Advise from ladies who have had or are having babies...

Ninkyou · October 2014

^This.

But to be honest, I think it's way too early to have any symptoms. Usually the first real symptom to show is cramps... like your period is coming... only it never does. Most symptoms don't show up until you are 6 weeks pregnant... which would be 2 weeks after your period is due.

That's not to say some women aren't more sensitive or don't get symptoms that early... but more often than not, it's too early.

There are OTC pregnancy tests that can detect up to 6 days before your period is due. If you test "early" make sure to use your first morning urine, as it would have the highest concentration of HCG (pregnancy hormone).

Cliffslosinit · October 2014

I feel this way when I find a coupon for the local buffet.

BlueBombers · October 2014

Could be but could also be PMS.

The first things I noticed when I became pregnant with my first son (this is before it was confirmed with a positive test) was I was super tired (like way out of the ordinary), my boobs hurt A LOT and yeah, I was late.. I didn't get morning sickness with my first. Fast forward to my second pregnancy, no symptoms, just a late period.

Good luck and hope you get the news you are hoping for!

Edited to add more.

Chezzie84 · October 2014

Sorry, I havent responded up until I know. I got home from work and went for a sleep.
I don't think it is PMS. I don't normally get this bad so soon. Normally its the day before and no so extreme and I definatly don't need to sleep before dinner.

Thank you for all your responses.
I am on holiday in Italy next week so I may stay away from the wine and Lemoncello until I know for sure :-)

wheird · October 2014

Yeah, male enhancement pills. I thought you understood when I made you call me Bob and ask what my Biiiiig Secret was...

capnrus789 · October 2014

Wait, you're BOTH cheating on me?!?!? I need a quart of ice cream.

SlimJanette · October 2014

Sometimes your mind can play tricks on you and give you the same effects. You can get a test that is a week before your period and test. Good Luck!

wheird · October 2014

It was a threesome that you didnt show up to!

skullshank · October 2014

capnrus789 · October 2014

Whatevs, you could have texted when you started!

Holly_Roman_Empire · October 2014

Yup.

skullshank · October 2014

srsly. i sent cute invitations and everything.

skullshank · October 2014

he wanted to, but his phone was.....elsewhere.

capnrus789 · October 2014

I miss all the fun. *kicks rocks

wheird · October 2014

I love my phone on vibrate!

jescamp9481 · October 2014

I knew before I took the test because of smells. I had this car deoderizer that I had had for months so the smell had really diminished. I got in one day after work and it literally made me throw up on the sidewalk. I had gotten in my car everyday with this smell for three months and now it makes me sick... took a test three days later when i was supposed to start and was pregnant.

BinaryPulsar · October 2014

I agree that it's too soon to get excited. And most women will say it's too soon for symptoms. I personally had very clear changes and was throwing up well before my missed period. My doctor couldn't understand how i could have known so soon. But, there was no way that i couldn't have known.

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mamagirl49 · October 2014

Crossing fingers!!

7elizamae · October 2014

Sounds like a baby brewing!

I'll never forget that feeling.

Lilly_the_Hillbilly · October 2014

You'll hear a thousand different answers to this because no pregnancy is the same. Some women know right off the bat that they're pregnant ( I found out both times by home test before I was supposed to get my period) and some women don't know they're pregnant until a baby is on the way out....

You'll just have to be patient and wait until you get your test results. And from what I hear, home tests are pretty accurate so ... barring any reasons for false positives ( I can't think of any for the moment).. I'd say a positive home test is confirmation. Just be patient though.

ilfaith · October 2014

I have been pregnant five times (three sons, two miscarriages). Each time I had a pretty strong feeling that I was pregnant several days before my period was due to arrive. With my first pregnancy, we had been trying to conceive for about two years, and while there were months that I hoped with all my heart that I might be pregnant, and thought that maybe I was experiencing symptoms of pregnancy rather than just PMS, there was something different that I couldn't put my finger on when I sensed I actually was pregnant.

I never tested until after the day my period was due (and with the first pregnancies I was charting my temperature every morning). But if you are impatient, buy a few of the cheap Dollar Store test strips. They work as well as the more expensive ones (although they won't flash the word "PREGNANT" in big block letters).

rml_16 · October 2014

I actually knew the next day, but not from symptoms. I just knew. I was about two weeks when my mother figured it out.

Also, I have the symptoms OP described every few months and even sometimes have a little morning nausea but I haven't been pregnant in 20 years and I made it so I can't ever be pregnant again. So it could be anything.

Miss_1999 · October 2014

When I found out I was pregnant, I was *barely* pregnant, I mean, my Beta was *literally* like 14. I believe. I think I *still* had a week to go before my period. I actually went to see my FNP for a cold, but told her we'd been actively trying to get pregnant, so she tested me in the office with a stick test. She told me right then, that if I didn't have PCOS, that she would tell me for certain I was pregnant (the line was EXTREMELY faint), and women with PCOS often have false positives. So, she sent me to the hospital to have blood drawn, and to follow up with Dr. Hinton. I did, and what I didn't realize, was I'd been craving orange juice. I absolutely could NOT get enough orange juice. I would go into Wal-mart, open up one of the small things, and drink it in the store WHILE I was purchasing two huge gallon jugs of orange juice.

Fatigue was nothing new to me, so I didn't think much of that, but I did have a lot of the other symptoms you mentioned. I wasn't sure if it was pregnancy or PMS, so I just kind of held my breath until I got the confirmation. Dr. Hinton told me that my Beta was so low that he felt like he was in bed with us drawing the blood! I went back two days later and it had risen to above 50, so it was definitely a viable pregnancy.

Regardless, I wish you the best!

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