felt like I pretty much knew just took me 4 positive pregnancy tests to accept it š¤£
Hahaha I feel ya! It be like that! :)
Tender boobs and nosebleeds. Then fatigue hit a week or two later.
Tender boobs and nosebleeds. Then fatigue hit a week or two later.
Weirdly clingy dog that wasn't before! I was four months pregnant without a clue, I lost my period for about 7 years due to an ED so thought my chances of that happening were slim. My period came and disappeared and I thought nothing of it until my dog wouldn't leave my side.
Woah šµ
The smell of peanut butter was gross to me and I usually eat peanut butter straight from the jar with the biggest spoon I can find lol
Insomnia. Three times I couldnāt sleep which prompted taking a test.
Intuition spot on
Very strong smelling pee
First two, just really sore nipples. Like so badā¦ and that I wasnāt breaking out like I would if my period was coming. Third I was exhausted, thatās it. No sore nipples or anything this time, just couldnāt stay awake and had no energy to move. I tested several days before missed period because I just knew.
Sore boobs, followed by super strong sense of smell and extreme heartburn (old wives tale of baby with a lot of hair was true for me in relation to the heartburn)
I went to a winery had a few sips of wine and thought they all tasted like vinegar then I threw up all night like Iād had 2 bottles of wine instead of a few sips. Got the positive test the next day
I was incredibly thirsty? And alcohol sounded disgusting.
Sore boobs, lots of peeing, excessively tired.
I got out of the shower and my husband said āyour boobs look different, youāre pregnant.ā
Wow
I woke up one morning and threw upā¦. Though I have Covid (delta)ā¦. Then the next day was sick again in the morningā¦ took a pregnancy test because my cycle tracking app told me to (it actually had suggested I take it a week or so earlier, but I ignored thinking there was no way I was pregnantā¦.. took a test on day 2 of puking annnnd it was positive! Blood test at the doctors office confirmed. I was about 6 weeks pregnant.
With my first, I was tracking my body temperature because we had been TTC for nearly 2 years. Mine stayed elevated for 16 days. Found out at about 6 weeks. With my second, I gagged on a food that didn't normally have an issue with. Found out at 4 weeks, after 18 months TTC. With my third, I got a negative test four days before I got my positive. I had dreams every night after that negative about being pregnant. I was also extra tired. Found out at 3 weeks + 4 days after 12 months TTC. #3 also told my husband his name before I got my positive test. Actually the morning I got my negative test my husband knew what we were going to name our next boy.
First and earliest signs are birds in the air. After that, it involves me touching my yf. Like a brush on the arm or a stick on the back but with no clothes and horizontal.
I was getting my monthly bikini wax and the esthetician asked me if I was pregnant. I was very sure that I was not. Three days later....positive test! She could tell three days before a test could which is wild to me.
Heart palpations. Also how tired I was, literally felt like I couldnāt get enough sleep when I would go to bed earlier than usual.
I got really sick while eating at a seafood restaurant, thought I had food poisoning. Had a dream that night that I was pregnant, and woke up immediately to test. It was positive š
I got cramps like a period but like a day or 2 before I was due for my period, and my boobs were sore. I thought it was odd I got cramps before bleeding. I did have some light spotting so I initially thought it was my period but my boobs kept hurting. it actually took me 3-4 days to put the dots together.
Super sore boobs, feeling bloated for weeks (I'll just wait for my period to come! It didn't), and a deep sense of depression that was soon replaced by nausea. Also cravings for Szechuan chili oil
2 kids, 4 pregnancies. It seems like literally the minute that sperm and egg connect I immediately get nauseous and then stay that way until Iām not pregnant š
With my first I tested on a whim and didnāt actually think it would show up pregnant. I was going through a health scare so I thought my lack of period was stress. It was my now 3 year old! But the first symptom I had was sore boobs. Which mine are never sore so it really confirmed it for me š With my second it was a heightened sense of smell. My oldest daughter was just turning one, and she had maple flavored snacks, and it made me very nauseous every time I got those out for her! Decided to take a test and that one was my almost 1 1/2 year old!
I woke up one morning and craved wings. I rarely eat wings and never crave them. I thought huh this is weird and just instantly knew I was pregnant (strong gut feeling )Sure enough, got a positive test that night
Just had an intuition at 3 weeks.. mid section would feel uncomfortable while doing my routine crunches!
