your first symptom.... in hind sight!

Kathjnr22

Hi girls - just for a bit of fun bow looking back to just before that positive result.... were there any (unexpected) symptoms there that make sense now?

I noticed about a week before my positive test that my hair was falling out in clumps (much more than nornal!) I even mentioned it to DH but never knew it was a "symptom" - not that I'd have based anything on it alone but just for funny - anything you look back on now and think "that NOW makes sense"????

BabyList

My boobs normally get really sore after ovulation and before af from the changes in progesterone. Mine were not tender at all. Also, implantation bleeding. I thought my period was starting early, but then it stopped.

Stormy61

About 4 days before I tested I had period -like cramps. That was basically the only symptom I had for about another week.

ksimo6

I felt "off". Not sick but not right. I felt the same way with DD.

MisDawnD

My hip had been hurting and I was thinking old (er) age was finally catching up with me. Lol . Even after my test I didn't know it could be a symptom until I got "Google addicted "
@Kathjnr22‌ my hair did the opposite. Mine always shed really bad but looking back noticed it had stopped shedding (however it is back now)

carolyngrace

dzashley said:

About 4 days before I tested I had period -like cramps. That was basically the only symptom I had for about another week.

This is mine, exactly. I was cleaning and got crampy and was like "great, my period is coming". Three days later when it wasn't here, I tested! Then I was all emotional like "aww that was the first time I felt something in my pregnancy!"

willowprincess

Nausea and light headedness. It's what made me test the following morning.

erbear84

I'm on medicine for my acid reflux and when I had breakthrough reflux without eating trigger foods, I knew.

cwatmack

I was SO thirsty, I couldn't get enough water and I just felt different. I kept telling DH, I just know I'm pregnant this time.

bookninja

I had strange little pinchy feelings in my lower stomach about two days before I tested... Very funny feeling, definitely nothing I've ever had before.

kerrymarie44

I had awful back pain and was using a heating pad. I had no idea what was causing it.

Angelaelisa04

Getting sick from drinking my daily coffee.

TeacherMama7

My breasts were extremely sore! Way more than with a typical period.

MJMum524

I had the craziest, intense, visual and profound dreams. Haha. I do dream a lot but they were different very soon after ovulation.

jjbdvm

Let me preface this with the fact that I'm a bit of a hypochondriac and actually have a weird rare disease. My first symptoms were nonspecific- I just new something was terribly wrong and that I might be dying. I took the pregnancy test just in case lol

The first real symptom was bloat. Crazy amounts of bloat. I went up a pant size practically the minute I was positive

lnzu

I was dead tired. A friend was visiting from across the country and we had so many fun plans and I just needed a nap so bad.

jbartsy

Getting winded really easily and having a hard time running/exercising. Same thing happened with my last pregnancy.

tiffbot1985

sensitivesally said:

Not a thing, actually. I tested because we were trying and it was time to test.

Me too. Actually I tested early because I wanted to test before the weekend. It was shortly after that the tired set in though.

taraperez04

I had really bad stomach aches which I know now was just extreme nausea. I would take tums throughout the day for 3 days straight and I would still get a "stomach ache" when I woke up and after I ate. I was in complete denial, the only reason I took the test was because my DH noticed that my boobs were bigger and told me I should.
I took a test and found out a week and a half later I was already 7 weeks and had no idea. My dates for my LMP were way off.

ahershe

I was also tired for about a week before I got a BFP and I was waking up feeling slightly nauseous. I had been spotting for about 10 days and it stopped 2 or 3 days before my expected period so I became suspicious but tried to stay realistic because given the spotting, it was probably not going to happen. But it did!!!

8411mommy

I had such a terrible craving for orange juice and powdered doughnuts. It was weird because I never eat powdered doughnuts. I had no idea why I wanted them so badly and only with orange juice.

CYBURRCHIC

abeatyrn said:

I was about 7dpo and told my husband I could swear I was pregnant because for some unknown reason everything he did pissed me off.

If I could love this more than once! Same here...i did IVF and after had one of the most stressful weeks along with week of out of the country travel for business. I was so angry with DH that I told him it would be a miracle if the IVF worked because I was suppose to be relaxing and not stressed to the max. Got the miracle!

rudyma6

I had cramps 5-6 days past ovulation. This was my first suspicion. Then at 3 days before my missed period I noticed a heightened sense of smell. Finally, at 1 days past my missed period I took a test and it was positive. Shortly after, I noticed tender breasts and nausea.

Bednarova

Sore boobs, but for the 6 cycles we TTC, my boobs were sore the whole time between O and period, so it wasnt a given. I also spotted two days before my bfp, and was convinced I wasn't pregnant. I guess that was implantation bleeding.

girlymama79

Super dry lips! I still have super dry lips and it doesn't matter if I drink enough water or use good lip balm. They are just dry and flakey.

