How did you know?

MommyP26 · September 2013

How did you ladies know you were pregnant? Feeling? Missed period? Morning Sickness? Routine pregnancy test?

I had a feeling

LooneyLife · September 2013

I took a pregnancy test.

FishNchips1 · September 2013

I honestly had no idea this time... I figured since my AF was due the day before that I should test. and when I saw two lines I was pretty shocked!

When we were trying I felt 'off' and knew at the time! I felt dizzy and just weird.

Menrandes · September 2013

I regularly checked my cervix to help track ovulation, and after a particularly cranky on my part filled family vacation, I noticed it was closed which it had never been before since I started checking. I took a test that afternoon.

stinamarie412 · September 2013

My boobs just hurt more than the normal pms hurt--and I was uber moody especially with my poor hubs. So I tested.

artichoken · September 2013

I was extremely irritable and my breasts were verrrryheavy!!

yvanehtnioj · September 2013

I didn't know! We had been vacationing & I had not been following my normal gluten free diet, which can mess with fertility for celiacs (although to what degree I do not know), so I was 100% convinced I had ruined my chances for the month. I also didn't "feel" pregnant. I was following the "wait until a day after your longest cycle" rule to test and on day 32 I tested just cause why not and boom! Two lines right away on my Wondfo!

Ladiebug710 · September 2013

We were trying so I tested. I had no symptoms at all for quite a while.

MommyP26 · September 2013

My boobs just hurt more than the normal pms hurt--and I was uber moody especially with my poor hubs. So I tested.

You know when I was preggo with my son I would miss the heck outta Dh while he was at work and as soon as he came home I would just feel so much anger towards him ! I was such a bitch to him !! I feel soo bad !

vivere_ridere_amore · September 2013

Same thing as last time. My boobs hurt like crazy so I took a test.

awisern · September 2013

With both ds and this one I just had a feeling. I was suffering from fetal brain drain already and others around me at work knew I wasn't myself. A coworker told me I was pregnant with ds. It was the same thing this time around and I took a test a few days before my period and sure enough I was knocked up.

Brandyjean30 · September 2013

I had the same weird things happen as with DD. I noticed an intense poking feeling below my belly button about a week past ovulation, then I was incredibly thirsty and started cramping. I took a test and it was instantly positive.

MommyP26 · September 2013

Brandyjean30 said:

I had the same weird things happen as with DD. I noticed an intense poking feeling below my belly button about a week past ovulation, then I was incredibly thirsty and started cramping. I took a test and it was instantly positive.

I swear I feel kicking or something , but I don't think that's possible !

awc1986 · September 2013

AF didn't arrive after 4 days of waiting. I figured that would be the case though. We had an oops moment on vacation when I forgot my dates. I like that our baby was conceived in Venice. It sounds very romantic!

(Venice, Italy btw. Not CA! gondolas and pizza etc)

momo214 · September 2013

I started crying (bawling) about something completely benign. I was a huge basket case. Not my norm.

andoll8 · September 2013

my cycles are so regular you can set your alarm clock by them. at 8 days late, i had no doubt what was going on.

Alwayzdee · September 2013

I had a dream

mrspopsicle · September 2013

I was cleaning out the cabinet under the sink and found a bag of OPKs. I decided what the heck and dipped one. It was glaringly positive. My first thought was what are the chances that I randomly caught ovulation. Then I remembered they can also be positive with pregnancy. I ran out and bought and test as soon as DD woke up from her nap. Needless to say it was also glaringly positive.

jesstellina · September 2013

We were trying, so I was kinda on the lookout. I started feeling queasy in a way I've only ever felt when pregnant. I didn't want to waste a test cause I hate spending money on them, so I waited til the next morning when I'd have the best chance of a positive. It was!!

Knovak23 · September 2013

I had morning sickness even before I had missed my period. I was 90% sure I was pregnant the day I was supposed to get my period so I took a test and BAM! Bfp!

ksyknelvr73 · September 2013

Just a pregnancy test! I didn't feel anything different.

miniray · September 2013

We were trying/charting so I knew I was in my 2WW. I was nursing DS to sleep and he kept unlatching and smacking his lips like my milk taste funny, then he said "No" and walked away as in, the milk taste funny and he didn't want any. I took a test the next morning and it was +

kristine526 · September 2013

I peed on a stick. If I went by having a " feeling" I would have been pregnant many times by now.

elizabethb3 · September 2013

I was lightheaded and extra thirsty. A few days later I was able to get my BFP.

