Moms -- Can You Help Me Out?(lady question)

I am one that knew almost from conception. Just that, "oh boy, we just got me pregnant" feeling. I also always start throwing up a week before my period is late and I don't stop throwing up until I have the baby. So for me it is very obvious.

The only "symptom" I had from the get go was I would gag at the sight of any water, I hated taking a shower during my first and second trimester... Don't know what the deal was but water made me gag and dish water made me throw up. Of course my hubby worked crazy hours and we didn't have a dish washer. So I was still stuck doing them about 90% of the time. It eventually went away by the end of the second trimester.However, I didn't link it to pregnancy. I have had problems with acid re-flux in the past and just thought it was that. I didn't know until I was late and took a test.

That and I was extremely tired, but I have always loved my sleep. SO I just thought I was going through a lazy phase or something.

All the other stuff, breast tenderness, tummy tenderness, crampy pin-prick feeling etc didn't come until latter for me.



But every one is different. My best friend's face broke out so bad from Acne when she conceived and she had never had issues with acne. My mom has had 7 pregnancies and every single one was different in it's own way... I hated the one were she craved Brussels sprouts from the day she conceived until even after the pregnancy!

My morning sickness started at about 4 weeks and lasted through delivery. I thought I had the worst case of food poisoning ever until the doc told me I was pregnant. I had no idea and it was a total shock.

Be sure you are getting enough folic acid. It is very important for babies! Good luck.

First clue was gagging non-stop every morning a few days before AF was due ...so first test was faint, second test was solid

Been trying for #2 for 3 years.... learned that pms symptoms & pregnancy symptoms are very similar ....take the test

Wait... why haven't you taken a test yet?

With my last one, I was SOOO tired. Fell asleep doing anything and everything. Smells... I could smell someone smoking when we were out driving and they were like 10 cars away. Sore boobs, of course. I took the dollar store test and it was positive but hubby didnt believe it since it was a cheapy. Made my pee on 2 expensive ones just to make sure? :laugh:

For me, the feelings of impending period are the same as early pregnancy - tender boobs, a little crampy and bloated, etc.
With my pregnancies - I quickly had smell aversions to things I normally liked and was insanely tired (like fall asleep on the couch at 5 pm).

Get a test - first thing in the morning is best as the hormones are most concentrated then.

Either you are, or you'll test and then AF will prompty start!

I was unusually tired...a different kind of tired if you will, would come on suddenly and I could be out in moments if I laid down. I didn't check your profile so not sure how much you've been exercising or how much weight you've lost, but previously when I was working out with a trainer and really into it, I noticed significant changes in my cycles. Getting too low on body fat can also wreak havoc for some women. Just some things to consider depending on your weight loss journey. At home tests are quite sensitive now so that's going to be your surest sign. Best wishes!

When we found out I was pregnant with our daughter, I didn't have any physical symptoms but things that were bad for me (beer, cigarettes) tasted HORRIBLE! That was my first tip that lead me to buying 5 tests and all of them being positive. We were not trying at the time & it was a total surprise. When I got pregnant with our twins, I could tell based on my skin. I had a huge break out that seemed like it was out of left field. Then I started to get woozy in the mornings. We were trying on our 2nd round so I was on the look-out for signs. I had a short 3-day period and then about a month later, when I should have had another one, it didn't happen. Bought a test - boom! Pregnant! The twins part was a total surprise but that's another story....

With my first pregnancy, I had a pretty good idea when I got a whole bunch of little zits instead of my typical period zit. I was right of course and then looking back, I had also been feeling hot and easily irritable (not in the same way I PMS'd).

This time around.. I had implantation bleeding, breast tenderness, and a few other symptoms but I wasn't expecting to be pregnant, so I thought it was just AF starting. Lol. You'd think the second time around I would have been more in tune but nope! Anyways, after my BFP, it took about a week or so before I started feeling any other symptoms..

In for the result

Three pregnancies, one miscarriage... the thing that told me I was pregnant -before I took a test was that I'd puke when I brushed my teeth. And that happened very early -just a couple of weeks along.

I agree that the the Dollar Tree test are awesome, afforadable and senstive- I know know so many women who swear by them!

With my first, the week I should have gotten my period I travelled in the car for a LONG care ride. During the ride I was a bit nauseous, but just thought it was the smells from other cars on the highway and carsickness. But when we got to our destination, I spent much of the time feeling SO tired, my boobs were sore, and I was a bit crampy. I just chalked it all up to about to start my period. Then one day I sat and really thought about it and looked at a calender and it was like a lightbulb went off in my head. I called my husband (as he has stayed home) and told him my suspicions. I got back home around 5pm and we decided to go out to dinner first, then we picked up 2 different brands of preg-test on the way home. So I didn't take it until around 8pm and it was positive. They say morning pee is best, but .....a line is a line is a line. Since it was my first time, I did take about 2 other tests before I accepted it, lol. I was already about 3 weeks preggo by then.

I have been pregnant 2 other times since then, but we were actively trying so I was taking tests left and right. I don't really recall any particular symptoms with those. (pre-test taking) One was a miscarriage and the other turned out to be my son.

With my 2nd child, crap, I honestly don't remember the test taking, lol. That is sad.....but motherhood does funny things to your brain and memory, not just your body!