HappinessIsJune2015

Incredibly sore boobs along with falling asleep right after work a few times.

neongreen

Honestly, it was constipation. I have Crohn's Disease, and before getting pregnant, I could count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I'd been constipated in the last 15 years and still have fingers left over. I definitely noticed I wasn't visiting the bathroom as much, and that made me think "Hmmm...."

pghctwife

Nothing pre-bfp for sure. I was charting and tested at 10dpo. Implantation happened day 7. Not really enough time post implantation to get symptoms (and you dont get any till after that). My early signs were just fatigue (which I'm not able to really determine was was pg related and what was my terrible sleeper toddler). And being hungrier between meals. That's still it for me (yep, I'm lucky. Don't worry, I usually get payback with the heartburn later on)

WifeDeAngel

I ovulated late the cycle I got pg on, so I can was all sorts of confused. My symptoms were extreme bitchy-ness and exhaustion. But it was a week after my period was due to start before I got a bfp.

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lovemywildgirls

8dpo I had these crazy heart palpitations nearly all day. It was like my heart was beating out of my chest for a few quick seconds then it would stop. It was freaking me out. So I went out shopping for a couple hours trying to distract myself and when I came home I had 5 little whiteheads on my face! WTH? I rarely get zits. Guessing implantation was that day and my hormones were going wild. I got my bfp three days later.

Arual1988

I found out today that I'm 8 weeks, tested at week 4 but bfn and had a 7 day bleed but prior to this I went off chocolate, I usually love love love it but it made me gag! My boobs were unbelievably sore and I had cramps and the most sensitive sense of smell I've ever known. Then after I had BFN everything disappeared until last week I again had sore boobs but nothing else till i seen the BFP today and I feel so tired, very sickly and my boobs are killing!! My sense of smell again is very sensitive and I've gone off chicken !! Very weird !!! I hope this all goes away soon as I can't cope with sick bl urghh !! Oh I've also craved ketchup throughout which I usually dislike x

matiekae

Terrible headache at 7 dpo. I had the same headache right before my first BFP. Headaches are very rare for me so they stood out.

anythonysara2012

I had some unusual stuffiness, and some changes to my boobs, but it was hard to tell.

lilninny2

I got strange hives all over my chest and thought I was allergic to something but it didn't seem right. I also didn't feel "right" like with my 1st and so thought maybe this was one of those odd symptoms. Sure enough I googled it and read how other women experienced this in early pregnancy.

jeanneclunn

About a year ago I started having weird symptoms after I ate. Over the course of a year and lots of trial and error, I learned I had two food intolerances. My point in telling you this is that this is my first time ever being pregnant, so I doubt I would have noticed ANY of my symptoms if I hadn't just spent a year learning and becoming very in tune with my body. That being said, I noticed several symptoms:

-2 days after my ovulation window should have ended, I started noticing faint on and off period like cramps that lasted for an entire week. Beginning with this symptom I had a gut feeling I was pregnant, even though I've never been preg before and had nothing to compare it to
-during that same week (2+ weeks before my period should have started), I also experienced a dull achy pain in my left leg, and woke up in the middle of the night with a Charlie horse on two separate occasions
-a week and a half out from my expected period start I got heartburn for the first time in my life
-a week before my period start, I had the most extreme hot flashes. I was at a restaurant and just started stripping off layers. I even rolled my jeans all the way up to my thighs under the table
-a day prior to expected period start I had severe stabbing pains in my left side that hurt when I laughed and nausea

Once I found out I was pregnant and started reading about early symptoms I discovered mine were pretty textbook.

mrscampos4life

I noticed implantation bleed, boobs hurt a little which they never do before my period, my uterus felt like lots of pressure (7dpo). At 8dpo i wanted meat like nobodys business. I knew I was off, and tested at 10dpo.

willowprincess

sensitivesally said:

Oh, boy. My former TTGP self is cringing and wanting to buy copies of Taking Charge of Your Fertility for all to enjoy.

But I totes had symptoms the day after O. I didn't even need to test, I just knew I was prego.

ELauren88

The first real symptom I experienced would be the crazy vivid dreams. I was waiting for sore boobs, BC that's how I knew with my first, but honestly, boobs haven't been bad this time. Occasionally I feel like I could use a good let down, but that's about it, thank God.

littlechemist

neongreen said:

Honestly, it was constipation. I have Crohn's Disease, and before getting pregnant, I could count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I'd been constipated in the last 15 years and still have fingers left over. I definitely noticed I wasn't visiting the bathroom as much, and that made me think "Hmmm...."

I don't usually have any GI issues, and am pretty regular as far as poop is concerned. My first "Hmmmm..." was when I realized I hadn't pooed in >24hrs, and I thought something might be up. This would have been close to when my period should have shown up, so I waited a couple more days and then tested. Whaddya know, BFP!

Ladymouse

Belching (I don't belch) and no cramps. 

ETA: I tested because the lack of cramps at 8 DPO made me suspicious.