how early did you know?

andreag1981 · December 2009

How early did you know you were pregnant? Symptoms? Gut feeling?

Johnso · December 2009

I had a good feeling pretty early on because I was charting and I saw my temp rise above its normal post ovulation temp. I tested 10 days post ovulation and got a positive result.

Sept17.05Bride · December 2009

10 dpo, when I POAS.

MrsBraun · December 2009

About three days before BFP...started getting really stuffed up (when I had JUST gotten over a cold) and started having hot & cold flashes. I tested positive at 11dpo.

she-poz · December 2009

I knew somewhere around 3 weeks. I started having crazy potato cravings and was eating fully loaded baked potatoes everyday for breakfast. That, and I started having to take a nap at lunchtime to survive the day...

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barnwife · December 2009

I was excited toward the middle of the 2ww because it looked like my chart was triphasic. I was 98% sure I was pregnant at 14 dpo. I had been having cramps throughout the day. In the afternoon, the conference building I was in had the fire alarm go off. As I was waiting outside I realized that the "cramps" didn't hurt at all. Rather, it felt as if my ute/abdomen was stretching.

That continued for the next few days. (And it has off and on since.) When I had 18 temps above my coverline, I tested.

StephanieDM · December 2009

I got my first BFP at 9 dpo (3w 3d pregnant). For two days before that I had sore boobs and slight nagging nausea where I had to keep swallowing. I kind of suspected with the boob pain and nausea, but I still didn't expect to get a positive hpt that early.??

EDIT: Also my chart had reallllly flat temps which seemed odd to me and made me think something was up. ?

StevieJo · December 2009

I was clueless. We were so busy that month that we only BD once a week. I figured I was out but decided to test any way and was pleasantly surprised! Then my symptoms didn't really start until 7 weeks.

AnnaBanana0327 · December 2009

I thought that I was but I tested at 9 dpo and got a BFN. I pretty much just wrote off my symptoms as a sign that AF was coming. When she didn't show and I tested again at 15 dpo and got my BFP! Wahoo!

And Ketch · December 2009

My gut told me at 5 dpo, even though I obviously didn't have any symptoms then. I started to suspect I was right around 9 dpo, when the blue veins showed up. I got my BFP at 12 dpo.

mrs.g_6708 · December 2009

I think I was 4w3d-4w6d. I was CD35 at bfp. I had sore boobs, fatigue (which is now exhaustion), and I had a feeling in my abdomen like I was sore from doing crunches. I did not have a gut feeling that I was pregnant. I was actually pretty discouraged at the time.

ClaireCecilia · December 2009

I started cramping a few days after ovulation..tested a few days later and it was BFN (still so early). I waited a week or so and it was BFP So I would say 3 weeks and a a few days.

aerobaby · December 2009

I knew I was because about a week before i tested smells were getting to me.. I tested 1week before my period was due, and got a BFP!! I was 3wks 6days when i found out...I was also craving jalapenos a LOT before i knew i was pregnant.. I had a dream right before i tested that i got a positive test result...

Mrs.Handy · December 2009

Looking back, I can identify symptoms (cramping at 7-10DPO, sore nipples a little, fatigue, hunger). But I really did not know or think I was pregnant until I walked in the bathroom after taking my HPT and see the big bright second line.

jennifer_h_rn · December 2009

mrs.gardner:
I did not have a gut feeling that I was pregnant. I was actually pretty discouraged at the time.

This. I'd gotten a BFP at 10DPO last time, and "just knew it" with the first pregnancy, so when I had BFN's at 10, 11, and 12 DPO I was feeling very glum. I was also approaching my old due date, so I thought that was why I was so hyper-emotional. This time I had a BFN at 12DPO in the morning, but felt that weird pull in my pelvic area and started to be suspicious, so I retested (at 6pm!) and got the BFP. My boobs and been sore, but I thought it was because I was getting AF and because I'd squeezed them too much while assessing for soreness. lol.

h2babe · December 2009

I knew when I was 3 days late, and my boops were sore--but no PMS Big Smile

massnk · December 2009

Probably about 3 weeks when I noticed my boobs were incredibly sore!

katie277s · December 2009

I had a hunch, but figured my cycles were messed up (I had just gotten off the pill the month before after being on it for 4 years). I told DH that I would test just to rule it out, and it turned out my hunch was right.

EmmaRain · December 2009

I got pregnant the month before we were going to start trying, so I wasn't charting. My first symptom was sensitivity to smells. About 10 dpo, the smell of a few foods made my stomach feel odd. Not sick, just kind of odd. 14 dpo, the day of my missed period, it happened again except the smell made me feel very nauseous. That's when I took a test.

misspippa · December 2009

mrs.gardner:
I did not have a gut feeling that I was pregnant. I was actually pretty discouraged at the time.

This exactly!! I tested a couple of times(Fri & Sat) and got BFNs and was crampy and just felt like my period was coming. On Sunday I just got an urge to test again and that afternoon I got my BFP, it was 13 DPO.