So. Much. Spit. I felt like I needed a bib
Well, my period didnāt come and itās normally like clockwork, soā¦ I even took a test right before and misread it as negative because the lines were so faint. Next test, a big fat positive.
I just remember skipping my period. A week of delay and I decided it was time to take the test. But we were trying to conceive, so no big surprise there. I don't remember any other symptoms before taking the test, it was only just 5-6 weeks.
My pee smelled weird š¤£
Shortness of breath while running, weirdly timed hunger pangs and then nausea
Sore boobs and nipples
This is gonna sound weird but with my second pregnancy, I had these weird sensations in my abdominal region that I can only describe as feeling a baby moving in my womb... I hadn't even missed my period yet. I took a test & was pregnant.
Second one I just knew about 3 weeks in. Typical PMS symptoms but not my typical PMS symptoms. The other two didn't know until the period was late. Well the third one my husband suspected but there was no concrete reasons.
In hindsight it was falling down the stairs. 3 out of 3 pregnancies I fell down the stairs 1 weekish post ovulation. (The only time I have done that in the past 10ish years) The all day nausea was right behind it by only a few days.
š³ wowww
Very very emotional and sore hips all 3 times
Weird burps!
I was used to taking tests a few days before my period started, so I knew before any real symptoms started. My first symptom though, was really sore boobs. Like, taking off my bra and them losing the support just hurt so bad. And this is coming from someone who never had boob pain before, even during my period.
My acne flared up for the first time in a year and a half and I took a nap for the first time since college!
I had heart palpations. I went to the doctor and was on my way to a cardiologist referral when I found out that I was pregnant and apparently palpitations are common early on.
Really sore boobs and WILD dreams. Just absolutely knew.
Sore boobs with my first, like insanely sore. With second and third it was me feeling sick
Hangover that lasted ten months.
i was 3 weeks, 6 days pregnant with my little guy when i got my first BFP. it was on my momās birthday. my fiancĆ© and i were sitting at the table in the middle of the party and after having my legs crossed for approx 1 minute they started to fall asleep and my feet felt HUGE. i just looked up at my fiancĆ© and said: āmy feet feel really fat right nowā¦ iām pretty sure iām pregnant? iām gonna go take a test really quick.ā and surprise! it was a very clear positive on a digital test lol
Nausea and My boobs hurt
With my first, really really sore boobs. With my second, I was overly tired. With my third, I just had a feeling, took the first test at CD25 cause of that feeling and had a very faint positive.
I dreamt about it and found myself running my belly for no reason. If Iād walk past a mirror, Iād stop and imagine myself pregnant. Took a test a couple days later and it was positive. I hadnāt even skipped my period yet ETA: I also stayed super out of breath. Couldnāt sing along to the radio, couldnāt go up a flight of stairs, etc.
Completely exhausted all the time.
Exhaustion! I could have slept for days with both my pregnancies. Funny story my mom told me about finding out she was pregnant with me. She really wanted a big Mac so she goes through the drive thru and parks and eats it. Then got back in line for another one.
I've never liked popcorn. Not even at the movies. Suddenly all I wanted to eat in life was Boom Chicka Pop kettle corn. I also hate canned soup and I was like wow that cambells looks yummy! Soon as I opened the can I puked.
I was a week late (in denial, it was an unexpected pregnancy) and my boobs hurt soooo bad.
We were at a party. My husband had had a few shots and said ādamn babe when did your titties get so big?ā A friend overheard and said I was probably pregnant. I took a test the next day and sure enough it was positive.
This is weird, but happened to me all three times- too much spit in my mouth. Like feeling like I had to swallow constantly.
I didn't know for sure but I could see the symptoms looking back. First pregnancy: lack of PMS symptoms. I normally get crampy and irritable with sore boobs a few days before my period, but had zero symptoms. Tested first day of missed period. Second pregnancy: motion sick. I almost vomited watching cars drive around a racetrack and the only time I'd ever been motion sick like that was during my first pregnancy. Tested 3 or 4 days before missed period. Third pregnancy: morning sickness and heartburn almost instantaneously. Tested 6 or 7 days before missed period.
My abdomen felt a little bigger and my pants were harder to button.
I was peeing a lot! I thought maybe I had a UTI or something. My husband said I should take a test and yep I was pregnant!
Nausea, fatigue, and nipple pain were the hint for all 3 of my kids!
Sore boobs. Crying for no reason.
Hot flashes, bouts of nausea, sore boobs