How did you ‘know’?

bdesterhouse

I thought it would be fun to share if you had a gut feeling you were pregnant before you tested.  If you did, was there something that happened that made you think... yeah I have to be pregnant. 

bdesterhouse

Mine is kind of weird. I got a Charlie horse in my leg stretching in the morning. Two days later I got my BFP. I’ve only ever gotten them while pregnant, so it was a great surprise to be right with my gut feeling, even if my husband made fun.

celainev

We tried for 10 months to get pregnant and every month I had this feeling that I wasn't pregnant, and sure enough my period always came. This month, however, my feet were warm at night. I always have cold feet at night, wrapping them in multiple blankets, but about two weeks ago I started sleeping with my feet out of the covers because they were so warm. Last time I was pregnant in 2015, my feet were warm through out the pregnancy and immediately became cold again when I gave birth. So something inside me knew I was pregnant. So I took a test 5 days before my expected period and it was positive!  
Also, I'll add, that last pregnancy I didn't feel pregnant at all until I got MS at 7ish weeks. But this time around I feel more in-tune with my body and am feeling a lot more symptoms earlier on. Maybe because I know kind of what to expect?

stillcozy

I had a positive pregnancy test 

bdesterhouse

@celainev isn’t it kind of crazy having that feeling of just knowing? I agree, I had no idea I was pregnant with my first and was surprised when I tested.

esscapelle

I was watching a dance team performance on Facebook from some random high school and I got super emotional and almost cried 3 times. That's when I knew!

christycalifornia

I wasn’t eager to test, which was my weird clue. We’d just had a loss and usually I was poas the day before my period was supposed to come and fervently after (because I usually test positive on the late side) but this time I wasn’t chomping at the bit because of the loss and also I just kind of figured that I was pregnant again. It seemed to make a weird kind of sense. I still tested, and yup. Still peeing on sticks, though, just to keep my mind at ease. 

bdesterhouse

@christycalifornia - I peed on a stick this morning before my 2nd beta to see if the line got darker. I get it.

christycalifornia

@bdesterhouse Oh man! You do, indeed. *solidarity*

acunamatada

I had a touch of weird yellow cm I get around the time I implanted- I've noticed it with all 3 of my pregnancies. And I've had crazy dreams since very early too! Sure enough 8 DPO I got a FRER squinter. When you know, you know. 

emsned

This is my second pregnancy and we had been trying for 4 months, so I was really trying to look for symptoms that I had the first time around. Sure enough, 3 days before the BFP I started getting really flushed and my cheeks were just burning for no reason, and then a day before I tested I became really emotional. My husband was being so nice and took me out for dinner and a haunted house because that's my favorite thing to do around Halloween, but I just couldn't stop crying lol. 

mamabird18

Constipation unfortunately... haha!!

quiltandknit

I was the opposite. I tested because I was sure it was a BFN and wanted to confirm that AF was coming. I even walked away from the timer and went to start doing laundry. My jaw dropped when I saw that second light pink line!

Xoxomarie

I just felt like I knew immediately after we did the deed....been like that with one other pg I had (unfortunately I miscarried that one), then I got nauseous in waves very lightly at first...then started feeling super moody and crying at my favourite songs..that was my big warning lol.

zande2016

I was super emotional on Monday. I thought it was because of my son's first day of daycare (after having a nanny for the first year). My husband called me at work to tell me about pickup, and I was SO upset I didn't get to be there for pickup. My coworker walked in as I got off the phone and I broke down crying - very unlike me at work. Then that night I had super strange dreams and was doing some sleep talking according to my husband. With those two things combined, I woke up Tuesday knowing I had to test. 

hillbillywife

This was a weird start to pregnancy for me. I feel like I kind of just knew with my other two and didn’t have many symptoms early on. This time my first inkling was when I ate 3 pieces of cold pizza because it was SO GOOOD!! And then I had crazy heartburn for the rest of the afternoon. I took a test either a day or two before or after that and it was positive but faint enough that I thought it might be an evap line, so I waited a couple days and sure enough! 

ajsanders-2

I started noticing my body was acting 'different' I felt way more tired than usual. Like I'd go to bed and think I would be getting enough sleep to barely wanting to get out of bed, or having a super hard time waking up. I then started to feel left sided cramps/abdominal pain, which usually when AF shows up she hits both side, and hits them hard. The of course the breast tenderness in the shower, oh mylanta! 

KFrob

I cried bc Julia Louis-Dreyfus posted that pic with a mustache drawn on after her chemo.  I also wanted all the food, all the time!  

Edit, for now I still want all the food all the time

acciocoffee

I only tested because I was having a bad day and I wanted to be able to enjoy a huge glass of wine that evening. The only thing I really noticed before that (beyond my standard PMS symptoms) was that I wasn't bloated before AF was due. 

millpe

@quiltandknit Same! I was sure it was a BFN and didn't want to be "surprised" by AF today!! 

coco2787

I was waiting for my husband to bring be a cheeseburger on Friday night and I was starving and had a sudden wave of nausea that felt exactly like morning sickness (this is my 2nd pregnancy), and was pretty certain I was  KTFU at that point.  The test I took the next day was negative, but by Sunday it was positive.  

coco2787

@acunamatada the weird dreams started super early for me too, like a week before my BFP

bubby15

Heartburn, lots of it! I also cried at the drop of hat while doing a sale for my DS business for NO reason! Im not a crier so this was weird and awkward HA! Those two things made me question it and sure enough the next day I had a faint BFP. It took a few days to sink in.

ramfam2507

I made a dip for a get together and the smell of it was making me SO nauseous. I also started getting a "letdown" feeling that you get when you nurse in my boobs. I knew something was up!