Lild09 · September 2013

About 2 weeks after starting ttc I woke up one day with my boobs feeling like they weighed a ton each, same the next day. Didn't want to get too excited but when my period was about to come and my usual pms symptoms weren't there and I had no aches or cramps my hubby and I just knew! Took the test the night of my missed period and the rest is history

Empireceo · September 2013

I woke up three days before my period was sue and was STARVING. So I took a test.

Kris2011RN · September 2013

I made chicken and I got sick from the smell. I took a test the next morning, I was only 8 dpo but 2 linea clearly popped up.

laurenw77 · September 2013

It's crazy, but I just had a feeling. Although there is a fine line between AF cramping and the cramps I had. Also, my breasts ached...Took a test 2 days before my missed period.

Etta07 · September 2013

We were trying so every month little things would get me thinking maybe. This time it was I peed twice during a class, that I usually go all class without, and I had to like run to the bathroom or I thought I would pee myself. Earlier that day we had moved my son's potty to the hall because we are moving and I swear it made the whole house smell like pee. Add that to the bathroom trips and I asked MH on the way home if he wanted me to get a test. It was so faint the next day I almost didn't want to believe it but second day no doubt watched the lines appear!!!

JerseyGirl129 · September 2013

I had tested earlier and it was negative - I thought for sure this wasn't the month. The day I missed my period I happened to take the test even though I was positive it was going to be negative and to my happy surprise it was a BFP!! Yay!

Looking back to the week leading to it there were symptoms that I didn't think much of at the time like the fact that I woke up starving and needed breakfast right way or the heartburn.

ujocdeelovely · September 2013

Started cramping when arriving back from our honeymoon and thought period was coming early. The cramping lasted for 2 weeks and still no period. Also had horrible bloat and sore breasts. Took a test two weeks after cramping on the day of my expected period and got a positive!

spacepotatoes · September 2013

It was a combination of things for me. I had ovulation type pain instead of the usual cramps starting around 5 dpo, my boobs were unusually sore, I was really emotional, I had a dream about getting a BFP (the only other time that happened was when I had my cp), and my temperature stayed up at 9 dpo when it normally dips. So, I had a feeling but it was based on pretty solid symptoms that I knew were unsual for me because I was charting and temping.

RedInLove · September 2013

I was charting my cycle and knew when to test.

Pixie5295 · September 2013

I was super exhausted and the smell of everything made me sick. I took a test and...HOLY COW....there were two lines. The test line was as dark as the control line.

I wasn't expecting that. This is the first positive test I have ever had. Even with my other two pregnancies I never could get a positive test. Even after doctor confirmed. I would take one and it was still negative. Since those were both losses, I once again, hope that was a sign and this is me sticky baby :-D

Magheeta · September 2013

I thought I would get my period any day, and that my schedule was off b/c I had just gotten off the pill. I tested when I thought I would get my period based of previous cycles prior to being on the pill, and negative. Kept thinking I would get my period b/c I was cramping and tired. Then I noticed I was getting dizzy and forgetful. I started putting stuff where I didn't belong, like I tried to put a dirty fork in the fridge instead of the dishwasher. After what would have been CD 36, DH said I needed to test and BAM BFP instantly. We were really surprised and just stared at it for a good 10 minutes.

2014poppy · September 2013

It felt kinda sorta like a uti.

Mikki62 · September 2013

I was super cranky, which I was with my other pregnancies, so I took a test.

MrsT2008 · September 2013

in the days leading up to testing I was really tired and queasy. I got my BFP at 8dpo though so I didn't really have much of a chance to "know"

flutepharm87 · September 2013

We were actively TTC and I'd been really tired, so I took a test. Came back positive. My period was also "late", but my LPs had only been 10 days, and I didn't test positive until 11dpo. Doesn't take much to have a late period with a 10 day LP.

danabsd · September 2013

I ate El Pollo Loco for lunch every single day for a week, it was the only thing that sounded good. I hadn't had it nor did I want it since I was pregnant with Beb.

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deanna1313 · September 2013

I am extremely regular and was late. I was due for my period aug 31st. Tested on sept 2nd negative. Still late and tested sept. 8th and got a negative. Tested 11th and finally got a positive. Crazy!

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