I did notice that my boobs were sore but that really didn't start until the day I got my BFP.

KRISTA555 · December 2009

Anyone who has been on the TTC bus for awhile, knows that AF symptoms can be identical to pregnancy symptoms... so while I did have some symptoms (enlarged bb's, moodiness), I also didn't really get my hopes up because of them cuz I knew they could just be AF. DH and I were joking "man, if you're not pregnant, then SOMETHING hormonal is going on!" but we really didn't think I was. I guess we didn't want to be disappointed.

However, when my period still wasn't due for another 11 days, and I had two drops of blood in the toilet (with no cramping) I just KNEW it was implantation spotting. I even got all excited... my DH thought I was nuts. But sure enough, the next day I got a very faint line... and 2 days later, a digital test confirmed it.

Celtic Ember · December 2009

aerobaby:
I knew I was because about a week before i tested smells were getting to me.. I tested 1week before my period was due, and got a BFP!! I was 3wks 6days when i found out...I was also craving jalapenos a LOT before i knew i was pregnant.. I had a dream right before i tested that i got a positive test result...

Me Too!!

I was going to a halloween party and wanted to drink, so I tested and got the BFN- but, DH was sure it was wrong. Much wistful staring at the wine bottle ensued. A week later I tested and voila- BFP. The ultrasound at what we figured was 7 weeks turned out was 5.5- so, I apparently knew at three weeks.

new24888 · December 2009

I also had no clue. We had only BD once and yes it was on the day of O but we had done that before without anything happening. I am a POASA so I took a test at 9 days and it was BFN and then again at 10 or 12 days and it was a BFP.

ameliasmom · December 2009

Johnso:
I had a good feeling pretty early on because I was charting and I saw my temp rise above its normal post ovulation temp. I tested 10 days post ovulation and got a positive result.

This.....but I also tested at 7dpo because I was so exhausted and headachey. Got a BFN with FRER then but when my temp elevated on 10 dpo, I tested with a digi and it was BFP.

iristony · December 2009

About 6 days before period was due, I began having to pee like 10 x more than usual. I also became super sensitive to cigarette smoke on people. When some girls in my office would come back from lunch that smoke, I would smell them as soon as they got off elevator. While I always hated smell of smoke, I usually did not smell it on people unless they were right in front of me. I also felt queasy and sick after eating a lot- not the way I normally feel. I started taking tests 4 days before period was due and got all negatives until 4 days after due. I was pretty certain a positive would eventually pop up.

jennigator3 · December 2009

I thought AF was coming the entire time. I had normal pre-AF stuff like bloating, cramps, and acne. When it was about 2 days later than I usually get my period, my PG symptoms hit me like a brick. I woke up nauseous, tired, bloated, and miserable. I took a test that evening and voila! It was very positive.

synchrosally · December 2009

I got m/s 4 days before I tested. I tested at 15 dpo!

GreysGirl · December 2009

Around 7dp IUI I had really bad heartburn and I never get hearburn so I was a little suspicious.

Pumpkin&Roo · December 2009

I had no idea until I got my blood test back. I had taken a HPT on day 28 and it was negative. My beta on day 29 was positive.

rareskirt · December 2009

I think I was just in some kind of denial lol. I was about 5 weeks when I got my bfp. I actually found out at the dentist....I went about bleeding gum and sore gums and I was only 2 days late. He said I should go take a test, I did and there it was. My fiance says he knew but didn't want to freak me out.

But before this there were several times I had to run to the bathroom to get sick and I was no longer staying up late as I did before. So there were some things I just think I didn't think about it.

babya2010 · December 2009

At 10dpo I was craving an omelet. I absolutely had to have one for lunch. I got one and devoured it. Normally I never eat omelets!! That was my first clue. That night I fell asleep at 8pm and didn't wake up until the following morning. That was my second clue. Tested that evening after work and got a BFP.

winter-shock · December 2009

I had a gut feeling about a week before AF that I was going to get my BFP. And I was starting to have symptoms, I had chalked them up to AF though. Then about three days before AF I took a test and got a BFN. So I waited until AF was about 4 or 5 days late (i was so nervous to test again) and then got my BFP.

wifeyvana · December 2009

15 DPO - no real PG signs besides tender boobs but that usually happens with AF.

StephanieDM · December 2009

aerobaby:
I knew I was because about a week before i tested smells were getting to me.. I tested 1week before my period was due, and got a BFP!! I was 3wks 6days when i found out...I was also craving jalapenos a LOT before i knew i was pregnant.. I had a dream right before i tested that i got a positive test result...

I had a dream right before I tested positive too! I took a nap because I was so darn tired and dreamed that I announced via Facebook that I was pregnant. I woke up and took a test right then and it was BFP. So weird!?

lalalalindsy · December 2009

First time around, I suspected within 4 days--suddenly I had no interest in olives and I usually devour them. This time around, it was probably 5 or 6 days and I suddenly had an irresistible craving for pickles, followed by intermittent queasiness, so I suspected again.

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