riusvi21

During my last pregnancy I had some pretty strong aversion to anything "meat". The night before I tested my mom made a roast and it grossed me out immediately so I knew.

kinslersmom

I was taking my kindergartener to school and felt a little nauseous in the drop off line. I wondered "aren't I supposed to start soon?" And looked at my calender... I was 4 days late! I had an extra test at home and took it when I got back.  I hadn't seen a BFP in over 3.5 years of trying, so I assumed it would be negative. Was super surprised and elated to see the second line! I conceived on my birthday! Best gift ever. 

emsned

@kinslersmom 3.5 years of trying?! I'm so happy for you!!! Congratulations to all of us! 

christycalifornia

@kinslersmom way to go, you! I was going nuts after a year and a half, I can't even imagine! So happy you got your bfp!

stillcozy

How wonderful @kinslersmom!!! 

kinslersmom

 Thanks guys! Yes. We were trying off and on. I already have 2 boys 12 and 6... I miscarried my 1st, 3rd and 5th pregnancy. This is my 6th! If pattern continues, everything will work out! We have pretty much left it up to God if it was in the cards or not. Actually 2 days before my surprise BFP i was talking about fostering to adopt. We were kinda thinking it was never gonna happen. I cried so much (way out of character for me) of pure joy when i saw the second line! I almost forgot what a positive result looked like. Lol

dimeadozen

@kinslersmom Congratulations!! So happy for you, such a little blessing

majormayhem210

I was getting really thirsty at night and got hot, then I had nausea for two days in a row, hadn’t missed a period yet but figured if I was pregnant enough to feel sick I was pregnant enough to take a test and got a BFP. Last pregnancy, I felt a tingling in my tummy and turns out my DD implanted on the front. No tingling this time so I assume this one implanted normally. 

indulgentgypsy

I almost asked a friend to pick up pregnancy tests for me because they are impossible to find in our remote village. Should have asked got tested at our clinic made an emergency trip to the doctor to get tested again and a prescription for progesterone. 

Savanna111911

I cramp super early in pregnancy. I did it with my first but since it was my first I didn't really know until I missed the period that it was a thing. My second which I ended up losing I started cramping like 4 days after sex. My husband thought I was nuts but I just knew. This time I actually did't cramp as much, but I've also been very busy and the cramping is usually very light so its possible I just wasn't paying as much attention. I actually took a test today because I'm going to a social event tomorrow with alcohol and AF was a day late so I figured I should be sure, and there it was!

babybetweencountries

A few months ago I was SO sure I was pregnant! Nausea, AF a week late, sore boobs etc... But I tested several times - all negative! When i woke up one morning with a really sharp pain and went to the doctor, she said it was a ruptured cyst.
This time I've had lots of mild cramping and have been exhausted...but was also getting over jetlag and thought nothing of it. When AF was late again I didn't want to get my hopes up, thinking a cyst may have thrown my hormones off again. I was shocked but thrilled when i finally tested last week and the clearblue said 2-3 weeks!!!! SO excited! But I'm also worried now...this is my first pregnancy and after feeling your typical handful of symptoms for a couple weeks have had 2 days of feeling nothing! I have energy, an appetite, and the gas and constipation is gone. Hope I haven't lost it!!! 

kat029

@/babybetweencountries During my first pregnancy I went through twenty thousand symptoms, emotions, and concerns. Things can change so fast that sometimes you forget what was going on in the first place. The best thing to do is stay hopeful, do everything you feel is right and enjoy this experience! There's always much to worry about, but remain hopeful. Its worth it.

For this round, I just suspected I was. I had bought test three weeks ago and just had to wait til it got close to my period to see yes. My first child I dreamed about before I knew. He was conceived during a rough marriage. They showed me with the baby and in the dreams I knew I was a single-mom. I feel like the dreams were my way of telling me, "You'll be alone in this; yes it will be hard, but you can do it."

This time around I've not had any dreams (which I'm totally sad about!) But I'm in a much better point in my life to where I know no matter what things are going to be great.

Overall, this go around I just felt like I was and I was right. There were weird things like one day I ate a whole pizza by myself. But not definite signs like I've had the past week (sore boobs, constipation, constant peeing, giggliness, strange food preferences, etc.)

4deep

We messed up right around ovulation and my period was late. That’s it. I still don’t really feel pregnant, aside from being tired. But I absolutely understand each and every “I just knew” symptoms. I’ve “known” with my past 3 kids before ever testing positive. From vivid dreams to food aversions and crazy emotions. When you know you know. This is the first time I still feel like my normal non-pregnant self, which I must admit is a little scary for some reason. I feel like I should be feeling more at this point. 

brosialeigh

A week before my period was expected my boobs got really sore and felt inflated, so much so that it was hard zipping my jacket up. I was also super bloated in my waistline and couldn't zip my pants up!  My usual week of migraine also came a week early. 

mrsj1215

Positive test.. I didn't feel different. We had been trying so around the time I knew AF should be coming I took a test& it was positive!

cseley321

So this is an IVF (fet actually) pregnancy. I had already decided to start testing early to help with my anxiety after the previous two failed. On day 3 after transfer I tested and it was blank. On day 4 I decided not to test, but the weirdest thing happened, my 2 year old came up to me, put her hand on my belly, smiled, and said Baby. She isn't around pregnant people or shouldn't really have any concept of it, so it really weirded me out. I tested day 5 and saw the second line  

ETA after reading this over, I sound like a nutcase, but oh well. Kids can be creepy

therealbitts

@Crystal321 lol at your kids can be creepy comment. Yes, yes they can.